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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1915
Page
9
Practical guidance outlines adjusting stay to skirt, aligning perforations on bodice and pockets, and forming straps either plain or gathered. Ties, tacking, and hemming steps are given with reference to Pictorial Review Patterns by J. Boley of Broad Street.
Advice on drying oilcloth and linoleum after washing to prevent rot and ruin. Warning about the devil plant of Persia whose seed pod attaches claw like structures into animal nostrils causing fatal inflammation and death.
A note on pigeons as voracious eaters cites a bird consuming up to 1000 grains of wheat daily and ends with a prompt to advertise wants.
A quip by Uncle Ken notes that small mistakes affect outcomes, especially in weather prophecy when dates are mixed. The excerpt contends humanity faces about 1,200 distinct diseases and ailments, reflecting a broad historical view of illness.
A Rome dispatch says Italy may mobilize army and navy by order of the king as war looms with Austria. Paris reports communications with Italy cut at midnight and a formal war declaration prepared. Italy faces Russian and Austro Hungarian fronts as frontiers see activity and aerial raids continue.
Lawrenceville plans a four day chautauqua from July 2 to July 5 with a Sunday preaching service by a distinguished minister. The Booster Club will stage a June 24 advertising stunt and a county wide automobile tour headed by the brass band, with merchants and professionals expected to participate.
The south’s first instance of a woman acting as rural mail carrier is reported from Newton. Miss Isla Moore, a postal clerk, aided Perry Cliie after appendicitis on route No. 2, then finished mail delivery while he was rushed to a hospital..Georgia militia head may stay with J Van Holt Nash, governor elect Nat Harris aides say. Nash expected to retain Nash as adjutant general through term. several applicants for the post are noted.
The article recounts Arthur S. Colyar evading custody after a Knoxville trip. He traveled from Knoxville to Hamilton County Tennessee, returned to jail without handcuffs, and the deputy guarding him forgot to monitor. Colyar spoke with Judge Shepherd during a Kentucky requisition appeal before wandering back to Chattanooga and surrendering at the jail.
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