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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1916
Page
2
The Athens Daily Banner emphasizes safer Christmas celebrations in Athens and urges residents to support the Christmas Cheer Committees. It notes preparations for a Rest Room to aid visiting women and children, recommends early shopping kindness to workers, and highlights humanitarian acts amid wartime worry.
The Banner endorses Judge Charles Hillyer Brand for congressman, citing his jurist record in the Western Circuit, experience as solicitor-general, and commitment to law, morality, and government reform. Numerous supporters across the district back his candidacy and expect strong advocacy in the national legislature.
The State College of Agriculture promotes its anti boll weevil program with leaflets led by President Soule. The article argues for crop diversification and ongoing monthly leaflets to help farmers reduce losses and save money in the fight against the pest.
A vivid pre holiday scene describes crowded streetcars autos and crowded sidewalks as people bustle through the town before Christmas. The poem notes the roistering rush and life threatening road crossing dangers as shoppers throng stores and shops during the season.
A reflective column urges church attendance to gain strength for the busy holiday week. It notes rail labor talks may settle under Adamson law and highlights efforts by the Atlanta Woman's Club to address high living costs with dealers and brokers. Congress tackles prohibition with constitutional amendments and mail-sale restrictions. Dr King’s pills advertise remedy for constipation and dull skin. State and county tax books close December 20, W A Mallory, T C.
Hartwell Georgia resident Julian B McCurry presents a platform condemning dual officeholding and endorsing President Wilson’s second term, strict immigration limits, civil liberty protections, separation of church and state, postal reform, rural credit, a strengthened income tax, parcels post, opposition to compulsory military service, and national prohibition. He pledges to represent Hart and Georgia and opposes clergy influence in government.
Special from Augusta reports that a woman lawyer will become the first female member of the Georgia House in 1916 1917. Mrs. Walter R McDonald will attend sessions with her husband and may be granted floor privileges by Speaker Burwell.
Land sale in Comer Georgia offers 463 acres cut into eleven tracts from Comer across the river with four branches one creek 150 acres of bottoms suitable for stock farms. Terms liberal. Auction at Comer December 19 at 11 o clock a m. Claude Tuck Winterville Ga.
One thousand bushels of Lang ford cotton seed offered in 10 25 and 50 bushel lots with prices 2 50 2 25 and 2 00 respectively. Seed grown by seller and guaranteed absolutely pure. Weldon Lavonia Ga.
A newspaper notice promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a cure for persistent coughs following colds or flu. It quotes Mrs. Thomas Beeching of Andrews Indiana praising the medicine and notes its wide availability. The ad closes with a buyer call and a December 20 deadline.
Several candidates announce runs for the Georgia Eighth district in 1917. James B. Park, Q L Williford, A B S Stovall, Thos J Brown, Charles H Brand, Julian B McCurry, and others seek the Sixty Fifth Congress long term seat to start March 4 1917 with January 11 1917 election. They pledge loyalty, duty, and service to agricultural and industrial interests.
Gainesville Midland by timetable dated January 23 1916 lists train No 2 departing Athens at 7 20 am train No 4 departing Athens at 2 20 pm train No 1 arriving Athens at 11 40 am and train No 4 arriving Athens at 6 40 pm Connections at Belmont for Winder Monroe and intermediate points with the Georgia Railroad Gainesville for Gainesville Northwestern stations and with Southern Railway for north and south routes
The notice lists Southern Railway schedule lines for Athens with departure times at 8 20 a m 1 00 p m 3 15 p m 3 30 p m and daily arrivals at 12 40 p m and 6 60 p m times plus a Sunday only line and a daily except Sunday line. Contact EE Williams Commercial agent for details.
A dated timetable lists several Seaboard Air Line trains with numbers and departure times including 10:40 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. and notes departures for northbound No. 29 30 6 18 12 along with No. 11 17 65 29 30.
The list shows Georgia Railroad effective September 3 1916 with trains 60 62 64 51 53 65 and Athens arrival and departure times. It also documents lodge meetings for St Elmo Knights of Pythias Williams Athens B P C E Mt Vernon Geo Davis Camp and Woodmen Hall with meeting nights and locations.
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