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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1915
Page
4
The Athens Banner advertises subscription rates and delivery notes, warns carriers to collect payments, and urges prompt reporting of delivery issues. It cites local items on German sentiment, war talk, health campaigns, and Relief in Belgium while noting Athens tourism and infrastructure.
Governor Harris, visiting the state prison farm, says he plans to seek pardons for a number of inmates, focusing on the old and decrepit. He will ask the legislature to act after the prison commission reviews cases, and promises careful investigations and judicious steps rather than a mass clemency.
Georgia lawmakers consider a mild compulsory education bill requiring at least three months of schooling for children ages 8 to 17. The measure includes exemptions for illness poverty agricultural labor and other conditions, attracting support from summer school teachers as trend of compulsory education grows statewide.
A meditation on the first to dream grand enterprise and plan its battles before real achievement. It honors the strategist who envisioned the monument and palace from Dreamer's eyes, preceding the victor who led through to completion.
The United States hosts over 18 000 libraries with more than 75 million volumes, a 20 million rise since 1908. Public and society libraries total 1 844, with seven million borrower's cards active, and fifty million volumes overall.
Athens delegates attended a Savannah statewide gathering to promote Georgia farm development. Col. Michael sustained a severe hand injury while trimming an electric fan. two fingers, the first and third, were cut to the bone.
Local and state bills were introduced in Atlanta on Monday. Measures include amending Morgan county acts, county school treasurer audits, abolishing the secretary of state health board for a state health commissioner, releasing the Western and Atlantic Railroad, banning carrying pistols and related items, electing Morgan county commissioners by residents, amending Maysville town charter, permitting widows and minor children to withdraw funds from banks, and local bills passed include Savannah city court acts, Ware county treasurer pay, Columbus city charter, Griffin city court judge salary, and Rebeccah charter in Turner county.
Specialist's advice promises an inexpensive treatment that removes all traces of hair permanently without pain. A society woman reportedly used Mrs. Osgood's Wonder to end her hair growth, with guaranteed money-back results. Sold by R. Palmer & Sons and druggists.
Rene Thomas, 1914 Indianapolis winner, exclaimed in surprise at Ralp De Palma's new record setting pace near 90 mph. Thomas doubted his mark would fall soon as drivers favored Silvertown tires by B F Goodrich. He noted tire and car condition as factors. War impact limits 1916 racing with few cars active.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. internal treatment is needed. Hall's Catarrh Cure, taken internally, purifies the blood and mucous surfaces. Marketed as a non quack remedy by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo with testimonials available. Sold by druggists at 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for Constipation.
After weeks in his room, Mr. B. R. Bloodworth commercial agent of the Central of Georgia Railway, was seen outside yesterday. He has many friends in Athens and his condition is now steadily improving.
Constipation is blamed for various illnesses and digestive discomfort. The ad promotes Dr King s New Life Pills to cleanse the bowels, claiming a night dose yields a morning bowel movement and improved wellness for 25 cents.
Athens residents anticipate a performance by the Segal's Children's Orchestra at the Colonial Theatre on Monday night August 2 at 8 30. The group will render works by Dubernot Bach Beethoven Schubert Makowski Mozart Zorati Verdi and other famous composers.
A list of noted steamship disasters with names and dates including Titanic April 14 1912 off Newfoundland banks Lusitania May 7 1915 Atlantic Ocean Empress of Ireland May 29 1914 St. Lawrence River General Slocum June 15 1904 East River New York Bourgoyne July 2 1898 off Newfoundland banks Princess Alice September 3 1878 Thames near Woolwich Utopia March 17 1891 off Gibraltar Maithsu Marne March 23 1908 coast of Japan Ship Kapunda March 29 1897 off coast Brazil Lady Elgin September 8 1860 Lake Michigan Excursion steamer April 24 1909 Montivideo Lachmont February 12 1907 Long Island Sound Volturno October 11 1918 Atlantic Ocean State of Florida April 18 1884 off Canadian coast Libau June 7 1903 off Marseilles coast Norge June 25 1894 off Rockall reefs Nile river steamer April 8 1912 Nile River
San Diego July 26 Proof before the allegation was the unique trans position of sequence when William Jennings Bryan took the platform at the San Diego exposition July 17 supporting his contention that lecturing is a necessary vocation and affords the man with a message an opportunity to present it. Thirty thousand persons gathered to hear his address on Bryan Day as Democrats Republicans and others listened. Bryan emphasized that the message matters more than office holding and spoke of peace and good will. He arrived with a military escort and was hosted at luncheon by exposition President G Aubrey Davidson with his party riding in ten motor cars.
Atlanta July 26 The Masons Annuity reports 656 552 paid to widows and orphans to June 30 with year end assets of 857 813 up 92 000 from last year Secretary George B Argard praises the progress The organization aided beneficiaries in Europe and its good work continues John Kelly and Henry Bacon visited Gainesville while Harry Bailey spent Sunday in Crawford.
Atlanta reports a man named William Henry Stonewall Jackson General George Washington Gill Moore Abraham Lincoln Christopher Columbus Holmes who says multiple relatives gave him parts of his extensive name. The Macon Telegraph mayors humor the boast as unsurprising, while Athens hosts a local child with a similarly long Christian name. Miss Annie White and Miss Thelma Dickinson visit Athens residents.
The civil service announced exams on August 17 and 18 for applicants at the Athens post office. Posts include senior drainage engineer with $2,220 to $3,000, drainage engineer $1,800 to $2,100, assistant pathological inspector $1,000 to $1,400, junior land appraiser $900 to $1,500, chief engineer coast and geodetic survey, junior drainage engineer $960 to $1,620, senior land appraiser $2,700 to $3,600, and advanced apprentice draftsman.
A quip from The Sailor's Magazine shows a young ensign teaching on a battleship. Texas asks for the two principal parts of a sentence and an old salt jokes that the answer is solitary confinement and bread and water, highlighting sailor humor.
The article notes that Greenwich is pronounced Gren-ich, a pronunciation now fixed by common usage among the British public.
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