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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1917
Page
7
Promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable liver remedy that cleanses bile and bowels without calomel. Vendor guarantees a bottle will restore energy by morning and keep the family well, suitable for children and adults, with pleasant taste and no gripping.
Signs announce the start of a $25 000 Athens Red Cross drive with electric signs on the Electric Building corner Hancock and College and a Shackelford Building board. Airdrum signs display progress as pledges mark squares with red nails during the seven day drive.
Athens merchants sign a unanimous pledge to decorate windows and storefronts in red white and blue for July 4th. The effort, organized by the Chamber of Commerce with Mr. R E Smith as decoration chairman, covers Broad Street Clayton Street College Avenue and part of Washington Street and includes dozens of firms from Davison Nicholson Co. to Athens Hotel and Western Union Co.
Carrie Chapman Catt questions whether four government officials will ensure equal pay for women stenographers and typists in federal service. She cites Civil Service Manual findings showing lower entrance wages for women and calls for executive action to correct wage discrimination affecting women and, by extension, all workers.
A cheerful woman brings joy to a man’s life while Lydia E B Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is touted as the standard remedy for female ailments. The ad claims forty years of use improving homes and preventing nervous breakdowns through this tonic.
The Red Cross aims to raise 100 million dollars to aid sick, wounded, and homeless in wartime. New York pledges a quarter of needs, Chicago expected to provide five to ten million, while C B Towne leads a nine state drive. Each chapter keeps one fourth of its raised amount with the national goal to top 100 million. The drive seeks funds to sustain base hospitals, equipment, and relief work, noting Japan’s larger endowment.
American Red Cross hospitals in France employ inventive devices to save limbs and eyes of maimed soldiers. A leg support using weights and pulleys prevents improper bone growth. Rubber drain pipes suspended from a bag drain infected wounds with antiseptic solutions to save lives. A Iowa missionary cites Chamberlain’s remedy as effective against cholera in India and suggests it for milder bowel complaints.
A hair breadth equals seventeen ten thousandths of an inch, a precise measure used in technical contexts to gauge minuscule width. The definition highlights how small fractions play a role in engineering and scientific calculations.
Special to the Banner reports a likely fair Wednesday for Athens and Georgia with warm conditions and highs above 90 degrees at many stations. Light local showers were observed in southern Georgia Alabama Texas and the Lake region while high pressure prevails across most of the country.
E W Archer of Caldwell Ohio notes their family has used Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for years and carries it on extended visits. The item emphasizes forethought in preventing illness and expense.
A discussion of the wild and cultivated apples tracing their origins in Europe and Asia. It notes Roman introduction of superior varieties, mentions the many American apple varieties, and reflects on Americanism and inclusivity. It ends with a memorial note on the Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who lived to ninety-seven.
A historical note estimates carrier pigeon speeds in calm, moderate wind and strong wind. In calm weather a pigeon can cover 1200 yards per minute, with moderate wind about 1540 yards, and up to 2000 yards in a strong wind.
Eastern time schedule shows Train 60 on 6 35 a m daily from Athens. Train 62 runs daily except Sunday at 4 p m. Train 64 operates Sunday only at 4 20 p m. Train 61 arrives Athens 12 59 p m daily except Sunday. Train 53 arrives 9 40 p m daily. Train 56 arrives Athens 12 40 p m Sundays only.
Train No 2 leaves Athens at 7 20 a m Train No 4 leaves Athens at 2 20 p m Train No 1 arrives Athens at 11 40 p m Train No 4 arrives Athens at 6 40 p m Nos 2 and 4 connect at Belmont for Winder Monroe and intermediate points and with the Georgia Railroad for all points and at Gainesville for Gainesville Northwestern stations and with Southern Railway north and south.
Trains depart All Points daily at 6:00 am and 1:00 pm with Sunday and limited services. Sunday departures at 3:15 pm and 3:30 am. Arrivals listed for daily 1:40 pm and 6:60 pm with Gun day adjustments. For information contact B B Williams or R L Joginson. Ink stain remedy note follows.
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