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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1916

Page

6

Patriotism and Georgia’s World Role in 1913 14 Speech

A Georgia speaker extols patriotism as love of God home and country. He cites Georgia and South gains from cotton richness and natural resources, laments illiteracy postwar, praises Southern resilience, and urges enforcement of laws and pride in the nation.

N. C Uist Georgia Benjamin Hill Alexander Stephens Harriet Beecher Stowe Rev Charles Stowe North South United States Holy Land Atlantic Ocean Gulf Stream Gulf of Mexico Mexico California Alaska Mississippi Appalachian Range North Carolina Blue Ridge Stone Mountain Mammoth Cave Kentucky Natural Bridge Virginia Blue Spring Florida Tallulah Falls

Leader for Peace Seeks World Harmony and End to War

The speaker praises a leader who stands for peace and is respected globally. They note the leader has the vision to avoid division and to pursue love, harmony, and an end to war for all nations.

Athens Party Visits Fire Stricken Augusta

Several Athens automobile clubs toured the burned city of Augusta on Sunday to view the ruins. Attendees included Dr H R Palmer Lloyd Palmer Capt J W Barnett Frank Myers Dr Warren J Smith Albert Davison and others. Capt Barnett noted heavy fire resistance and estimated 60 percent salvage in the large office buildings. Davison remarked Savannah visitors paraded cars with Savannah pennants and banners hoping Athens cars would do likewise on Flag Day. Palmer observed a swarm of bees roosting on a car.

Athens Augusta H. R. Palmer Lloyd Palmer J. W. Barnett Frank Myers Warren J. Smith Albert Davison Davison Savannah Palmer

Quiet Joys and Money Cannot Buy Deep Happiness

A reflection contrasts material joys with enduring, quiet joys that enlarge the heart. The author cites Sabatier, likening money to fleeting pleasures and peasants at a fête who miss the summer night’s splendor as they focus on simpler, deeper joys.

Electrical signaling device warns steersman of course deviation

An English invention introduces electrical apparatus to alert a ship’s officer when the steersman deviates from the prescribed course, aiming to prevent navigation errors at sea.

England

French masters design plaid open front girls wear

Pictorial Review advertises a two piece girls outfit featuring a plaid open front skirt and a slip blouse. The skirt hangs at the waist creating side folds and matches the cuffs with a panel front middy. Sizes range 6 to 16 years with prices at 15 cents each. Material requirements are listed for 36 and 40 inch fabrics.

Pictorial Review

Founder's Day at Lucy Cobb Institute Planned

Announcement promises Founder's Day exercises at Lucy Cobb Institute on Monday. A separate Special to the Banner notes Atlanta remains a haven for gamblers with new gambling rooms advertised discreetly, and hints at law enforcement scrutiny amidst a rising gambling scene. The piece closes noting the Chief Canal Health Officer has resigned.

Lucy Cobb Institute Atlanta Monte Carlo Mediterranean Sea O. K Scotland Yard Canal Health

British Navy Impressment Through the Ages

The article notes impressment as the seizing of men for the British navy practiced for centuries and not rendered obsolete until just before the Crimean War. It mentions crews sometimes being taken from foreign ships on the high seas.

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