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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1916
Page
4
The Athens Banner notes subscription terms and carrier rules, mentions rising paper costs and possible embargo on pulp and paper exports. It highlights Georgia’s financial stability, Lipton's planned visit, and legislative pace as mills face higher costs and publishers push economy.
A bill before the legislature would ban newspapers from running contests and offering prizes to boost circulation. The Banner notes profits are slim after costs and foresees broad newspaper support for the measure. It urges further action to prohibit premium offers by all concerns, including out-of-state entities.
Lawmakers debate creating a state highway commission to meet Washington requirements and unlock federal funds. Officials warn the state cannot receive any highway aid without a proper commission and disbursement framework. Time is short with only a few days left in the session.
Liverpool cables expected higher by 2 to 3 points while New York opens slightly down. By 1:30 p.m. activity quiet with a 5 to 7 point net decline. spot cotton asks lower by 9 points at 8.62. Futures finish 5 to 6 points lower from prior close with mixed monthly quotes across February to December contracts.
Cotton prices across cities show mixed activity with New York and Savannah steady around 14 cents, Athens and Atlanta modest moves, while New Orleans and Liverpool hold firm. Grain futures for Wheat Corn and Oats edge or hold near prior sessions with slight shifts in Sep Dec and May contracts and meats futures showing modest gains and losses.
Calcium chlorid is a chief constituent of Eckman's Alterative used as a tonic in tuberculosis. Scientists and physicians study its efficacy after over two decades of use, claiming the preparation is easily assimilated and safe with no poisonous or habit forming drugs. Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia markets it.
In a hair raising finish Monroe edged Winder 4 to 3 on Sanford Field to sweep the Athens series. Eight innings pitched tight until a late burst produced four hits and an error to flip the score. C Smith, Poland, and Perryman starred as Monroe overhauled a Winder squad that led 1–0 through eight.
National league results include Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati 0 and St Louis 4 Washington 0. American league highlights Detroit 10 Philadelphia 4 and Chicago 5 Boston 11. Southern and South Atlantic scores feature Augusta Charleston 1 and Macon Jacksonville 5 5 with darkness. Also notes on traffic and a Cholera Morbus remedy ad.
New Castle Indiana resident Mrs Hazel Hamilton recalls monthly pains from age eleven to seventeen and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and regular cycles. The advertisement notes the remedy has endured forty years of popularity and invites letters to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass for confidential advice.
Train No 50 leaves at 8 30 a m Eastern Time. No 52 departs 4 00 p m. No 56 runs Sunday only at 4 30 p m. No 61 arrives daily except Sunday at 12 30 p m. No 53 arrives 9 30 p m. No 67 arrives 12 00 m Sunday only.
Gainesville Midland Railway timetable from January 23 1916 shows Train No 2 leaving Athens 7 20 PM Train No 4 leaving Athens 2 20 PM Train No 1 arriving Athens 11 40 AM Train No 4 arriving Athens 6 40 PM Nos 2 and 4 connect at Belmont for Winder Monroe and intermediate points with the Georgia Railroad for all points and at Gainesville for Gainesville Northwestern stations and with Southern Railway north and south
Schedule details for the Athens branch show daily and Sunday departures and arrivals with specified times. The Monroe vs Winder baseball box score notes two-base hits by Christenberry and Nelly, with Perryman and Nolly pitching three strikeouts each and an attendance of 1800.
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