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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1916
Page
5
An old public notice warns that flies carry pathogens causing diphtheria typhoid and other diseases and that infant mortality rises with more flies. It urges keeping rooms clean and food covered and urges killing flies. It also promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a cough remedy for children.
Georgia's agricultural waste could save about 100 million dollars annually through soil conservation fertilization refined farming and better livestock and crop practices. The report itemizes losses from erosion unsuitable formulas untested seed corn pest and disease damage and poor farm management across numerous categories.
An old newspaper snippet promotes Dr King s New Life Pills as a laxative that moves bowels, purges the liver, and clears poisons. It also touts Foley s Honey and Tar Compound cough syrup as a trusted remedy, warning of imitations and naming H R Palmer & Sons. A stray line notes the rhinoceros horn is bone.
Readable fragments describe a Seattle area incident or event involving names and numbers, with unclear context. The legible items include references to people, a location label Washington state, and stray numbers, but essential details are garbled and no clear outcome or action emerges.
An agricultural moving picture unit operated by the Extension Division uses a dynamo powered by a auto truck to light the projectors. The program travels south to north, visiting schoolhouses by arrangement with county superintendents and local agents to show day and evening exhibitions.
A guide on thinning peaches and apples discusses timing by fruit size, spacing and methods. Hand thinning when peaches reach thumb size, four to six inches apart. apples thinned after drop to one fruit per cluster. Benefits include reduced breakage, improved quality and yield for next year, less disease spread, easier harvest sorting, and thinned fruit usable as stock feed.
Beginning in 1916 17 the Georgia State College of Agriculture will offer a veterinary medicine degree leading to the A A S E R S or D V degree. The new course responds to local demand as students previously needed to study out of state with high costs. The college reports strong equipment a dedicated veterinary building unit completed and a well equipped hospital with a competent teaching staff. Special announcements available on request.
An agricultural note from the State College of Agriculture warns that shipping stall and poor quality watermelons harms market reach. The article highlights the impact of poor shipping on sale outcomes and urges better handling and selection.
Hundreds of friends are told Mrs W A Jester is growing weaker and physicians have practically given up hope of her recovery.
National results show Chicago beat Boston 9 to 4 and New York edged Pittsburg 3 to 2 after ten innings. American League includes New York 2 Chicago 0 and Philadelphia 6 Detroit 8. Southern and South Atlantic leagues list multiple scores with several extra innings. College games include Georgia 8 Tech 6 and Sewanee 7 Mississippi 8. An advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and croup with testimonial text following.
The funeral of Mr. R. J. Poss will be at the Heights at 10 o'clock. Poss, a Confederate veteran from Lumpkin's artillery enlisted from Athens in 1864. Pallbearers include A. T. Drake, C. A. Blasingame, J. M. Fowler, R. G. Davis, A. Rhodes, and E. S. Sell. Honorary pallbearers list numerous Confederate veterans. Funeral cars leave Bernstein Brothers Parlors at 9:30.
Mr. Wm J Bates of Barnett Shoals road died yesterday afternoon at 5 oclock at his home. The funeral will be at 4 oclock from the Methodist church near his home with burial in the family cemetery. He was a 68 year old citizen, a Baptist church member, and a Mason. He leaves Ruth Bates and four daughters and two sons. Flowers may be sent to Bernstein Brothers chapel.
Mr Geo P David aged 86 died yesterday at his Paoli home in Madison county. Survived by his wife three children his mother Mrs J M David two brothers Otho David W H David of Carlton and two sisters Mrs J L Mercier Paoli and Mrs I L Goss Comer. Funeral at 3 pm tomorrow by Rev P W Davis of Lexington with flowers sent to Bernstein Brothers.
A fourteen year old boy, identified as Welleford Norris, son of Mr and Mrs D P Norris, was involved in an incident yesterday morning at 9 oclock. Funeral flowers may be sent in care of Bernstein Brothers.
The funeral for Miss Josie Brougham, who died Thursday night at her High Shoals home, will be in Greensboro at 11 o clock. She leaves her mother Mrs Francis Brougham and three sisters Mrs L F Baxter of High Shoals Mrs Gus Bryant of Athens and a sister in Atlanta. The body was brought to Bernstein Brothers chapel and will depart on the Georgia Railroad this morning.
A statement from the Southeastern railways executive committee outlines how wages for freight workers would increase under an 8 hour basic day with time and a half for overtime. It cites examples of engineers and conductors earning more under proposed rates, with overtime rising from 60 cents to about 1.01 dollar per hour and daily pay for 100 miles or less extending to 7.42 dollars in some cases.
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