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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1916
Page
9
Athens enjoys a festive Christmas with strong business, charity drives, and community spirit. Merchants report peak sales, streets buzz with shoppers, and numerous groups aid orphans and the needy. Churches plan special services and Christmas programs as banks and post offices observe holiday hours.
A striking woman enters the office catching all eyes as she asks for the city editor. Her grace halts typing and drawing attention, described as a vision that brightens the room.
A historical note suggests Leonardo da Vinci not only painted The Last Supper in Milan but also designed the city’s canal locks. The piece links the famed artist to engineering work beyond his famous murals.
Excerpted humor from a 19th century column plays with eternity and wealth. A preacher extols eternity as forever while a child mishears millionaire as a grand notion of money. The launder's daughter and Jessie discuss riches and a new carpet in simple, comic dialogue.
A Caribou Maine store saw a man ask for something in German while the clerk answered in French. A bystander repeated the question in Swedish and another in Spanish. The exchange was translated into English for all present, making five languages spoken.
Federal internal revenue data show 366,443 corporations filed income tax returns in 1916. Personal taxpayers counted 336,652 with minimum net incomes totaling at least 3.02 billion dollars, while corporate net incomes added about 1.18 billion, bringing total minimum taxable income to 8.70 billion dollars.
An LA refugee recounts chaos in Michoacan Mexico faced by pacifist entrepreneur Augustus Morales. Revolt, executions, jail, and tyranny sting daily life as authorities barter money and power. a missing toolkit sparks near execution, saved only by friends with wrenches and bolts.
Greensboro judge Park says he is not a candidate for the short congressional term and only seeks the long term beginning next March. The Journal yesterday misnamed several candidates and claimed Park sought both terms. Other contenders listed include T W Rucker Athens for short term and C L Brand Athens J T Brown Elberton J B McCurry Hartwell A J Stovall Elberton Q L Williford Madison for both terms.
In Altoona Pennsylvania George Meritts and Samuel Alley of Franklinville woke from a frightful nightmare to find a live rattlesnake in their room. The serpent, over three feet long with seven rattles and a button, was killed after a match and lantern were obtained.
In Corning California Mrs T L Barkle writes of an old miner Kempe who came from California within a dozen years. He was found near starvation and taken to the work house with nearly 5000 dollars in his possession. He claimed to have buried about 2000 dollars in a hole five feet deep while in California but could not locate it.
In Marysville Ohio early today 8 D Boyd driving a milk wagon was thrown from the wagon when a front axle bolt snapped. The horse bolted with the front wheels and the driver, covered in milk spilled, set fire to the wreck as it burned near the street.
Police logged only ten cases last night with crowds across the streets on Christmas weekend. One mule was taken up, two cases involved traffic ordinance violations, and one case was on suspicion, with thousands of people observed on the streets.
Paris December 23. Former Minister of Commerce M Raoul Peret, now budget supporter in the chamber of deputies, says France will pay the war bill by productive effort and urges reciprocity in postwar trade with the United States. He spoke in an Associated Press interview.
The committee of the house of representatives with Alexandre Ribot as minister of finance outlines wartime borrowing success and future debt. Raoul Peret notes bonds issued to fund the conflict, praising Ribot’s short term issues and urging closer United States trade relations via a reciprocal tariff policy to aid postwar recovery.
The quotes compare Miss Gudder to a phonograph record and to a person who derides others. One line says she resembles a record in talking, while another notes she is not the phonograph because it wears out while she wears down others.
A selected quotation asserts that there is always a best method for all tasks, illustrated by the idea that boiling an egg can reveal the optimal approach. The line reflects practical wisdom and everyday problem solving.
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