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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1915
Page
4
The Athens Banner notes subscription rates and delivery notices while commenting on international affairs. It references Turks Armenians Italy Britain Russia and the status of naval forces and political leadership.
Georgia legislators are called on to appropriate 35000 dollars this year to secure additional federal support under the Smith Lever plan. The appeal notes the extra funding would boost agricultural extension work by the State College of Agriculture in cooperation with the U.S. government and warns the opportunity would be lost without it.
The Athens gathering at the Torrey meetings and in homes observes Peace Day with prayers and services as Americans urge avoiding war with Germany. Citizens are urged to discuss calmly, keep cool, and trust President Wilson to keep the United States out of conflict.
President Wilson praised the Atlantic fleet as a public image of humane aims. He said ships symbolize freedom and justice, with officers serving the nation’s ideals, and that America seeks nothing for itself but humanity’s good. He urged unity behind a moral national purpose.
An advertisement promotes Sloan’s Liniment as quick relief for rheumatic pain and sore joints. It claims deep penetration to the trouble spot, immediate pain reduction, and a money back promise with a 26 cent bottle. Mentioned uses include colds, lumbago, sciatica, and similar ailments. Also notes a Gardenville Missouri beekeeper story about hornets.
This old ad promotes Chamberlain's Liniment for rheumatism lame back sprains and similar ailments. Endorsements cite long use and relief with a 25 and 50 cent bottle offered by dealers. Mrs Charles Tanner of Wabash Indiana praises its effectiveness and family usage for over twenty years.
Sound has dual meanings: subjective sensation of hearing and objective air vibrations. A tree’s impact or a gun’s blast creates waves, but without ear to receive them there is no auditory experience.
Count Mourie de Beaufort reports from Berlin that Germany faces no famine under bread tickets and notes consistent morale. He describes widespread belief that Germany was forced into war, the steady enlistment pool, and officials who defend militarism while labor leaders warn against indemnities.
In the Klondike district on the Hammond river 65 miles north of the Arctic circle an authentic report says miners yielded pan values up to $1,635. Two miners reportedly earned $1,635 and $1,632 in a single day and average nugget pickups in six days reached $1,000. Another claim in the same district reportedly produced $4,000 in six days.
Sirs. E. M. Barksdale of Mississippi visits Athens with her daughter and friends as Georgia commence ment guests arrive from Augusta Atlanta Little Rock New Orleans and Kansas City. Mary Wess improves after a serious operation as local social life includes B Y P U, church services, ball game in Athens, and birthdays in Alma Howington’s family.
Quote discusses influence by urging the difficult and impractical to gain attention. It contrasts offering reasonable aims with proclaiming marvelous, thunderous acts to persuade the masses. The passage notes the public impression of bold claims as proof ofrightness.
A quotation attributed to Matthew Arnold extols culture as seeking the triumph of sweetness and light over hatred. It asserts culture hates hatred and aims to uplift all humanity toward a more perfect, compassionate ideal.
The unusual provokes laughter as funny pictures caricatures and cartoons use devices based on deviation from the usual. New ideas inventions and reforms are greeted with ridicule and sardonic laughter in this discussion on humor.
Darwin notes a bright sparkling eye signals pleasure or amusement with corner retractions and wrinkled upper lip. He adds that even microcephalic idiots, though unable to speak, show slight eye brightness when pleased.
Jages wakes to a rooster crowing on the radiator after a spin into a ditch. He admires the car saying it is marvelous and notes a cuckoo clock feature he had not known the 1915 model possessed.
Mrs. A. L. Luckie of East Rochester New York suffered sick headache and despondency from a weakened stomach. After using Chamberlain's Tablets she found them pleasant and effective and was restored to her former good health within a few weeks. Sold by all dealers.
An old advertisement claims calomel damages the liver and promises Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute. It touts quick relief from biliousness with no sickness and even suggests it is safe for children, urging readers to buy at their druggist.
The Black Forest’s dark green pines and shadowed hills create a forbidding, eerie landscape. Its name stems from its nearly black trees and the chill its terrain evokes, matching a deep sense of history in the region.
Grove's Tasteless chill tonic is presented as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the whole system priced at 50 cents.
The saying urges noble action by focusing on the highest goods God placed within reach rather than on personal consequences. George Eliot emphasizes steadfast resolve and a purposeful mindset to attain worthy outcomes.
A compact list of lodge meeting nights and venues in Athens. Glenn Lodge No 75 I O O F meets Tuesdays at Odd Fellows Hall Max Joseph building. Athens B P O E No 790 meets Wednesdays at lodge quarters corner Broad and cumpkin streets. Classic City Council No 8 meets first and third Saturdays at the K P Hall Clayton street. Keystone Chapter No 1 Royal Arch Masons meets third Tuesday at Max Joseph building. Geo B Davis Camp 292 W O W meets Wednesdays at Woodmen Hall Max Joseph building. Mt Vernon Lodge No 22 F and A M meets Thursdays at Masonic Hall Max Joseph building Clayton street. Williams Lodge No 15 I O C F meets Mondays at Ode. St Elmo Lodge K P meets Mondays at Castle Hall Jester building Clayton street. Knights of Pythias No 40 meets Mondays at 6 00 at Castle Hall Jester building Clayton street. Visitors welcome.
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