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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1914

Page

5

Curious Grounds for Divorce Leave Milwaukee Man Divorced

A Milwaukee brewery worker sought divorce because his wife bought bottled beer from a rival firm. In Kansas City Adolph Schnell claimed his wife was a trance medium guided by spirits Mike Conroy Red Wing Red Feather and High Horse. He said sleeping was impossible while ghosts visited and his wife spoke with a brogue about his grandfather. He recounted fear of the spirits and loss of rest.

Milwaukee Adolph Schnell Kansas City Mike Conroy Mike France England United States

Joe Cody Crowned World Champion FourYearOld

Mt Airy Georgia lad Joe Cody is named world champion four year old by size weighing 150 pounds and standing 47 inches tall in the accompanying illustration.

Joe Cody Mt. Airy

Glasgow police get heated meals at street boxes

Glasgow police on night duty can heat food and coffee at designated street telephone and signal boxes. Each box has an electrical hot plate connected to the mains, with a 20 minute supper limit and a safety circuit to prevent idle current. A telephone link to the nearest police depot is included.

Glasgow Corporation

Hart County Politic Boil as 1900s Races Stir Interest

Hartwell Georgia May 15 The political scene heats with talk of Hon Joseph M Brown ex governor challenging Senator Hoke Smith. Resignation of John H Warren from the tax equalizers triggers regional unrest echoed by Chattooga county board resignations.

Hartwell Hart Cabalty United States Joseph M. Brown Hoke Smith Hart County John H. Warren Board of Tax Equalizers Warren Chattooga County

They Want Their Burro Back Again

A Jacksonville Shriners group complains to Police Chief Beavers they were robbed of their burro Miss Primrose, their nine year mascot. They claim suspects from St. Paul, Minnesota, shanghaied the animal and demand its return.

Atlanta Beavers Jacksonville Shriners Here St. Paul Minn Jacksonville Primrose

Kidney trouble ad promotes Fo ley Kidney Pills

A vintage advertisement urges readers with dull sensation and swollen hands and feet to take Fo ley Kidney Pills. The product is described as a tonic that stimulates and strengthens kidneys to restore normal action, with H R Palmer & Son listed.

Foley H.R. Palmer & Son

Fraternal Lodge Directory Listings United

Directory of Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges with meeting nights and locations on Clayton Street and surrounding halls. Includes Ilenn Lodge No 75, Woodmen of the World, Keystone Chapter Royal Arch Masons, Williams Lodge, Athens Lodge, and E. S. P. 790 notices with officers and meeting times.

Keystone Royal Arch Masons Mat Joseph W. C. Jordan H. P. T. Summerlin Sco Classic City Council R. of P. Hall Jester Building Clayton Street Edwier John Roberts

Statue of Commodore John Barry Unveiled in Washington

Thousands of Irish-Americans from across the United States will gather in Washington on May 16 for the unveiling of a statue of Commodore John Barry, hailed as the father of the American navy. The monument by John J. Boyle of New York will stand in Franklin Park and cost $50,000.

America Washington John Barry Franklin Park John J. Boyle New York

To Honor Memory Commodore Barry Unveiling in Washington

Hundreds of Irish-Americans converge on Washington for the Commodore John Barry statue unveiling in Franklin Park. A Mount Vernon wreath ceremony opens the Pilgrimage with orations by Justice Thomas Z. Lee and General P. W. Meldrim.

Associated Press Washington, D. C United States Washington Franklin Park Commodore John Barry Callea Mount Vernon P. W. Meldrim Savannah Supreme Court Thomas Z. Lee Providence, R. I General Meldrim

Final Tax Notice from Finance Committee

City tax books close for first payment on Saturday May 16. A fine will be added to all unpaid taxes, covering street and property taxes, after the deadline. Issued by the Finance Committee.

Finance Committee

Linton Spring Water and Mallory Thanks Friends

Linton Spring Water appears advertised as pure with physician endorsements in Athens. Walter A Mallory thanks supporters after a recent election and pledges to faithfully discharge duties if elected, while wishing goodwill to opponents.

Linton Athens Deo Lithia Walter A Mallory

Whooping cough relief touted by mother customer

Restlessness feverishness and a spasmodic cough signal early disease in children. Foley's Honey and Tar is recommended for prompt relief. Mrs. Shipps of Raymondville Missouri reports fine results and calls it a great medicine for whooping cough. H R Palmer and Son endorse.

Foley

Passes Galore for a Pullman Porter in Atlanta Case

Henry Praether a Pullman porter is under arrest in Atlanta charged with larceny for issuing $500 in free transportation using signed blank passes. He allegedly distributed passes to non railroad employees and to a longtime local network, riding for months on his bounty. Praether is bound over while railroads decide punishment or honors.

Atlanta Henry Preether Praether

Railroads Eye Beef Feeding Gains From Open Range Trials

President Harrison of the Southern Railway reviews a report by Curtis and Shook on two beef cattle groups at R A Derby’s Richmond County farm North Carolina. Open shed fed steers gained 31.5 pounds per head versus covered yard fed cattle with similar market readiness, using 1140 pounds cotton seed 250 hulls 12230 corn 12915 corn stover and 42776 pounds of corn silage.

Washington President Harrison The Southern Railway Company Messrs R. S. Curtis L. W. Shook North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station R. A. Derby Richmond County North Carolina

Remarkable Cure of Liver Complaint by Tablets

Mr. Albert Walker of Precious West Virginia suffered fifteen years of stomach and right side pain. Eight or ten doctors confirmed liver trouble but offered no relief. Chamberlain's Tablets cured him. If you have stomach or liver trouble these tablets will help. For sale by all dealers. adv. Surprising Cure of Stomach Trouble.

Albert Walker Precious W. Va Chamberlain

Baxter Street Defeats Meiggs Street Again

Baxter Street beat Meiggs Street 16 to 10 yesterday. The Baxter lineup followed players and positions in a brisk street league contest.

Baxter Meiggs Street Baxter Street

Cough Remedies Parade Spring Health Potions

An old advertisement touts Foley’s Honey and Tar for stubborn coughs and sore throats, urging avoidance of substitutes. It also promotes Spring Laxative and Blood Cleanser and Dr King’s New Life Pills as purifying tonics, with claims of non griping relief and general well being.

Dr. King Adv

Keep Yellow Peril of Poli Tes Out of Church Pulpits

For Worth Texas May 15 The Farmers Union of Texas opposes liquor campaign agitation and denounces pulpit politicians. The union says laymen must push ministers back to the pulpit, fight political influence in churches, and holds ministers should not blend faith with political campaigning. Five prisoners workers are reported at a local blockade site.

Worth Texas Farmers’ Union of Texas Farmers’ Union Agai Satan Tammany Thurlow Messrs Brooks and Smith

Foley Kidney Pills advertised testimonial note

A testimonial touts Foley Kidney Pills as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder trouble with satisfied users across locations. A. T. Kelly of McIntosh Alabama endorses the product for kidney discomfort and backache.

A. T. Kelly McIntosh Ala

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Berwie Lindisfarne Holy Island Berwick-on-Tweed Aldan Columba Japan Wat Soroban Savings Bank Bureau Communications Department Miki Shimizu Lodge Directory Elmo Lodge K. of P Mit. Vernon Vernon Lodge No. 22 Masonic Ma. Joseph Building L. N. Betts W. M. G. Quinn F. L. Jones N. G A. Mealor Judge Quartere Broad Aps Lumpkin Streets Haynes E.R Commodore Barry W. A. Mallory H. R. Palmer & Son Peter Radford
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