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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1917
Page
12
The Athens Banner outlines subscription rates of five dollars per year, two dollars and fifty cents for six months, one dollar and twenty five cents for three months, or ten cents a week. It notes delivery by carriers and mail, payment methods, and urges prompt business office notification for late or failed delivery to identify service issues.
The piece blends campaign talk for the Red Cross with light verse and social chatter. It mentions Pershing Day, Athens and Georgia cities raising funds, and a call to redirect daily comforts like chewing gum and alcohol spending to the Red Cross, aiming to meet a hundred million dollar goal.
The piece argues the Senate must quickly enact the food bill to grant President Wilson expanded authority during wartime. It praises Wilson as patriotic and warns against resisting powers who control food, noting Georgia’s two senators oppose but will yield as the House already did.
Athens begins its Red Cross subscription drive to meet a one hundred million dollar target. Committees plan a sweeping campaign this week urging every citizen to give what they can from pennies to thousands to boost the relief fund and keep Athens on the roll of honor.
The big brother of the Army hospital answered a larger call than ever before and required large equipment for a big job. Father and Mother America supplied all the means he needed, and they were glad to do so.
A historic reflection on the Red Cross as a symbol of conquest over suffering and a call to generous sacrifice. The piece links the emblem to liberty and asks how the service can best meet the world’s greatest need through grace and selfgiving.
The government expresses appreciation for support of the Liberty Loan of 1917 by employees of the Southern Railway System and the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Co. A letter from R W Woolley thanks George O Walton for the loyalty that made the loan a big success.
Special to the Banner from Hartwell Georgia reports that local lawyers are moving offices this week. J W W and Parke Skelton have moved to the new Farmers and Merchants Bank Building while their former suite is now occupied by Senator Aiben McCurry. The article notes the offices are among the most austere in the region.
An old advertisement warns of cold dangers after bathing or drafts and urges early treatment with Dr King’s New Discovery. It claims the balsam soothes inflammation, relieves coughs, and repairs tissues, with a price of 60 cents to 1 dollar at druggists.
A housefly reproduces rapidly, with one fly yielding 20,000 larvae that become 20,000 more, swelling to over 8 billion in about five months. This rapid growth highlights the potential population surge and the importance of control measures.
The exchange centers on whether it is necessary to inclose stamps with letters. The poet asks this, while the veteran author counters that it is more necessary to inclose poetry. The dialogue reflects a playful debate on ritual and literary sentiment.
A vintage health ad warns mothers to check a child tongue for coating and to use California Syrup of Figs as a safe home remedy for constipation. It claims a teaspoonful clears waste in hours, preventing illness and supporting gentle cleansing, with directions and a warning to avoid counterfeit products.
Atlanta Ga June 25 Gov Harris after hearing Solicitor R C Bell of the Albany circuit signed an order directing a pardon for Turner Cox of Mitchell county convicted of manslaughter in the killing of a man named Booth. The governor also notified the grandfather of Milton Rawlings that he had declined the pardon application brought by John R Cooper for the boy.
Mrs Mary E Haygood through counsel files formal claim against the city for 38 dollars claiming her automobile was damaged by a city vehicle driven by a Black man. She cites repair costs and minor damages including two broken dot eyes.
Hartwell Ga June 25 a large crowd gathered at McCurry Theater as about 110 joined to form Hartwell’s Red Cross chapter. Dr W R Hendrix of Atlanta spoke passionately on the Red Cross mission, after delivering a talk in Elberton earlier that day. Officers elected include Dee Wo Ko McCurry as president and Magete Adams as vice chair, with Winnie Power secretary and Frank T Kidd treasurer. The session featured music from the Hartwell Cornet Band and performances by Mildred Dodd and Vonnie Sanders.
Grand masters past grand masters and grand lodge officers from five southern jurisdictions will gather in Atlanta to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the grand lodge of England. The event, under Gate City Lodge No. 2, features F. O. Miller of Georgia, Walter Smith of Alabama, R. A. Cooper of South Carolina, and Appeles S. York of Florida in a notable southern Masonic program.
Borrow, aged gelding from Harry Payne Whitney's stable, won the Brooklyn Handicap in New York on June 25. Regret took second, with a time of 1 minute 49 and 2 fifths seconds, establishing a new world record for the 9 furlongs distance.
Stephen Mitchell of Atlanta a Georgia graduate and former Athens student earned a second lieutenant commission from Washington while serving at Fort McPherson He studied at Harvard Law School after leaving Athens and attended Plattsburg last summer where he was recommended but was underage at the time His 21st birthday was in March and now he joins Uncle Sam in the army destined to defend the Stars and Stripes and world freedom.
The Banner notes a correction to last Sunday's article A Revival. The sentence should read When a person tries to be Christian In fame he will live everywhere he is, everyday. The editor signs T. 5 and clarifies the intended wording.
Two men review The Art exhibition at Grand Central Palace in New York. One shows critical interest while the other fidgets and complains about the salt stains on his clothing, insisting the issue is imagination rather than the art itself.
A circus train stalled near Galveston due to elephants drinking from the water tank. Engineers unloaded four elephants and yoked them in tandem before the locomotive to pull the train three miles to a water source, where the tender was refilled.
A German inventor has created a machine that sews the open end of a filled bag and ties the thread automatically. The device automates both stitching and knotting, streamlining bag production and sealing.
The Georgia Railroad timetable shows daily train No. 60 leaving Athens at 6 35 a m, daily train No. 52 at 4 p m excluding Sundays, Sunday only No. 54 at 4 20 p m, daily except Sunday arrival of No. 51 at 12 59 noon, daily No. 53 arriving Athens at 9 40 p m, and Sunday only No. 56 arriving Athens at 12 40 p m.
Schedule for trains leaves and arrivals at Athens with connections at Belmont for Winder Monroe and intermediate points. Train 3 departs 7 20 a m Train 4 departs 2 20 p m Train 1 arrives 11 46 a m Train 4 arrives 6 40 p m connections exist with Georgia Railroad at Gainesville Southern Railway and for Gainesville Northwestern stations.
Southern Railway Athens Branch lists daily departures for All Points at 6:00 am and 1:00 pm with Sunday and holiday variations. Sunday departures include 3:15 pm and 12:40 am arrivals, with 3:30 pm daily service exclude Sundays. Information via B Williams and R Johnson contacts provided.
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