Athens Daily Banner notices mix of humor and local concerns
The Athens Daily Banner lists subscription rates and delivery reminders, warns carriers not to collect, and notes a holiday mood. It reports on local humor and the motion toward stricter traffic enforcement, plus Dr. E C Ranson’s role at a national rural church conference in Columbus, Ohio.
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Athens
Georgia
E. C. ®Ranson
State Normal School
Columbus
Ohio
Wilson pushes defense plans to back Monroe Doctrine stance
President Wilson urges Congress to expand national defense to uphold the Monroe Doctrine. He warns that without force, Europe could challenge Western Hemisphere borders, while Britain’s naval power supports enforcement. The piece notes party shifts and possible policy changes ahead.
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Wilson
Congress
United States
Similarities Seen Between World War I and Civil War Endings
A French writer compares World War I to the American Civil War noting repeated failures of rapid offensives. The Richmond Times-Dispatch cites a prediction that German strengths will wear down through attrition, mirroring Confederate endurance and a possible end like Appomattox.
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Gaston Roupnel
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Paris
Calais
Prussia
Austria
McDowell
McClellan
Pope
Lee
Petersburg
M. Roupnel
Appomattox
Idolatry and the rise of mind-made gods in human worship
The poem traces humanity’s ascent from ignorance to idol worship, depicting stone idols as grotesquely magnified human forms. It argues that modern religion mirrors this idol worship, replacing crude idols with mind-made, self-created deities that dominate human belief and authority.
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Bhat
D. & Bickers
Foreign Trade Conditions Highlighted At New York Conference
Dr E B Pratt head of foreign and domestic commerce outlined trade impacts during the early war period at the International Trade Conference in New York. He noted that U S trade with belligerents and neutrals alike fell in the war’s initial months.
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International Trade Conference
New York
E. EB. Pratt
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Dr. Pratt
South
Central America
Russia
Germany
Trade Shifts Show Export Gains To Distant Markets
Dr Pratt notes in recent months exports to neutral markets have risen markedly. Comparing June–Sept 1913 with 1915, trade with Canada fell 9 percent, Central America steady, South Africa up 12 percent, South America up 22 percent, Asia up 51 percent, and Australia up 77 percent.
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Canada
Central America
South Africa
South America
Asia
Australia
The Rural Church and a Vigorous Country Life
Gifford Pinchot presides at the Conference on Rural Church Life in Columbus calling for vigorous country life and stronger country churches. He argues unity of churches and farmers is essential, stressing cooperation, practical aims, and aligning rural work with Christian ethics.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Gifford Pinchot
Milford
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Pinchot
United States
Country Church
New Spirit in France Created by Hope of War End
In Nancy France Monsier Firman Prefect of Meurthe Moselle speaks of a new spirit uniting France toward victory and discipline. He recounts wartime service and his family’s calm presence amid battles, evacuations, and postwar recovery of Meurthe Moselle villages including Gerbevillers and Nomeny.
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France
Nancy
Associated Press
Monsier Firman
Meurthe
Moseille
Monsieur Firman
Ministry of the Interior
Malvy
Moselle
Lorraine
Morhange
Marne
Monsieur Mirman
Madame Mirman
Rue Saint-Jean
Metz
Depar
Gerbevillers
Nomeny
Porition
Foley Kidney Pills Restore Strength for Wisconsin Man
In Green Bay Wisconsin Fred Smith reports Foley Kidney Pills relieved his back soreness and pain. He says he is strong and well as ever despite cold weather aggravating joints and muscles. The pills assist kidney action and reduce discomfort.
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Fred Smith
Green Bay
Wis
Foley
No Campaign Issue for Republicans but Tariff Dominates
President Wilson told the Democratic National Committee men at a White House luncheon that Republicans have no campaign issue besides the tariff and Democrats are sure to win. He framed constructive work as an irresistible movement and argued for majority rule over trustees. Reports of a rift between Fred B. Lynch and Chairman McCombs were denied.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Democratic National
White House
Board of’ Trustees
Fred B. Lynch
Minnesota
McCombs
When Payne Wrote Home Sweet Home
T. T. P. Luquer, Payne’s grandnephew, notes real history behind Home Sweet Home. The piece debunks mythic poverty tales, stating Payne created the work during Parisian success, not in a garret, and valued home life despite distant kin. He writes of Payne’s early struggle and love for England and family.
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Paris
Palais Royal
Easthampton
Payne
T. T. P. Luquer
Officials Approve New Haven Course in 1910s Buy
Documentary testimony at the New Haven directors trial shows William McAdoo as a private citizen endorsing the Boston and Maine acquisition. Charles S. Mellen repeats that Franklin K. Lane as an Interstate Commerce Commissioner approved the purchase to keep it from Canadian hands for military reasons.
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Associated Press
New York
William McAdoo
New Haven
Boston
Maine
Charles S. Mellen
Franklin K. Lane
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement In Athens Notice
Sufferers blamed backache and fatigue on kidney trouble and received a testimonial from Mrs. Callie Richards of 546 Pulaski St Athens praising Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad claims kidneys help filter blood and urges readers to use Doan's Kidney Pills priced 50 cents at dealers.
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Dean
Athens
Callie Richards
Pulaski
Doan
Carmen at Colonial Friday
An advertisement highlights Sloan’s Liniment as a quick pain killer. A testimonial from Mervin H. Leister of Berkeley credits relief from a neck stiffness after using the product following wet-footed Panama Exposition activity. The notice also promotes a 25 cent price.
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Sloan
Mervin H. Leister
Berkeley
Cal
Panama Exposition
Druggists
Prosecution Drops Assault Cases After Hearing
Prosecutors refused to press charges against Fred Lilly at a preliminary hearing before Judge Crosziex. Warrants cited assault with intent to murder from the December 1 incident. Both cases were dropped as Hodgson and Wilson declined to prosecute, and prosecutor Weil did not appear.
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Fred Lilly
Carl’ Crosziex
Ed Wilson
Charlie Hodgson
R. B. Weil
Hodgson
Kidney Pills Aid Hay Field Worker Says Arthur Jones
An advertisement from Allen Kas features Arthur Jones praising Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder trouble. It claims the pills enable continued work in the hay field and promotes them as a remedy for aged or overworked kidneys from H R Palmer & Sons.
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Hay
Arthur Jones, Allen, Kas
Foley
H.R. Palmer & Sons
Two White Men Escape From Stockade
Parks Eaton and Ed Escoe, well known in police circles, escaped yesterday afternoon after serving terms in the stockade. They had tried petitioning for release for weeks, claiming health issues, and finally got away by physical effort.
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Parks Eaton
Ed Escoe
Timely Hint on Over Eating Digestive Relief Ad
Big dinners upset digestion and clog the stomach with undigested waste. Foley Cathartia Tablets relieve distress after eating by stopping belching banishing bloating and gas and toning the liver. H. R. Palmer & Sons. adv
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H. R. Palmer & Sons
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