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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1914
Page
4
The column surveys wartime diplomacy, domestic politics, and Georgia legislative actions. It notes a push for peace treaties, a larger Georgia lower house, and funding for boll weevil eradication and penitentiary upkeep. It also discusses postal savings increases, alliance histories, and kinship links among European leaders.
The nation mourns the death of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson as President Wilson endures immense strain. The obituary notes her exalted character and Southern heritage while detailing the president's grief and ongoing leadership amid Mexican turmoil business concerns and the European war.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal argues that world peace rhetoric and big naval power fail in the face of Europe’s war. It says The Hague Tribunal and arbitration treaties are ineffective, and that governments must prioritize lives over grand armaments to stabilize peace.
The article weighs air power’s unknown impact in World War I and the fear of aerial attacks. It notes German dirigibles and French planes, questions battles in the sky, and ponders future use of naval air forces. It also comments on Georgia divorce law trends and urges wiser marriage regulation and home responsibility for youth. A light joke about a million dollars caps the piece.
A Sunday School joke frames a teacher asking Benny what a prophet is. Benny answers with a quip about buying for a dime and selling for a quarter, prompting the judge’s amusement.
Athens businessman W H Davis joins the Champion Billiard Players League to bring the ten greatest American players to the South for a season of one or two team matches monthly. Players include Willie Hoppe and Koji Yamada with plans for Athens dates, possibly as soon as this winter if engagements permit.
Lawrenceville Methodist camp meeting opens Monday evening August 10 and runs one week. Dr. Fred J. Mashburn leads services with help from noted ministers. presiding elder Dr. S R Belk may attend. Col Asa G Candler of Atlanta may speak Sunday on Sunday school work. About thirty tents already on the grounds. this 76th annual gathering is billed as the largest and best yet.
Local lodge notices list meetings for Blenn Lodge No 75 I O O F Keystone Chapter No 1 Royal Arch Masons Elmo Lodge K of P St Hime Lodge and more with times locations at Max Joseph Clayton and Jester buildings. Following is a health ad promoting Sloan’s Liniment for insect bites and Dr King’s New Discovery for summer coughs with prices.
Prices on wheat and corn moved higher as hot winds damaged crops in Missouri and fears of reduced demand due to the war loomed. Hog receipts fell, packers bought more, and traders noted limited trading in cattle alongside cotton and textiles. American manufacturers urged liberal shipping to preserve cotton demand abroad.
Chicago Aug 6 Offerings absorbed easily supporting a bullish wheat mood. Near term prices dipped early due to receiving houses but then recovered with deferred contracts posting gains. May wheat reached 1.0614 a bushel, while September and December rose 13 and 25 respectively as confidence grew.
Frederick Upham Adams argues that the discoverer should be called by his true name Cristobal Colon, noting his birth into the Colombo family and his Spanish service name. He likens it to national naming practices and urges calling places by their native names rather than anglicized forms.
The forecast tracks fair conditions for Atlanta tonight and Friday with unsettled and thundery potential in Georgia and Alabama. Texas shows recent rainfall with varied amounts and southern Gulf coast showers. overall a trend toward fair skies in much of the north with cooler temperatures and southerly winds in Atlanta. Sector Director Co. F von Herrmann oversees the update.
Athens fans track Timon Bowden now with the Macon Sally league club as he plays top notch ball in every phase. He was slated for a last game yesterday a doubleheader for Macon. He will depart for St Louis today or tomorrow as his professional future draws interest.
An advertisement asserts many people are cured of stomach trouble by Chamberlains Tablets. It claims the tablets strengthen the stomach and help it function naturally. Mrs. Boise Rish of Wabash Indiana praises the medicine as the best she has used. For sale by all dealers.
A sprain may heal in about one third the usual time when Chamberlain Liniment is applied and directions followed. For sale by all dealers.
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