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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1914
Page
5
Representative Underwood told the house there is no reason Congress cannot adjourn by October 1 if not earlier. He said the Clayton trust bill should be in conference and other emergency legislation cleared, leaving Congress with nothing to do.
Mrs J L Stevens widow of Rev J L Stevens died at 763 Prince Avenue yesterday morning at 10 o clock. The funeral will be at 2 PM at First Presbyterian Church with Rev E L Hill and Rev S J Cartledge assisting. Burial plans list Asheville bound by Southern later today. Survived by sister Miss M A Freeman of Athens and brothers F K Freeman of Athens and L R Freeman of Washington state. Pallbearers named. Tribute recalls her devout years aiding missionary work in northeast Georgia and mountain schools, with final prayers for church aid. She was member of First Presbyterian.
Reuben Bales aged sixty three died at his Jeffer son road home after weeks of illness. Funeral and burial were held yesterday afternoon at 4 o clock near Center. He leaves a wife several sons and daughters. a large farmer and prominent local citizen.
A new sign proclaims The Commercial Bank of Athens as the renamed institution after the required legal change period. With Andrew C. Erwin as president, Harvey Stovall cashier, and G A Johns assistant cashier, the bank reports satisfactory business and optimism for continued progress despite wartime pressures.
A group of North Georgia Conference first year preachers on trial protest the Southern Methodist General Conference ruling banning admission to full connection for anyone who uses tobacco. The clergymen argue the policy creates a double standard, harms nonusers, and amounts to class legislation while urging abstinence for all or none.
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce calls a Southeastern Food Crops Conference in Atlanta on October 5 and 6 to plan county level pledges to raise enough food and feedstuffs. Delegates from Georgia and neighboring states will craft plans to boost self sufficiency and surplus production to avert hardship from cotton price declines.
National Geographic Society War Primer No 2 describes Ghent with its canals bridges Belfry Beguinage seven hundred Beguines and historic sieges, Ostend as Belgium’s Atlantic City with a two mile granite sea defense and rail links, and Visegrad as a key Bosnian frontier military station near Sarajevo where assassinations sparked the European war.
A historical survey of towns along the Belgian French frontier. Alost Ter demonde Mons Valenciennes Soignies Maubeuge Bouillon Sedan are described with population figures and fortifications, noting sieges by Louis XIV and others, and linking regional industry and landmarks. The piece ends with a discussion on tariffs and flour prices during a wartime context.
Yesterday multiple accidents occurred. Oscar Mabrey at Moss Mfg. Co. on the Southern Railway suffered severe hand injuries from a shapener. L. D. Guess at Athens Manufacturing Co. mill injured when a cup fell on his hand. Harvey L. Gook of Johnson Shoe Co. bruised after a wheel collision on Broad Street with John Moody’s auto. A newsboy on College Avenue escaped after a wagon wheel rolled over him.
An old advertisement touts Po-do-Lax as a pleasant laxative that cures indigestion and a range of ailments including pimples headaches and biliousness by toning the liver and purifying the blood. The ad claims a 60 cent bottle with money back if not satisfied and urges all druggists to supply it.
Washington reports the third battalion of the first United States Infantry moved from Fort Wright Washington to Fort William Henry Harrison Montana to await developments in the disturbed mining district. This brief dispatch notes the redeployment amid regional tensions.
Secretary McAdoo announced the federal reserve board aims to open the new banking system for business by October 1. Also noted are health ads for Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey and a peace-time note on U S military dispositions, including return of Funston from Vera Cruz and the interned Mexican force at Ft Bliss.
Melbourne reports the general parliamentary election campaign centers on antitrust measures amid fears of Chicago meat-packing influence. Voters face a double dissolution with Premier J Hume Cook and Andrew Fisher campaigning as labor and liberal rivals. Issues include trust regulation, inflation, tariff reform, constitutional referendum, and national defense with antipodean aims like cancer cures and a federal public-service superannuation plan.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Sloan's ointment as a fast acting treatment for rheumatic pains around joints. It claims deep penetration without rubbing and broad uses from aches to sore throats and chest pains with infection prevention. A testimonial from Mr. Chas H Wentworth of California praises immediate pain relief and recommends the product to friends. Guaranteed 25 cents at druggists.
Rev A Sullivan, pastor of the Oconee Street Methodist church, returns home improved after a nervous breakdown and nervous indigestion. He plans to preach next Sunday. Also included is a note about Lester Wolroth suffering cholera morbus from green apples, with his mother crediting Chamberlain’s Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy for quick relief.
Maryland will be represented at the Fourth American Road Congress in Atlanta, led by Henry G. Shirley of the State Roads Commission. Papers on heavy traffic roads will be presented. sessions will discuss mutual interests, convict labor in road work, and state trunk line financing. Twenty six highway officials are expected, with extensive exhibits and government participation.
Lord Roberts cannot march to the front now yet the troops on the firing line would cheer for him if he could lend the years back. The eye of the public rests on the venerable commander as a symbol of resistance and morale amid difficult campaigns.
M. J. Perkins of Bay Wisconsin says Citrolax is the ideal laxative after unsatisfactory results from oils and salts. He notes it helps with sick headaches sour stomach congestion and sluggish bowels, as claimed by H. R. Palmer & Co.
Advertisement fragment urges sour stomach relief with Tablets, warns to follow directions on each bottle and to be careful. Claims benefit from use and notes sale by dealers. language is garbled but implies consumer medicine promotion.
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