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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
4
Local notice outlines subscription rates and delivery policies for the Athens Daily Banner with reminders about carrier performance and payment methods. The page also comments on politics, education conferences, interurban lines, and a memorial edition for Mrs White, highlighting state events.
A brief exhortation urges readers to study advertisements to avoid giving rivals who do read them an advantage, stressing profit through attention to ad content.
In Middle Georgia two counties contracted University of Georgia engineers to design a steel bridge. Prof Koch provided plans without a fee, guided bid evaluation, material and construction details, and site follow up. The counties secured a superior, cost effective structure and lasting quality.
The Banner previews a Sunday technical paper by Dr. J H T McPerson of the University of Georgia critiquing tax systems. It follows earlier discussions by Dr. R E Curtis and a prior Banner report on Somers taxation. The series aims to explore faults and proposed remedies affecting property owners and all taxed groups.
Cape Breton inventor W A MacKay of North Sydney designed a horizontal parachute folded on the tail of a plane, attached to the aviator by harness. Electromagnetic releases would open on button press, lifting the flyer from the seat as a life buoy. Patents filed in Britain France Italy others. tests to be conducted soon at Prof. Bell’s Baddeck lab.
A rhythmic quip urges figures at the head to lead the line and not be mere ciphers behind. It contrasts a dozen zeros grouped by threes with a call for prominence in counting and singing forward.
A fragment from a historical newspaper page lists notable birth and anniversary items including Nathan Hale and Sir John Macdonald birthdays, Bishop James A. McFaul in Trenton, and other figures. It notes 1900s era political and church leaders with terse biographical lines and mentions summer chautauqua attractions in Georgia.
A photograph shows a marine creature from the ocean depths that resembles a parakeet. The odd grotesque fish is described among nature's strangest denizens.
A Cork porter brewery suffered a vat burst spilling 560 barrels of porter into the yard and cellars. The flood then flowed to the roadway and was diluted with water from a fire hose as a worker narrowly escaped drowning.
A young man from Walmate Island, New Zealand, was mussel gathering near the gulf when an octopus seized his leg with a tentacle as thick as a wrist. His cries drew his father, who freed him as the creature bled during the struggle.
Lily Keys, daughter of Hand Corporal Keys of the Lancashire Fusiliers, slipped from a cliff by the military hospital and fell eighty feet. Drummer Jones of the Berkshire regiment witnessed the accident and found her semi conscious. At the hospital she was found to be injured only by cuts and bruises.
Special to the Banner Hartwell Ga June 5 Hartwell prepares for two major 1913 events chautauqua week ending July 4 with rallies and barbecue plans and a record crowd expected. Local officials including Tom Harper of the chamber of commerce supervise an expanded program plus a county fair at Bold Springs led by S Luther Thornton with exhibits and attractions for fall week.
Elberton Ga June 5 Mr J C Harris of Centerville district experiments with a new oats variety. He chose top stalks from last year s crop and planted seed on good ground. The sample at the Star office runs 28 inches from head to tip with 180 meshes and well developed grains. Harris aims to improve seed land and stock, leading farmers in his area.
Howard Corry, a Black man from Nuberg in Hart County, was arraigned in Hartwell on Tuesday for the fatal harm to John Rucker. After evidence and defense, the court ruled he struck in his own defense. Corry was represented by Hon. J. H. Skelton. The incident occurred last Sunday morning.
Today marks the last day to return Lyric tickets distributed by Mr. Posey for adults to attend free by filling back blanks. A feature called The Dragon's Breath, described as a corker of a Rex of the clas siest sort, is showing with vivid motion pictures and action.
Service omitted on account of the funeral to be held in the church this afternoon. The usual evening prayer and the normal class for teachers will also be omitted.
Hartwell Georgia June 5. Hon A G McCurry completed and turned over to Ira V Adams a magnificent drug store building on the square this week. Dr Adams has the building leased for a term of years. The wood work came from Halcyon Dale farm on the Savannah river owned by the McCurry family for over a century.
Ames Iowa June 5 Many visitors attended the annual commencement exercises at Iowa State College. President Pearson awarded diplomas to graduates and Governor Eberhart of Minnesota delivered the oration.
A correspondence style notice for First Book 1492 1763 by Arthur C Perry Jr and Gertrude A Price of Public School No 85 New York City. Cloth 12mo 256 pages with maps and illustrations 60 cents. Published by American Book Company New York Cincinnati and Chicago. The book suits first cycle study for fifth year pupils with colored pictures three parts per chapter reading summary and facts to memorize. It emphasizes adventure legends and dramatic events with quotes and many illustrations and maps.
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