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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1917
Page
4
Public notice outlines subscription rates and delivery complaints for The Athens Daily Banner. It urges readers to salute the flag, support the president, and consider personal fitness and readiness for national service, citing The World's Work guidance on self-preparation.
The piece asserts German agents will stir unrest as war unfolds and praises swift, harsh action against disloyal elements. It notes Cuba’s propaganda failed to bear fruit, and affirms loyal support from African Americans and German Americans for the U S. war effort, predicting a renewed focus on uncovering spy networks nationwide.
The piece notes cotton returns to about twenty cents per pound and hints at higher prices, but warns Southern farmers to prioritize food crops over expanding cotton. It argues money from cotton cannot feed people and stresses the need to grow staple food crops before pursuing large cotton plantings this season.
A terse line noting population elements mentioned reach six and can rise to seventy percent in some cases.
Encourage first line gardeners to maximize every square yard of soil for food. The piece urges families to grow and can vegetables, highlighting that children can help. It cites last year’s 4,000,000+ packages produced in gardens and notes resources from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and state extension services for simple home canning methods. It also provides demographic notes on foreign born populations in North Carolina and Southern states.
Tonight at 8 40 p m the Y M C A gym hosts a physical preparedness demonstration under Clarence W Jones. Boys and men train for the best in life with calisthenics wand drills mat exercises rhythmic movements tumbling and heavy apparatus demonstrations led by junior and intermediate department participants.
The Nashville minister Rev A H Sykes praises Tanlac after his wife Mrs Sykes suffered a long illness from stomach kidney and nervous issues. After two thirds of a bottle she improved quickly sitting up and helping at home with appetite sleep and strength returning. Tanlac sold exclusively in Athens Citizens' Pharmacy Winterville Kroner Co andy.
Miss Mildred Rutherford of Athens and Georgia Daughters of the Confederacy will deliver the Memorial Day address in Washington Wilkes County. The event moved to Tuesday the 24th from the 26th to accommodate her travel, with a junior program and athletics exhibit by the YMCA to raise funds for athletic field development.
House Peters leads the Paramount drama As Men Love at the Strand with Lois Zellner’s society tale of male friendship and betrayal. Mies Stedman shines in fashions while Mrs Vernon Castle’s Patria returns as an extra Strand feature. Restivio performs an accordion program, and Elite screens Molly McIntyre in Her Great Hour with other offerings.
A clipped timetable lists South Bound trains No 11 and No 17 with their departure times and station details. North Bound trains No 30 No 6 No 18 and No 12 are shown with corresponding departure times, illustrating a daily rail schedule fragment.
Eastern Time schedule shows trains from Athens with daily and Sunday services. Train No dv leaves Athena 8 36 a m. No 52 runs daily except Sunday from Athens 4 pm. No 54 runs Sunday only at 4 20 pm. No 61 daily except Sunday arrives 12 59 noon. No 53 daily arrives 9 40 pm. No 50 Sunday only arrives 12 40 pm.
Gainesville Midland timetable from January 23 1916 shows Train No 2 leaves Athens at 7 30 am Train No 4 leaves Athens at 2 20 pm Train No 1 arrives Athens 11 40 am Train No 4 arrives Athens 6 40 pm Nos 2 and 4 connect at Belmont for Winder and Monros and intermediate points with the Georgia Railroad for all points and at Gainesville for Gainesville Northwestern stations and with Southern Railway north and south
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