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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1915
Page
4
A mixed page note cites subscription rates for the Athens Banner and laments timely delivery issues. It includes brief items on President Wilson, a Berks County teachers association, military drill in high schools, Boise evening meetings, and a discussion on the national reach of newspapers with quotations from Brissot and Fayette.
Instructions describe making decorative floral buttons from dried breadcrumb paste colored with sachet powders. Rose and heliotrope tones used for different shades, with a flour glue fixative, molding, glue-dipped beads, and a wire attachment, then air dried for a week. Patterns mention gray taffeta and embroidered fashions.
Athens, a university city, hosts lectures and drama events drawing leaders from manufacturing, banking, insurance, finance, and the arts. The chamber of commerce invites experts monthly, and the university School of Commerce offers lectures. Citizens enjoy access to top thinkers and creators, an opportunity few towns possess.
Former President Taft leads a Cleveland congress endorsing a world court to settle disputes among signatory nations. The court would function like national courts for nations, offering practical peace and justice without forming a traditional league of nations or arbitration.
The poem portrays a violent storm as a divine judge that devastates forests and buildings, may leave casualties, then passes to reveal a clear blue sky. It likens the storm to a cleansing war that purifies the world and nations, suggesting renewal after conflict.
A reflective poem excerpt from Neighbours by Herbert Kaufman explores regret for lost opportunities and the ache of yesterday. The wind conveys a message to remember time and build memory within the soul rather than vain monuments.
The Southern Baptist Convention in Houston heard reports on missionary societies across seven states with over 200 societies each and 106 churches in full graded unions. Delegates discussed a $10,000 pledge plus a matching amount for Louisville Training School expansion and urged laymen to train boys over twelve in missionary work. Dr. B E Dargan presented the faith and order conference plan to coordinate with other denominations for a world conference on faith and order.
Associated Press round up shows New York defeated Cincinnati and Brooklyn topped Chicago. Boston beat St. Louis. American results include Chicago over Washington and New York over Philadelphia. Detroit and Boston split. Federal Buffalo lost to Pittsburg. Southern and South Atlantic results feature Atlanta over Memphis and Albany losing to Charleston with several games postponed by rain.
A compact cardboard panel seven by three and a half inches is covered on both sides with pale gray silk and finished with a silk cord. Three dress hooks sit along the bottom edge, wrapped with ribbon, with a ribbon loop and bow on the back for wall hanging. Front loops hold a paper knife, pens, and pencils, while hooks below bear a clock key, small scissors, and a watch.
A guide to wedding decorum stressing simplicity, sacred tone, and appropriate dress. It outlines attire by wedding time, roles of attendants, matron of honor options, and the procession order from ushers to flower girls.
A compact how to create a carry safe pin holder for a baby basket or work basket. The article describes lining with soft wash leather, edging with narrow ribbon, and a roll up design that fastens at the base.
A small device with a buttonhole shown rolled and fastened together. The wash leather keeps the pins bright and in place. When opened a pin of any size may be selected quickly and the case occupies little space in a work-box or basket.
The article notes high coat collars that turn down easily and emphasizes simpler lines and more material for the season. It mentions acceptable girdles in wide or narrow styles and the return of ribbon belts, with a blouse described as black chiffon over white and accented by corselet belt and white satin cuffs. A fashionable tiny bat is perched atop elaborate piled curls.
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