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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1915
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner notes subscription rates and delivery reminders, urges Athens to host the Ellis convention in 1916, cites ongoing farm and business renewal, and highlights road work progress in Rabun County with plans for major Georgia highways. It also advertises temperate civic calls to action and a prominent Buy It Now tagline.
The piece credits President Wilson with prudent restraint after the Lusitania sinking. It argues war should be last resort, praises his calm handling, and asserts the nation should pursue honorable settlement, with South and Mexico considerations noted and broad public support anticipated.
The Savannah Morning News praises the extension work of the State College of Agriculture as feeding Georgia farmers with valuable programs. It notes 10 000 corn club boys 3 000 canning club girls 1 000 youth in pig clubs and 500 poultry club members, estimating future profits and wealth from improved farming methods and statewide classrooms.
A nostalgic poem traces sixteen springs to winters as love, jealousy, and growth shape a woman's life. The speaker laments changing seasons from May violets to winter snows, contrasting affection with envy and the passage of time across the year’s cycle.
A father wishes his sixteen year old daughter a future full of beauty and virtue. He expresses hopes for vitality through seasons and praises modesty, sweetness, richness, and purity, dated May 9th, 1915.
Coroner's verdict delivers murder findings as President travels by private car to Washington amid massive security. Seven hundred fifty policemen and many detectives guard the procession through cheering crowds. The president thanks supporters and departs after a midnight departure.
A Sunday sermon argues personal gospel work by Christians outperforms preaching alone. It cites Andrew bringing Peter to Jesus, Peter’s Pentecost sermon converting 3000, and Moody’s global conversions as examples. The preacher urges teachers and all Christians to engage hand to hand personal outreach anytime, anywhere.
The May 25 1912 JAMA notes calcium assimilation helping pulmonary tuberculosis patients improve and heal, with sputum clearing and discharge as lesions resolve. It cites Eckman’s Alterative as a calcium containing remedy claimed safe and easily assimilated, urging pharmacists to order it or contact Eckman Laboratory. Also mentions Victoria Falls electrical potential of 35,000,000 horsepower in Africa.
A compact electric light can be attached to a standard dry battery cell and provides a strong beam for several hours, marking a portable lighting development.
Medical authorities warn colds are infectious and children with colds are barred from schools in some cities. Spring weather brings more colds. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound from H. R. Palmer & Sons is advertised as a quick, safe remedy.
A called convocation of Keystone chapter Royal Arch Masons No 1 is set for Tuesday evening at 8 at the Masonic hall. All companions are urged to attend for degrees to be conferred. Visiting companions are invited.
A meditation on human balance and growth. The author argues success comes from continual self improvement and striving rather than seeking quick fixes, noting the brain’s size signals potential excess in one direction and warning against settling into a rut.
An amateur gardener can quickly root slips by placing them in a sunny window glass of water. Roots form in a few days and the slips can be planted in soil. From one plant, a collection suitable for bedding can be grown at low cost.
A Columbus Ohio Journal editor mocks political tactics as candidates claim to speak to thinking men. The fragment comments on audience suspicion when speakers urge listeners to consider their remarks.
The article notes South American ants construct a tunnel three miles long, illustrating remarkable subterranean engineering. The finding highlights ant behavior and ecosystem impact, signaling unusual endurance and colony planning.
Maryland spring chicken is cleaned and fried in a lard butter fat, served with parsley garnish and a rich milk gravy. Fried tomatoes are sliced, seasoned, dredged, and browned in oil, then served hot with a cream gravy. Fried green peppers are cooked in olive oil and finished with a white sauce.
The guide explains making a large batch of pork using three pounds lean pork and fat, soaking bread crumbs, and adding onion and parsley. It instructs packing into jars with no water, sealing during hot processing, and storing airtight to keep long term.
The passage details cleaning soaking and boiling hogshead pieces head tongue feet and other parts until the meat slips from the bone. After cooking chop season with salt pepper sage marjoram cloves if desired mix and press in a tin with cloth weight for two days before slicing for supper.
A dairy based cream pie recipe uses milk sugar cornstarch eggs vanilla butter and salt. Heat milk with butter and salt, dissolve cornstarch in milk then whisk with yolks and cook. Remove from heat add vanilla and fill baked crust. Beat egg whites with sugar to stiff peaks and brown topping.
A recipe lists ingredients including sugar flour suet raisins Currants citron salt cinnamon cloves grated carrots and potatoes with soda dissolved in hot milk. Steam three hours and serve with a hard sauce.
A simple bread dough prepared by rolling to half an inch, brushing with melted butter, and coating with cinnamon and white sugar. Roll up, cut into inch slices, place close in a pan, let rise, and bake twenty minutes in a hot oven.
A heating method uses vinegar heated to boiling to soften brushes that have dried hard. The process relies on heat and acetic acid to restore pliability to bristles, enabling reuse without replacement.
The article catalogs waist fashions using materials such as cotton silk net chiffon crepe lace and embroidery. It details washables in assortments of linens and cottons with trims and finishes, and lists colors and fabrics including voile lawn batiste crepe nainsook chiffons and silks. It notes styles with high collars long sleeves and combinations of lace net and chiffon for stiffened effects.
A historical diet guide recommends a strict plan to reduce flesh by excluding carbonaceous foods and limiting fats. It lists allowed items like meat, game, seafood, most vegetables, and moderate eggs, while urging avoidance of starches sugars oils alcohol syrups and breads. It promises weight loss within a month with careful menus.
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