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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1913

Page

5

Athens versus Griffin on State Experiment Station

A Commerce News editorial argues the Georgia State Experiment Station should be moved to Athens to align with the agricultural college and preserve federal funding. It notes farmers’ interest, statewide benefits, and warns Griffin may lose appropriations if the station stays.

Athens Georgia State Experiment Station Griffin John Shannon Commerce News Experiment Station State Experiment Station Atlanta Commerce Georgia Agricultural College

Constipation Cure Ad Praises New Life Pills

A testimonial from John Supsic of Sanbury Pennsylvania endorses New Life Pills for constipation indigestion and liver complaints. The ad cites a price of 25 cents and lists recommendations from W. J. Smith & Bro. and H. R. Palmer & Sons.

Southern Railway Expands Dairy Poultry Advisory Force

The Southern Railway system expands its dairy and poultry program by appointing seven additional experts to aid dairymen and farmers across the Southeast. Dr. C. M. Morgan will lead the reorganized dairy division from Atlanta, with agents in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Missouri, and more, starting May 1 at no cost to farmers.

Atlanta Southeast Southern Railway Company Dairy Division Washington C. M. Morgan F. H. Denniss Columbus Miss G. W. Humphrey Birmingham Ala C. A. Hutton Knoxville Southern Southern Railway Mobile and Ohio Railway Virginia and Southwestern Railway Mississippi

National Council of Women of Canada Opens in Montreal

Montreal May 1 Club women from every section of the Dominion gather for the twentieth annual meeting of the National Council of Women of Canada. The weeklong sessions feature talks by prominent speakers from Canada and the United States on woman suffrage prison reform compulsory education and care of the feeble minded. Social events including dinners and receptions will accompany the business sessions.

Montreal Dominion National Council of Women of Canada United States Canada

Sale of Browning Relics Opened at Sothebys London

London May 1 Numerous collectors and agents gather at Sothebys to open the Browning relics sale from the late Robert Wiedermann Barrett Browning estate. The collection includes manuscripts pictures autographs books and personal relics of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning and the poet’s son R W B Browning.

Browning London Sotheby's Auction Rooms Robert Wiedermann Barrett Browning R. W. B. Browning Robert Browning Robert Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Cottolene Proclaims Pure Shortening Advantage

An advertisement claims butter contains 25 percent water and salt while Cottolene is 100 percent shortening. It asserts Cottolene costs less than butter or lard, delivers equal frying results, and is healthier. The N. K. Fairbank Company promotes economical baking fats.

Baseball scores from yesterday across sections and teams

Southern games yield tight results with Birmingham 4 at Atlanta 7 and Mobile 2 over Montgomery 1 in 12 innings. National leagues show Brooklyn 4 over Boston 2 and St. Louis 9 over Pittsburgh 7. American league tallies include St Louis 1 beating Cleveland 3 and Detroit 5 over Chicago 8. College: Vanderbilt beat Mercer 6-5 after Georgia routed Vanderbilt 9-0 and 8-0. Clemson 3 over Wofford 0. Sewanee 4 over Florida 2. Brunswick beats Waycross as Empire State league action wraps the slate.

Southern Birmingham Atlanta Mobile Montgomery New Orleans Memphis Chattanooga Nashville Aick Charleston Albany Columbus Savannah Jacksonville Macon National Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia N. Y Pittsburg St. Louis Chicago Cincinnati American Cleveland Detroit Washington New York Vanderbilt Athens Georgia Mercer Clemson Wofford Sewanee Florida Brunswick Waycross Wahoo

Lumpkin's team reverses defeat with strong comeback

Indoor Baseball reports Lumpkin's squad avenging a recent loss to Morris and overtaking rivals with an errorless, powerful hitting performance. Burns pitched well despite occasional wildness as the box score scores the victory. A classically timed local ad and apartment rental note follow, listing a six room unit on Prince Avenue with a sleeping porch and contact number.

Lumpkin Morris Burns

National Conservation Exposition Child Welfare Exhibit Planned

A committee on child welfare is forming to prepare an exhibit for the National Conservation Exposition in Knoxville this September and October. Miss Julia C. Lathrop chairs, with members including S. S. Crockett Nashville and Miss Ellen C. Babbitt New York City, among others. The Children’s Building will feature floor exhibits, moving pictures, a Baby Checking Department, and a proposed Baby Health Contest to promote health standards for infants. The Babies Clinic of Knoxville and several volunteer societies are expected to support the effort. Miss Anna Louise Strong will direct exhibit installation.

Washington, D. C Knoxville Julia C. Lathrop Children's Bureau U. S. Department of Labor S. S. Crockett Nashville Tennessee Charles A. Perkins T. R. Henderson Greenwood Mississippi Sherman C. Kingsley Chicago Kane Memphis Adele Brandeis Louisville Kentucky S. McC Hamil Philadelphia Ellen C. Babbitt New York City Russell Sage Foundation Hull House Babies’ Clinic Federation of Women’s Clubs Iowa Great American Volunteer Societies Anna Louise Strong University of Chicago Miss Strong St. Louis Missouri Providence Rhode Island Montreal Canada Rochester New York

Three German fairs open in Berlin and European expositions

Three fairs opened today attracting American interest. In Leipsic the International Building Exposition features several American booths. Cologne hosts a city exposition drawing many tourists while Breslau marks the War of Freedom centennial with a horticultural exposition. Bishop Thomas O Gorman of Sioux Falls turns 70 today, noted as a learned church leader.

Berlin Leipsic Cologne Breslau Sioux Falls Thomas O'Gorman O’gorman Boston America St. Thomas College Minnesota Catholic University At Washington

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