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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1922
Page
4
The article argues that income tax relies on individual honesty, warns against underreporting, and praises American benefits like education and freedom. It urges citizens to file accurately, reflect on wartime burdens, and pay with cheerfulness while recognizing countrywide advantages.
United States Unemployment Conference committees study ways to keep mills running steadily to cut production costs and lower prices. Business leaders urge year round selling campaigns to reduce layoffs and labor unrest, arguing regular operation supports lower overhead and stronger competitiveness.
The piece recalls Washingtons birthday celebrations using red hatchets as decorations and contrasts these with modern parenting. It argues early American children learned practical skills by using tools, enabling self sufficiency and reducing reliance on laborers.
A building boom is returning in Athens with abundant mortgage money and rapid construction expected in the south. The piece urges every local interest from material suppliers to bankers to accelerate work now to prevent a shortage of labor for small repairs when larger projects begin in early spring.
The article honors a pope noted for peace efforts and widespread charity. It highlights his humble life, despite rising status, and his ongoing relief to the poor through large personal contributions. The piece emphasizes public gratitude from diverse communities.
The Clarke County Superior Court Grand Jury at the October term commends Judge Charles H. Brand and Solicitor Clifford M. Walker for courtesies. It lists jurors and notes other items including a wildcat hunt by Tax Collector J H Dorsey and a name change for the Harawa to Cafe Royal under new management, plus dissolution of Deadwyler & Smith. It also records Judge Brand’s election expense report of 1.60 dollars.
An old advertisement warns against calomel as dangerous mercury causing illness and tooth loosening. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute that cleans the liver without sickness and suggests giving it to children.
A montage of quips and snippets covers topics from handkerchief clues and income tax to bootleggers and nickel books. It touches on fashionable wages for women, the rise of women barbers, postal stamp shortages, and a wary view of future penny slot machines, amid various juxtapositions.
A brief item notes about 1 000 Americans wintering in Paris. It mentions a St Louis store building a garage for customers to park and that other stores will keep parking in the middle of aisles.
Cordele Georgia January 30 1922 letter to The Banner notes J M Jones Norfolk and J W Howard a leading Sumter County farmer grew 310 bales of cotton on 500 acres in 1921 with DeSoto and Lewis 63 seed. He yields about 1.5 bales per acre and would fetch 16 17 cents per pound under boll weevil conditions yet about 3 4 cents otherwise. Howard owns 2200 acres and plans one bale per acre on all plows this year. County agent George O Marshall produced 13 ½ bales on 150 acres using fast cultivation and calcium arsenate sprays. Both men used under 300 pounds of 9 3 3 fertilizer per acre. Signed F M Comer Development Agent A L Rai reread.
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