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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1917
Page
5
The company publishes unsolicited testimonials from women across the country. It asserts it only uses letters with written consent and avoids untruthful statements. The letters claim Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieves female illnesses and emotional distress, restoring health and happiness.
Henry Bolam schemes to punish Miss Holbrook by hiring a tramp to woo and wed her, staging a dramatic Bournemouth elopement. The plan backfires when the tramp, revealed as Denham Drace, exposes Bolam and returns a settling blow with a bank check and confession, leaving Bolam defeated and humiliated.
Lloyd George joked that his schoolmate count rivaled the Mayflower passengers after recalling how vast his school days in Wales seemed. He noted the whimsy of receiving a letter from someone claiming to have once been at school with him, hinting at wide schooling ties.
A simple method uses dampened newspaper folded small to clean mirror faces and glass. Wet thoroughly in clean water, rub hard, rest, then repeat with dry sheets from different papers until panes shine. Suitable for indoor windows spectacles and lamp globes. ink materials aid cleansing.
A terse exchange reveals a client pressing for a $10 advance on next week’s funds while the other refuses permanent investments, signaling caution in financial dealings. The dialogue underscores tension over personal finance and commitment.
A recipe for fig and nut tarts uses half a pound of figs half a cup chopped nuts and water lemon extract eggs sugar and pastry. Simmer figs in water forty minutes add sugar cook eight minutes, cool, mix in nuts and lemon and yolks, fill pastry tins and bake until done. Beat the egg whites with remaining sugar to finish.
A reflective note contrasts millionaires with awareness of wellbeing. It frames pride versus self respect as conceding knowledge to others. It humorously cites simple daily chores like locking the front door and placing the milk out as pleasant tasks, and warns against tinkering with a faulty engine to avoid motor troubles.
Soak one pint butter beans overnight then boil until tender. Mix mashed beans with butter or oil one egg pepper salt and finely chopped Spanish onion. Shape into one inch cutlets on floured board and fry in boiling fat until golden. Serve with tomato or parsley sauce.
Gelatin should be soaked first in cold water to soften, then heated or dissolved as recipe requires. This step ensures even blooming and prevents clumps during dissolution.
North Georgia farmers are urged to prioritize soybeans for grain and hog grazing on good soils, noting high protein grain and hardiness on fertile land. Plant in 30 inch rows, cultivate once or twice, expect August to October grazing, and use about half bushel per acre for grain. Warns wilt and nematodes, South Georgia shows hay yield with farming caveats.
War shortages push Georgia farmers to grow rice without irrigation on drained ponds and moist bottom lands. 1910 census shows 148,698 bushels total with 7,982 unsirrigated. yields 20 to 60 bu per acre across 32 counties. Planting methods vary from hill sowing to broadcast. harvesting parallels other grains. milling needed to remove husk. unpolished dark rice preserves nutrients versus polished white rice.
Georgia farmers are urged to grow beans and cowpeas this year. Dried beans yield ten to twenty bushels per acre and provide protein to replace meat as a staple. Fumigation with carbon bisulphide controls weevils, making storage easier. The piece argues for expanding leguminous crops due to limited meat production.
Pictorial Review presents a Summer Wardrobe addition detailing a soft silken dress with button trims, front perforations, pockets, and fancy sleeves. Instructions cover front gore assembly, waist edge alignment, girdle plaiting, tab extensions, collar facing, sleeve seams, and button trim. Sizes 14 to 20.
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