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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
4
Local notices from The Athens Daily Banner cover delivery policies and pricing, with anxious asides on politics, culture, and regional events. Mentions include Park plans, medium mediation prospects, Sphinx initiation talk, and discussions of Prohibition politics and university groups.
The yearbook figures at the University of Georgia show over 4000 alumni classed as business men. Of 529 fathers of students with known vocations, 232 are in business roles. The university argues for stronger business education alongside broad culture and training.
A humorous note on fat and summer burdens contrasts a fat man with a fat woman's weight loss tale in the July Woman's Home Companion. The woman details cutting liquids, limiting foods, increased walking, and tennis, reporting twenty eight pounds shed over a year through disciplined routine.
The piece asserts a nation endures not by armies, wealth, or cities but by truth, love, purity, and shared love of country. It emphasizes moral strength over material power and calls for true and brave citizens to uphold these values in Athens Georgia.
Tomato juice is said to be successful in removing ink stains from white materials such as handkerchiefs and muslin frills. Do the treatment as soon as possible, using blotting paper beneath the stain and rubbing with a slice of ripe tomato, replacing blotting paper until the spot vanishes.
A pencil writing preservation method suggests soaking a penciled letter in skimmed milk, draining, and drying slowly to make the ink resistant to rubbing out. A Swiss elopement trick involves a couple renting a bob sled on a mountain and fleeing ahead of their parents. Athens continues to grow, noted by visiting observers as the city expands within its gates.
An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Tablets to improve appetite and digestion. It quotes J. H. Peitz of Detroit who reports relief from a bloated feeling and a pleasant bowel movement. Sold by all dealers. James C. Mell, Fire Insurance Office over Athena Savings Bank Building.
Liverpool cotton rose 3 to 6 points with open steady at 514 to 6 higher. sales 7 000 bales, receipts 9 000. New York futures opened 6 to 10 points higher on dampened crop fears and firming later with gains in active months. New Orleans also higher on strong cables, while Chicago quotes reflect heavy selling.
A disheveled woman begs for brandy to ease a mental crisis as a druggist responds with a cautious offer about its power and use. The scene captures tense, impulsive dialogue in a London setting.
An advertisement touts Stella Vitae as a guaranteed life giving tonic for women with claims of rapid relief from digestive and women's health issues. It markets a doctor created formula, offers refunds if ineffective, and cites widespread Southern testimonials. Also includes an indigestible note on Chamberlain's Tablets and local dealer availability.
In a dialog from a humorous panel, Willie asks what an ignoramus is. Paw answers that an ignoramus is a man whose views differ from yours, framing a playful lesson on perspective.
Yesterday's board shows minor gains in cotton futures with December and January notes around 12.82 to 12.92, while August and September show higher levels. Crude Southeast closes firm with 9,000 barrels sold and prices around 6.27 to 6.33.
The day pushed the wheat market to a season low amid harvest progress in the winter crop and favorable spring wheat field conditions. Prices opened lower, weakened further, then showed some recovery in nearby options. Rain in Missouri and Illinois aided the bears. Buenos Aires' decline pulled corn down, while oats followed corn. warm Ohio Valley readings, frost at Spokane, and general unsettled southern rain were noted. Co. F. Von Herrmann, Section Director.
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