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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1918
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner explains mail delivery terms for Athens Georgia residents. It lists subscription prices of 5 dollars yearly 2.50 for six months 1.25 for three months and 10 cents a week. Remittance methods include express money order registered letter or cheque. Subscribers should report delivery issues to the business office promptly.
A collage of 1918 era notes covers wartime rationing with wheat in France, bread limits for the poor, and the French government requisitioning crops. U S banking fees for small accounts. British food concerns. weather policy changes. Camp Gordon deployments. McAdoo appeals. and a Food Administration flag symbolizing the slogan Food Will Win the War.
The piece argues the Bolshevik regime is gaining hold in Russia amid opposition, noting Lenin and Trotsky enforcement of decrees, Russian reaction, and propaganda impact abroad. It discusses American views on socialism and the potential for U S recognition of the Bolshevik government in the future.
Editor urges strict economy in coal food and munitions as World War I actions intensify. He warns of a shrinking world food supply as productive workers go to war and calls on Americans to conserve to aid Allies and soldiers. The piece supports Wilson's push for tightened wartime economy.
A compact meditation contrasts a nonconformist speaker with the groundhog myth. The narrator rejects shadow fears, seeking sunlit truth and personal accountability, noting that darkest shadows accompany bright sun in life’s path and learning from both humans and creatures.
Reports of continued demand from local stocks push near month shorts to cover in New York cotton. March contracts rise to 20.56c early, with May at 29.92, then March peaks near 30.61 and May 29.95 before midday steadying. Liverpool tone steady at 31.65c with mixed advances and nervousness over price fixing and labor troubles in Germany influence.
Dr. S. J. Parker of Roanoke Alabama says Tanlac cured his long stomach trouble and frequent headaches. He describes severe weight loss and recurring pains, notes rapid improvement after starting the treatment, and declares he is now a well man fully recommending Tanlac sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons in Athens, Ga.
Nashville announced that Southern Ice Company plans to sell all ten plants in its southern network to Atlantic Ice & Coal Corporation of Atlanta. The sale includes Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Jacksonville, Tampa, Palmetto, Plant City, and Montgomery. Price not disclosed. Also notes New Orleans Cotton prices and general market steadiness across cities.
Liverpool cotton prices on the exchange today show a quiet, steady tone with 2,000 bales traded. Good middling listed at 23.68 pence per pound.
Chicago quotations list daily futures in corn oats pork lard and ribs. Prices show Mar corn at 127, May at 125, oats Jun at 85, pork Jan around 47.20, May near 46.85, lard Jan 25.95, May 26.40, ribs Jan 23.95, May 24.70 with minor moves across contracts.
A musical comedy repertoire highlights My Soldier Girl with a vibrant New York roof-stage backdrop. Expect elaborate scenery, clever book by J. Lord Baker, a big chorus and tuneful numbers. Molly Dear features Andrew Mack as a secret service officer amid Galway hills with light romance and new songs by Mack.
In Amsterdam January 31 Germans push Day of Prayer to praise Kultur while German papers lament rising juvenile crime since fathers went to war and mothers worked. A Jugendversorge report notes offenses by youths up to 18 rose 152 percent since 1914, from petty theft to attempted murder. The Berliner Tageblatt editor cites increases in theft, robbery and receiving stolen goods as suspicion and transit parcel thefts rise. Burglary insurers hike premiums up to 200 percent. Cardinal Gibbons warns of wasted luxuries amid a stalled wartime economy. Berlin butter, sugar, ham prices noted by U S Food Administration. An afternoon paper reports Two U S soldiers slain by Germans in raid.
Aged readers are advised that if those over sixty would go to bed at the onset of a cold and stay in bed for one or two days they could recover faster. Cham berlain s Cough Remedy is recommended and it is suggested there is less danger of the cold leading to serious diseases.
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