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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1917

Page

4

Market plans boost Georgia food production and patriotism

Albany Georgia joins efforts to market farm produce as summer prices rise. The Medical Association of Georgia backs tax exemptions for college endowments to fund preparedness and farming expansion. Hog production is promoted to ease pork shortages amid high prices. A touching World War I vignette highlights implied sacrifice by a U.S. soldier commemorated in a Red Cross scene and Chauncey Devew.

Jegislators of Georgia The Medical Association of Georgia Department of Agriculture Great Britain Arma Red Cross Tommy Chauncey Devew

Athens Chamber Drives Georgia Food Crop Campaign

The Athens Chamber of Commerce leads a state wide drive to increase food crops with President Soule and university experts offering support. Counties and towns across northeast Georgia host multiple talks, farmers attend in large numbers, and the campaign emphasizes cooperative effort to boost crops for the republic and the South.

Georgia Athens Andrew M. Soule State College of Agriculture Chamber of Commerce Athens Chamber of Commerce Republic

University of Georgia to continue classes during war

The University of Georgia asserts it will keep operating as wartime needs rise, pledging to suspend only if national calls require. Faculty report active programs in wireless telegraphy and field topography, with alumni input guiding government service. The institution emphasizes readiness to serve while preserving education for Georgia youth.

Te State United States Georgia University of Georgia Department of Physics Department of Engineering

Change in Father Prompts Townwide Praise for Tanlac

Cobb county farmer G W Slayton of Smyrna describes his father’s 20 year struggle with chronic stomach trouble and sees a dramatic improvement after taking Tanlac. He reports renewed appetite and rapid weight gain, saying he would not trade Tanlac for any other medicine. Tanlac sold exclusively in Athens by Citizens' Pharmacy and Winterville by Kroner Co.

G W. Slayton Cobb County Smyrna Atainta Case &S Tennessee Athens Citizens’ Pharmacy Winter Ville Kroner Co. Adv

Weather forecast and remedies in Atlanta April 30 item

Weather notes til 7 pm Tuesday show likely showers and thunderstorms in Athens and Georgia with cooler air. Central storm remains over the west, rain west of the Mississippi, snow at Dodge City and Helena, temperatures vary from 26 to 42 degrees northward. Chester, PF von Herrmann, Dougies Relieved, and Chamberlain's Tablets are promoted for pain relief and stomach relief with testimonials.

the Banner Atlanta Athens Vicinity Georgia Arkansas Mississippi Texas Cotton North Carolina Cotton Belt Oklahoma North Platte Sheridan Helena Calgary Dodge City Co. PF von Herrmann

Georgia Reserves Set for Milledgeville Games

The Georgia baseball reserves are being rounded into shape for a trip to Milledgeville next Monday to play two games, Monday and Tuesday, against the strong Georgia Military College squad.

Georgia Milledgeville Georgia Military College

Do You Need a Spring Tonic

Do you tire easily and feel exhausted in the morning? A tonic is advertised as quick and effective. The Medical Press notes tonoline tablets act rapidly for run down conditions and claim they increase weight, making them appealing to those seeking a flesh-builder. Palmer's drug stores report strong sales of tonoline tablets.

Palmer

Knights of Pythian and other lodges meet weekly in city

St Elmo Lodge No 40 Knights of Pythian meets Mondays at 8 3 oclock in Castle Hall Jes ter Building Clayton Street Visitors invited H Abit Nix C G Howard T Abney K of R Williams Lodge No 15 meets Mondays in Odd Fellows Hall Max Joseph Building All brethren invited to attend Mt Vernon Lodge F A M No 22 meets Thursdays in Masonic Hall Clayton Street Geo B Davis Camp W C W meets Wednesdays in Woodmen Hall Max Joseph Building with first and third evenings for business and second and fourth for drills Visiting Sovereigns invited.

St. Elmo Lodge K. of P Knights of Pythian Castle Hall Jester Building Clayton Street H. Abit Nix C. G Howard T. Abney Mt. Vernon Lodge Masonic Hall Max Joseph Paine W. M MO. G, Quinn B. Davis Woodmen Hall W. W. Bracham C. C. J. D. Hood

Bounty Jumpers and the Death Penalty

The article defines bounty jumpers as mercenaries who enlist for recruitment bounties, desert, and rejoin for new bounties. It notes the practice in the Revolutionary War and a Washington order threatening death for convicted jumpers, with Civil War enforcement including execution.

Washington

Dr King’s New Discovery for Coughs and Colds Ad

Suspected cold remedy claims to stop coughing and relieve fever with balsam ingredients and antiseptic properties. Promotes as a long standing standard used in thousands of homes for coughs colds croup grippe and bronchial affections. Available at druggists for 60 cents.

Local Manager Probes New Show as Agent Reveals Fresh Acts

The local manager asks if there is anything new in the show. The visiting agent replies yes revealing a large collection of new songs faces and jokes shown in captivity.

Destiny and Aid as We Seek Boundaries

A reflective statement by Maurice May urging limits on destiny to shape a path of effort. The speaker calls for maximal effort to drive destiny toward a constrained, purposeful outcome.

Maurice May

Seaboard Air Line Train Departures Listed

Schedule shows South Bound No 11 at 6 02 a m No 17 at 7 10 am No 5 and 29 depart times blank North Bound No 30 at 10 40 am No 6 at 6 62 9 am No 18 at 7 45 am No 13 at 11 45 pm all times from Seaboard Air Line line indicating multiple daily departures and variances.

Seaboard Air Line South Bound

Georgia Railroad Timetable Effective February 18 1917

Eastern Time schedule for Athens trains shows No. 50 leaving 6:35 a.m. daily, No. 64 leaves 4 p.m. daily except Sunday and 4:20 p.m. Sunday only, No. 51 arrives 12:59 p.m. daily except Sunday, No. 53 arrives 9:40 p.m. daily, and No. 55 arrives 12:40 p.m. Sunday only.

Georgia Railroad Athens

Gainesville Midland Ry Timetable No 18 January 23 1916

Schedule shows Train No 2 leaving Athens at 7 30 am Train No 4 leaving Athens at 2 20 pm Train No 1 arriving Athens 11 40 pm Train No 4 arriving Athens 6 40 pm Nos 3 and 4 connect at Belmont for Winder and Monroe and intermediate points with Georgia Railroad and at Gainesville for Gainesville Northwestern stations with Southern north and south.

Athens Athena Belmont Winder Monros The Georgia Railroad Gaines Rile Gainesville & Northwestern Southern North

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