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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1916
Page
5
Safety Campaign Urged as City Enforces Auto Laws
Recorder Price urges strict enforcement of automobile and traffic laws in Athens to boost safety. The piece cites a recent editorial and Indianapolis Star review praising safety campaigns while highlighting New York’s daily toll of 61 injuries and 1 death every 55 hours, urging renewed efforts by authorities and safety groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder Price
Indianapolis Star
New York
Jeantee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Humane and Safety Societies
Foley Kidney Pills Restore Sleep For Nighttime Urges
An advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills as a quick remedy to stop nightly urination and relieve back and side pains. It claims improved sleep after taking two pills with water after meals and at bedtime, noting benefits for kidney and bladder ailments and overall well being.
Athens Receives Compliments In Ladies Home Journal
In the May Ladies Home Journal two visiting girls touring the South stop in Athens between trains. They praise the town as peaceful prosperous and classic and write about the Tree That Owns Itself Mary Harbin House and the tale of John Howard Payne's sweetheart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Ladies’ Home Journal
Athens
Charleston
Atlanta
Mary Harbin
John Howard Payne
Investment in Isle of Pines mercantile firm and farm
One third interest in a $30,000 mercantile corporation with two stores, wholesale and retail. Includes 12 year old citrus fruit grove and vegetable farm and 35 acres of unimproved land. Investment about $15,000. Part cash, balance trade. Write C. S. Alden, Nueva Gerona, Isle of Pines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isle OF Pines
Mercantile Corporation
C. S. Alden
Nueva Gerona
The Borrower Calls Miller for Books by Phone
A caller voices a request to return six borrowed books including Plutarch Pepys and a French dictionary. The borrower offers to leave them with the maid while Miller is away and acknowledges a partial pickup plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Neighbor cites Foley remedy for child’s croup and cough
Mrs. Bedkamp of Covington Kentucky reports telling a neighbor about Foley's Honey and Tar. After a couple of doses the child improved noticeably, with the neighbor suing no further. The advertisement credits Foley's product from H. R. Palmer & Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croup
Foley
Freshman Claims High Probability in Euclid Proof
At UC a freshman was asked by a professor if he had proved a proposition in Euclid. He replied that proof is strong, but he has rendered it highly probable rather than conclusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of California
Euclid
New Style Senior Book at State Normal School
The Crystal annual replaces the old senior book with a limp leather back volume, highly illustrated and Pandora-sized. It features in set images of each class member with inset activity poses and silhouettes of the faculty with a teacher saying as a caption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Normal School
Clearing and Collecting System To Be Installed Soon
The Federal Reserve Board voted to defer the national clearing and collecting system until July 15, delaying the planned June 15 start. It rejected staged rollout and will implement the full plan upon install.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Correspondent Sues Fellow Writer Over Libel Claim
Berlin correspondent Seymour B. Conger sues Edwin A. Emerson for libel over an article in the Continental Times. The piece tied Conger to knowledge of Sir Roger Casement's arms trip and to a U S warning cable, a claim denied by Acting Secretary Polk of the State Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
Seymour B. Conger
Edwin A. Emerson
Emerson
Continental Times
Conger
Sir Roger Casement
Germany
Ireland
Gerard
Washington
London
Polk
American State Department
Casement
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge Session Attendance Report
Representatives from Williams Lodge I O O F Glenn Lodge and Oliver Encampment will travel to Atlanta this week for grand lodge sessions of both branches. Judge Brand R L Bramblett and other past officers will attend. Carl Von der Lieth grand treasurer also plans to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams, Lodge
Glenn Lodge
Oliver
Atlanta
Grand Lodge
Brand
R. L. Bramblett
Order
Carl von der Lieth
The
Odd Fellows
Good Roads Dept Achieves 132 Miles of Public Highway
Strahan and Slack of the Good Roads Department at the State University School of Engineering report laying out 132 miles of public highway this year. They have traveled thousands of miles by rail and 1600 by car as demand for the department's services grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strahan and Slack
Good Roads Department
School of Engineering
The
State University
Firesale offer for berry set and papers in Atlanta papers
The notice advertises a berry set worth 4.00 to 5.50 offered for 1.45 with three months of Atlanta Georgian Sunday American and American Sunday Magazine access. Agent Lee Bowden promotes the deal by phone 300 and urges readers to inspect the set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Sunday American
American Sunday Magazine
The
Magazine
Texas and Pacific Receivership Case Dismissed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court upheld a federal Texas court ruling dismissing Bankers Trust Company of New York’s suit to place the Texas and Pacific Railroad in receivership for alleged default on $25 million in 1888 second mortgage bonds. The case involved jurisdiction questions tied to 1915 railroad charter laws and intervening stockholder petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court Today
Federal Court of Texas
Bankers Trust Company
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Texas & Pacific Railroad Company
Federal District Court
Dallas
Texas
Bankers Trust Company of New York
Texas & Pacific
E. R. Meek
Supreme Court
Congress
Missouri Pacific Railway
B. F. Bush
New Orleans-Pacific Railway Company
Judge questions applicability of 1915 act in Texas & Pacific case
Judge Meek doubts the 1915 act applies and reserves jurisdiction for the supreme court. The case is noted as the first to challenge the act, with the defense arguing wording supports its reach while complainants say it is general legislation not covering special charters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas & Pacific
Meek
Supreme Court
Mrs Briggs Underwent Operation After Critical Illness
Mrs. W. P. Briggs, critically ill for over two weeks, underwent an operation last night in hopes of improving her recovery. At 2 AM she emerged from anesthesia and was resting well. Doctors and relatives anticipate positive signs of improvement before morning, and many friends await steady progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Briggs
Daily Thought on Friendship and Acquaintances
A quotation urges continual effort to form new acquaintances as life advances and to keep friendship in constant repair to avoid being left alone. The author Johnson underscores the value of maintaining social ties through ongoing attention and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Thought
Johnson
Eccentric Thief Steals 13 Animals from Skunk Farm
A Kansas thief nicknamed eccentric allegedly stole 13 animals from a skunk farm prompting local authorities to pursue the case. The report notes a curiously elusive suspect and an unusual crime scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Houston Post
Quotable Comment From The Washington Star
A vivid remark notes that few can speak as engagingly as a winner and urges restraint on speculation about losers. The witty line reflects sports and public discourse tone in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Treasure in British Museum Directory of 1595 Found
The British Museum holds a rare copy of the first directory ever published in English dating to 1595. The item is described as a very rare book in the museum collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
Also Mentioned on This Page
Banner's Automobile Show
Georgia
Ser
Bette
Io Fine
Ea Tse
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley Kidney
H. R, Palmer&sons
Ladies Home Journal
State Normal “School
Sues
A. P
U. S
ODD Fellows Grand Lodge
Lee Bowden
Colonial Theatre
Sale
Colonial Theater
D. W. Griffeth
Seal
Ku Klux Klan
Lee
Appomattox
Lincoln
Texas and Pacific
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