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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
7
A centerpiece design printed for housekeepers features Bulgarian linen in white with a punched basket and Italian relief stitch flowers. The 22 inch diameter piece can be used as a centerpiece, runner, pillow front, or bag panel with adaptable transfer patterns. Price 15 cents.
Several study tours organized by New York University depart from New York to observe and compare social and industrial conditions in Europe. Dr Edward Ewing Pratt leads a group visiting Germany and Scandinavia to examine city planning housing and courts while a second party focuses on labor issues and unions and a third led by Prof S W Gilman sails for England Belgium Germany and Switzerland to study major industrial plants.
Advertisement proclaims Chamberlain's Tablets as a grand remedy for stomach and liver troubles. Claims wide recognition and availability from all dealers.
Atlanta June 26. Georgia legislators plan a special commission to review criminal court and penal reform measures. Expected bills include suspension of sentence probation, indeterminate sentences, wages for convicts, youth offender separation, improved convict labor on highways, and better living conditions in camps. The plan has strong bipartisan backing.
Lumpkin’s team edged Morris after a tight contest at the Young Men’s Christian Association. Morris led early with two runs in the first and one in the second, but Lumpkin tied it in the fourth with three runs. In the sixth Lumpkin sealed the win on a Goodman hit, Finkenstein error, and Lumpkin single. Burns held a three hit game for Lumpkin. Goodman caught a fine game. Captain Morris failed to tie late. Prince Hodgson and Cutler contributed with hits and a bases on balls respectively.
Deeds of valor were retold at the Hood's Brigade reunion in Temple Texas on June 26. Speakers including John H. Kirby of Houston addressed whitehaired veterans who recall Lee's army at Gettysburg fifty years ago. Many veterans plan to attend the Gettysburg reunion tomorrow.
Avlanta Ga June 26 In a bid to boost hog farming Southern Railway Livestock Department issues Hog Production and Conditions for Success in the South a practical guide on hog care feeding breed selection disease control and meat processing Chapters by experts note the South consumes more pork than it raises and farmers can profit from longer open seasons and diverse feeds The railway offers expert services to farmers along its lines at no charge.
Circulars from the Department of the Interior in Washington are mailed by Chief Clerk Clement S. Usher about summer tours. They cover Yellowstone Yosemite Crater Lake Glacier Mount Rainier Sequoia General Grant Mesa Verde Parks and Hot Springs Arkansas and may be obtained free by applying to the office named.
Washington June 26 Col Calvin Cowles a veteran officer long in command of the ith Infantry at Plattsburg barracks was placed on the retired list for age. A North Carolina native and 1873 US Military Academy graduate he served as lieutenant colonel of the 1st North Carolina Volunteer Infantry in the Spanish War.
Large delegations of Elks traveled to Mitchell for the annual state convention and reunion. Purple and white decorations adorned the business district as Grand Exalted Ruler Mills led the opening session. The program runs through tomorrow with numerous entertainments planned.
Sioux City hosts the nineteenth annual meeting of the Iowa State Bar Association with a large turnout of lawyers and jurists. Lieutenant Governor Harding welcomed delegates, Judge Walter I. Smith spoke on James Wilson, and Judge Horace E. Deemer will deliver the president's address on Representative Government.
Advertises Dr. King’s New Life Pills as safe for the aged, acting promptly and easily without pain. Priced at 25 cents and recommended by H. R. Palmer & Sons.
ASA DIX describes Tripoli from the deck, noting its walls, minarets, and fortresses, the lack of harbor, and the must land with kavass escort. He observes markets, the bazaar, the Jewish quarter, a Roman arch, desert caravans, population mix, and the recent introduction of public schools amidst a harsh desert frontier.
A compact summary notes that a sedentary man uses about two and a half kilowatt hours daily in heat and muscular work. This energy could power four 25 watt lamps for 25 hours or heat a toaster for two hours among other uses. An accompanying item describes the British admiralty yacht Rose, a 38 ton vessel, arriving at Marseille en route to Gambia after a voyage from Portsmouth to Havre and Paris via multiple canals.
The new Motel Ansley opens Monday at the corner of South and James streets opposite the Candler Building and Piedmont Hotel. It touts fireproof design, advanced air filtration, banquet halls seating 600, a Rathskeller for 300, and rooms from 1.00 to 3.00 per day with various bath options.
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