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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1917
Page
4
Athens Ga March 10 long article by Anne Theodore outlines homemaking over mere housekeeping. It argues a wife should plan daily tasks to free time for family, detailing a systematic kitchen workflow and time saving tools. It cites specific steps for pantry to table, includes tips on opening baking powder and sorting scraps.
A fragmentary quotation attributes a Dickensian thought to a misapplied duty in crisis, noting that those outside the predicament often presume the correct action. The line reflects moral judgment rather than a report of events.
An article argues peanuts offer real profit as a cash crop for Southern farmers. It outlines five profit avenues from peanut production, stresses proper fertilization for nitrogen fixation, and compares peanut and cotton economics with Dr. J. N. Harper’s cost estimates.
Today’s fashion note describes a striped union linen tub frock with a plaited skirt released below the hips, a plain gathered waist, and a white linen collar stitched with dark blue bands. It uses 6 yards of 36 inch material plus small white and base linen scraps, Pictorial Review Costume No 6564, sizes 34 to 48 inches, price 15 cents.
Chinese delicacy lotus nuts or tiger seeds are eaten whole or ground into a flour resembling arrowroot. This edible is a favorite in Chinese cuisine and highlights traditional methods of preparation and use.
A devotional line emphasizes choosing a good name and favor over wealth, quoting Proverbs 22 1. The message contrasts character and reputation with riches and material value, urging moral priority.
Savannah and the police court heard the heaviest fine and longest sentence yet when W. B. Mott was fined $800 and sentenced to eight months for cursing members of the police force and violating state law by cursing in front of ladies. He did his cursing over the telephone before visiting the station and cursing Chief Bryant and seven others.
Savannah March 10 Batteries A and C of the Chatham Artillery National Guard arrive home this afternoon after four months on the Mexican border. The Benedictine Cadets escort them from the station to the armory as a crowd gathers. The mayor calls for flags to fly and bells to ring. A banquet awaits the three hundred men Monday night at the Hotel Savannah where each will receive a service medal.
An 1890 article in Revue des Traditions Populaires described a glacier excommunication for damages to life and property. English law had long required owners of chattels causing death to surrender them to the crown for sale to fund pious uses.
The American government began actual preparations to arm merchant ships against German submarines. Vessels sail with war risk insurance, naval guns, and gunners, backed by the administration, ready to act if U boats threaten. Plans include rapid construction of submarine chasers and emergency shipbuilding.
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