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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1920
Page
3
The Athens Banner announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and urges prompt delivery notification. It states Associated Press rights and exclusive republication of dispatches, with details on mailing and payment methods.
The annual report by Supt. M. L. Brittain praises gains in attendance and consolidation of schools, and strong local support. It warns that despite ten million dollars spent, teacher pay remains low and funds should rise. Brittain calls for legal improvements and legislative action to fund and strengthen the public school system.
The piece laments Congress adjournment as mostly doing nothing since Republicans took control. It argues Democrats under Woodrow Wilson previously passed needed laws and predicts a return to Democratic power. A tangential note recalls Venice's invention of refined sugar and leaf sugar in the late fifteenth century.
Henry David Thoreau questions arise, plus asks definitions for vista tract extract. Arcturus fame query, author of The Light of Western Stars asked. Prune bouffant and North Carolina fisheries product noted.
Poem asks if the speaker would be missed upon quitting work and moving away. It reflects on duty and impact, noting how colleagues might sigh for his return and miss his distinctive way. The piece contrasts attempts at grand efforts with perceived failure and neighborly judgment.
A drugstore ad promotes Aspironal Elixir with a money back guarantee if headache relief is not felt in two minutes. It claims quick liver action to cure biliousness and constipation, easing headaches, colds, coughs, and neuralgia. Customers are urged to buy a bottle for half a dollar and test the claim at the counter.
Rev James Colville argues that temptation challenges each person uniquely and must be met to grow. Each victory increases spiritual power and resilience, leading to deeper dependence on Jesus Christ and a life of continual growth beyond mere conquest.
The note discusses cereals for seniors, advises requesting Farm Bulletin 817 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and mentions other questions about mail etiquette, summer fashion, Bible books, skin pimples, the Mary who had a little lamb, and a poet Kawlatan.
Leaders from more than a dozen large Protestant groups endorsed a two year evangelistic program for 1920 21 to boost church membership. The plan includes parish surveys, member receptions, evangelistic preaching, prayer calendars, federated services, Holy Week observances and a Pentecost lasting outreach with a national delegation to visit centers in September or October.
Mexico City reports most former rebel leaders back liberal revolutionary cause except Francisco Villa and Felix Diaz. Zapata heir Pimienta commands 1500 adherents at Xochimilco and enjoys trust of Obregon and Reyes. Major Burr from the American embassy recalls a daring escape from Cuernavaca.
American baseball results list St Louis Washington Chicago Boston Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit New York National Brooklyn St Louis New York Cincinnati Houston Pittsburgh Mobile Memphis Birmingham Chattanooga New Orleans Little Rock Atlanta Nashville 13. Spring Fever is vitality from impure blood, and Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic claims to restore energy by purifying and enriching the blood with a 60 cent bottle.
A Georgia family member near Cartersville reports sleepless nights and faint spells eased by Ziron Iron Tonic. She says after trying it she felt stronger and better, and recommends the tonic with a money back guarantee at local druggists.
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