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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1915
Page
4
Subscriptions run at 5.00 per year 2.50 for six months 1.25 for three months or 10 cents a week. Carrier issues and delivery complaints should be reported promptly. Also notes on weather politics holidays and current events including President Wilson speech and Congress actions.
The Athens editorial calls for early Christmas buying at home to support local merchants and the community. It notes Athens stocks are strong this year and emphasizes bargains, keeping money in the city, and remembering children with Santa Claus charity as central to the season.
Henry Ford plans to visit Europe with prominent Americans to urge peace talks among warring nations. Observers doubt any private citizen effort can end hostilities, expecting leaders to speak through President Wilson if talks occur.
A Georgia South report warns that grain plantings fall short and cotton acreage may rise in spring. The writer argues prices depend on a reduced cotton crop and urges farmers to cut cotton and grow grain and meat instead to sustain prosperity. Do not return to old cotton-heavy practices.
The new incinerator plant east of Foundry street near Strong street will undergo a test run this morning to gauge capacity and efficiency. A construction record has been recorded for the project.
University of Georgia Y M C A Promotion Committee met at Chancellor Barrow’s residence for a weekly conference. Seventy members were to attend, sixty eight present, Dr and Mrs Barrow hosted an oyster supper. Mr W T Forbes spoke briefly as general secretary of the city Association. The promotion committee meets weekly, each member contributing a few cents for supper.
A formal notice from the Grand Patriarch of the Grand Encampment of the IOOF Georgia announces J B Dove of Elberton Ga as official bearer of the Crooks to all lodges in the 8th Congressional District. His duty runs Jan 1 to June 1 1916 with expected full cooperation.
A man surnamed Luck explains his given name while describing his father Foresight and mother Work. The anecdote highlights a playful riddle about how names reflect character.
The article traces the circus as a democratic, timeless amusement appealing to youths and elders alike. It contrasts antebellum tours with modern shows, noting simple tents and rings, the holiday atmosphere, and mixed reactions including Puritan objections and shared family delight at animals and bands.
A motivational line from D G Bickers urges turning knocks into tougher resolve. Disappointments become teachers, guiding through rough roads as one presses on to win.
A prose poem describes a slow moving crowd of refugees along a misty late October road. Families, cattle, a grandmother with a baby, and animals trek as some flee war’s peril and others seek exile’s relief, all moving with exhausted urgency.
Casey Jones a colored man was arrested yesterday by the detective force on charges of stealing an overcoat from a colored boy employed by Hilley and Jones' barber shop. The incident is linked to a scene from Antwerp Road by Henry van Dyke.
Prof. Guy W. Firor returns to Athens reporting about five thousand attendees in five days of state wide livestock and feed exhibits. Two exhibits daily and speeches drew farmers, with interest in cooperative buying of purebred horses cattle and swine. Railroads support the effort as the horticultural program planning moves forward with Prof. T. H. McHatton to Atlanta for committee meetings.
Society events at the College of Agriculture highlighted activities on January 17 and 18, 1916 with members and speakers listed. The brief notes emphasize campus networking, scholarly talks, and community engagement during the winter term.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, noted labor leader, was acquitted in Patterson New Jersey on a charge of inciting to personal assault related to speeches during the 1913 silk mill strike. She denied using the alleged language in her protests.
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