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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1914
Page
4
The Athens Banner notes Georgia campaign weather and the busy political season. It highlights mayoral chatter, church sermons on law enforcement, Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Georgia, and community calls to back officers and public readiness.
Yale President Hadley calls for more fraternities with wider student coverage to foster scholarship and moral uplift. He urges accountability from upperclassmen, early freshman admission, and rivalry in social, athletic, and arts fields to strengthen influence over lower-class members. He envisions loyalty within a broader, responsible group.
The discussion of female appointments to police and court roles surfaces in state legislatures. Opponents doubt effectiveness and warn sympathy toward accused women is unlikely motive for mercy, while supporters push for handling cases involving women and girls. The Marcon Telegraph questions the premise of leniency by women in authority.
Miss Mildred Rutherford delivers lectures in Georgia urging patriotism and reverence for nation builders. She praises the State University in Athens and Milledgeville, notes its role in shaping leaders and teachers, discusses land grants, and calls Georgians to advance education and take pride in their heritage.
An old style advertisement touts TIZ foot bath for tired swollen feet. It promises relief from pain corns callouses and bunions with a 25 cent box available at drug or department stores and claims feet feel more comfortable and shoes fit smaller after use.
Miss Gladys Glenn a Winterville student at the State Normal School and Mr Guy Hancock son of Deputy Sheriff Hancock married Sunday in Athens. The couple, surprised many friends, were joined by Rev A A Sullivan, then returned to Winterville to begin married life.
Two Black men discuss their sons with one aiming to make his boy an astronomer. The exchange ends with the younger man asking what his son will do during the day, highlighting a humorous rural dialogue about future plans.
H Hamilton Fyfer notes Mexican homes show a love of flowers. Exterior walls look bare but interiors reveal sunlit patios with green leaves and vivid blossoms. Even when unseen, the charm of floral display is a constant feature of Mexican houses.
A newspaper ad proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only proven remedy for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims internal use cures the disease by cleansing blood and mucous surfaces and invites readers to send for testimonials. The pitch cites a monetary guarantee and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as manufacturers and retailers.
The largest bloom on record grows on Mindanao near Parag Mountain at 2,500 feet altitude. Locals call it Bolo. The full blossom spans over three feet in diameter and weighs 22 pounds. It was first found in Sumatra and named Rafflesia Schadenburgia in honor of its discoverer.
A 19th century medicine advertises Kickapoo Worm Killer as the cure for child ailments including foul breath disturbed sleep and dark circles. It claims to expel seat, stomach and pin worms with a laxative tone and candy like taste. Sold by Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. in Philadelphia or St. Louis for 25 cents.
A Kansas City Star anecdote from the South Side recalls a newly married man who is asked if his wife can bake like his mother. He replies she cannot judge by pies but can generate “holler” when he tracks mud inside.
A London writer describes a winter travels through Tyrol from Feldkirch to Ladis and Obladis. He notes extreme cold preserving perfect curling ice, dramatic alpine scenery, historic village houses and a precariously perched curling rink on a hill edge amid fir woods.
In Paris a new electric piano on display in the Grand Boulevard shop pays notes automatically and delivers a mild shock if a learner presses a wrong key. In Chicago Policewoman Mary Boyd intervened when Tessel Wendt, a janitor, fought and whipped a street car conductor and arrested him.
The first straw hat of 1914 has appeared on Mobile streets Alabama earlier than usual as headgear tends not to be worn before March 1.
Missouri Athletic Club building destroyed by fire in St. Louis with seven bodies recovered and from twenty-three to twenty-nine missing. About fifteen injured treated in hospital. The seven story structure housed the club and Boatmen's Bank, causing half a million in damage and delaying the intercollegiate track meet. Fire officials search through the night under searchlights. cause unknown with unconfirmed explosion rumors. Vaults with 1.3 million dollars remain intact.
Next Sunday evening the Second in a sermon series at First Methodist will explore "The Peril of Alcohol" with Rev. C C Jarrell. He discusses the economic angle "Does It Pay" and Miss Mildred Rutherford is invited to cover the moral side "Is It Right" with an assistant moderating the discussion.
In the local area hundreds avoid calomel and switch to Dodson's Liver Tone a safe pleasant tasting vegetable liquid that starts the liver gently relieves constipation and biliousness with no dietary restrictions. The product is promoted as a proven remedy with money back guarantees from any seller.
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