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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
7
Theda Bara will portray a key role in East Lynne presented as a shadow-drama by the Fox company. The show runs Friday at the Colonial with Haughey's orchestra, tickets priced at twenty cents, from 3 to 11 PM, offering notable moving pictures and music in Athens.
Liverpool cables show 6 to 7 point gains with a very steady shift by 1:30 pm. Spot and futures reflect gains while American imports and sales are reported, with multiple price levels listed for nearby months and regional spot quotes across the United States and Liverpool markets.
New Orleans reports US cotton exports in the year ending July 31 at 6,231,094 bales, down 2,310,814 from the prior season. H. G. Hester, secretary of the New Orleans cotton exchange, cites lower freight rates boosting late-season shipments and notes stock on hand at year end 538,171 bales.
A fragment shows commodity price lines for pork lard ribs and related items across months May to October. It lists numerous figures such as 24.52 24.30 24.42 24.67 and 12.62 13.35 13.30 18.10 among others, indicating fluctuating market values.
Chicago dealers priced wheat higher as Manitoba black rust damage was reported severe and Dakotas Minnesota losses were estimated up to 87 million bushels. September wheat rose to 1.2834 and traded to 1.313-8 before closing at 1.305-8 per bushel on the day.
The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms across Athens and vicinity on Thursday with general cloudiness. Georgia is expected to have scattered showers and thunderstorms, while the cotton belt remains largely unsettled with light to heavy rains in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama. Temperatures ease after recent heat, and conditions favor local showers. no major storm center is noted.
An advertisement for Dr. King's New Life Pills promises relief from constipation and a tired feeling. It urges buying a box now and taking one or two pills tonight to feel better by morning. The ad cites a 25 cent price at druggists.
A collection of political announcements from Georgia dated February 12, 1918. Candidates include John B. Gamble for Solicitor General of the Ninth Circuit, L. C. Brown for the state legislature, A Von Der Lieth for the legislature, S J Tribble and Thomas J Brown for Congress, O Stevens for the Senate, and Nat D Arnold for the 30th Senate.
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