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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1916
Page
4
The piece notes Atlanta’s loss of beer license and tiger fine revenues after a Supreme Court ruling nullified city laws on liquor sales. It explains the shift to state offense for keeping and selling, causing a drop in city fines and police receipts. It mentions a new city offense targeting roaming streets to dispense illegally sold liquor.
Judge Hughes completes a West tour labeled a failure with little public interest. The piece argues Hughes vetoed equal pay for women teachers as New York governor yet now backs woman suffrage. It predicts Wilson's landslide reelection as Republicans falter and progressives align with Wilson.
The state democratic committee rules that the unit rule applies in the upcoming primary. Voters will see current judges Broyles and Wade alongside candidates for three new appellate judgeships. With a long ballot, voters should mark as many names as nominations allow and ensure each vote counts. The primary is September 12 with the convention September 28 in Macon.
A cartoon depicts young rebels challenging Time Honored Custom but the steadfast Old Guard, led by a host, rescues the tradition and reestablishes it stronger than before. The piece uses a playful clash of generations to celebrate continuity.
A collage of verses about memories and the ache of youth contrasts with a finance column noting rising currency in circulation. The piece flags a New York barbers strike and ends with an advertisement offering loans on farm or city property.
Reports of rains in the southwest sparked heavy realizing in the cotton market with first prices down as much as 18 points. Prices recovered later with bullish support, tropical storm fears, and renewed buying pushing January to around 15.01 to 15.95 in late trading as figures moved above prior closes.
New Orleans spot and futures prices show thin activity with March, May, and July futures trading around 14.70 to 15.00 cents. Liverpool market opened lower with American cotton at 9.06 cents middling and futures closing steady to slightly.
The page shows mixed commodity quotes from Wheat Corn Pork Lard and related futures for Sep Dec May and other months. Prices drift with small gains and declines across several entries and months. Numerous figures appear incomplete or garbled but indicate futures activity and rates across grains meats and fats in Chicago markets.
The fragmented OCR shows a cotton oil market with bid prices around 9.00 to 9.30 and various quotes for August, September, October and December contracts. Trading activity appears terse with fluctuating bids and asks across months.
Poor crop conditions lift prices across markets in Atlanta New Orleans and New York as the 1915 16 season opens. Atlanta spots rise to 14 70 New York futures gain 13 to 19 points with January options at 15 02. Rain and storm reports blamed for the rally.
The article notes Georgia cotton harvest season as it begins with wagons in the streets and hundreds of pickers. It mentions household duties shifting to accommodate picking and the economic ripple for merchants, bankers, and others as the 1916 crop starts with Clarke county receiving the first bales from Morgan county.
Mrs. Sidney Simmons of Fair Haven New York extols Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a cure for cholera morbus in her seven year old boy and recommends it for family bowel troubles with high regard. Obtainable everywhere.
Public notices from Montes Georgia and Clarke County call for reelection and new campaigns. O Dean urges white citizens to back a second term as Solicitor General while L C Brown seeks reelection to the state legislature and other candidates from Toombs Dubose and A Von Der Lidth announce runs for office including Congress.
A 1916 notice lists candidates for Congress and Senate in Georgia urging support from the Democratic executive committees. Thomas J. Brown and Nat D. Arnold pledge to serve duties to the best of their ability, with statements from J. Tribble and Steven R. Crawford about district elections.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery for hacking coughs. It claims over 40 years of use and features pine balsam with tar to soothe air passages, loosen mucus, and prevent coughing while promoting sleep.
An English scientist states seaweed can yield fuel oil when conventional supplies run short, claiming seven gallons per ton of vegetable matter. This could provide a prolific alternative energy source amid shortages.
Train No 50 departs 8 30 am east time. Train No 52 departs 4 00 pm. Train No 66 departs 4 30 pm Sunday only. Train No 51 arrives 12 30 pm daily except Sunday. Train No 53 arrives 9 30 pm. Train No 57 arrives 12 pm Sunday only.
Timeline of Athens departures and arrivals for trains 2 4 and 1 with connections at Belmont for Winder Monroe interme diate points and with Georgia Railroad for all points and with Southern Railway north and south providing interchanges at Gainesville for Gainesville Northwestern Stationa.
Southbound trains No 11 17 6 29 depart at 6 37 am 7 10 am 3 45 pm. Northbound No 30 6 18 12 depart 10 40 am 7 45 pm 11 42 pm.
Southern Railway schedule lists daily departure times at 8 20 a m and 1 00 p m with sun and weekly variations. Afternoon run at 3 80 p m on weekdays and 12 40 p m and 6 50 p m arrivals. For details contact H E Williams or J E Shelton at the Athens office.
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