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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1917
Page
5
Tomorrow night the Colonial hosts Marvels and Wonders starring Richards "The Wizard" and a troupe of artists. Prices set at ten, twenty and thirty cents with no reserved seats. The show features sensational stunts, animal menagerie, music and mystery over a two hour program starting 8 30 PM.
Western railroads forecast higher freight rates citing labor cost increases under the Adamson act. A telegram to the Interstate Commerce Commission signed by officials of more than twenty roads asked for a conference to address the financial situation. The commission scheduled the conference for next Tuesday.
The college baseball season kicks off this week with numerous Southern colleges and universities scheduling games. Notable matchups include Georgia versus Indiana, Texas A and M at Louisville, and North Carolina facing Haverford, with many games across March 20 to March 31. Dates and venues vary by school.
The Dorsey Furniture Company won a large contract to furnish new State Normal buildings, securing about $6000 of $8300 in the bid. Competing firms included McGregor Company and B. Danaway. The deal covers desks chairs beds and other furnishings for the new facilities.
In egg separation, a broken yolk often falls into the whites. Dip a warm, dry cloth in water and touch the yolk with a corner. the yolk will cling to the cloth and lift out easily.
Anne Theodore urges careful feeding after age two, recommending thoroughly cooked vegetables such as asparagus tops string beans spinach and peas and carrots for midday meals. Meat should be limited to small portions of lamb chops beefsteak chicken and roast beef with eggs and cereal in breakfast and simple milk drinks for snacks. She cautions against overfeeding between meals and emphasizes regular meals, proper cooking, and avoiding fried or rich foods to support physical and mental development.
United States reiterates support for the Cuban government to reestablish order and condemns rebels as outside the law. The note, delivered by American Minister Gonzales, signals no communication with rebels and frames them as unworthy of consideration. End of rebellion remains uncertain as talks between rebel leaders and American naval officers continue.
A family head laments forty five cents a pound for beef steak while the son notes paying eighteen is tougher. The exchange highlights frugal meals and a child’s simple appreciation, hinting at hardship yet contentment in modest fare.
Special to the Banner reports the University of Georgia Glee Club gave its best concert yet in Atlanta on March 24. The performance drew a great audience including hundreds of alumni and was a notable social event. The quartet was said to surpass Tech in a song contest.
A peddler touts veracious chronicles and two almanacs offering differing holidays and weather. The fragment mentions Ontario Toledo and Tucan County, with garbled names and a Hall's Catarrh Cure testimonial style. The text shows auction like talk and illegible sections, reflecting a damaged page with scattered product claims.
Natalie, age five, carefully sows pansy seeds in small boxes for the first time. One evening she waters them, and when reminded that rain takes care of watering, she answers that she brings the plants inside when it rains.
Laud as royal chaplain reported on Scotland's religious condition with humor stating there is not a surplice in the country and questioning if any country could cut your lament surplice, reflecting a lost tradition of religion.
A disputed engagement fractures amid family quarrels. The couple vows to publish their troubles in the press under a business section heading. The public dispute signals a longer, contentious split with personal and social implications.
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