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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1917
Page
18
The Prince of Udine and other Italian war commissioners will depart Washington on June 4 for a tour of the South and Middle West, beginning with a visit to Atlanta.
Washington May 29 Hoover to head a new food administration the first aim is to reduce the high price paid by consumers by cutting the margin between producer and consumer through centralized executives. Grain four meat and sugar to be submitted first. A cotton seed committee offered full facilities and said cotton seed flour can enrich bread mixtures.
Officials announce a government training camp to prepare educated negroes for army officer roles at Des Moines Iowa, with emphasis on applicants with military experience and education. All must register for examination by June 9. Mayor R O Arnold has application blanks at city hall for interested applicants.
Today is national decoration day and R F D mail service will not operate. R F D men take this day in place of Memorial Day as the state holiday.
Tonight the State Normal School graduates 109 women and 2 men with academic and industrial diplomas. Baccalaureate address by Hon. George Napier of Atlanta is at 11 this morning. elementary exercises start at 10. Complete programs run on the social page.
A University delegation led by Dr. H. C. White Dr. McPherson and Professors Hooper Lustrat and Pond travels to Augusta for the Medical College commencement. Ferndell Orange Pekoe Tea advertises a high grade guaranteed to please. Arnold & Abney.
Washington May 29 The naval armed guard and the Mongolia's commander are absolved of responsibility for a gun practice accident that killed two Red Cross nurses aboard the vessel A board report says brass powder caps will be abandoned in favor of wood or fibre substitutes The investigation attributes the blast to an unexplained defect in a brass powder cup Secretary Daniels announced Also contains grocery ads and a phone listing.
Mesera W A Cunningham Frank Holden Howard McCall W O White Ed Cohen and Hamp Rowland of the officers training camp Fort McPherson arrived last night to spend the Decoration Day holiday here with parents or friends.
An eight year old son of John Patton was badly hurt when a dynamite cap exploded on Dr Rubenstein's Boulevard premises. The boy, playing with caps found nearby, struck one with a rock while his chalk marked cap shell, tearing fingers on his left hand and cutting a leg. A white woman transported him to a surgeon for treatment.
Mrs Clarice Kittle, aged 65, died Monday evening at her son C F Kittle's home near the city from paralysis. Survived by one son. Funeral and burial were held yesterday afternoon at Mizpeh church with Rev. Mr. Walker presiding.
Instructions advise dipping cloth in milk and rubbing over hearth or step after applying the hearth stone to prevent the white finish from rubbing off.
The Mutual Credit Union of the Postal Telegraph Co led by Edward Reynolds will purchase Liberty Loan bonds for employees on a partial payment plan. Interest on amount advanced is 3.5 percent annually with no charge to the purchaser, yielding seven percent to the buyer. A large number of bonds have been subscribed.
A deli advertises a wide fruit selection including fancy cantaloupes apples peaches pineapples and California cherries and invites customers to place wants or requests.
An old agricultural guide outlines crop acreages for a single horse farm in 1917 including corn velvet beans cowpeas cotton peanuts sweet potatoes alfalfa or crimson clover and garden and orchard space. It also lists livestock to maintain and cautions state committees to tailor plans to local conditions. The piece then recalls Last of the Indian Battles at Wounded Knee December 29 1890 and defines the denarius as a Roman penny and the wage in the parable of the laborers. It closes with a courtroom humor vignette about an African American man at a church and a judge during a political election.
The article notes many flowers lack petals yet display color via bracts. It cites examples such as Bougainvillea poinsettias dogwoods and the white spathe of the calla lily, where bright parts are bracts rather than petals.
Marquis O Ruma says Chinese individuals are honest and clear but, as a group, unable to organize with skill. He cites mysterious leaks of funds and shifting of responsibilities as the problem.
A fragment states that multiplying the number 1,176,470,588,285,294 by any integer from two to eight yields the same digits in the same order, just rotated to start at a different position. It hints at a cyclic property of this large number.
A fragmented line debates the idea that greenshacks are printed on flypaper, suggesting skepticism about the claim and challenging belief among the public. The remark implies a satirical or critical stance on misinformation or deceptive printing practices.
A guidance note emphasizes allowing teens to enjoy legitimate pleasures at night. It urges mothers to know their children’s friends, invite them home, and supervise social gatherings. The message stresses that girls and boys aged fifteen to twenty need careful care from a good mother more than anything else.
A pupil at a music settlement school asked about carrots in a bushel. The mother asks why it seems odd. The teacher explains they meant how many beats are in a measure, highlighting a miscommunication between a child and the lesson.
A quip frames friendship as secrecy about large insurance plans, with a parent asking what a friend is and the reply noting a true friend does not reveal plans to agents when considering a big reinsurance purchase.
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