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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1921
Page
4
A optimistic editorial urges readers to assess local conditions and dismiss prevailing pessimism. It argues the country is sounder than since before the war, with healthy crop prices, ample cotton, and solid agrarian wealth. The piece links farmer solvency to bank lending and merchant payments, urging cotton sales to ease debts and stimulate commerce.
A critique exposes disillusion with the Republican led Congress and the president. It claims achievements are negligible after a long tenure in power. The piece argues voters will judge the party in next year’s elections as the public endures ongoing ills.
The article argues light can cure disease, noting that disease germs fear light and that pure sunlight benefits some ailments. It mentions tests linking light and X rays to medical progress, with scientists pursuing fuller truths and devices to harness light’s disease-fighting properties for future treatments.
Thirty six Oklahoma cities compete to rank as best for rearing children after a year trial. A Shawnee Rotary reward funds the top ten points across facilities for play, character education, schools, health, scouting, morals, youth services, religious training, family welfare, and youth service housing. The piece notes wartime shipyard layoffs pushing ex-workers toward junk and scrap business.
Henry F. Saxon presents items from 1904 Athens life including a new B be Brith lodge with twenty members, youth and civic aims, a steep look at the Laura Huthenfard chapter events, a Georgia Tech vs Georgia baseball preview on Herty Field, and notes on city projects. The piece also covers Confederate veteran reunion plans, the Pasteur treatment for a rabies case from Winterville, society notes, and local personalities.
A fragment from a poem titled A Verse and a Vignette by D G B reflects on holiday times and the meaning of gala days. It contrasts childhood, absence of children, and gatherings, then pivots to a tale of a man and his companion Ambition who races ahead before the task is complete.
A fragmented advertisement touts RAT-SNAP as a quick relief for indigestion and stomach distress, claiming it helps tolerate foods later. It cites Farmers and a New York City firm Vroome & Co. Butter & Cheese Merchants endorsing RAT-SNAP, priced $1.25 and guaranteed by Citizens Pharmacy in Athens, Ga.
Mrs. 5. H. Williams and Miss Ed ina Williams left yesterday for Auguste to visit Mrs. vt H. Hall. The brief item records travel by local residents for family visiting purposes, reflecting routine social notices within the community.
William E. Haskell of International Paper accused Congress of yielding to paid publishers in removing duties on newsprint. Emory Thomason for the American Newspaper Publishers Association denied the charge, saying newspapers seek protection from overseas competition to keep newsprint on the free list due to economic supply concerns.
An Alabama 1919 act banning wagering on horse races was ruled unconstitutional by Mobile’s inferior criminal court. State attorneys noted appeals. The test case by H C Murman of the Mobile Business Men's Racing Association suggests a ten to fifteen day race meeting in Mobile in spring, after the New Orleans fair grounds meeting.
Washington senate tariff discussions centered on newsprint protection for publishers and retention of paper on the free list under the Fordner bill. Colonel Wil argued newsprint lacks tariff protection and warned that the press can influence legislation, noting past refusals for other paper uses.
Niagara Falls Ontario reports the opening of the New hydroelectric power house, where the first generating unit will be switched on Wednesday marking the start of what is described as the greatest hydroelectric power facility.
Joe Armstrong celebrated dog trainer says rats appeared around kennels with hundreds of prize dogs. After using RAT-SNAP, three weeks passed and every rat disappeared. Dogs avoided RAT-SNAP and he recommends it to friends. Available in cake form in three sizes 3c 65c and 1.25 dollars. Sold and guaranteed by Citizens Pharmacy.
A ceremony marks the culmination of a vast hydro electric scheme costing over 383 million dollars. Governors municipal and provincial officials, engineers from power companies on both sides of the border, and Dominion and Ontario hydro commissions will attend.
In Buffalo New York a Wayne Wheel Company Newark report shows a marked shrinkage in demand for wagons. The notice highlights a widening gap between production and sales affecting local manufacturers and suppliers.
A voluntary bankruptcy petition is before the court this Thursday. The filing asks for relief under federal bankruptcy law and outlines the debtor�s current financial condition and assets. The document seeks discharge and reorganization as applicable under the applicable federal statutes.
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