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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1914
Page
4
The Athens Banner issues a broad set of notes on subscription rates and delivery practices, urging timely complaints to the business office. It threads in political commentary about temperance, Georgia football, chautauqua, and local development, while warning carriers about collection limits and voicing views on oath reverence and perjury.
Huerta agrees to mediation and Villa and Carranza may join, raising hopes for a broader peace plan. Mediators seek an armistice during talks to allow progress and reduce fighting. Parties may resist but the effort is deemed worthwhile as the U S seeks Huerta's exit and a suitable successor.
Ulster leaders resist a full Home Rule bill fearing Catholic majority rule. Asquith proposes excluding Ulster from the law for six years to allow adjustment, a plan Ulster rejects as slow strangulation. Compromise may keep Ulster under present governance while rest of Ireland moves toward Home Rule.
In Tokio and across Japan, a three day religious fete features processions geisha dances athletic games and lavish temple displays. The peak is the Beast of the Lanterns held during the seventh moon when spirits revisit earth and lantern lit graveyards glow as rice straw boats carry offerings and are set adrift to guide spirits to the next world.
C Nestle a West Indian hair specialist advertised for twelve straight haired infants under one year to test a method to grow curls. He would demonstrate the damp hair process, then have mothers continue at home. The test would last three months and he offered payment if babies could not be obtained. Athens figures mention war front news.
A retrospective on Brazil after 1889 when Princess Isabel’s decree ended slavery. Fazendas once lush with coffee sugar and rice labor fell into decay as former slaves left. Crumbling walls, overgrown grounds, and royal palm avenues mark the faded Empire Days and the sorrow of a planter aristocracy.
A reflective line on how people idolize luxury and material wealth and mourn its decay as if before an empty shrine.
Captain Schow reports the German steamer Wartenfels faced a massive sea off the coast from Calcutta to Boston. The sea wrecked the charthouse striking the Malay quartermaster and knocking crew on deck as a steel beam pinned him. An electric shock stunned the end man in the chain. A separate event describes a Chicago mail box charged with electricity trapping depositors.
Atlantic City shows pantaloon skirts fur anklets and straw hats on the boardwalk in a spring fashion turnout. The display signals styles likely to appear in the Easter promenade with bold, period attire and accessories.
Archibald Marshall describes Oberammergau in a London publication as a small, white village of 1650 people set among pine clad mountains. The town exudes religious courtesy with grass gott greetings, long haired residents, and traditional crafts amid festival booths and frescoes.
The British steamer Lord Antrim sighted a vast field of ice over 200 miles long to the east of Newfoundland and paused at Halifax for coal on its voyage from Narvik to Philadelphia. Continuous westerly gales delayed the ship as it skirted the ice along the coast for about two days before altering course south and east.
An ad promotes Tango as a safe, painless remedy to remove corn cores without blades or plaster. It warns against sharp tools, claims no pain or sores, and notes a money back guarantee if the core is not removed. Sold for 25 cents at all druggists, made by Jacobs' Pharmacy, Atlanta.
A list of fraternal lodge notes and meeting details including Glenn Lodge No 76 Max Joseph building Woodmen Camp Keystone Chapter Royal Arch Masons Elmo Lodge Knights of Pythias Classic City Council Mount Vernon and Williams Lodges with meeting nights locations and officer names for routine attendance by members and visiting brethren.
The Basutos at Jagersfontein draw attention to South Africa's remarkable native race. Basutoland, self-governing under the crown, shows peace, loyalty, and economic stability under Basuto administration aided by a British adviser. Population has grown from 218,324 in 1891 to over 400,000 by 1911, making Basutoland the most densely populated native area in Africa.
An exhibit ear of corn valued at $1,000 and known as the $1,000 ear was stolen from a hotel lobby desk. James J. Hill had won a $1,000 prize for the car, 14 inches long, which was his property. J J Furlong of Minnesota reported the theft to police. Another item: Michael O Donnell wed Mary O Sullivan while injured, after being hit by a car, with 800 guests present.
Municipal Judge Dolan, a Go-to-Church campaign figure in Chicago, freed James O'Hara who faced disorderly conduct charges on condition he attend church services regularly.
Mrs. Lillian B. Albers a tango teacher in Atlantic City N Y was forced by St Paul's Episcopal church members to choose between tango and her place in the church choir She quit the choir rather than give up teaching or her performance duties
John Clark of Cincinnati sold 109 inches of his skin to Samuel Nadile for 100 dollars. The transfer involved moving cuticle from Clark's legs to Nadile's leg, which had been badly burned a month earlier.
A vintage advertisement extols Eckman's Alterative as a remedy for throat and lung ailments. It cites climate, fresh air, good food, and temperance, plus patient testimonials from Bowling Green and Glasgow Junction, praising rapid improvements after a few weeks of use and claiming no narcotics or habit forming drugs.
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