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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1913
Page
5
The article argues households should unite to plant the same species across blocks to create cohesive floral displays. It notes real estate developers are already planting shrubs in new grass plots and using bright boxes, but stresses poor material choice like the common Japanese cedar fails in polluted air and will require removal.
The article extols evergreen choices like blue spruce dwarf cedars and Japanese holly for compact soddy spaces, then surveys a wealth of flowering shrubs such as forsythia spireas azaleas and hydrangeas. It envisions vibrant blocks where single plants coalesce into color vistas along street plots.
Abilene Kansas, capital of Dickinson county, establishes a farm market day with livestock and farm implements to be sold at auction. The rules organization secretary lists six one horses, three cows, twenty three hogs, and 200 chickens for the first sale, plus numerous farm implements and wagons.
A narrator recounts competing for Eileen Gilbert against Bob Hoyt. Manipulation, miscommunications, and a staged bid lead to heartbreak until Bob unexpectedly wins her hand. The plan collapses at a party when a telegraph and a note derail the narrator’s scheme, ending with Bob’s engagement.
An advertising column promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless liver tonic that replaces calomel for constipation and biliousness. It promises pleasant taste, no dietary changes, and a money back guarantee if expectations aren’t met. priced at 50 cents per bottle.
In a terse, calm warning, Larry Lajoie declares plans to bench Joe Jackson this season over base stealing concerns. Cleveland hitters note Lajoie’s quick, agile fielding as he projects an active role on the spring trip and competing for key catching and baserunning duties.
Learn to enjoy meals without after effects using Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets. The ad promises immediate digestive relief, strengthens organs, soothes irritated membranes, and boosts digestive fluids. Money-back guarantee offers a 50-cent large box, with H R Palmer & Song and local druggists selling the product.
A local retailer faces patron patience issues as customers rely on personal ties and daily routines. The piece notes how small shops, from grocers to marketmen, price and display perishables by morning, while afternoon stock often loses desirability. It highlights how inquires about stock by shop clerks can affect perishable goods.
Hot Springs Liver Buttons marketed from Hot Springs Arkansas claim to cure constipation liver trouble indigestion and related symptoms. Advertises 25 cent boxes with a free postal sample offer and endorsement by great physicians.
Citizens of Wisconsin towns discuss appointing a civic secretary to coordinate school property use for neighborhood clubs lectures and youth activities. If adopted the secretary would assist superintendents and oversee Fourth of July events and other town festivals with university guidance.
The passage notes debates over barring Amers Jennie Star and R D Wrenn, president of the National Lawn Tennis Association and chairman of the American international committee, regarding Willbams of Philadelphia a Harvard student, and whether he would be debarred from representing the United States in the Davis Cup.
George F. Baker, known as the silent man of Wall Street and head of the former money trust successor to J P Morgan, testifies before the Pujo committee that wealth concentration has gone far enough. He recalls his rise at First National Bank of New York, where he helped grow capital and profits, earning $24 million on a single deal and amassing wealth around $200 million. He enjoys yachting and summers cruising.
Bennett Clark, 23, son of Speaker Champ Clark, is appointed parliamentary clerk of the national House of Representatives, succeeding Charles I Crisp of Georgia. Clark, a University of Missouri graduate, is the youngest to hold the post with a $4,000 salary, guiding procedural questions at the speaker's elbow. Asher Hinds of Portland previously held the post and is now a congressman from Maine. Charles R Crisp, son of former Speaker Crisp, now represents Georgia's Third district in the 73rd Congress.
Instructions cover space saving storage built into stair risers and fitted drawers. Then a recipe for smothered beefsteak describes slicing beef, dressing with bread crumbs and butter, rolling, browning with pork fat, adding water, simmering until tender, optional onion, and thickening gravy.
A collection of household tips on turpentine cleaning and refreshing, plus old fashioned recipes and towel finishing ideas. The notes describe turpentine as a disinfectant and moth preventer, methods for treating fabrics and carpets, a molded beef recipe, Luncheon Biscuit, Egg Fondue, and various guest towel embellishments with embroidery and punch work.
Instructions describe cleaning lace yokes without removal by applying a thick paste of raw starch then brushing off after drying. Also explains cleaning cut glass with baking soda soap suds, scrubbing with a soft brush, rinsing in lukewarm water, and drying with a lint-free towel.
An editorial urges residents to boost town growth by patronizing local stores. It argues that home trade drives value, jobs, and community pride and warns against relying on mail orders. The piece promotes a continuous effort to transform Main Street into a thriving, bustling hub.
Public playgrounds are praised as a strong rival to saloons providing late night spaces. The city offers free clubs safe drinks at cost in-house meals and gyms with instructors. Young men are urged to choose athletics and abstain from drinking to excel.
A town tale recounts a man who opened many places yet avoided promotion. He believed publicity harmed wealth and that advertising brought no real benefit. A burglar note ties in, but the fable centers on restraint from ink and announcements.
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