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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1917
Page
5
Cotton trading opened firm with New York prices climbing after a Liverpool rise. July and October contracts hit new seasonal highs as market activity surged despite modest crop prospects and higher ocean freight rates.
E W Archer of Caldwell Ohio notes his family has used Chamberlain's Cole Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for years and always takes it on extended visits. The remedy is obtainable everywhere.
Mrs. C. B. Riley of Milton New York credits six months of Chamberlain's Tablets with clear relief from indigestion. The ad notes the product is obtainable everywhere and praises its effectiveness.
Advertises summer course to train stenographers and clerks for federal offices in Washington and other cities. Promises wages from 900 to 1200 dollars yearly and weekly Civil Service exams in Atlanta. Special reduced tuition aims to recruit 100 students for September positions. Return coupon for details.
The 117th University of Georgia commencement opened with the first speakers being the three young ladies on the chapel stage. Miss Clyde Purcell from South Georgia Normal College spoke on The Education of Tomorrow, Miss Annie V. Massey from Athens State Normal School spoke on The Need of Real Rural Education in the Country Community, and Miss Dorothy Conyers from Milledgeville G N and I College spoke on Playing the Game. Other speakers included D. D. Still for State College of Agriculture J. M. Robinson for Teeth FM Rich from Dahlonega N C ALG J C Trapnell Law School and R V Harris in an oration Each in His Place representing various institutions within the University system.
The dean's report for the University of Georgia shows totals across schools, including Law, Franklin College, Science and Engineering, Agriculture, and short term programs. It notes a 15 student rise in law, a drop in Franklin College, and increases in pre medical science and agriculture, with 15 percent of four decades graduates this year. County representation spans many Georgia counties, and parent professions cluster in farming, commerce, law, medicine, and teaching. Alumni distribution covers business, law, farming, teaching, ministry, and engineering. Religious affiliations show Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians, and others with several unaffiliated. Absence policy affects promotions, military service, and training program entrants. Self help shows 46 percent earned or borrowed funds, with active YMCA, Bible study, and church outreach continuing through the year.
Wilfred Lucas and Lilian Gish star in Souls Triumphant at the Strand today. The film contrasts home life with underworld revelry as a three year old performs gymnastic stunts and a bachelor husband reconsiders his pleasures.
An advertisement extols Jackson's Cordial as a positive relief for sleepless nights and indigestion including constipation and dyspepsia. It asserts the product calms nervousness and improves appetite with proven effectiveness.
Judge West presided as city court convened yesterday morning. A settlement was announced in Wade v Harris and Thompson, with S. Z. Murray v All Co. growing out of a carload of fruit. The jury retired late and had not returned a verdict by adjournment. More business was set for today.
Mrs. Nettle Otey Anderson, of Athens, died Sunday morning June 17 after months of illness. She leaves daughters Mrs. J. Goss and Mrs. John J. Strickland of Athens, and sons Cary Anderson and W. C. Anderson of Memphis and John L. McClellan. Funeral at Christ Church Cathedral St Louis with Rev Troy Steatty. burial in Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Judge W. T. Newsman and court officials arrived Sunday with a brief federal court session held yesterday. Hearings focused on one or two land condemnation cases connected to a watershed forest reserve project in North Georgia. The court adjourned to reconvene this morning.
An old health blurb warns meat intake lowers kidney strain by reducing uric acid. It promotes Jad Salts as a daily morning dose to flush kidneys and prevent back pain and urinary irritation, claiming safety and a pleasant effervescent drink.
A basement window displays a boy's sign reading "Biexele for seven calfrrs" as he tries to sell his bicycle. The misspelled note hints at a bargain and has drawn curious glances from passersby.
An advertisement asserts deafness results from an inflamed Eustachian tube caused by catarrh. It promises a $100 reward for any case of deafness cured by catarrh treatment and offers circulars. The notice is signed by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, with mentions of Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A sharp critique notes that untrained boys produce foundation reports that influence major policy decisions. The result is flawed statistics misused by high officials, undermining trustworthy data and lasting policy impact.
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