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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1914
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists subscription rates and delivery notes, honors nearby events, and recalls figures like Dr. S. C. Benedict and Prof. J. W. Fant. It notes commencements at Lucy Cobb and Georgia institutions, the summer school degrees for teachers, and reflections on local weather and agricultural work.
A communication from Dr. DeLoach urges Georgia legislators and citizens to back the Georgia Experiment Station at Griffin. He notes modest funding yields large farm benefits and that federal funds hinge on local state backing. The station requires rebuilding, expansion, and sustained funding to meet modern needs.
Georgia produced 255 626 short tons of coal in 1913 valued at 361 319 dollars, the highest in five years. Output rose 28 123 tons and value by 22 893 from 1912, with labor shifts from convict to free workers cited as a key factor in productivity gains.
The Review of Reviews notes Georgia’s lag in higher education funding compared with Wisconsin Virginia and other states. It highlights Georgia as the Empire State of the South and asks what the state is doing to support its university amid growing appropriations elsewhere.
The piece notes an urban exodus to Europe while heat dampens business but boosts construction work. It argues for diversified farming beyond single crops, urging a shift from small grains to meat and other products as weather exposes risks of monoculture.
Spring coughs are warned as risky to let linger. Foley's Honey and Tart Compound is advertised to heal raw throat and bronchial surfaces and stop tearing coughs. Refuse substitutes. H. H. Palmer & Son.
Fire insurance records list James C. Mell as the office holder over the Athens Savings Bank Building.
In central London near Kingsway and Drury Lane the London County Council runs Bruce house, a 700-guest lodging with rooms from 84 cents to $1.25 a week. The facility includes washrooms, hot baths, a barber, boot department, laundry, tailor on site, a library, and daily papers, with strict rules and a focus on cleanliness and decency.
Lausanne hosts 80 girls and 15 boys boarding schools attracting American families drawn by French lessons and Alpine scenery. Advocates praise education and moral growth while noting risks from too much liberty and the need for disciplined study, with varied views from Chaubert-Felix and M. Pasche.
A parent challenges Tommie to aim higher as the boy replies with quiet resolve that success arrives to those who wait. The exchange captures a moment of youthful ambition tempered by patience.
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