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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1915
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists delivery options and rates including five dollars per year two fifty for six months one and a quarter for three months and ten cents per week. It notes no carrier may collect subscriptions and urges prompt reporting of delivery issues to the business office.
A mistress scolds her new maid who is found seated in the library with folded hands. The maid explains she was sent to dust but responds that she has lost her, and she is sitting on each chair in turn seeking her. The scene captures mistaken duties and comic wordplay in a domestic setting.
A Georgia High School Association state meeting and contests have been held in Athens for years. Officials urge Athens to remain the permanent host, noting other cities seek to move it elsewhere. The University appointed a committee to inform residents and arrange homes for attendees June 9 to 11 with district winners and teachers expected.
National Geographic Society analyzes Courland Livonia and Esthenia as Baltic Provinces a Baltic coast region where Germans formed 8 percent of the population and German influence shaped schools press and trade while Russians pursued Russification and crusading under medieval orders. The piece traces rulers from Sweden to Russia and notes port cities vital to Russia's trade and industry.
A poetic meditation on chivalric duty urging beauty in life and daily deeds. It vows to brighten others with kind words and prevent petty anger, seeking fraternity and true friendship through steady personal effort.
A Harrisburg Pennsylvania couple in their seventies credits Foley Kidney Pills with curing long running honey trouble and claims vigor remains strong as thirty years ago. The ad also touts Dr King’s New Life Pills for regular bowel movements and improved digestion.
Baseball results from leagues show St Louis and Philadelphia games with losses for Washington and Chicago. Other matches postponed due to wet grounds. Delta Tau Delta defeats Chi Phi 18 to 13 in a college batting fest, game ended after seven innings due to darkness. Sigma Nu 6, Sigma Chi 4.
An advertisement touts Rheuma as a scientific remedy that dissolves uric acid, cleanses kidneys stomach liver and blood, and ends rheumatic pain. It cites Judge John Barhorst of Fort Loramie Ohio who allegedly recovered after doctors failed, with H R Palmer & Sons offering a no cure no pay plan at 50 cents.
A vintage advertisement fragment proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials from the National Bank of Commerce and F J Cheney & Co promising a one hundred dollar reward for cure. Also touts Sloan's Liniment for rheumatic pain and general aches with a money back offer.
The Athens high school building raised a U S flag gifted by the local D A R chapter. Chancellor Barrow led prayers and President Pound of the State Normal School spoke on the flag s meaning and duties. The D A R issued a pledge against flag desecration and stressed reverence, unity, and patriotism in education.
Mrs. Callie Richards of 546 Pulaski Street Athens reports relief from back pain and kidney irregularity after using one box of Dean's Kidney Pills. She says lifting and stooping became easier and vision fog cleared, with black specks disappearing. Price 50 cents at dealers, Wester Millburn Co. Buffalo New York is listed as the producer.
Cotton prices moved from declines to firmer in early New York trading as Liverpool cables suggested selling of confiscated cotton but local sentiment remained optimistic about political conditions. Spot markets showed quiet activity with some covering and local buying. New Orleans and Liverpool quotes circulated, while a Georgia freight tariff circular and miscellaneous ads appeared among market data.
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