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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1916
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists subscription rates and delivery notices, adds Christmas humor and current war commentary, and notes the discharge of a national guardsman and the death of Judge Robert Hodges. It mentions border duty, peace proposals, and local reflections.
Government promotes military training for university students to become officers with summer camps and a nine dollar monthly stipend plus uniforms. The program aims to prepare a reserve of trained officers for defense and national preservation. The University of Georgia will form a unit, and participation remains voluntary for students.
The article notes that peace talk in Europe drives American markets, with stocks dipping and wheat falling while cotton rises. It explains how Entente reactions flip trends, making market behavior a rough gauge of peace probabilities, and urges a clearer sign of peace for material and higher reasons.
Anti prohibition forces alarmed urge unity to stem the tide while prohibitionists push ahead. The Literary Digest cites Mida's Criterion noting eleven more states needed for a constitutional amendment. Big cities aligned with the cause but outlying communities threaten state dry laws. Detroit Denver Portland Spokane Seattle cited as losses. The campaign casts a nationwide battle cry to carry the message coast to coast.
J B Williams a Greenbrier Tennessee farmer recalls severe stomach trouble last summer. He says after four bottles of Tanlac he regained weight from 135 to 160 pounds, his appetite improved, and sleep and work quality returned. He endorses Tanlac and notes local outlets Citizens Pharmacy Athens and Kroner Co Winterville.
Andrew J. Peters predicts American makers can compete with European rivals in the foreign field after the war. He notes rising foreign trade and says high European production costs due to war taxes will offset advantages from agreements and government support. The US will cooperate to enable equal competition.
Auction notice details 463 acres in Comer divided into eleven tracts across river with 150 acres of bottoms and stock farms. Sale at Comer on December 19 at 11 a m. broker Claude Tuck of Winterville Ga. Also mentions deportation of Belgians and a political race result in a stray satirical aside.
A writer recommends carefully choosing books for friends during Christmas. She highlights The Wandering Dog by Marshall Saunders, praising its kindness to animals and suitability for animal lovers. Other suggested gifts include The Book of Truth and Facts by Fritz von Frantzius, and The Jingle Book by Carolyn Wells, with notes on author gender and humane society ties.
A correspondent from the New Era Club in Athens corrects a Dec 13 news item about John Welch's cotton warehouse fire. The writer states the blaze arose from soot in Welch's office chimney and asks the paper to clear the club of any cigarette or cigar blame.
Multiple candidates announce for the Sixty fifth Congress from Georgia's Eighth district with dates January 11 1917 and March 4 1917. They pledge loyal service meet voters and support agricultural commercial and manufacturing interests. A note on transit law and fare evasion closes the piece.
A timetable lists southbound and northbound departures for several trains. Times shown include morning 6:02 and 1:10, afternoon 3:40 and 6:16, evening 5:58 and 7:45, plus additional 10:40 and 11:43 p m departures.
Effective September 3 1916 Eastern Time train schedules for Athens Georgia detail departures arrivals by train numbers 60 52 H WH 53 55 with daily or Sunday operations plus a lodge directory listing multiple fraternal orders with meeting times and locations in Athens including Knights of Pythias I O O F Odd Fellows and Masons with contacts and halls in the Max Joseph Building and surrounding streets.
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