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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
4
An advertisement from WMA in Georgia features Tom Williams stating his wife suffered kidney disease for years after many doctors failed to help. He claims Foley Kidney Pills cured her and she is now free of kidney trouble.
The United States Postal Service announces higher parcel post limits. Maximum weight rises from 10 to 20 pounds for first and second zones. Local first zone rates drop to 6 cents for the first pound plus 1 cent per two pounds. Second zone rates reduce to 5-1-4 cents to 6-1-4. No size or form changes.
A state drive urges ginners to standardize gin boxes to 27 by 54 inches before the new season. Farmers will receive $1 less per bale if packed in nonstandard boxes. Steamship lines demand proper bale density of 22 1 3 pounds per cubic foot, with penalties for noncompliant bales.
Grand Master Robert L. Colding of Savannah and Deputy Grand Master N. H. Bullard of Brunswick attend the Eighth District Masonic Convention in Athens on August 13 1913 with a full program and appointed committees including officers for Mt. Vernon Lodge and a barbecue dinner. The event features BA and MM degree conferrals, lectures by the G M and DGM, and a detailed schedule of business sessions and social activities.
A house at 1175 West Hancock Avenue owned by Mr. Prince Hodgson was struck by lightning during a morning storm. The veranda burned, three occupants were affected and one adult girl was unconscious for hours, with others shaken but less harmed. Minor damage totaled around twenty dollars plus motor downtime for the Ing Company and repairs to the Southern Mutual Building elevator.
Special to the Banner from Denver Colorado on July 30 describes the city preparing to host a large Knights army of electricians decorators and others. The elaborate decoration includes a court of honor four blocks long forty eight electric pillars each with color combinations and national flags along leading streets. The project features extensive bunting electric lights and Templar insignia.
Georgia power and Southern Bell linemen suffer shocks. training drills by George Crane push prompt artificial respiration. Rules from AMA and engineers urge immediate circuit break, safe removal, and Schafer prone-pressure method to revive victims, with detailed steps for breathing, positioning, and ongoing care.
A vintage advertisement extols Mexican Mustang Liniment as a universal pain remedy for both humans and animals. It claims oils cool and soothe muscle pain, preventing stiffness and offering a safe, sure to cure cure-all image, though wording is garbled.
Clarke county jury revisors meet at the courthouse next Monday to decide whether to begin the 1915 list revision immediately or delay. With a 1910 census population over 20 000 the law allows annual grand and traverse list revisions. Last year the county lists grew slightly with new names. revisors are Robert W. Lamkin James Morton J F Jackson Andrews Erwin R J Hardeman and J G Paine Sr.
Washington July 30 Ret Admiral James H Watmough, the oldest retired navy officer, celebrated his ninety first birthday. Born in 1822 in Pennsylvania, he joined as a midshipman in 1843 and served forty years in active duty, fighting in the Mexican War and California conquest, through the Civil War, later becoming psy master general of the navy, and since retirement has lived in this city.
The Long Branch event by the Monmouth County Horse Show Association starts at Hotwood Park in Hinch New Jersey and runs through the end of the week. Classes include saddle harness hunter jumper and other divisions as social attractions draw attendees and viewers.
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