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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
4
The Athens Banner notes readers should report delivery issues and reminds carriers not to collect payments. It previews civic topics from scouting a robust local military company and war coverage to tobacco, agriculture, and business advertising. It highlights Georgia clemency sentiment and Rheims cathedral sparing in war reports.
The Athens community is urged to support a newly organized Athens military company started by W F Dobbs. The group aims to muster a unit worthy of the National Guard, with trained officers and capable young men, promising protection for Clarke county and potential civic enterprise. The editorial commends Dobbs and calls for full local backing.
The article discusses President Wilson’s October fourth day of prayer for peace in Europe, arguing it aims to prepare a reverent, united national mood. It quotes Walter Rauschenbusch’s prayer for a social awakening and urges justice, restraint, and a new, nobler method of resolving conflict to honor humanity and end war.
The piece argues music aids digestion and general health by regular sound waves affecting the brain and sympathetic system. It cites the Journal of the American Medical Association and mentions liver music in France as a digestion aid, noting no pure food laws govern music as a dietary aid.
An old advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs with soothing coating and no opiates, noting a Texas man walked 15 miles to obtain it. It also promotes Foley Kidney Pills claiming to cure kidney bladder trouble and restore sleep and strength with a strong sales pitch.
Lester Wolroth suffered a severe attack of cholera morbus after eating green apples. His mother Mrs. Pearl Wolroth of Herkimer New York says she gave Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy and saw relief after three doses. For sale by all dealers.
Mrs. H. T. Strange of Gainesville Georgia suffered kidney trouble and inflamed bladder then took Foley's Kidney Pills. She reports relief with back pain diminishing and kidney and bladder troubles gone. H. R. Palmer & Son advertise the remedy.
Governor John M. Slaton, returning from a banking currency committee meeting, states the South should expect no practical legislation from Congress amid warnings from Farmers Union President Barrett and Arkansas’ Mr Mobley about banking reforms. He urges Southern governors to convene in Atlanta September 25-26 per a joint invitation.
In a tight vote at Commerce Carlton defeated Pleasant Grove 40 to 39 to secure the next Sarepta Association gathering. The September session will return Carlton as the site with all officers re-elected including Dr. John D. Mell as moderator.
Two men died when a cable touched a commercial trunk line of the Georgia Railway and Power Company. Frank Raymond and Otto Prenitzer were atop a fifty foot tower at the Ford Motor plant near Ponce de Leon. Prenitzer was shocked, Raymond fell and was crushed. Floyd Turner, who held the other end of the cable, was also killed.
Watson and Sons, a local firm, won a 12000 project bid to remodel the Talmadge stores on Clayton to Washington with glass and iron front. The project will make the store one of the prettiest in the state, per Mr. Kress, Mr. Talmadge, and the contractor.
The Georgia University Y M C A holds its first regular meeting in the library this evening at 7 30 with eenlanes Barrow as speaker and the Georgia Four as the musical group. Daily devotional services run at 7 00 each evening for fifteen minutes in the library.
Mr. A. B. Harper long time Athens resident and father of Albert Harper was severely injured in a two street car accident in Los Angeles where he has been working, as details from the scene emerge.
Last night an important meeting of the directors of the local Y M C A was held to plan for the winter Sunday afternoon meetings. A committee will be named and advertise your wants.
Dr. R. P. Glenn of Columbus has moved with his family to Athens to establish his home. He resides on Prince avenue and moved his professional furniture and libraries into three rooms in the Hollman building. He seeks Athens for his wife’s health and the city’s educational advantages and is welcomed as a prominent physician.
Rev. C. C. Jarrell returned from Atlanta to attend the formal opening of the new Methodist University theological department at Wesley Memorial building. Sixty young men enrolled. The opening featured several addresses led by Bishop Warren A. Candler.
Mr. Rufus K. Reaves Jr. left his parents on Thomas Street yesterday to inspect mining interests in White County He expects to be away about two weeks from the city
The advertisement asserts one cure for deafness, claiming it is caused by an inflamed Eustachian tube and catarrh. It promises to pay one hundred dollars for any deafness case (caused by catarrh) that is proven to be cured by the treatment offered.
The Indian pitcher Bluejacket, a Shawnee born in Oklahoma, is at the center of a contract dispute between the Giants and the Federals. Born twenty four years ago, he rose from the Shawnee reservation to join Keokuk and Pekin before starring in Bloomington. The Giants claim his signature, the Federals contest his sale from Bloomington, and Bluejacket has shown no papers until aligning with the Federals. He stands six feet three inches tall and weighs 212 pounds.
A rare season occurrence shows a nine man team recording exactly one hit for every batter in the lineup. Louisville and Nashville achieved this odd feat in separate games, underscoring how uncommon a nine hitter game with uniform single hits is.
The former Yankees pitcher Jim Vaughn is having a great year with the Chicago Cubs. He challenges Christy Mathewson for leading National League pitching honors as fans and peers note his dramatic comeback and rising form this season. The New York Sun poses a question about a potential city championship pennant scenario involving the Cubs White Sox and pennant outcomes.
Boston southpaw Tyler shows steady improvement while Jack Frill is released by Toronto. Denver signs Cy Morgan from Kansas City as Heine Wagner moves to manage Providence in the International League next year. Ty Cobb criticizes base running but seldom neglected it. Warnings about umpires from John McGraw and a Baltimore sale reshape rosters. Sunday baseball barred in West Virginia as Pacific Coast League campaigns to curb major leagues.
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