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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1917
Page
2
A poem by Lyda Crews seeks forgetfulness of neighborly faults and slanders, asks for kindness toward others, and recalls good deeds amid life’s strife. The piece notes a school’s effort to be worthy of city praise and ends with a fragment about a German Club dance last night at the auditorium.
A crowded column lists young women in varied gowns such as rose tulle pink satin blue taffeta and black net at a society event, followed by a paragraph praising Grace Dodge as YWCA founder and noting 16000 pledges from four cents to half a million dollars, then a brief discussion on wartime economy and food conservation.
Local women organize lectures to promote thrift at home as a patriotic duty. Sponsors include Mrs. Mell, Mrs. Wooster, Mrs. McWhorter, Mrs. Sanford, Mrs. Carlton, Mrs. Hoke, Mrs. Jarrell, and Mrs. Odum.
A long list of visitors from Winder Jefferson Gainesville Commerce and Atlanta joined residents for the Georgia Tech game yesterday. Notables such as Col Sidney J Nix and Miss Charlotte Nix traveled from Jefferson while Miss Gwendolyn Griffith hosted in New Orleans and plans to travel to Athens for the Georgia Tech contest. Local figures including Rev Wm Dunbar and Dr T J Wooster were noted in attendance.
Complete display of refrigerators and ice boxes with prices from 4.50. Garden hose priced at 10 to 18 cents per foot alongside flower pots and saucers. Frost King freezers in 1 to 8 quart sizes in stock. Full line including water coolers ice t em glasses and spoons fruit jars glass pitchers watering pots and Perfection oil stoves. Complete stock of OCedar mops and polish plus liquid veneer.
Special to the Banner reports fair conditions across Athens and vicinity with little temperature change. Light showers observed only in Pittsburgh Sault Ste. Marie North Platte Winnemucca Roseburg and Portland. Temperatures rising slowly, above 60 degrees as far north as Rapid City and Harop. Fair weather continues tonight and Saturday for Atlanta and nearby areas.
An old health ad promotes using drinks like Jad Salts or Till famous salts to flush and stimulate kidneys, claiming they neutralize urine acids and relieve backache. It urges high water intake and regular dosing before breakfast for several days.
Communications for this department present three New Orleans recipes shared by Mrs. Charles Griffith formerly of Athens. It includes bread crumb batter griddle cakes, Creole onion stuffing, and Poulette Sauce. Also notes the Pythagoreans symbol of health and Chamberlain's Tablets promotion for indigestion and constipation.
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