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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1921
Page
2
A note suggests adding vinegar to the fat used for frying doughnuts to prevent the fat from absorbing flavor and avoid altering the doughnuts taste. It presents a practical kitchen tip from a historical home cooking context.
Advert appears to tout Ironized Yeast as a powerful health booster paired with iron. It claims rapid improvement for anaemic, run-down people within days, with tastier tablet form and patented Sani-tape packaging. Produced by the Ironized Yeast Company of Atlanta, Ga.
Clemson Centre headlines a full Saturday slate in Southern football with top teams like Virginia, Washington, Auburn and Georgia in action. The day features Davidson’s scrimmage readiness, Georgia facing Mercer and Florida traveling to Columbus as part of a wide schedule aimed at proving 1930s Dixie power.
The 1921 freshmen at Georgia prep White's Freeman Eleven prepare to meet the University School for Boys of Atlanta in a lively preliminary to the Mercer clash. Coach Whites has limited material but aims to show promise, with many sophomores likely to step up to varsity later. Fans urged to attend at 3 o'clock for an evenly matched, scrub-style contest.
Oliver Morton previews the 1921 Georgia Bulldogs season opening against Mercer. He hails the team’s hardened training under brutal heat, notes key players like Hartley Spicer Collings and the anticipated replacements for injured captain Fitts, and frames today’s test as a milestone shaping a freshman schedule with heavier opponents ahead.
The Mercer University squad, under Chief Coach Josh Cody, arrives in Athens with 22 players including veterans Lancaster Johnson Welch Herndon Gaines Barron Cone and seven holdovers from last season. The 1920s style report notes a light but fast backfield and a strong line, with Mercer hoping to stay close to Georgia Bulldogs in the Friday game while leaving full prediction to local fans.
Baseball results show American League with Chicago 2 Cleveland 3 and Boston 4 Washington 6 while Philadelphia New York rain. National League reports St Louis 12 Pittsburgh 4. New York Boston rain. Yankees must play doubleheader today in Chicago. if they lose three remaining and Cleveland wins two, pennant outcome shifts.
The New York Giants clinched the 1921 National League championship with Cardinals delivering the final blow by sweeping the Pirates. A possible second in the NL loomed if Cardinals swept the remaining games. Carl Mays was slated to pitch for the Yankees while the American League pennant race hinged on Yankees Philadelphia games. Cleveland’s desperate chase, led by Tris Speaker, faced White Sox and Red Sox results as the pennant drifted toward New York.
The high profile hearing by the Big Five before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, set for September 29, was postponed due to Justice Stafford's illness. J. E. Talmadge of Athens attended a prior hearing as an executive committee member of the Southern Wholesale Grocers' Association, noting the case involves packers seeking a modification.
The Cincinnati football program adopts a bucking strap as a modern conditioning tool. Report notes that the device aims to strengthen shoulder muscles and improve ball carrying, while enabling teammates to restrain a ball carrier as he advances.
A decree with Attorney General Palmer forced packers to quit the grocery trade, aiming to curb prices and halt a looming food monopoly. Southern Wholesale Grocers Association is represented by Sen. Hoke Smith and Edgar Watkine of Atlanta. The case, pivotal for costs of living, may go to the United States Supreme Court after days of proceedings.
Rev W F Hunnicutt of Atlanta will occupy the pulpit at Oconee Street Methodist church for both morning and evening services. Morning services begin at 11 oclock and evening services at 8 oclock. He is described as learned and spiritually powerful and urged for Athens residents to attend both services.
A proposed grand jury investigation into Ku Klux Klan activities in Cleveland was halted after County Prosecutor Stanton and three Klan leaders Charles W. Love Earl Hockaday and Chester W. Totten voluntarily appeared for examinations. They pledged to return if officials wish to renew the inquiry.
The body of Rev. R.C. Craven, pastor of the Plat Methodist Church in Oxford, N C, was found in a suspected self inflicted death. Motive is unknown and police are investigating the case as a possible suicide. Local residents recall Craven as a respected church leader.
A man identified as Prone Oy was found near Oxford after riding a bicycle to Delacroix Spring orphanage. Relatives reported he appeared in good spirits earlier, while a note suggested thoughts of self harm. Authorities investigated the scene at the Masonic orange on the outskirts.
A wholesale firm warehouse caught fire on a Thursday night as a worker escaped via a second story window. Hundreds of pigeons fled into the sky then dropped toward the Mississippi River as flames spread. The scene left trails of smoke and light across the urban night.
Miss Mary Allee Hughett of Dublin Virginia recounts her illness and swift improvement after using Cardus. She describes back and head pain, unable to rest, then regaining appetite and strength as symptoms eased, urging others with female ailments to try Cardus now.
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