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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1913
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists subscription rates and delivery issues while noting special notices. It cites Fitzgerald Press claims about bonds, James J. Hill, and various state topics including tax revenue and murder trials. The section mentions Georgia archives, the Sulzer case, and Athens growth with civic anecdotes and a wedding gift controversy in the Indiana House.
Georgia farmers set a record with seventy two million bushels of corn, an increase of nine million over the previous high. The rise is largely attributed to the boys corn club program started by the University and now aggressively promoted statewide by the State College of Agriculture.
The article surveys upcoming elections across states and cities. It highlights New York mayoral rivalry between Mitchell and Me Call, Maryland’s three way contest among Lee Parran and Wellington, Alabama Senate race Underwood vs Hobson with Wilson’s rumored support, New Jersey governor and assembly contests, and Massachusetts’s unusual party shifts featuring Foss Walsh and Gardner.
The Volturno disaster highlights the need for better ships and life-saving gear, but stresses that victory over sea danger rests on brave, well trained crews. Courage and efficiency of officers and sailors determine outcomes more than equipment alone.
An opinion notes that Georgia common school teachers earn about 30 dollars a month for five months, or roughly 175 dollars yearly, excluding high and city teachers. It argues for local tax supplement to raise salaries to a living wage, despite two and a half million dollars yearly state support.
Major events listed include the 1755 Lisbon earthquake causing massive deaths, Lord George Gordon’s death in Newgate prison during No Popery tensions, Rev. John de Cheverus consecrating Boston’s first Catholic bishop, Livingstone naming Victoria Falls, and General George B. McClellan’s 1861 actions.
Robert Kennedy Duncan, born November 1, 1868 in Brantford Ontario, is highlighted as a leading chemist and educator with roles at Clark University, University of Chicago, Washington and Jefferson College, and University of Kansas. Also noted are jubilaries Grand Duchess Serge of Russia, Mme Albani Gye, Boies Penrose, Rodolphe Lemieux, Newton W Rowell, Packey McFarland.
Ad promotes Grove's Tasteless chill tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the whole system for 50 cents.
A consolidated running item lists Mt Vernon Lodge F and A M No 22 meets weekly at Masonic Hall Clayton Street W A CAPPS W M J H DORSEY Sec Owls Athens Nest No 1460 meets Fridays at Owl Nest Clayton Street P H CORBETT President A May Sec Williams Lodge No 15 IOOF meets Mondays at Max Joseph Building L W COOPER N G J A MEALOR R S Keystone Chapter No 1 Royal Arch Masons meets every third Tuesday at 8 at Max Joseph Building O H JOHNSON H P FRED T MOON Sec Athens BPOE No 796 meets Wednesdays 830 at lodge Broad and Lumpkin JOE L DEADWYLER E Kt GEO H PALMER Sec Glenn Lodge No 75 IOOF meets Tuesdays at Oda H L Garebold Rec Sec Geo B Davis Camp No 292 WO W meets Wednesdays Woodmen Hall first and third general business second and fourth degree drill Classic City Council No 315 UCT meets first and second Saturdays in W O W Hall J H Wilson S C John Roberts Sec St Elmo Lodge K of P No 40 meets Mondays at Castle Hall Clay ton and Wall S R McDUFFIE C C T H Nickerson K of R & S Advertising your wants.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as the quickest remedy for stomach misery and indigestion. It claims immediate relief from gas heartburn bloating and upset stomach and urges readers to keep a fifty cent case at home for family use.
A miscellany notes that firing at aircraft is like shooting at oneself due to equal up and down speeds. It cites a physics quirk about bullets and air, then moves to a New York doctors education crusade on preventing colds with simple don’ts and a tip to use Chamberlains Cough Remedy. The page also mentions Hartwell Sun’s edition quality and traces the origin of European duels from Celtic judicial combats, listing key dates and reforms through the 17th century.
An advertisement promotes Hyomei as a direct antidote to catarrh germs in the nasal throat and lungs. It claims fast relief and refunds if not cured, with the complete outfit priced at $1 and extra liquid bottles for 50 cents.
A cycling tourist found a peculiar nut-cracker stile in Cheshire England. The design uses two center pieces drawn apart to pass through, then spring mechanics pull them back, preventing cattle from straying and removing the need to climb.
The article notes soldiers in European forces abusing cordite as a stimulant like alcohol. Chewing cordite risks nitroglycerin explosion from hard bites or sparks, with reports of several cases including two Americans. Military authorities moved to curb the practice years ago.
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