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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1917

Page

8

Short Notes of Interest Advertisements in The Banner

Advertisements from The Banner list varied notices and offers. Insurance and banking pitches appear with Lipscomb’s Specialty insurance and Athens Savings Bank promising 4 percent interest on deposits. Loans from Green & Michael, sale and rental notices, moving services, and help wanted ads for both male and female workers appear, with a housekeeper wanted and sewing services promoted by Mrs. W L Doolittle.

Athens Athens Savings Bank

Brilliant Meteor Seen Early Hour This Morning

A large crowd in Athens witnessed a brilliant meteor shortly after midnight. The fireball moved slowly from near mid-heaven toward the southwest and exploded into a shower of sparks near the horizon.

Athens Burts

Landlord Overlooks First Of The Real Year Tiinaly

A fragmented reminiscence from Rinte Journal recalling a landlord who overlooks the first of the real year. The brief sketch blends archaic phrasing with a reflective tone about time and property.

Fabie Tiinaly Rinte, Journal

Some Phases of the War lecture at YWCA

Prof. Payny of the University of Georgia will discuss Some Phases of the War at 8 15 p m Friday in the YWCA auditorium. The lecture is free and open to all. Also upcoming are Friday and Saturday schedule items including a First Aid class, swimming, and board meetings. The World wide Mission Class concludes with talks on Japan and gifts given to Mrs Rutherford and Mrs Watson.

Thomas and Baldwin Streets Payny University of Georgia Y. W. Cla I. Reynolds Central Studio John D. Moss Stanley Grubb W. F. Watson Roberta Hodgson Japan Watson Rutherford Miss Rutherford Mrs. Watson

County Commissioners Hold Regular Meeting

The county commissioners held a regular meeting in their courthouse office yesterday morning, transacting the routine business and reviewing ongoing projects. The session covered standard items and administrative matters typical of such gatherings.

Court House

Oh little daughters whom no mother tends

A Collier's Weekly verse lament on lost children, morning sorrow, and communal guilt. The speaker honors a mother’s neglect of her babes while others remain unwatched. The poem questions reunion, penance, and the duty to protect children in a somber, reflective tone.

Collier’s Weekly

Grandmother's Cup Cake Recipe From An Old Note

A vintage baking recipe lists volumes for oleomargarine sugar flour eggs nutmeg milk baking powder vanilla and method. Cream margarine then sugar, add yolks, beat lemon colored, mix in flour and milk, fold in stiff egg whites, bake in loaf or layer form. If no baking powder, beat five minutes before baking.

Bean Croquettes with Canadian Sauce

Mash the beans left from the previous day's dinner. Mix in one small onion and one small green pepper, chopped and cooked in two tablespoons shortening until soft, then add to the beans and mold into croquettes. Dip in eggs and cracker dust or fine bread crumbs and brown quickly in hot fat. For the sauce, combine four tablespoons catsup, two tablespoons vinegar, three tablespoons water, a quarter teaspoon paprika, and a grated small onion. Boil, then pour into a sauceboat and serve with the croquettes.

Lemon Sponge Pie Recipe Instructions

Cream butter and sugar until light then beat in egg yolks lemon rind and juice. Stir in flour salt milk then fold in milk and stiff egg whites. Bake in a pastry lined pie plate as a custard pie. Serve cold.

Rice as a Georgia crop to ease high living costs

In Athens, Mr. Charles Chambliss of the U S Department of Agriculture met with State College of Agriculture leaders to promote rice as a home grown food source for Georgia. Seed for upland use will be distributed. Chambliss travels to South Georgia to assess damp areas on farms for home consumption rice. He notes upland rice not yet profitable commercially, but small damp patches can yield substantial home supply.

