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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1920
Page
11
The Athens Banner outlines subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with rates for one month, three months, six months, and one year. It notes all subscriptions must be prepaid and urges prompt reporting of late or missing deliveries. The paper also states Associated Press rights and republication limitations.
Oconee county farmers delivered boll weevils to the Banner office proving nests at cotton stalk roots. They warn of heavy weevil damage this year and urge farmers to diversify crops, boost grain, livestock, and hog raising to outpace the pest.
A 1920s editorial weighs Democratic primary prospects for the April 20 preferential vote. It singles out Herbert Hoover and Attorney General Palmer as leading figures, arguing Palmer could unite Democrats and carry Georgia, while noting Pennsylvania roots should not disqualify him. It urges careful selection during postwar reconstruction.
A devotional meditation cites Proverbs and Esther to rebuke boasting about tomorrow. It argues that life is uncertain, urges faith anchored in God, and urges living rightly in the present while trusting Jesus Christ who remains constant. It references James and Hebrews to exhort prudent living and devotion.
The reader asks about aration for hair and henna preparation with stamped envelopes. A reply notes any drug store can provide instructions. A second reader asks about adopting a thirteen year old girl. the answer declines but says to stay alert. Anita Stewart’s husband is named Rudolph Cameron, who is also her manager. A query on Catholic presidential eligibility is corrected as misinformation. A reader seeks where to send a movie synopsis for approval, with guidance to submit a neatly typed outline to the scenario department of a film company.
A community Q A column addresses city nuisance abatement for barnyard animals within limits and reporting to health officer. It discusses a duplex razor query and notes on U S France trenches and presidential leadership. It also covers letters between youths and parental oversight and closes with Scout ideals on independence cleanliness reverence and purity.
A terse verse extols the scout's obedience and loyalty as core creed. It praises courage, self-worth, and kindness, urging daily good deeds for others as guiding virtues.
A quiz review explains ante meridian post meridian and notes on terms and devices. It asks who Sir Joshua Reynolds was what an iconoclast peat timber cruiser Lord Lister and Buzzards Bay and cites Chamberlains Cough Remedy with a druggist endorsement from Coburn Kentucky.
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