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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1917
Page
5
Detailed sewing instructions describe assembling a moss green crepe barrel dress with gathered gores, one piece sleeves, and a waist yoke. It covers cuff notching, sleeve to armhole sewing, waist and front gores gathering, collar attachment, back fullness, and sash ribbon sizing for medium fabric quantities.
Pink and blue color scheme showcased in a pink crepe de chine lingerie set with white embroidery and flouncing. Instructions detail one piece corset cover with attached drawers, belt, and ruffles, plus yardage and cutting notes. Also a obituary notes a Mr. Hutchins longtime Confederate veteran with family details and funeral plans in Lawrenceville.
A playful critique notes a prudent man troubled by a wife's frugal running account at a dry goods store and mocks archaic phrasing like oldened. The piece comments on language drift, calling some terms near obsolete and hard to understand in modern English usage.
Major General James A Thomas assumes command of the Georgia Division of the United Confederate Veterans by order from Commander in Chief George P Harrison. Brigadier generals are to enroll every county veteran and send dues to General Mickle in New Orleans and Bridges Smith in Macon. The goal is to compile veteran counts for pension increases and to locate veterans attending the June Washington reunion.
A reflection on virtue from Colton notes the benevolent have an edge over envious people. Envy torments through others’ good fortune and misfortune, while benevolence yields calm and readiness to endure personal calamities.
Louisville baseball followers report a strong Colonel showing on Sanford Field with pitchers and batters in solid form. The squad trains at the Y M C A gym and Cloverhurst golfing in spare moments as Clymer adds a semi pro catcher to aid pitcher work. Miles Main and Bob Perdue deliver long hits while Luque and Winkler draw attention in infield and prospect roles.
The Colonial hosted Bringing Up Father In Politica to a fair audience last night. It was the second showing this season with a different producing company and several new features introduced. The critic found the company inferior to the September group and the new features did not improve the show, deeming it essentially tedious and rotten.
Longfellow was advised to craft a prose piece but chose verse. The tale of Evangeline shaped his work after being recounted to Thinthorne. Hiawatha drew on a story told to Schoolcraft by Onondaga chief Abraham Le Fort, guiding the poem’s outline. Tales of a Wayside Inn stem from a Sudbury innkeeper’s reminiscences.
A 19th century craft rule set describes sharpening razors and knives. A ragor must rest on the bone for hollow ground razors, while pocket knives need a stiff edge. Hold at 20 to 25 degrees with a chisel-like edge to avoid edge damage.
At a private gathering a lady asked a five year old if she wished to sing and play like her. The child declined, saying she would not want people to say horrid things about her.
Principal attorney in the Jim Smith will case states that the Supreme Court denial of certiorari affirms the Fifth Circuit ruling. Receivership ends and administration returns to the court of ordinary of Oglethorpe County. Qualified permanent administrator will proceed to pay taxes and claims and wind up the estate.
M Stern offers money to loan on farm lands and city real estate. Promote reliable terms and prompt service for borrowers seeking competitive rates and flexible schedules.
A legend links Kronstadt to a golden crown found in a tree stump in 1204. The crown, believed to be Solomon of Hungary’s, was hidden to keep it from Bulgarians, giving the town its name Kronstadt.
In a Christmas scene Elizabeth, age three, asks what Santa will bring. Her mother replies the newborn baby is already a present, but Elizabeth insists the baby is only a sample weighing two and a half pounds.
A tall tramp and the laziest tramp conspire by a water tank to tempt a target. They fantasize violent death by engine and lightning to bake the victim, savoring a cognitive, lurid scene in archaic dialect.
A quoted reflection from Emerson on welfare requiring one or two intelligent, honest companions who speak reasonable words daily, help measure self, and keep us grounded in good sense and virtue.
Announcement in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, of the formation of the Violet Ray Enamel Company to manufacture enamel that emits a clear violet glow at night and can be used on door fastenings, locks, keyholes, and doorplates.
When a child faces croup attacks, give a light evening meal to avoid overload, watch for the first symptom hoarseness, and treat with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at the onset. Obtainable everywhere.
A four pound vegetable soup is prepared by simmering with six quarts water and vegetables including tomatoes turnips carrots persimmons cabbage onions and parsley for four to five hours then adjusted with water to yield about four quarts. Soft molasses cookies mix lard brown sugar and molasses with eggs sour cream and soda and bake into dough rounds on a floured board.
Directions describe making Graham Crackers with graham flour sugar baking powder salt and sour cream for a stiff dough baked until crisp. Veal Loaf combines veal pork crackers eggs butter salt pepper and milk. form loaf and bake three hours, basting occasionally.
A brief kitchen tip describes frying sliced onions in bacon drippings until tender, then adding quartered apples whether pared or not. Fry until tender, sweeten to taste, and monitor to brown without burning. The result is said to be delicious and unusual.
Instructions advise leaving a newly hatched turkey in the nest until it can stand, no feed for 36 hours, and keeping poults in a roomy grass coop with water. The initial feed mixes cooked eggs, crushed shells, pepper, onion tops, alfalfa, dry curd, and chick feed. if diarrhea occurs, use cold tea and rice water. Watch for ice on the head and under wings.
William J. Harris of Gearee was elected chairman of the Federal Trade Commission succeeding Edward L. Ley. Harris previously served as vice chairman and has been a member for about two years. He directed the Census under President Wilson in 1915 and has long been active in Georgia politics. He is son in law of the late General Joe Wheeler and works in the fire insurance field.
Advice Vozes on tempering ambition with security urges patience and prudence. It counsels choosing safe paths, weighty alliances, honest self review, discreet benevolence, and avoiding ostentatious displays. It advocates analyzing errors to avert repeated faults and resisting self pity.
A mixed fragment from a Philadelphia Record page shows a childlike scene with Jan and Hanska dolls dreaming of Poland and breakfast, joined by a girl who plans to take them snowbound and out to play. It shifts to a brief natural history note about the first clothmaker weaver bird and tailors’ nest skills.
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