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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1917
Page
4
A broad, unsigned Athens Daily Banner page item lists subscription rates and delivery notices while mixing local notices with world affairs. It references carrier conduct, Red Cross work, and multiple global topics including Germany, Mexico, Belgium, and Britain, with commentary on Levin, Bernstorff, and Chamberlain.
The state commission finalized a fifty year lease of the Western and Atlantic Railroad to Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway for 45000 per month plus annual tax and improvement payments. The agreement boosts state revenue by about 200000 yearly and surpasses government operation or sale outcomes, aiding future finances.
The article weighs the break in diplomatic ties with Germany and its impact on Entente powers and neutral nations. It notes German claims of misreading American stance, U S restraint versus war, and the possibility of averting conflict while preserving national honor. Count Von Bernstorff’s safe conduct and the ambassador’s restraint are discussed.
New York cotton prices opened steady to mixed with slight declines in active months after selling driven by Aguida Hons and Wall Street. Early trading showed a sharp dip in New Orleans followed by partial recoveries as bulls remained in the local ring, with values in May and July futures fluctuating around the day’s opening.
An old newspaper notice touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative to ease constipation in children and adults. It claims to cleanse the stomach, liver, and bowels within hours, with directions on each bottle and warnings about counterfeit products.
Strand and Elite present a triangle drama The Weaker Sex with Dorothy Dalton Chas Ray and Louise Glaum. Dalton plays a successful lawyer who quits practice after marriage as her husband faces a murder charge in a courtroom showdown.
The Strand screens Patria with Mrs Vernon Castle this Friday and Vivian Martin in the Wax Model. Saturday presents Charlie Chaplin in The Pawnshop with Harold Lockwood and Mae Allis in a new feature, a big double program, with early showings urged. Also promotional note extols Chamberlains Tablets for constipation as a pleasant remedy.
Obscured text provides few readable facts such as times and door numbers, leaving no clear event, names, or locations to form a complete summary or identify a specific subject.
Railroad timetable No 1 dated January 23 lists trains leaving Athens at 7 20 am and 1 20 pm while Nos 2 and 4 arrive Athens at 11 40 am and 4 40 pm respectively Connections at Belmont or Winder and Monroe link to Georg railroad for Gainesville Northwestern and with Southern Railway for north and south via Gaines ie.
Trains depart Athens B nch daily and on Sundays with various arrival times. information line lists agents in Shelton. Lodge directory lists multiple fraternal groups meeting weekly at venues on Clayton street and local halls with officers named and meeting nights.
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