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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1915
Page
7
Georgia state funds for Confederate veterans and widows finally distributed after delays. Clarke County received eight thousand dollars in checks totaling 131 pensioners, most at sixty dollars annually. a few disabled recipients earned more, while a few died last year.
County Officer Sage jailed a unnamed Negro nicknamed Green fly on suspicion of stealing a cow. The owner and purchaser names are not known. The report highlights the unusual nature of the case and the partial details available.
An alert warns of illness from lingering coughs and endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a safe quick aid. Separately, officers pursue a stolen cow case from a farmer near Bogart, Oconee County, with a suspect described and the animal sold for $8 near the State Normal School.
A joint meeting was held in the office of A M Soule president of the State College of Agriculture. The executive committee of the trustees and the prudential committee of the University of Georgia discussed extension work under the Smith Lever act and conducted routine business.
The Weather section reports fair conditions in Athens and Georgia, with a broad forecast of generally fair weather Tuesday, a cold southwest wind, and scattered rain in the cotton belt and Atlantic states. Temperature notes include 70s in the south, snow in Wyoming, and freezing readings in Colorado. The piece closes with a health ad urging women to heed symptoms and consider Lydia E Pittmans Vegetable Compound.
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