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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1912

Page

5

Georgia Normal and Industrial Colleges Student Totals

Summary of enrollment by institution and course type across Georgia during the period. The Girls' Normal and Industrial College in Milledgeville reports 567 in college classes, 34 in preparatory and irregular, 120 in training. State Normal School in Athens lists 411 in regular diploma, 183 in review, 37 in correspondence, 167 in elementary. Industrial College for Colored Youths in Savannah shows 20 in college, 221 in normal, 318 in preparatory and training, total 559. Medical College in Augusta 126. Total students receiving instruction 4596, with 3791 after subtracting 605 elementary students.

Girls’ Normal and Industrial College Milledgeville State Normal School Athens Industrial College For Colored Youths Savannah the Medical College Augusta Tatal Gumber

Weather Update and Cotton Figure Brief

Fair weather reported with cotton yields noted as 12 18 to 12 146. The short bulletin lists current conditions and cotton measure figures for regional observers.

Tesla predicts wireless power reach from falls to world

A recent prophecy by Nikola Tesla envisions a method to transmit electrical energy indefinitely with minimal loss, unlocking the power of waterfalls worldwide such as Victoria Falls and Iguazu. The article notes current limits, potential distances, and treaties guiding cross border hydroelectric flow.

Nikola Tesa Victoria Africa Iguazu South America Niagara Falls Tesla Rhodesia United States

Liver Buttons From Hot Springs Promises Health

Rally marvelously claims Hot Springs Liver Buttons aid constipation biliousness and headache. Elderly find these laxatives tone the system purify blood improve skin and banish blues. Also for indigestion torpid bowels nervousness and dizziness. 25 cents a box at drug stores free samples by Hot Springs Chemical Co Hot Springs Ark. HR Palmer & Sons are agents in Athens.

Hot Springs Hot Springs Chemical Co Ark Palmer & Sons Athgus

Will Rome Rule America in Atlanta Revivalist Haynes Lecture

Special to the Banner. Atlanta May 9. Evangelist Carlyle B. Haynes declared in the old Baptist Tabernacle that the Bible foretells the rise of the United States and warned that Rome may dominate America. He analyzed Revelation chapters 12 and 13 with stereopticon views, identifying the papacy as a leopard beast and the United States as a two horned beast. The first of four lectures on this theme was delivered, with the second set for Sunday night.

Atlanta United States Carlyle B. Haynes Old Baptist Tabernacle Rome America Haynes God Jesus Christ John Papacy Church of Christ

Old Receipts Stir Up Advertising Cards of 1842

In Athens a discovery of card-board announcements from February 16, 1842 recalls the sale of the carriage and wagon factory of J. H. Reynolds & Co. to Hodgson & Bro. Klein & Martin, the oldest continuous firm in Athens, has preserved the history, noting the long continuity of the business and its predecessors Hodgson and Reynolds.

Southern Watchman Athens Martin Klein & Martin J. H. Reynolds & Co E. R. Hodgson & Bro Messrs. Hodgson and Reynolds

City Court Judge Has Tried 1 048 Cases Without a Reversal

A 1912 letter from City Court Judge H S West to the Banner corrects the record on cases disposed in city court. He states 1 048 total cases, 390 civil and 658 criminal, expressing pride in his official conduct and asking readers to read the numbers precisely.

Batting Averages Lead Red and Black by McWhorter

McWhorter, noted star of football and baseball, leads the Red and Black with a .256 average over twenty games. Hutchens sits next with a .514 pace, while Bow fen shows 21 percent.

McWhorter Willow Hutchens Bowfen Georgia Tech Bob Player AB. P. Wilder Bowden Eos Beddingfield Covington Twitty Aes Brannen Hitchcock C. Thompson P. Eee Ginn Tae Ee Ee Peacock Thompson See Erwin

Telephone talk at a distance foretold in verse

A fragment jokes about future voice communication over wires, noting how ancestors mocked distant talk yet did it in spirit. The spoof hints at early curiosity about telephone conversations and distant friendship while playful in tone.

Clarke County Superior Court Calendar May 1912

Calendar for the adjourned term before Judge C H Branc. Criminal jail cases on Wednesday May 15 and bond cases Thursday May 16 with adjournment through May 18. Divorces ripe for trial May 13. Listings include Moss Co vs Winder Carlon Co and Kellum vs Gamble among others.

C. H. Branc Superior Court County of Clarke Clarke Superior Court A. J. Wood W. B. Harper Whitworth Anderson Whitehead Hudson Hull Admr Watkins Shackelford, Trustee Arnold Grocery Co J. C. Cooper National Fer- Lilley Co D. C. Barrow Propounder Sallie Harris Et al Jacob Cold Packing O Brambollett Mercantile Co Waitehead Williams Huggins

Oklahoma Elks In Session Open State Convention

Muskogee Oklahoma May 9 Members of the Elks from all over Oklahoma opened the annual state association convention. Distinguished guests from Kansas and Texas attended with plans for a large regional presence at the national Portland convention this summer.

Spe Muskogee Okla Order of Elks Nook Oklahoma Ouj Kansas Texas Portland

Vision over wires to see while talking on calls imagined

A historical piece notes that voice transmission via wires could evolve into sending light signals over a wire and converting them back to visible light. It cites Prof Rosing of St Petersburg and his Technological Institute work. The article envisions a future where one can see distant friends while speaking, paralleling telephone use with visual transmission.

Granddad Prof Rosing Technological Institute of St. Petersburg

Social and Personal News From Athens Society

Miss Jene Nickerson of Athens visits with Miss Addie Wright as hostesses for a bridge party. Attendees include Margaret Cantrell, Louise Cantrell, Ethel Cantrell, Will Mangum, Jessie Hine, Jena Knowles, Gladys McClain, Elizabeth Draenesome, and many others. Various locals and visitors are noted, including Bartow and Covington guests, and updates on residents in Lexington, Bogart, Lancaster, Charlotte, and Columbus.

Nickerson Jene Nickerson Athens Addie Wright Martha Dean Margaret Milton Louise Ethel Cantrell Ana Will Mangum Jessie Hine Jena Knowles Gladys McClain Elizabeth Draenesome Teer

Zemo for Dandruff Product Claim Ad

Zemo benefits and usage describe rapid dandruff disappearance and hair appearance improvement. Claims include no odor or smear and pore penetration. Prepared by E W Rose Medicine Co. in St Louis, sold by H R Palmer & Sons in Athnns.

Zemo E W. Rose Medicine Co St. Louis H. R. Palmer & Sons Drug Store

Helped by Bucklen’s Alpha-Gal for leg sore

Gillis Mills Tenn resident Cherry, clearly worried by a persistent leg sore baffling several doctors. He recalls thinking cancer before using Bucklen’s Alcohol- Galve, which cured him. Bucklen’s Alpha-Gal is sold for 26 cents by druggists for burns ulcers boils and piles.

Gillis Mills Tenn Buckien

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