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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
4
A collage of reader notices requests prompt reporting of late deliveries and carrier issues, plus remarks on droughts, fashion, personalities, and ongoing Georgia topics. The items reference Col Boone Mrs Longstreet, Showers of Blessing, Johnsons in front page spots, Westminster diocese, Georgia Tech, Southern Baptist leadership, a Macon address, and Atlanta newspapers’ one-thing-at-a-time approach.
The Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, a U of Georgia branch, has undergone a major revitalization led by Judge E. H. Callaway. New lands, buildings, equipment, and endowments raised its curriculum to Class A, signaling strong future prospects after completing its first year of rejuvenation.
The piece reports German Socialist leader Dr Liebknecht accusing Prussian gun-makers of fueling war fever by hiring French and German agents and publishing bellicose articles. It asserts these manufacturers allegedly profit millions from manufactured scare campaigns, with evidence cited to challenge rising war budgets.
An Athens editorial argues the common house fly spreads infantile paralysis from animal remains to humans. It urges immediate cleanup of stables and garbage and proper screening of homes to prevent fly contact with food, noting potential disease transmission concerns.
Governor Johnson of California sent a telegram to Secretary Bryan declining to veto the anti alien land measure. The bill includes treaty provisions with Japan, asserting rights to own or lease real property and to lease agricultural lands for three years, aligning state law with international commitments and preserving treaty rights.
A devotional verse thanks the Good Lord for peace, contentment, happiness, and love across the land. It reflects gratitude for harmony and mutual affection within the community under divine blessing.
Washington report notes luxury imports for the year ending June 30 1913 rising to record highs. Art works surpass 50 million in nine months. diamonds and precious stones near 25 million. laces and embroideries about 36 million. wines about 74 million. feathers around 9 million.
The article sketches tariff makers and lawmakers including Oscar W. Underwood and James R. Mann. It notes Opposition leaders in Congress, mentions Senator William P. and John Sharp Williams, and recalls Cordell Hull’s precongressional career and World War I service.
May 16 marks notable events and birthdays including Balzac born Tours 1793 Seward born 1801 Lincoln’s 1860 nomination Vendome Column toppled 1871 and Mill River disaster 1874. Cyrus H McCormick born Washington 1859 noted as industrial leader and public figure. He studied at Princeton and joined McCormick Harvesting in Chicago.
The passage notes William McCormick as president of the International Harvester Company after the 1912 consolidation with other harvester manufacturers. It also lists notable birthday observations for Levi P Morton Sir John Hare Robert S Vessey Judge Eli Torrance and remarks on Dr Soule of the State College of Agriculture as featured in The Country Gentleman.
A Hot Springs Arkansas patent medicine ad touts HOT SPRINGS LIVER BUTTONS as a perfect constipation remedy. It claims quick relief for liver and bowel waste, lists 25 cents a box and offers a free sample from Hot Springs Chemical Co. The copy emphasizes gentleness and effectiveness for headaches indigestion and appetite loss.
Farmers and poultry breeders across Indiana are drawn to Purdue University for its fifth annual egg show opened in the agricultural building and running through Friday. Exhibitors compete for valuable special prizes including cups and cash rewards.
At the Tennessee Press Association annual meeting in Columbia Tennessee editors agreed to publish at least 500 words in every issue detailing the industrial opportunities and undeveloped resources of their districts.
A newspaper advertisement touts a freckle treatment claim promising a penny cost if it fails to remove freckles. It urges Miss Freckle Face to obtain an ounce of ethine double strength from a druggist, with money back guarantee and rare need for more than one ounce.
In Boston today the seventeenth national conference of mothers and Parent Teachers associations opens with national officers and organizers meeting. The six day program features addresses by Julia Lathrop P P Claxton G Stanley Hall Joseph Lee Mary S Woolman F W Matthews and Mrs Eric Schoff as speakers.
Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice, Britain's new ambassador to the United States, has held varied posts from Berlin to Stockholm and Persia. He visited Washington in 1905 during Russo-Japanese tensions and is described as democratic and baseball curious, with family planning to join him in the capital briefly.
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