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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1914
Page
3
A Norwegian steamship, Childar, was hijacked by about fifty pirates off Hongkong while carrying 200 Chinese passengers. Four officers were bound, valuables looted, and the ship steered toward Blas Bay before junks retrieved the plunder.
Berlin reports show several under eighteen students killed themselves after failing exams or fearing they would not pass. One jumped in front of a train after not being promoted, another drowned shortly before the exam, and others faced grim prospects as failure barred access to public official roles and professional careers. Jacob Hindelang of Chelsea Mich notes relief from stomach illness using Chamberlains Tablets.
Special to the Banner reports from Columbus Georgia on weekly construction news. New school buildings are rising in the Southeast including Avon Park Key West Williston and many Georgia sites. bridges and highway improvements noted with Hillsborough County Florida planning 29 concrete structures.
Miss Clara Oster of House Springs Missouri says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the best on the market to cure a cough or a bad cold on the lungs. For sale by all dealers adv.
An ad warns that a lingering cough in spring is risky and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound to heal throat and bronchial irritation. It also touts H. R. Palmer & Son and spring laxatives Dr Kings New Life Pills for cleansing stomach, liver, kidneys and blood, with a 25 cent price.
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