Athens Ledger Urges Vigilance And Growth In City
The notice cautions subscribers no carrier can collect subscriptions or sell papers. It notes Athens realty rose over half a million dollars in a year with over 250k in new buildings, plus ongoing bank exhibitions and a call to build a permanent art collection. It discusses politics, education, and the Panama Canal toll repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Court House
Peabody Hall
American Art Federation
Law proposal to curb demeaning talk protects virtuous women
In Lawrenceville a young man was convicted and jailed twelve months for circulating stories that harmed a young girl's reputation. Advocates push strict enforcement against defaming virtuous women, praising Hon. Julian McCurry for introducing a bill making it a misdemeanor to defame a woman or girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dge
Lawrenceville
Julian McCurry
Hart
Save the Nation Through the Boys
Mr Franklin K Mathews of New York chief scout librarian visited Athens to study boys reading habits. He found dime novels less a menace than expensive bindings and noted parents churches unaware. Boy Scout leaders promote the Everyboys Library offering reputable thrillers at popular prices with minimal profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin K. Mathews
New York
Great Organization of Boy Scouts of America
Athens
The South hailed as unsurpassed land of plenty
The Home and Farmstead feature argues the South is unmatched in natural resources and potential. It blends Dr. Seaman A. Knapp and a biblical voice to praise climate, soils, rivers, timber, minerals, and topography as foundations for a mighty civilization. It quotes blessing prose from Deuteronomy about a fertile, well-provisioned land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Seaman A. Knapp
Nature
Fire at Davis Home Causes Minor Damage
Firefighters were summoned to Mr. W. C. Davis on Washington Street near Pulaski yesterday afternoon around 4 oclock where flames spread to the kitchen roof. The blaze was extinguished with little difficulty and damages estimate under twenty five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Davis
Washington Street
Pulaski
Wives of Cain and Negro Origin Attract Athens Crowd
A street preaching couple drew attention on the main corners as the man preached and the woman sold books claiming to reveal the wife of Cain and the origin of the Negro race. Col. C M Snelling leaves for Mountain City for a rest trip. Mexico’s illiteracy rate cited amid war talk. Athens Chamber of Commerce plans a pivotal monthly meeting next week.
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Cain
Col. C. M. Snelling
Mountain City
North
Georgia
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Immortal acts discussed at Hiawassee Bible class
Rev. Dr. Hill spoke on Revelations regarding sacrifice and influence and the lasting impact of a good life at the Hiawassee Settlement House. A strong attendance enjoyed the address and social afterwards. Charles S. Webb, former local cotton factor, visits sister Mrs. John A. Darwin in town. Best Family Laxative ads promote Dr King’s New Life Pills at 25c.
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Hiawassee
Dr. Hill
First Presbyterian Church
Charles S. Webb
Carolina
John A. Darwin
Dr. King
Charles E. Smith
West Franklin
H. E. Buckien & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Foley's Honey and Tar advertised for bronchial relief
An advertisement urges readers to use Foley's Honey and Tar for inflamed air passages and bronchial tubes. It warns a cold can become bronchitis or pneumonia if unchecked and highlights the syrup as safe and opiate free from H. R. Palmer & Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
H.R. Palmer & Sons
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Adv
Visit to Sindbad's Home and Bussorah Climate
The trip describes Bussorah as the old Bagdad seaport with a 100 degree summer, harsh climate, and malarial disease. The governor general occupies a thin walled upper residence above a stable ground floor with goats. Officials show pedantic Jeune Turc influence amid dire sanitation and harsh mortality among natives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bussorah
Jeune Turc
Man Drowns After Dog Attack On Morning Walk
In London a collier Patrick Lawrence left his Fen ton home with intent to drown himself and was found dead in a field. He had been unable to work for two years and a chained retriever protecting a fowl house is suspected of mauling him, with torn clothing and head wounds noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Patrick Lawrence
Fenton
Spurn All Housework Jobs At Los Municipal Bureau
Los Cal workers report most female applicants refuse domestic work though many placements exist. Bureau managers found thousands on the lists and three thousand five hundred names are registered seeking jobs. Chicago news notes a aviation engagement story involving Dr Miller Miss Klodja and aviator Max Lillie. New York reports a professor suggests hand vein imaging to identify criminals as an alternative to fingerprinting.
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Los
Cal
Municipal Employment Bureau
Municipal Bureau
Chicago
William Hubert Miller
Lillian Klodja
Max Lillie
Wild Deer Captured After Frightful Farm Breakout
At Bastings Michigan a young buck deer that paired with Mayor C H Osborn s horses was trapped after a loud chase. It bolted a nine foot fence, then leaped an eleven foot barrier as fifty men reinforced the enclosure. Henry Mead was kicked when attempting to rope the animal as his son tried to lasso its hind legs. The deer was finally overpowered and placed in a stall in the city park.
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Bastings
Mich
C. H. Osborn
Osborn
Osborn Farm
Henry Mead
Girl makes Carnegie pose for movie fans in New York
Miss Norma Phillips, a motion picture heroine, gained access to Andrew Carnegie by claiming her fall from a horse. Carnegie, ill and unable to meet, eventually yielded and posed for the camera as Phillips chatted.
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New York
Norma Phillips
Andrew Carnegie
Phillips
Carnegie
Fifth Avenue
Ninety-second Street
Europe
Miss Phillips
Mr. Carnegie
Interurban train crash near Nice kills nineteen soldiers
An electric Monterurban train derailed on a viaduct at Torcicol, plunging passenger coaches into a ravine forty feet below. Nineteen soldiers died in the crash as the motor car dangled over the edge. The incident is reported by Popular Mechanics amid a March health warning and Foley’s Honey and Tar advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nice
France
Torciol
Lions Run Amok in German Film Studio Scene
Three lions broke loose during a cinematograph rehearsal in Laurin Germany. They attacked a mule harnessed to a cart, killed and devoured the animal, two lions were captured, and the third escaped into the countryside.
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Laurin
Germany
Clarke county political announcements and candidates
A series of 1914 Clarke County notices declares candidacies and re elections for county offices including tax collector sheriff clerk of the superior court treasurer tax receiver coroner surveyor and state senate. Names listed include W A Mallory H H Linton J H Hancock Walter E Jackson Elmer J Crawford E I Smith J H Dorsey N Weatherly Ben H Barrow A S J Stovall Carlisle Cobe Young Davis and C T Young with dates in Elberton Ga February 18 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
J. H. Hancock
Walter E. Jackson
Democratic Party
Elmer J. Crawford
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the Athens Banner
H. J. Rowe
Garches
Ambassador Page
Mothers’ Congress
Atlanta
Supreme Court
Mexico
United States
Rio Grande
Prof. Wilson
Roosey
DR. EL. Bull
Sindbad’s
Bagdad
Sinbad
Employment Bureau
Los Angeles
Tammassia
University of Padua
Italy
Uneeda Biscuit
Graham
National Biscuit Company
Ironmaster
Chamberlain
Frantz Premier
G. E. Grill and Pan
Athens Railway & Electric Company
Colonial Theatre
By Bayard Veiller
W. A. Mallory
H. H. Linton
E. I. Smith
J. H. Dorsey
Co. N. Weatherly
Ben H Barrow
A. S. J. Stovall
Elberton, Ga
G. M
James F. Foster
Carlisle Cobe
216Th
Jas. F. Foster
Young Davis
J. F. Foster
Chas. T. Young
Jas F. Foster
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