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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1921
Page
6
Beginning of 1921 brings unsettled business as War inflation spurs short-term optimism. An economic survey by Herbert P. Gillett examines wholesale prices, factory employment, and freight traffic to gauge turning points, noting slow price decline and business barometers edging toward stability before late 1921.
A Ulster cabinet meeting is called to discuss Irish peace prospects amid Sinn Fein silence. Ulster leaders, with Valera and advisers in London, expect a republican conference while asserting no overtures have been made that would weaken the northern position. The imperial mood remains hopeful that a meeting could unite opposing sides.
Teletyped report says British ship owners propose allocating fifty percent red tonnage between Canada and the United States, while American officials push for equal shares of shipments. The board may approve the plan once the scope is clarified amid lingering opposition.
A resident of Athens endorses a kidney remedy from Palmer & Drug Store on Lege Avenue. He recounts a long illness tied to work causing aching feet and kidney trouble that ceased after using the pills, priced 60 cents at local dealers.
Tom Lewis a colored man avoided being shot when he tried to break into Herring’s store on Founders Street. He fled with a misplaced straw hat, while Herring had guarded merchandise for days. Tom and his ally Fred Johnson were taken to the city jail awaiting warrants for transfer to county jail for trial.
An advertisement extols yeast as a source of vitamins and energy. It promotes Ironized Yeast tablets, a liquid brewer s yeast based tonic with iron, claiming improved growth, vitality, and skin health. The copy touts convenience and sanitary packaging, urging readers to buy from a druggist for children’s formulas.
The classified columns offer daily live suggestions for saving money and profitable opportunities. Businesses publish needs and hundreds of households describe requirements. Want Ads connect customers to service providers, clarifying what is needed and when.
Petitioners seek incorporation of West Lake Club in Athens Clarke County Georgia for twenty years with renewal and rights to hold real and personal property, sue and be sued, borrow, issue notes and stock, and manage by laws and a board. Includes proposed capital stock ten thousand dollars with possible increase, and rights to asset acquisition, management, and succession under state law.
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