Charles Chamblise Department of Agriculture Washington Athens State College of Agriculture Georgia Chambliss South R. R. Childs

Profitable Child Welfare Week Plans in Athens

The Conservation of Children tops Child Welfare Week events May 6 to 12 in Athens. Lectures, demonstrations, stereopticon views, and exhibits run across central city and East and West Athens with educators physicians and Graduate Nurses Association members leading sessions. The program features a parade, illustrated lectures by Prof. D L Earnest and Dr A S Edwards, nursing demonstrations on baby care, bottle feeding, temperature taking, and talks on the psychology of childhood, plus free literature and admissions.

A. 8. Parker Athens Graduate Nurses’ Association of Athens Misa Lizzie Hale C. N. Walker Hunotcutt DuPree Geissler Southern Mfg. Co Athens Mfg. Co

The Price She Paid at Strand and Elite

Clara Kimball Young stars in The Price She Paid at the Strand. Mildred Gower inherits little money after John Gower’s death and endures marriage to an older man, then to a wealthy general, before pursuing independence through song and a romance with Stanley Baird and Donald Keith. Richard Travers stars in The Phantom Buccaneer at the Elite, playing dual roles with striking physical similarity.

Clara Kimball Young Strand John Gower Mildred Gower Stanley Baird Baird Donald Keith East Keith General Siddall Richard Travers Neer Stuart Northcote Jack Burton Mr. Travers Robert Travers Norther Canada United States England America

Fruit Cake Recipe from Historical Notice

A traditional fruit cake combines two cupfuls sugar and oleomargarine with four cupfuls flour to a pound eggs and molasses. Includes currants raisins candied cherries nut meats eltron two cups and spices allspice nutmeg cinnamon orange peel. Mix with flour, dredge fruit, bake in three large loaves in a moderate oven.

Easy Peanut Candy From Salted Peanuts

A simple recipe describes peeling salt peanuts and placing them in a dish. When the mixture begins to cool, pour fudge over the nuts and cut into squares.

Cheese Appetizers Toasted Bread Triangles

Cut bread triangles toast them then place a small flock of cheese in the center. Dust with red pepper and bake in a hot oven until the cheese begins to melt. Serve hot.

Better Apple Pie Tip From Old Home Kitchen

A home cook suggests adding a few drops of lemon juice over sliced apples before sealing with the top crust to brighten flavor. The tip promises a crisper, more vibrant pie taste through a simple citrus dash.

Road Engineer Geo B Marshall Resigns in Athens Move

Road engineer Geo B. Marshall, recently appointed to oversee the Atlanta to Columbia highway, resigns and will depart with Mrs. Marshall for the northwest to start a private business. He succeeds Geo C Seales and will leave soon.

Geo. B. Marshall Athens West Atlanta Columbia Geo. C. Seales Mra. Marshall Northwest

Mr. Perdum Resigns as State College Editor

Mr J M Perdum who recently succeeded Mr C A Whittle as editor of the State College of Agriculture in charge of bulletins and editorial work has resigned to enter government service in the field He is succeeded by H G Maddox of Fort Valley a 1915 College graduate

State College H. G. Maddox FT. Valley J. M. Perdum C. A. Whittle Thhe State College of Agriculture Feld Fort Valley

Greenwood Show Delights Audiences At Carnival Grounds

The Great Greenwood Shows performed to a pleased audience last night as part of a publicity campaign for Chero-Cola. Attendees praised the act and chatted about the show after leaving. Afternoon and night performances run daily this week opposite Santora Field.

Santora Field

Officers' Training Camp selections near Fort McPherson

Captain Boswell oversaw admissions for the Reserve Officers' Training Camp at Fort McPherson Sixth district with Dr. DuPree. After screening applications yesterday many were rejected but about twenty students and alumni were recommended. Named among those recommended are Will Erwin Frank Holden Athens W C White Savannah W H Quarterman Winder Robert Gunn Crawfordville Rolf Sims Atlanta Charlton Theus Savannah and F C David Athens other applicants Howard Abney and Julian Erwin Atlanta.

