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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1912
Page
6
J. K. Orr argues for funding a new Athens plant to replace the old facilities. He contends a modern building will accommodate more applicants, provide safe dormitories, and offer better recreation. He compares to a Rochester shoemaker who upgraded equipment at great cost, implying Athens must invest to train future citizens.
San Antonio editor Hugh Tallman praises Dr Kings New Life Pills as a source of renewed energy and vitality for stomach liver or kidney troubles. The ad touts 25 cents at druggists and endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy with rising sales and testimonials. Available from all dealers.
Helena Montana May 21 bids were opened for the Dodson canal a key part of the Milk River irrigation project. The overall plan costs seven million dollars and covers a 500 mile ditch and a 27 mile canal to reclaim about 250000 acres of land.
Advertisement urges readers to use Chamberlain's Liniment to relieve rheumatism and to massage the affected parts with each application. Sold by all dealers.
A May 21 banquet in Atlanta gathered judges, lawyers, scientists and leaders from Georgia to reminisce about college days at Athens. Speakers included Governor Brown Clark Howell Eugene Black and Harrison Jones, with Judge Enoch Callaway sending a letter after recent railroad injuries. The crowd praised Ty Cobb and recalled old pranks like stealing the chapel bell clapper.
The first annual dinner of the Atlanta Alumni Association University of Georgia at the Capital City club drew a distinguished crowd. Governor Joseph M. Brown and Chancellor David C. Barrow spoke on the university’s role, its extension work, and recent honors while Clark Howells and Eugene R. Black shared memories of campus life. Harrison Jones led a spirited closing Georgia toast as attendees reflected on unity fostered by the event.
The Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers Association began a three day session in New Orleans with the largest attendance ever. Delegations from South Carolina Alabama Texas Georgia Tennessee Kentucky Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana attend. Reports show record domestic consumption of cotton seed oil and notable rises in exports of oil meal and hulls.
Civil war veterans by the thousands gather in South Bend Indiana for the G A R Department of Indiana encampment running from May 21 to Friday. The event features auxiliary meetings, an annual parade, and nightly camp fires with prominent speakers.
A public celebration in Hamilton on May 21 commemorates the twenty-fifth anniversary of Bishop T J Dowling's consecration as head of the Roman Catholic diocese. The report notes the event and mentions a health advert about Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, claiming improved digestion and appetite with sales via dealers.
Judge Eli Cherry from Gillis Mills Tennessee worried by a bad gore on his leg that baffled doctors and resisted remedies. He credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with a complete cure, noting it treated burns boils cuts and bruises and piles. Sold at druggists for 25 cents.
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