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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1917
Page
9
The Athens Daily Banner lists delivery options and prices, urges prompt reports of delivery issues, and notes multiple wartime topics. It comments on self reliance for food, French resilience, and government seed programs, plus local recruiting, Home Guards, and a successful African American parade supporting national unity.
The Athens Banner rebukes President B S Miller for criticizing local loyalty to the State Normal School. It defends citizens' lifelong support, citing past appropriations, scholarships, and memorials like Winnie Davis Hall and the Smith Science Hall. The piece asserts Athens has repeatedly aided the school and urges a reassessment of Miller’s remarks.
An unsigned 1917 style appeal argues the United States should quickly send financiers railroad men and statesmen to Russia to help stabilize the new government. It claims Russian finances transportation and war management need reform and that U S aid would reduce friction and hasten the war’s end.
The speaker argues that once the nation can fully utilize its food and manpower, the war will shorten significantly. He asserts this effort is as crucial as defeating Germany in France, stressing the importance of domestic mobilization to end the conflict sooner.
In wartime, the national legislature should move quickly. The piece argues President Wilson's call for selective conscription deserves swift passage, asserting his informed stance and the English army's examples favor a strong, decisive action while acknowledging congressional critics. The author urges Congress to align with the president and inform the public of the decision promptly.
A vintage advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safer, all vegetable alternative to calomel. It claims relief from constipation and sluggish bowels, with guarantees of a morning transformation and broad family use, including children, and urges readers to buy a 50 cent bottle at any drug store.
An advertisement touts Sloan's Ointment as a quick penetrating rheumatism and general external pain reliever suitable for gout lumbago toothache backache and stiffness plus a claim that cold weather spreads colds and that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is effective and widely recommended.
From Macon at 11 59 a m and 9 10 p m connections made at Madison with Georgia Railroad, at Apalachee with Greene County Railroad for Monroe and at Macon for all points south information available by phone 640 or 15 B R Bloodworth commercial agent.
Southbound departures include 5:02 am 17 7:10 am 5 3:46 pm 5 6:18 pm 29. Northbound departures show 10:40 am 30 5:62 pm 6 7:45 pm 18 11:45 pm 12. Times appear fragmented with irregular formatting.
Georgia Railroad timetable shows train No 60 daily leaving Athens 6 35 A M Eastern Time during the winter schedule. Train No 52 runs daily except Sunday from Athens at 4 P M and Train No 54 runs Sunday only from Athens at 4 20 P M. Train No 51 runs daily except Sunday arriving Athens at 12 59 P M and Train No 63 arrives Athens 7 49 P M daily. Train No 55 runs Sunday only arriving Athens 12 40 P M.
Gainesville Midland Railway timetable lists train No 2 leaving Athens at 7 30 a m train No 4 leaving Athens at 2 20 p m train No 1 arriving Athens at 11 40 a m and train No 4 arriving Athens at 6 40 p m. Nos 2 and 4 connect at Belmont for Winder Monroe and intermediate points, with Georgia Railroad for all points and at Gainesville for Gainesville Northwestern stations and with Southern Railway north and south.
Southern Railway announces Athens branch train times with daily departures at 8 20 p m 1 00 p m and 3 30 p m Sunday service 3 16 p m daily arrivals 11 40 p m and 6 60 p m Sunday ex daily 9 45 a m For details contact agents A EB Williams and E Shelton at designated phone numbers.
Mrs W C Brown of Cleveland Ohio recalls four weeks in hospital for severe abdominal pain and fainting. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with rapid improvement after starting the remedy. She advises others suffering to try it before leaving the drugstore.
A compact listing of lodge meetings across St Elmo, Max Joseph Building, and nearby halls. Knights of Pythias St Elmo Lodge No 40 meets Mondays at 8:30 pm at Castle Hall Clayton Street. visiting knights welcome. Odd Fellows Max Joseph Building Lodge No 15 meets Mondays. Glenn Lodge No 76 meets Tuesdays. E P C 790 meets second and fourth Wednesdays. Mt Vernon Lodge No 23 meets Thursdays. Geo B Davis Camp 292 Woodmen meets Wednesdays. details include halls, times, and officers.
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