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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1913
Page
5
A collection of local notices and commentary from Athens and Atlanta recounts Dr. Cook roasting Peary, graduation calls, political figures like James Hamilton Lewis, and public sentiment on finance and currency. Reports on weather, segregation talk, and social scenes mingle with anecdotes from church and street echoing Southern manners.
The Banner highlights Hon. E. R. Black of Atlanta delivering a conservative address to University of Georgia alumni. He warns against demagogues pushing sectional passions, urges the South to assert Americanism and conserve laws, courts, and independence, invoking state rights with a call to be free.
Dr. Franz Schneider Jr of MIT studied a Boston Back Bay house famed as haunted. Ill effects from a defective hot air furnace released toxic gases, including carbon monoxide, causing sleep disturbances and odd sensations, proving hauntings may be medical in origin.
The Smith College commencement in NorthamptonMass featured Dr Henry Churchill King of Oberlin College delivering the address to graduates Marion L Burton presiding over degree awards and President Emeritus Leclge giving a second address Reunions were held across the campus as graduates received their degrees on a favorable day.
A historical recap lists events on June 18 across years including Champlain exploring a lake named after him in 1608, Fort Le Boeuf burned in 1763, British evacuation of Philadelphia in 1778, U S Congress declaring war in 1812, Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo in 1815, and the start of the Austro Prussian War in 1866. It also notes diplomat William Walter Phelps’s 1894 death and his birth in 1839.
A brief biographical sketch marks the 55th birthday of William C Redfield, Secretary of Commerce under Wilson, noting his Albany birth on June 18, 1850, early education in Pittfield Massachusetts, business success, and roles as manufacturer and Equitable Life director. It also mentions his Congress service and tariff views. Other items include greetings to Grand Duchess Anastasia and Isaac Stephenson and Cyrus H. Curtis with ages.
Market weather fair and warm as cotton price remains at 12 cents per pound in New York trading. No notable shifts in activity observed.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is advertised to enrich the blood and strengthen the entire system to help people withstand the depressing effects of hot summer weather.
The Riviera showcases vast displays of flowers in formal beds, clusters, and on architecture with roses as the dominant queen. The piece notes ancient Greek associations, Nero’s affection for roses, bustling Riviera markets, and wholesale export trains delivering blooms to Germany Austria and Russia.
Philadelphia police arrested Joseph D Audenriand at 2102 East Monmouth Street on charges of illegal hypnotism as he prepared to bury an unconscious subject to prove a forty eight hour dynotic state. A crowd watched as he placed the person in a coffin in his backyard. Bail set at 500 dollars for a further hearing.
Miss Dorothy Egelhoff eighteen year old heiress and stepdaughter of C H H Randal of Los Angeles elopes with Charles Schroeder a Jerseyville post office clerk after a midnight ceremony in Carrollton Illinois. She had just returned from a year at school in Paris with her mother.
The piece outlines two tourist aims in the Pyrenees health cures and general touring. It notes centers like Bagneres de Luchon Cauterets and Ax les Thermes and describes routes from Luchon to the Valleé du Lys and the Hospice de France plus the Pierre Lys gorge and Armand’s road via the Trou du Cure with a monument at Ax les Thermes.
A Kansas woman recounts relief from bearing down pains and other female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She praises the product as a long trusted tonic and invites letters for confidential advice from the Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Mass.
A heartfelt tribute notes Uncle Jess as a model of honor and Southern tradition. It recalls a lineage of honorable ancestors and faith, urging strength to endure until all are called away and a brighter day dawns.
Harvard Professor R T Carver, new head of the U S agriculture department rural organization service, says factories using farm waste could raise farmer profits and lower living costs. He warns the middleman’s profits are a concern and vows adjustments to curb them.
In Jacksonville Florida two children of Mrs Rolesson living along the Suwanee river were fatally bitten by a rattlesnake while delivering a message for their mother. A search found them dying and on returning home she found her third child drowned in a tub of water.
Cambridge June 17 senior events marked Harvard class day. Daniel Sargent delivered the oration in Sanders Theater while Amos P. McMahon read the poem and William R. Burlington gave the ode. The afternoon featured campus spreads, ivy exercises, stadium stunts, teas and dinners for the class of ’13 amid cap and gown pageantry.
An advertisement urges readers to buy a twenty five cent bottle of Chamberlain's Liniment to quickly relieve rheumatic pains. Sold by all dealers.
An advertisement promotes Dr. King's New Lifeskills laxative as ideal for seniors and adults, claiming it is safe and harmless and acts promptly. The product is priced at 25 cents and is recommended by H. R. Palmer & Sons.
A fashion note advises powdering shoes before wear to prevent holes in delicate hosiery. It notes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder as widely used, claiming it saves the cost tenfold by preventing holes and reducing friction and discomfort.
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