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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1917
Page
6
Eastern Time timetable shows trains departing Athens with numbers 50 52 54 and arrivals with 51 53 55. Daily and Sunday schedules specify departure times 23 a m 4 p m and 4 20 p m and arrival times 12 59 noon 9 40 p m and 12 40 p m.
Train No. 2 leaves Athens at 7 30 a m and No. 4 at 2 20 p m. Train No. 1 arrives Athens at 11 40 a m and No. 4 at 6 40 p m. Nos 2 and 4 connect at Belmont for Winder and Monroe and intermediate points, with Georgia Railroad for all points and at Gainesville for Gainesville and Northwestern stations and with Southern Railway north and south.
Train times for All Points daily and holiday departures listed with arrivals at Fox and other points, plus contact numbers for ticket agents. Lodge notices include St Elmo No 40 Knights of Pythias, Williams No 15 I O C F, Glenn No 75 I O O F, Mt Vernon No 23 F and A M, Pon Gee B. Davi Camp 262 W C, with meeting nights and locations across Athens Clayton Street and Max Joseph Building.
An old Cleveland Plain Dealer tip promotes saving waste paper for baling. Build a home baling press using a box, twine, and a lining from cloth or carpet. Deposit paper daily, pack tightly, and tie ends to form compact bales for easy removal through a bottom slot.
The column quotes New York Sun praise for corn as human food in the South and laments northern misunderstanding of Southern cuisine. It also reports Fenwick shore fishermen unloading blackfish and canners after a storm, and briefly notes old Saybrook crab markets, a former prisoner’s car ride reflection, a congressman’s homeward return, and a globe trotter’s Europe remark about gamblers during wartime.
A clipping contemplates love and loss with a witty exchange about grins after heartbreak. It likens war to a genie freed from a bottle, easier to loosen than to cork, mirroring a social quip about restraint and consequence.
Virginia Pearson stars in Bitter Truth as Anne the hopeful girl of Blossom Street. Sold at Auction depicts a dramatic matrimonial agency plot where Nan, a hidden daughter, is bought at auction and revealed as the father’s child. Restivo the accordion wizard joins Elite Theater offerings next week for three days.
A doomed romance unfolds as Anne warns her lover Jimmy Graves, alias Jack Hopkins, is jailed and she is imprisoned. Five years later she seeks revenge on Judge Marcus, befriending him to expose corruption, but her better nature ultimately prevails.
Norma Talmadge, a top screen star, arrives in Athens for a special feature at the Strand Theater Monday. She presents her latest success Pan thea, the same film that drew crowds at the Criterion in Atlanta, with full details promised in this paper.
A reflective reminiscence on a man named Tom Bodine returning home to a funeral after years away in the city. The piece laments how urban life consumes people, leaving only an empty shell and unfulfilled dreams, and questions whether any compensation remains for those left behind. The tone is mournful and elegiac about the costs of modern, unceasing economic struggle.
An old chalice unearthed in Antioch and now owned by a firm of art dealers is believed to hold portraits of Christ and the apostles. Archaeologists date the piece to the second half of the first century A D and consider it possibly authentic.
A police squad arrested two desperate criminals hiding in a boarding house in Acton Illinois. Cornered, one attacker pressed a revolver to the officer’s abdomen and fired twice. The first shot blocked the barrel and the second perforated the weapon, ending the assault.
A humor sketch features a bold woman lecturer declaring women’s historic wrongs and mocking male restraint as a meek map slips into the momentary pause. In a separate exchange a man dismisses doctors while admitting limited relief from drinking.
A historical note describes vulcanized fiber as a hornlike, insulative, and pliable material from a manufacturer in tubes, rods, and sheets. It highlights its versatility for electrical applications and processability, signaling early adoption in industry.
A kitchen tip notes that using a small firm brush with a long handle when combined with cleansing powder makes cleaning pots and pans easier. The extended handle reduces direct contact with greasy water and keeps hands cleaner.
Clean the wicker chair by dusting well and washing with tepid soap. Mix equal parts turpentine and sweet oil with a few drops of methylated spirits. When the chair is dry, rub with a cloth moistened with the polish.
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