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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1916
Page
2
A publisher notice for Athens Daily Banner outlines delivery charges and subscription procedures, urging readers to report missed issues. The document includes editor names, wartime editorials, local notices, and commentary on political events, with references to Roosevelt, Wilson, and Allied lines.
The piece argues for broader Good Friday observance across regions, noting limited church practices and civic impact. It urges more general religious exercises to deepen communal devotion to the faith and its perceived world significance.
The piece portrays broad public backing for Woodrow Wilson as diplomatic ties with Germany strain over submarine warfare. It notes few dissenters, pacifists, and small‑caliber Republicans, yet emphasizes overwhelming national support and the president’s patience and efforts to avert conflict.
Athens celebrates Flag Day with spirited exercises that boost civic pride. Citizens express enthusiasm as Athens positions itself as a pioneer in the national custom, aiming to set a model for cities across the country.
Fragmented lines speak of despair on a dark day as souls search for meaning. The speaker urges unity and faith, acknowledging suffering while asserting divine knowledge beyond human reach. The piece ends with an enigmatic reference to an eternal day and a son.
Prominent visiting bankers from Atlanta and New York, along with other titles, will attend a barbecue in Winder. The event is hosted by the Clearing House Association and includes preparations, advertising, and social notes on participants.
The Banner reports a ticket sale for Chautauqua events with priority given to 800 subscribers from last year. Ticket stock includes 700 full at $2.50, 300 student at $1.50, and 200 children at $1.25. Public sale to follow only after subscriber claims. proceeds support school beautification.
New York cotton trading opened quietly with modest gains for active months, buyers from Liver pool and France noted, while May showed a discount to July. Prices extended marginally, with May at 11.87 and July around 11.97 amid continued nervousness over international affairs and steady Liverpool signals.
The page lists opening high and low values for May and July wheat, with bid offers and settlement figures around 22 to 24 dollars. Additional futures data for lard shows intraday ranges from about 11.60 to 12.20, with quotes and recent trade levels across multiple lines.
The Associated Press reports New York on April 20 as the surface stock market indicated sentiment shifts with gains in dull stocks and higher demand for representative shares. Short interest rose, aided by expectations that there will be no break with Germany, with cautious selling of war issues and a tentative mid-session rise.
Good Friday services include Mass of the presanctified and veneration of the cross at 9 a m Station of the cross privately from noon to 3 pm in memory of Christ’s crucifixion. Holy Saturday features prophecies reading blessing of the fire paschal candle baptism and mass at 9 am Confessions at 8 30 pm Easter Sunday offers high mass and benediction of the blessed sacrament Father Clark invites non Catholics to attend all services at Saint Joseph's.
The Christian church gathering last night drew the largest audience yet in the series with one baptism and three persons confessing faith. A service is planned for this evening at the usual hour, with no service tomorrow Saturday night. a special children's service is set for Sunday at 4 PM.
In Athens, women discuss a remedy labeled LWHI cost 2 55 and note it does not help. The scrambled text references duties, platters, and efficiency claims amid confusion and unreadable details about individuals and numbers.
In Philadelphia, a woman recounts years of painful periods and irregular cycles. After seeing an advertisement showing a saved woman from an operation, she bought Lydia E. Pinkham’s Compound. She took four doses, completed the third bottle, and says she was cured and feels better than ever. She urges other women to try the remedy.
Baseball scores from national leagues show multiple results across divisions with 42 innings noted in some reports. President Wilson opened the season in Washington throwing the first ball to umpire Connolly, greeted by cheers, with Mrs Wilson and others nearby as the Star Spangled Banner played.
An ad style notice promotes lemonades as a cure for rheumatism and suggests avoiding alcohol. It touts rapid relief from joint pain and swelling after a first dose, claims a powerful effect, and mentions Palmer & Sons and various patent medicines. It also references piles and a product with refunds if not cured.
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