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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1913
Page
5
The advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a quinine and iron tonic that treats malaria chills fever weakness debility and loss of appetite. It claims to aid nursing mothers pale children and biliousness with liver stimulation blood purification and appetite improvement. Guaranteed by your Druggist at 50 cents.
In a tense second half Pound guards Captain Pound to limit him to one basket as Hutcheon shines at center for Pound with eight points and Crane locks down Elliott Fears. Quillian’s Fears struggles, while Hodgson and Garnett fail to break the standstill in a hard fought match.
Athens will join the Southeastern Baseball League joining Anderson and Greenwood South Carolina Spartanburg and Greenville. The Avenue Street Railway will loan Chase Street grounds for league use as Athens prepares for November 15. A winter circus to Athens could cost about fifteen thousand dollars with Home and Farmstead Publishing to issue a five thousand copy booklet on Athens with Chamber of Commerce involvement. The secretary also organized a commerce trip with eighteen autos to the 4 County Fair and is arranging spring baseball practice with major league teams. Cheri Cola Company established a plant here costing ten thousand dollars to distribute product locally.
Professor Fain of the State College of Agriculture left yesterday for commerce to judge cereal exhibits at the Four-Counts Fair. The text notes team Funkenstein’s steady play and lists player scores, including Nickerson and Weatherly with limited totals.
The Red and Black scrubs upset the varsity 19 to 13 after a long practice session on Sanford Field. Broyles led the scrubs with repeated six to twenty yard gains while Holzendorff also contributed. The team continues daily two to three hour sessions as Cunningham introduces new plays.
Veteran minstrel George Primrose and Lew Dockstader reunite for a revival of old time minstrelsy at the Colonial. The program recalls early shows with ten end men and classic numbers like Lucy Long and Mary Blaine. Also advertised is The Girl of the Underworld a four act morality drama showing the dangers facing a girl leaving home. The piece goes on Friday night, Oct 31.
A fragment from a Waleszew tale recounts Emperor Paul I misreading a Russian term for cornet as a proper name. In a caprice he promotes a lieutenant repeatedly from day to captain to colonel, causing staff embarrassment. The misread name Kit terhoof recurs in jokes as the tale ends with the remark that Rif tid was carried off suddenly and “He was a seed soldier.”
A column discusses Arthur as more than a name, tracing its historic links to authority and “divine Intelligence.” It links Tory origins to Arthurian legacy, then shifts to Portugal’s climate noting Lisbon’s mild, sunny winters with rare cold. The piece closes with humorous anecdotes from Brander Matthews about tall tales and a divorce quip from a Washington Star item.
A collection of quirky notes and anecdotes from old newspapers recounts Persia’s last poet laureate under the shah, who served amid strict court etiquette, contrasting with Britain. Additional items cover humorous tales of the era, including a pupil’s mower misadventure and light political jests.
Contractors and builders are invited to write for prices on Yellow Pine Lumber including house framing siding ceiling flooring sheathing shingles and laths. Mixed car shipments are advertised as a specialty.
Local fraternal groups list weekly meeting times at venues on Clayton street Max Joseph Building Wall streets and other halls. Lodges include Mt Vernon Masonic No 22 Athens Nest OEO Keystone Royal Arch Masons and more inviting visiting members to attend each regular session.
Electric Bitters bring relief for fainting spells dizziness backache headaches weakness and debility. Mrs Laura Gaines of Ovoca Louisiana reports doctors gave up yet improved after using Electric Bitters, prompting her to praise the remedy. Available 50c and 1.00 from druggists or by mail H E Bucklen Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
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