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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1922
Page
6
The forecast covers North and South Carolina Georgia and Florida with partly cloudy skies. Unsettled tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Northwest Florida and Alabama expect partly cloudy conditions tonight through Friday with little temperature change.
An advertisement claims a product named Sire Relief can treat dandruff by applying a bottle twice weekly. It promises hair regrowth and refund on return of an empty bottle, directing readers to a store and dealer. The text is garbled but suggests a consumer remedy with weak verification.
New York call money eased to 2 3 4 percent with bids at 3 and loans steady. Foreign exchange mostly firmer with Great Britain demand at 1 2, 60 day bills on banks 4 42 1 4, France de mand 9 09 1 29 cables, Belgium demand 8 31 1 2 cables 4 34. Steel shares opened softly amid merger talks involving Bethlehem and Lackawanna. Midvale Steel sank after a merger hint. General Electric rose 1 1 2. Major lists showed mixed gains and losses, with several heavyweights moving on merger prospects.
Chicago wheat failed to sustain early upturns as selling pressure rose, with receipts from Buffalo and new supplies from Minneapolis and Kansas City weighing on values. Corn and oats also weakened. cattle hog and lamb futures showed mixed moves amid unsettled close.
The early raw sugar market held steady with Port de France quotes at 3.92 for spot and 3.98 for later delivery, Cuba cen trifugal at 4.64, refined unchanged and one change at 6.80 to 6.40. New York dairy shows buttercreamery above extras and cheese firm while Liberty Bonds and New York money markets show varied bid prices and silver and Mexican dollar figures.
The Gainesville game was postponed to Wednesday after a week of hard practices and weather disruptions. Players prepared through intense sessions as officials updated the schedule and awaited confirmation.
The Gainesville team is described as the best in the state and plans to prove it when they face the locals next week. Reports from the fair city praise Gainesville High for a season with multiple wins including Riverside Academy and Fulton High, Atlanta, signaling a strong challenge to the Red and White.
Germany plans a 70 000 meter capacity zeppelin to replace the one allotted to the United States by the Versailles settlement. The craft, costing about 750 000 gold marks, could be delivered within nine months with a German crew and some American officers aboard.
A colored woman, Pol Jeaste Lowe, arrested on charges connected with stolen articles from the state and to be tried after a sworn complaint. A warrant against J. Arnold and others tied to a Clayton Hotel altercation over a board bill. Odell Howard, held on a warrant for stealing golf balls at Cloverhurst Country Club, was turned over to county officials.
The fragmentary text provides no clear events or identifiable names. It mentions street, possible observers, and a nonsensical sequence of words, offering no concrete details for a factual summary.
The readable text describes a pattern of the Winstration granting access to materials by sending Giver or stamps. It mentions yards and inches, and suggests delivery to an address on receipt, with unclear dates and procedures. The fragment resembles an old notice about distribution and measurement requirements.
Six nations in Bordeaux honor Florence Nightingale and 287 American nurses who died in France during World War I. The day centers on the Florence Nightingale School for Nurses Memorial, with US representatives praising Nightingale’s Crimea and nursing legacy. One obituary note follows, detailing a resident of Athens and her survivors, with funeral arrangements.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to reduce friction in shoes and ease aching feet. It claims relief for hot, tired, swollen feet and even suggests wearing smaller shoes by shaking the powder into each shoe.
Daily and Sunday service times listed for Gainesville and points including Union Point Augusta Atlanta and Athots. No. 2 daily departs Gainesville 5:45 am and No. 12 daily except Sunday departs 12:00 noon. No. 3 arrives Gainesville 6:20 pm and No. 4 arrives 11:25 pm. Train connections from Union Depot to Union Point Augusta Atlanta and Athots.
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