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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1917
Page
11
A collage of small ads and notices includes insurance, savings bank offers, loan services, moving services, car rentals, furniture refinishing, boarding requests, tax notices, a selling scale, room rentals, a modern apartment for rent, and a Philathea class invitation at the Baptist Tabernacle.
Local service ad states Williams and Shouse have installed machinery to repair old leaky radiators at 161 Broad Street. They invite potential customers to call 626 for a trial and quote a price that will suit the client.
James H. Kelley, recently in the officers training camp in Atlanta, resumes his duties as superintendent of mails at the Athens post office. He served efficiently at the camp and may enter the Service in fall. Kelley returned to work Monday and is quickly restoring the office to public satisfaction.
Mrs. Ruby Fields died yesterday morning at 198 Oconee Street after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband E. C. Fields, her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Allgood, four brothers Harry Charlie Milton and Marion Allgood, two sisters Mrs. Minnis Mae Jones and Edna Allgood. Funeral services will be held today at 2 30 PM at Oconee Street Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Dick and Rev. Sears, with interment in Mizpah Cemetery.
Operators from four eastern states met with officials and assured they will meet all government coal needs. The price will be fixed later.
A Berlin paper prints the official notice recalling and retiring Herr Michaelis who serves as the German minister to Norway.
Secretary W T Forbes writes from Camp Chattooga near Tallulah Georgia about Lake Monte trips canoeing and swimming. The Athens Y M C A group enjoys river fishing Bible classes and daily camp schedule with a field day planned for Saturday.
A quotation about patience from W. T. Forbes and Mrs. Lynn Linton. It emphasizes bearing with annoyances and restraining impulse when energy cannot alter outcomes, urging calm self-mastery across all human interactions.
March is linked to a cake called macaroons once known as March-panes from Martispanes Latin for bread of March. Some claim the name honors Marcus Apicius or that priests of Rome dedicated the cakes to Mars. The old receipt for making macaroons survives in scattered records.
Thoreau-esque reflection urges measuring health by response to morning and spring. If nature’s awakening fails to wake you, your life’s spring may be past. The text invites readers to feel their pulse by engaging with dawn, season, and birdsong.
A reflective note on how good wishes for others return to bless the giver. The piece frames hopeful thinking as a gentle force, likening kind wishes to a boomerang that personalizes happiness and spreads joy through genuine acts.
A Roman stoic philosopher argues that life and death are the same, and when pressed why he does not die, replies that there is no difference. The parable emphasizes equanimity and the unattached view of mortality.
In a public park in Tacoma Washington the hollowed cedar stump forms a shelter for picnickers and the capped top serves as a bandstand providing a unique outdoors gathering spot.
Poem excerpt by Douglas Malloch in the American Lumberman about prosperity and endurance. It contrasts easy and hard roads, noting downgrades test both horses and men. The speaker urges perseverance when luck falters and pressure rises, urging steadiness and middle-ground effort.
The piece recalls the thousand year old habit of cropping dogs ears and the royal stance of Queen Victoria and Prince of Wales. A 1805 Countr y Life report notes the prince’s private secretary affirmed his dogs were never cropped. The royal letter helped end the practice despite dog club opposition.
A short, pointed reflection on a woman attempting to buy a newspaper in cold weather. The piece argues she should have the vote or a mother's pension or other support to compensate for gender-based disadvantages.
The guide notes selecting calico by inspecting the selvedge for straightness and evenness as a quality sign. It also warns white calico loses purity due to bleaching powders that damage the fibers.
A compact, period style set of musings on worry, summer friendliness, gender topics, storytelling, appearances, wealth, and the sly iron hand versus a soft feminine touch. The author notes the value of warm friends, cautions about telling stories, and highlights subtle social cues in daily life.
Scott on Stott Sy Blue Devils and George Matthew Adams discuss managing mood in work. The text urges fresh air clean thoughts sound sleep activity and red blooded efficiency to drive out Blue Devils and improve productivity.
A brassie strike under a golf ball mirrors a draw shot in billiards. The golf ball’s rough surface and the air’s tenuous resistance are required to produce the same effects as felt on billiard cloth and the movements of balls on a billiard table.
The text outlines that the average life lasts about thirty three years with a quarter dying before age ten, half before sixteen, and one in a hundred reaching sixty five. It notes a gradual rise in average age likely due to improved sanitation and related factors.
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