Boswell Ft. McPherson Dr. DuPree Universality Messrs Will Erwin Frank Holden Athens W. C. White Savannah W. H. Quarterman Winder Robert Gunn Crawfordville Rolf Sims Atlanta Charlton

Ripe Tomatoes and Strawberries Mentioned in Humorous Note

Mr. T. W. Reed, registrar, spent yesterday in Atlanta on University of Georgia business for Her Consolation. A wry Columbus Journal fragment notes how an elderly maiden might envy others’ husbands.

T. W. Reed Atlanta University of Georgia Columbus Journal

Talent of Success

A note on achievement states that success comes from doing what you can do well and doing it with excellence, without seeking fame, quoting Longfellow.

Longfellow

Figure Taboo in Japan Ends Telephone Directory Practice

In Japan the figure four is avoided in phone books as Shi, meaning death, removing references to the number four and forty fours from directories. This cultural quirk reflects superstitions shaping everyday records.

Japan

The Passing of the Idle Rich and The Phantom Buccaneer

In Broadway notes, Tuidge recalls his last stage appearance in The Passing of the Idle Rich. He joined Issanay in 1913, performing with Viola Allen in The White Sister and other features. Gertrude Glover appears with Mr Travera in The Phantom Buccaneer.

Broad- Way Issanay Viola Allen Gertrude Glover Mr. Travera

Wheat Cup Golf Tournament Entries Posted at Cloverhurst

Entries posted at Cloverhurst Country Club for the semi annual Wheat cup golf tournament. Play begins Wednesday May 9 after openingTuesday May 8. Committee spent hundreds on course improvements including oiled greens and patched rough areas.

Wheat Club Cloverhurst Country Club

Athens Secretary Attends Southern Conference Training

Secretary D Hagelton of the Athens Chamber of Commerce left for Knoxville Tennessee to attend the annual conference and training courses of the Southern Commercial Association which begin today and run through the 5th He will return Sunday The conferences offer training for trade body secretaries with leading national talent sharing ideas on chamber work

D . Hagelton Athens Chamber of Commerce Eversing Knoxville Tenn Southern Commercial Sex Association Chamber of Commerce

Revival Meeting At Young Harris Church Opens May Sixth

Special evangelistic meetings begin next Sunday morning May 6 led by Rev W Mi vones of Monroe with Rev A J Sears. The Young Harris church invites all interested to attend and cooperate for a great revival effort beginning with a strong communal welcome.

Young Harris Young Harris Church A.J. Sears W. ‘Mi Vones Monroe

Gann Dies in Phoenix After Illness

Mr A C Gann, age 48, died Sunday morning in Phoenix Arizona after a month there for health reasons. He was raised in Athens and once lived in Atlanta, leaving for Arizona for his health. He is survived by his mother Mrs Jesse Gano of Athens sister Mrs A M Reynolds of Atlanta and several nieces and nephews. Funeral and interment will be in Atlanta after the body arrives later this week.

A. C. Gann Phoenix Ariz Athens Atlanta Arizona Gano Jesse Gano Ohne A. M. Reynolds Alice, Coyetta Willie Gann Arthur Gann United States Army

Shrewd Observer Hints at Ladies Joining Improvement Society

A fragment notes ladies willing to join any sort of improvement society. The line mentions Sit Me CourterJour in a casual, observational tone without detailing actions, dates, or locations.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Dearing and Harris Streets J. D. Bradwell Lipscomn Insurance J. C. Jester Green & Michael Cobb St Hillcrest Ave Williams Bros Natonal Prose Bureau Buffalo N. Y Natonal Press Bureau Buffato Mra W. L. Doolittle State Street J. T. Anderson Real Estate and Fire Insurance College Ave THE Y. W Gracedale Greenhouses Lemon Sponge Pie North Georgia Young Women's Christian Association Hancock and Pulaski Ave Prince Ave Cobb Street Milledge Ave Lumpkin Street McGregor Stewart AT the Strand ELITE D. G. Anderson & Co Lipscomb & Co Frank A MR. Perdum Greenwood Sanford Field Arnold & Abney Jane Tuidge Commerce Phoenix City Ann Mier
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