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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1914

Page

5

Georgia Glee Club to Tour State with Orchestra and Band

The Red and Black Glee Club sails into an all-week statewide tour with added orchestra and a 14 piece band giving free concerts. Notables include 35 members plus faculty, with tour dates from Newnan to Milledgeville and Gainesville to Rome. Manager Dana Blackmar heads the effort with R N Schwab as president.

Red and Black Glee Club Atlanta Ringz Newnan LaGrange Carrollton Bessie Tift College Forstih Wesleyan Macon Barnesville Milledgeville Gainesville Cartersville Rome University of Georgia Messrs Campbell Atlanta Hathorne Bassett Fort Valley Peacock Coker Jennings Dawson Hirshberg Schwab Merry Augusta West Cuthbert Holmes Michael Athens McGowan Sullivan Conyers Pinkard Columbus Mandolin Club F. Bond G. Bond Benson Hartwell Branson Chappell Smith Orme Martin Broyles Messrs. Geo. Walters Crocker Pennington Madison Bond Dana Blackmar E. J. Hardin R. N. Schwab

Fresh Market Coffee Promises Distinct Flavor

Advertising copy touts Fresh Market Coffee as vastly different from ordinary coffees and invites readers to enjoy it and be convinced by the taste.

Kit Carsons Buffalo Ranch Wild West Shows Arrive in Town

A two performance engagement on Tuesday March 31 brings the Kit Carsons Buffalo Ranch Wild West Shows to town on special trains of double-length cars. The production features Cossacks from Russia Mexican Rurales Indian chiefs and a two-mile pageant of glittering gold and silver with expert horsemen.

Kit Carson America Russia Mexico

Automobile Tires at Factory Prices

Tire factories advertise direct sales from Dayton Ohio offer heavy discounts on standard and independent makes. Listings show sizes from 28x3 to 37x5 with price breakouts and terms including 5 percent discount for full payment and 19 percent deposit, plus extra charges for non skid and red tubes. All tires claimed new, clean, fresh, and guaranteed.

O. D Tire Factories Sales CO Dayton,Ohlo

Paintings Exhibit at Library Shows Notable Works

The American Federation of Art collection on campus display impresses with The Hills by Hugh H Breckenridge and a wholesome Los Betts baby piece. The gallery invites afternoon and evening viewing with season tickets available at Costa's and Woman's Exchange ahead of shipment to Charleston.

American Federation Hugh H. Breckenridge Lois Betts Charleston Athens Costa’s Woman's Exchange

Elks Hall Meeting Tonight With District Deputy Guest

Elks assemble at the Elks Hall tonight for a meeting of unusual interest. District Deputy J. H. Innis of Milledgeville will be guest of honor. Degrees will be conferred followed by a social session. Elks in the city urged to attend. Smoked bloaters five cents and fresh plain buckwheat flour advertised by Arnold & Abney.

Elks Hall J. H. Innis Milledgeville Elks

Spring Blood and System Cleanser Promises Health Boost

An herbal tonic called Electric Bitters is advertised as a spring cleanser to purify blood, aid kidneys and liver, and restore energy after winter fatigue. Sold by H. E. Bucklen & Co. in Philadelphia, with 50c and 1.00 prices. Also promotes French Market Coffee for aroma and soothing flavor.

H. E. Bucklien & Co Philadelphia St. Louis

Root Juice Promises Revitalized Old Folks

Claiming to purify the blood and energize the whole body, an advertisement touts ROOT JUICE as a quick tonic for stiffness, backaches, and daytime fatigue. It sells the product through H. R. Palmer & Sons with guarantees and warnings to avoid inferior imitations.

Federal Game Warden Lumpkin Announces Open Seasons

Robert W. Lumpkin named federal officer under interstate game law. He warns hunters of open seasons for migratory birds and waterfowl across states with varied dates, noting restrictions on the Mississippi river and protected species through 1918.

Lampkin Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas District of Columbia Kansas New Mexico West Virginia Missouri Arizona California Woodcovk Georgia Florida South Carolina Tennessee Utah Mississippi River Minneapolis Memphis

Stranded Show Girls Receive Help in Macon

Two vaudeville performers stranded in Texas arrived in Macon sick and penniless. A local subscription aided hotel board and transportation to Athens where relatives were reportedly located. The case highlighted hardship and a perceived awakening from dreams.

Macon Texas Georgia Broadway Athens

Danderine Promise of Soft Hair and Dandruff Cure

An advertisement touts Knowlton’s Danderine as a cheap hair treatment that makes hair soft shiny and full within minutes and claims it stops dandruff and hair loss while promising new growth after two weeks. It urges purchase at drug stores for 25 cents.

Knowlton

Curious Witchs Broom Growth on Spruce Tree

The photograph shows a seven foot circumference witches broom on a forty year old common spruce cut for study. The dense growth forms at the top and weighs about 75 pounds. Witches brooms arise from irritation in dormant buds and may be caused by fungi or insect punctures. Large growths rarely harm the tree, while small ones on birch can be deadly.

London

Paris Eight-Year-Old Tried for Schoolmate Murder

Francois Lenormand an eight year old boy from Paris and Rennes was tried for attempted murder of a schoolfellow Joachim Keronas. Lenormand waited in a lane struck Keronas with a knife and kicked him causing grave injuries. He claimed to be drunk at the crime and a higher court sent him home from a reformatory instead of confinement.

Paris Rennes Francois Lenormand Lenormand Joachim Keronas Keronas Court of Montfort

Trolley Wire Nearly Kills Boy at Chicago Connection

A crowd of schoolboys threw a wire over a trolley connection as a prank. Eleven year old Walter Armens touched the wire and was at risk of fatal injury in Chicago.

Chicago Walter Armens

Coxey Plans 500000 March on Washington May First

General Coxey says he will lead an army of unemployed totaling about 500000 into Washington on May 1 to demand relief and jobs. The movement marks another Coxeyite parade toward the capital.

Coxey Washington

Orioles Build Pouchlike Nests High in Trees

Baltimore naturalists note the Baltimore oriole constructs shallow pouch nests hung from limbs of elm willow or maple and favors strong branches for attachment. Observers compare nest design with other birds and cite a far more advanced baya of southeast Asia that lights its nest with firefly–phosphorescent clay pockets.

Baltimore Miss Robin Miss Bluebird Lord Baltimore Southeastern Asia

Wife is granted divorce after cruel house flower claim

In Sussex county court Mrs Florence Magee aged nineteen wins a divorce from Levin Magee dated back to January 14, 1911. The suit cites cruelty as grounds with details of daily head submersion under a pump and repeated dousing with water.

Georgetown Del Florence Magee Sussex County Court Levin Magee

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