Athens Daily Banner ad and wartime notices
The Athens Daily Banner lists subscription rates and payment methods, urges prompt reporting of delivery issues, and includes civic wartime appeals. It reports a March rise in U S foreign trade with exports at 551 million and imports at 270 million, marking new records for imports and for nine months totals.
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Food dictator proposed for Allied war effort
The United States and Allied powers reportedly plan a single food dictator to supervise all food supplies and transport. The role would be filled by an American, possibly Herbert Hoover or Secretary Wilson, with decisions binding on allied nations. The aim is to secure food before further troop deployments as the war’s decisive issue.
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Emergency Peace Federation
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Germany
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The
Herbert C. Hoover
Blending the National Airs at University Chapel
Veterans and citizens at the University Chapel joined in a poignant blending of Dixie and the Star Spangled Banner after honoring Jefferson Davis. The mixed sentiment honored the Old South and the Union, signaling full reunion of the blue and the gray and loyalty to the flag.
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University Chapel
Old South
Jefferson Davis
Didie
Taxing Liquor and Incomes in War Finance Debate
The article argues congress will raise war funds via taxation rather than bonds. Proposals include increasing income tax to cover all incomes above a threshold and taxing lower incomes, plus higher liquor taxes, stamps, checks, documents, and postage. The plan targets millionaires to fund the war while larger numbers of poorer citizens serve as soldiers.
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Republic
New York Cotton Opens Steady Then Turns Easier
The cotton market opened steady with a 6 to 14 point gain on overnight orders and firm cables but soon weakened as sellers with New Orleans links and a Western outlook sold. May eased from 19.85 to 19.71 while October fell from 18.60 to 18.39 as the morning progressed.
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Associated Press
Liverpool
New Orleans
South
New England
May
Pric
Tanlac Proves Pain Gone After Thirty-Two Years
A Memphis man B N Dunavant recounts rheumatic agony from age seven through adulthood. He credits Tanlac for relief after months of treatment and reports regained arm use, appetite, and eight-pound gain. Tanlac sold in Ath ens by Citizens' Pharmacy and Winter by Kroner Co.
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B. N. Dunavant
John Place
Memphis
Tenn
Mr. Dunavant
Hot Springs
Athens
Citizens’ Pharmacy
Winter
Wille
Kroner Co
Adv
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS AND FARM CONDITIONS REPORT
The market summary shows higher prices and active trading including wheat corn oats and meats. Agricultural notes indicate farm labor shortages due to migration and a shift toward food crops with favorable plantings though germination slowed by cold weather.
Weather and plantings for 1917 cotton crop forecast
J W Jay and Co report preliminary results on weather across the cotton belt, noting cold and wet conditions east and dry areas west of the Mississippi. They cite delayed crop start, shifting planting plans toward food crops, labor shortages due to migration and enlistment, and a potential larger yield as prices stay high.
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Mississippi
Inga
Army
Navy
Georgia Railroad Schedule For Macon Routes Posted
C of Ga Ry The Right Way trains depart for Macon at 6 40 a m and 4 15 p m. Trains arrive from Macon at 11 59 a m and 9 10 p m. Connections at Madison with Georgia Railroad at Apalachee with Greene County Railroad for Monroe and at Macon for all points south. For information call 640 or 400 B R Bloodworth Commercial Agent.
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Apalachee
Greene Co. R. R
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B. R. Bloodworth
Athens
Sun
B. Williams
E. Shelton
Georgia Railroad Effective Fes 1917 Athene Train Schedule
Georgia Railroad timetable shows trains serving Athens with daily and Sunday departures and arrivals. Train 60 leaves Athens 8 35 a m daily while Train 62 runs daily except Sunday at 4 pm and Train 64 on Sundays at 4 20 pm. Arrival of Train 51 at 12 59 pm daily except Sunday and Train 53 at 9 40 pm daily. Train 55 runs Sundays only arriving Athens at 12 40 pm.
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Georgia Railroad
FES
Athene
Athens
Gainesville Midland Ry Timetable No 18 January 1916
Gainesville Midland Railway timetable lists train numbers, departure and arrival times between Athens, Belmont, Winder, Monroe, and connections with Georgia Railroad and Southern Railway. Train 2 leaves Athens 7 30 p m. Train 4 leaves Athens 2 20 p m. Train 1 arrives Athens 11 40 a m. Train 4 arrives Athens 6 40 p m.
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Athens
Belmont
Winder
Monroe
The
Georgia Railroad
Gainesville
Gainesville & Northwestern
Southern Railway
Liverpool Cotton Futures News From New York April 26
Liverpool cotton futures showed gains with May up 7 to 8 points and other months up marginally. Opened steady then 7 to 8 points higher, trading at 1:30 p.m. up. Spot demand moderate with middling at 12.73. Futures closed steady 11 to 17 points higher.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
England
New York
Futorer
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