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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1914
Page
4
The Athens Banner notes weather outlook and dry conditions affecting cotton and peaches, mentions Roosevelt and Wilson in light political quips, and reports on Ford plant layoffs and census directorate vacancy with local booster slogans and community appeals.
The article recalls changes in commencement addresses at Lucy Cobb Institute and Athens noting pastors Bratton and Wilmer delivered practical messages aimed at preparing graduating young women for life. It contrasts old ornate sermons with down to earth, liveable guidance seen as valuable to emerging graduates.
An Athens citizen dismisses politics but argues good men must engage. The Jacksonville Times-Union urges voting in primaries, studying candidates, and understanding public trust. It compares voting to hiring, noting every office from president to constable matters and stresses learning candidates' honesty and fitness.
Bowman Georgia May 25 A large audience at Gibson Mercer commencement called on Congress to pass the Sheppard Hobson national prohibition bill. William P D Upshaw spoke urging a nationwide movement as sixteen graduates listen for tomorrow’s exercises.
Dull feeling and swollen hands and feet signal kidney trouble. Fo ley Kidney Pills claimed to be tonic stimulating and strengthening to restore normal kidney action. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Son.
A committee asks readers in Atlanta to cut daily voting coupons from the Constitution and leave them at Orr Drug Co. to support the John Gerdine Memorial Fund. The appeal names Mrs R C Orr and Mrs T F Green as organizers.
The article outlines the 4th to 1st intermediate classes with distinctions and merits for many students, listing names such as E Barksdale Mary Strahan Nellie Young and Julia Rogers. It notes a reception for the class of 1914 given by co principals Miss Brumby and Gerdine and the Sunday sermon by Bishop Station of Mississippi praising duty.
Palmer's Drug Stores pledges modern stores with prompt courteous service and reliable stock. Management emphasizes thoughtful public focus and customer satisfaction, promising you will get what you want at Palmer's.
A price list for pest control items includes War on the Flies Now King Fly Killers at 10 cents, Klaxon Fly Killers 10 cents, Daisy Fly Killers 15 cents, Poison Fly Paper 5 cents, Tanglefoot Sticky Paper 35 cents per box, Best Dalmatian Insect Powder 60 cents per pound, Black Flag Insect Powder 10 and 25 cents, Death-Dust 10 cents, Powdered Cobalt 10 cents per package, Formaldehyde 35 cents per pint, Sulphur Candles 10 cents, and Sulphur and Formaldehyde Candles 25 cents.
A list of cleaning supplies and prices including ammonia ten cents carbolic disinfectant twenty five cents per pint Palmer’s Red Bug Killer Elkay’s Roach Powder Peterman’s Roach Powder Platt’s Chlorides per quart Merck’s Carbolic Acid Dutch Cleaner Borax Sal Soda priced from ten to fifty cents per unit.
A health feature highlights a cod liver preparation marketed as beneficial for older adults. It emphasizes ease of digestion and potential nourishment benefits, noting its use as a tonic and source of essential fats.
Dahlonega Ga May 25 Following is the commencement program of the North Georgia Agricultural College. May 31 sermon by Dr W H Rich Elberton Ga June 1 freshman and sophomore oratorical contest June 1 play by Dramatic Club June 2 alumni meeting addresses by Dr T M Stribling Cedartown and State Superintendent M J Brittain June 2 Phi Mu Decora Palmetstra debate June 3 graduating exercises address by Charlton D C Barrow June 3 alumni reunion and military ball
A new street gambling game called auto poker has appeared in Athens where players bet on license numbers shown by passing cars. Players ante and bet based on hands formed from the numbers on each automobile, with no draws or discards, and the highest hand wins the coin.
An ad touts Foley Kidney Pills for bladder distress and weak bladder symptoms, claiming relief and no harmful drugs. It also reports Jacob Hindelang of Chelsea Michigan crediting Chamberlain's Tablets with a rapid stomach cure after two months on limewater and milk, saying he is 76 and impressed by the quick result.
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