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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1914
Page
2
A collage of social notes and community updates from Athens includes the final days of summer school with Hawkeye Glee Club performances and state teaching license exams. The issue also covers marriages, visitors, club plans, weekend trips, and health updates across local residents and visiting dignitaries.
Col W A Stephens visited Athens yesterday while Col J R Cooper left for Danielsville after a night with Athens friends. Mr W A Broach of Carlton was mentioned along with a discussion on whether women fair to their servants face pay gaps similar to other workers.
Mrs S Bernstein hosted a Monday party at her Hancock Avenue home to mark her wedding anniversary. Eighteen guests attended as palms and cut flowers decorated the rooms and a Victrola program complemented a delicious supper at the end of the pleasant event.
An excerpt notes the tension over servants in a household with two sons in college life and many gay festivities. It claims servants were offered minimal wages and poor lodging, while the woman of high mental gifts became an unsuccessful drudge due to the lack of help. The passage reflects social expectations and gender roles in a domestic setting.
The farewell tribute celebrates Mary Hamilton, stating she has entered rest after illness. It expresses belief she wakes to a renewed life and service, bidding farewell with affection and hope for reunion. Signed by M.M.K.C.
Dr Waller argues an ideal daily diet for a healthy man includes one pound of bread, a half pound of meat, a quarter pound of fat, one pound of potatoes, half a pint of milk, a quarter pound of eggs, and an eighth of a pound of cheese.
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