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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1921
Page
4
The southern cotton crop faces funding challenges as the season nears. Government recognition of needs grows. the war board of finance is providing loans to move the crop. While full funds requested by Southern congressmen are not yet on hand, available sums are expected to ease credit and support profitable handling of the harvest.
Diversified crops face market challenges as farmers move away from cotton. Georgia has shown profitable handling of early non cotton crops via exchanges, and a new produce exchange planned to cover the South. The system will price potatoes onions cabbage and other items to reduce losses and boost canned crops, easing boll weevil impacts.
An illustration from London shows politicians pressuring newspapers controlled by Lord Northcliffe to curb news delivery. The article argues such attempts to limit press freedom are rare in America but notes many politicians still resist criticism. It praises statesmanship that welcomes differing views and access to fair information.
Athens mourns Dr Isham Hamilton Goss a longtime physician and civic figure who died yesterday afternoon after thirty one years in the city. He served thousands, aided community projects, and his passing leaves a deep void in the old and prominent citizen ranks.
A discussion on roadside advertising notes signs fade under weather and vandalism, while bold posters on farm buildings attract attention but distract from the farmer’s own product. The piece shifts to diverse items about international ties and a divorce case as well as a Broadway dancer seeking damages for a foot injury.
A reader urges patience with a former soldier who escaped confinement after a wartime infraction, arguing mental strain from war and lack of rehabilitation education caused the act. The letter also surveys the history and promise of hydroelectric power, noting early demonstrations, mills, and plans for farming and railways, urging conservation of fuel resources and expansion of electric infrastructure.
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