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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1916
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner notes the auto show opening today alongside weather lifting farmers' mood. Witty lines reference politics and war, including remarks on Roosevelt, Bryan, and Nellums sisters, with U S relations and Carranza in the backdrop.
The rain lifts farmer spirits after a dry spell. In cotton, acreage is up five to ten percent, about thirty percent of the crop has emerged, but germination lag due to drought keeps the stand behind last year by about one week. Fertilizer use is down and of low potash value, while cultivation remains clean under dry conditions. Overall crop condition ranges from 75 to 80 percent of normal.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler urged a truly united United States in an Associated Press address. He urged Americans to put aside self interest and brutal appeals, to rise to their responsibilities, and to pursue a vision that inspires mankind. He recalled Lincoln and warned that a house divided cannot stand.
A terse two man exchange in a cartoon shows one speaker arguing The United States are while the other corrects with The United States are not. They then pivot to preparedness with both declaring The United States 18. The United States IS NOT.
A quoted reflection on America's path from nationhood to enduring purpose. The piece argues that true nationhood lies not in statehood alone but in serving humanity through unselfish principles, aiming for a permanent, life-giving nation. It cites D. G. Bickers as the author.
The report notes an indictment against a pistol in Georgia. The Banner promotes its automobile and electrical show opening today at noon, presenting education on labor saving inventions for interested readers. Foley Kidney Pills testimonials also appear.
Two Atlanta firms sold 120,285 bottles of Tanlac since its September introduction. Jacobs Pharmacy, with eleven stores, moved 46,000 bottles. Lamar Rankin distributed 74,000 to Georgia towns. Southern cities show strong demand with Birmingham near 90,000 and other markets in the 10,000 to 15,000 monthly range. Memphis alone shifted 12,000 in three weeks. Tanlac is praised by distributor G F Willis for value and rapid uptake across the South.
The annual Wheat Cup competition opens this afternoon at Cloverhurst Country Club. Drawings are posted at the club house. Matches run Tuesday to Thursday with unplayed ones decided by the tournament committee. Entries are unusually large and players are urged to begin immediately.
A detailed fashion feature explains making a white and pink dinner frock with scalloped pink ribbon trim and a red corsage. It covers pattern pieces, fabrics, sizes, and step by step sewing for underarm openings sleeves girdle and shoulder straps with guidance on hems gathers and perforations.
A piano recital at the State Normal School featured Miss Mamie Hall and Miss Gladys Castle, pupils of Agnes Eberhardt. The program included works by Mendelssohn Brahms Beethoven Sinding Tschaikowsky Liszt and Chopin with Hall and Coile performing several pieces. The event drew praise for the rendering of the program and the students’ artistry.
An old advertisement urges readers to consider Foley Kidney Pills for ailments described as dullness fatigue backache rheumatic symptoms and stiff joints. It presents the product as a prompt and efficient health aid from H. R Palmer & Sons and targets readers feeling kidney related discomfort.
J L Young, 1913 Georgia State College of Agriculture graduate, sent a fifty dollar check from San Francisco for the Lumpkin Hill campus Agricultural Club Building. He is now in the cotton trade abroad and wired the remittance on a business trip.
The German iron cross, awarded since 1818, is not purely cast iron but edged with silver. The honor carries a small stipend for rank and file recipients.
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