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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1917
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner urges national unity and lively thrift as America enters war. It emphasizes food production at home, avoiding waste, and directing effort to feed families first while preserving resources. It cautions soldiers’ enlistment and stresses duty to country and humanity.
The article explains how rural zemstvos behind the Russian revolution have organized army administration, sustained the army, and kept Petrograd from collapse. It notes a league of zemstvos acting with real authority beside the duma, and argues Russia is better organized than many think with rising literacy and wartime prohibition aiding resource use.
The text urges rapid organization and responsible committees to boost local food production. It warns of railroad bottlenecks, demands community self-reliance, and calls for education campaigns and new gardeners to fill a farm labor shortage, aiming to marshal regional resources for ample crops.
The piece notes that while opponents of the war program are not labeled traitors, greater unanimity was desired. It recalls D G Bickers’s praise for duty and critiques of the split, mentioning Congresswoman Rankin’s tearful stance and her plea for the Union without supporting war.
A brief fragment notes concerns about a child's safety for their toys and personal items. It mentions Fort Worth and Star-Telegram and hints at the need for better protection against theft or loss of belongings.
A colorful guest recalls hardship in marriage noting having only half a shirt to his back. He jokes that the other half is in front Browntas Mon, leaving guests gasping and amused by the quip.
A glass covered tiling drawer for index cards lets a user consult the cards one at a time without touching them. The design protects cards from handling and keeps them from becoming soiled.
Uncle Eben decries laziness as a motive behind ongoing work while praising industry as what keeps some people doing the same thing repeatedly. The quotation reflects a vernacular view on work ethic and economic motivation.
Julius Kruttsschnitt, chairman of Southern Pacific, told a Joint Congressional committee that rising wages and material costs, paired with restricted revenues, threaten railroad solvency. He urged unified federal regulation to stabilize expenses and revenues and argued for general rate increases to fund needed improvements. He warned without relief, many railroads may fall to receivers by 1918.
An agronomist argues that southern yields depend on restoring soil nutrients, especially nitrogen phosphorus and potash. The article outlines conditions for profitable fertilizer use, including good seed, seed bed, drainage, organic matter, and proper cultivation to enable plants to utilize added nutrients.
St Elma Lodge No 40 Knights of Pythias meets Tuesdays at 8 30 PM in Castle Hall Jes ter Building Clayton Street Visiting Knights welcome H Abit NTX C C Howard T Abney K of R & S Williams Lodge No 15 I O O F meets Mondays in Odd Fellows Hall Max Joseph Building Brethren invited A L Howland N G J A Mealor R S Glenn Lodge No 75 I O O F meets Tuesdays in Odd Fellows Hall Max Joseph Building Brethren invited H D Stevens N G J T Gallaher R S Athens B P O E No 790 meets second and fourth Wednesdays at 8 30 PM lodge quarters corner Broad and Lumpkin Sts B F Tuck B R G H P Bee
Mt Vernon Lodge No 22 F A M meets Thursdays at Masonic Hall Clayton Street E C Paine W M MNO G Quinn Sec Also Geo B Davis Camp 292 W C meets Wednesdays at Woodmen Hall Max Joseph Building 8 pm First and third evenings general business. second and fourth degree term and Uniform Rank Drill Visiting Sovereigns invited. W W Beacham C C J D HOOD Clerk
The greenwood tree of English song and story is said to have been the holly, which stays green year round. It is believed to have sheltered Robin Hood and other outlaws who wore Lincoln green, using the protective color to avoid the laws of Nottingham and other towns.
For Macon times show 6:40 a m and 4:15 p m with arrivals at 11:59 p m and 9:10 p m. Connections at Madison with Georgia Railroad and at Apalachee with Greene County Railroad for Monroe. Information via phone 640 or 15 8B R Bloodworth Commercial Agent.
Southbound trains No 11 17 5 02 am 7 10 am 3 46 pm 6 18 pm depart. Northbound Nos 30 6 40 am 5 63 pm 18 7 45 pm 12 11 45 pm listed.
The Georgia Railroad lists train times for Athens in 1917. Train 50 runs daily from Athens, Train 52 runs daily except Sunday, Train 54 runs Sundays only, Train 51 arrives daily except Sunday, Train 53 arrives daily, and Train 55 arrives Sundays only, with specified departure or arrival times in the Eastern Time zone.
Gainesville Midland timetable from January 23 1916 lists Train No 2 leaving Athena at 7 30 am Train No 4 leaving Athens at 2 20 pm Train No 1 arriving Athens at 11 40 am and Train No 4 arriving Athens at 6 40 pm Nos 2 and 4 connect at Belmont for Winder Monroe and intermediate points with the Georgia Railroad for all points and at Gainesville for Gainesville Northwestern stations and with Southern Railway north and south
Daily and Sunday departures listed for the Athens branch with multiple daily times. Note entries include 8:20 a m, 1:00 p m, 3:16 p m, 3:80 p m, 11:40 p m, 6:50 p m, and 9:46 a m for various service patterns including daily, Sunday only, and daily except Sunday.
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