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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
4
The Athens Banner prints lively local notes on a city park need, school commencement mood, and university outreach. It highlights parking struggles, the Tech Georgia fundraising mood, and mediation hopes for Mexico, with reflections from campus leaders and professors.
An essay extols summer camps near Athens with tents by a clear stream and mosquito-free sites. It urges city youth to escape artificial living, enjoy starry nights, moonlit sleep, daytime breezes, and the restorative value of outdoor camp life. It ends with a call to participate if possible.
Mr Ellis of Tift urges Georgia lawmakers to pass a health bill establishing statewide sanitation systems. It calls for medical inspection of school children, county health boards, and local health officers to prevent contagious diseases and protect water milk and public spaces, claiming vast economic and humanitarian benefits.
June 17 weather report notes showers tonight and Thursday across Atlanta area and Georgia with a trend toward cooler air. High pressure over the middle states, warm to hot trend elsewhere, rainfall widespread in eastern central and western cotton belt though some northern areas stay dry. Major rainfall recorded at Pensacola and Del Rio with general improvement in crops in Georgia after heat.
An advertisement for Oley Cathartic Tablets by H. R. Palmer & Sons promotes the remedy as a regulator that prevents billousness constipation and distress after eating claiming stout users feel thinner and more comfortable with constant use.
The A B B honor list names Bernd of Macon and Welch of Comer as top students in the B S class while McKamy and von Sprecken lead in law and civil subjects. Freshman to senior prize awards are listed with donors, including W J Bryan and Horace Russell prizes, and scholarships from Virginia Carolina Chemical Company.
In a May 21 1914 letter from Marietta Georgia Gov Joseph M Brown now a private citizen challenges Dublin Courier Herald to prove its claim that “corporation interests” back him. He cites his reform record and denounces attacks from labor groups and some papers while urging proof or withdrawal of the charge.
A June 16 1914 Rome Georgia letter from G R Hutchens disputes a Constitution report that the Senate race was conceded between Governor Slaton and Thos W Hardwick Hutchens questions who makes such a concession and urges fair attribution in the heated Georgia race.
Athens residents cite a local testimonial from Mrs. S. M. Anthony praising Dean's Kidney Pills for years of kidney trouble relief. She reports improved sleep, reduced back pain, and better kidney function after tried remedies failed. The ad urges readers to buy the Buffalo company product. City crowds show fewer disturbances during a university week.
E B O Kelly writes in support of livestock interests in the state urging measures to aid producers and promote healthy market conditions.
Hartwell Ga June 17 Mrs Julian B McCurry underwent an operation today for injuries from a seven year old run away accident in Madison Ga The incision was made by Drs W E McCurry and A P Haine and Mrs McCurry is reported to be doing nicely.
The Banner reports the first bloom from the Bogart area by tenant on Mr. W. B. Aiken's farm. The grower owns fifty acres of blooming cotton, marking the earliest bloom in Oconee and noting the farmer's prominence in the state's farming regions.
Mount Vernon Lodge No. 22 B and A M schedules a communication at its hall third floor Max Joseph building Thursday evening June 18 1914 at 830. Entered Apprentice work to be performed and all qualified brethren invited. Also an advertisement for Dr King’s New Discovery cough remedy with testimonials.
A vintage advertisement promises a one hundred dollar reward for any catarrh case Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. It bills the medicine as a constitutional remedy taken orally that acts on blood and mucous surfaces to “destroy the foundation of the disease” and strengthen the patient.
A dense page lists Democratic primary candidacies for Clarke County Georgia officials. Announcements include A H Stovall seeking Senate, C H Arnold Jr and J F Rhodes seeking House seats, L C Brown and H H Gordon announcing for legislature, H J Rowe, W J Spedr for state treasurer, and a bid for Congress in the Eighth district.
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