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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1918
Page
7
The Athens Daily Banner newsletter outlines Thrift Day events and war savings drives, urges farmers to apply for nitrate, and highlights Red Cross camp stenography plans. It notes the rural population's share in Liberty Loan funds and comments on weather and agricultural campaigns in Clarke County.
The Garfield order restricting industry will be suspended after tomorrow following protests from commercial interests. Director General McAdoo and Fuel Director Garfield agreed the measures did not achieve the desired wartime savings and will restore normal conditions nationwide after a Tuesday meeting. The public showed loyalty to authority, despite hardships, and Athens merchants complied with the order while tomorrow’s observance may end if suspension proceeds.
Food Administrator Hoover orders tight control on flour substitutes after reports of price hikes. Violators face prosecution and license revocation for selling above reasonable profit. Mills prepared to meet demand. substitutes abundant, local shortages unlikely. Local dealers must offer fair prices or lose licenses. unlicensed sellers risk supply cutoffs.
A reader praises Christine for its intimate German portrayal on the eve of war and praises May Sinclair's The Tree of Heaven and The Heaven Tree for timely themes. It notes Cavalry of the Clouds by Captain Alan Bott with Brancker foreword, and James Lane Allen’s The Kentucky Warbler as a vivid Southern tale.
A health note claims daily hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate cleanses the alimentary canal, neutralizes toxins, and reduces uric acid to ease rheumatic and lumbago pain. It promises refreshed digestion, fewer headaches, constipation, and bad breath after a week.
Washington boards are signing pledge cards to cooperate with proprietors in conserving meat wheat sugar and fats per directives of the United States Food Administration. Dr Andrew M Soule federal food administrator for Georgia endorses the card as patriotic and effective in reducing consumption in boarding houses and colleges statewide.
Advertisement promotes Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic with Quinine and Tron. Claims malaria prevention and iron fortification in a tasteless tonic priced at 60 cents.
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