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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1916
Page
5
The Athens Banner discusses governors campaigns and national affairs, noting G. Gunby Jordan and J. B. T. Bowden in campaigns, Dr. Wilson’s defense warnings, Harbin’s bid, and broader themes about preparedness and America’s stance in global tensions. It reflects wartime sentiment and editorial opinions on leadership.
A summary praising Woodrow Wilson for defense preparedness while denying desire for war. It notes his notes to foreign powers, criticizes pacifists, and highlights limitations and the need for a stronger navy and army. It portrays Wilson as a peace lover urging readiness to deter conflict.
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs will convene in May with ten thousand delegates to discuss extreme fashions. A New York clubwoman suggests four rules for gowns: individuality modesty good taste and appropriateness to curb dress like matrons or girls. The meeting promises lively statements from participants.
A verse about longing for a face more beautiful than any dream, praising a beloved sweetheart as the fairest and most lovely the speaker could know. The speaker vows that dreams may fade but the beloved remains the ideal of beauty and sweetness.
In a playful cartoon frame a singer at home practices Broadway tunes while a bell rings. The maid answers to a calling bell and the star is revealed as not at home, adding a humorous twist to the domestic vignette.
The piece reflects on human worthiness and the inspiring force of love and commendation. It recounts Granada as once part of Roetia, then an independent Moorish realm, and its surrender to Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492 marking the Moors' final loss of Spain.
A concise moral exhortation urges steadfast progress in one’s chosen path focusing on attainable, difficult tasks. It emphasizes purity, deliberate effort, and self discipline as guiding principles for personal development.
A small boy believed a picnic dinner was fully laid and artistically decorated, as if displayed on an ant hill, illustrating a curious childhood notion about meals and presentation.
A clipped and fragmented quote attributed to Dwight L. Moody muses on forgiveness and memory. The garbled text suggests a caution that some wounds linger and past injuries resist forgetting.
W A Spitzer a Birmingham painter says Tanlac reversed years of stomach and kidney pain, lost weight from 185 pounds to 156, regained strength, appetite, and energy. He recalls near death seven years of illness and says four bottles of Tanlac made him healthy again. The ad notes Tanlac sold in the south and in Athens by Citizens Pharmacy.
The University of Georgia Summer School for Teachers will be held in July 1916. It offers state reading courses for elementary and high school teachers, professional licenses, and college credit options. The program includes Nature Study, Rural Life, manual training, arts, physical education, and methods courses. The fee is five dollars. room and board run twenty three fifty for the session. a fuller bulletin will be issued in March.
A toastmaster asks what is hardest in the lecturer’s work. Mr. Speekins replies that as a role the hard part lies in guiding students with restraint and clarity.
P Cooley announces candidacy for the office of Solicitor General for the Western Circuit. He asks voters for support and pledges to perform his duty if elected.
John B Gamble appeals to white citizens of the Western Circuit for re election as Solicitor General. He cites crime suppression, home and property security, and court respect, noting long court terms and case prep demand. He asks outside support while he stays inside court duties. Thomas J Brown seeks Congress in Eighth District.
A quote discusses the value of generous praise over material gifts and urges letting a little sunshine into people's lives. It suggests some fear praise and holds back kindness like flowers kept in an icehouse. The passage shifts to a note on fish air bladders aiding buoyancy near the water.
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