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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1920
Page
4
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The past year showed the need for more warehouse facilities across the cotton belt to protect crops from weather. In Athens warehouses were insufficient, many bales exposed on streets. The piece urges building adequate, insured warehouses to raise receipts and prices and promote city growth. It argues investors will gain dividends from such enterprises.
A fragmented 1920s-era newspaper snippet suggests Republicans favor Senator Ham Johnson of California for the presidential nomination, while Democratic chances center on Woodrow Wilson seeking a third term. The text argues Johnson could leverage treaty issues to influence the forthcoming campaign and notes regional opposition in Georgia and the South.
Wording suggests parties face wrangling over a strongest nominee as convention debates proceed. Standard bearers for both parties may be unexpectedly nominated after internal wrangling and assembly discussions.
The passage lists ten items defining or identifying terms and people from a quiz style prompt. It includes Daisy Ashford, the Boers, the Red Sea, necromancy, Portia, Marie Corelli, terrapin, Louisa May Alcott, corn pone, and option, then presents ten new questions about George Eastman monolith time zones Burma frigate forceps lancet Tam O Shanter Ride regalia legatee.
The First Methodist church hosts an upcoming Bible conference focused on intellectual and spiritual culture as part of Athens progress. The piece notes growth in business education and religious life, urging public support to advance moral and religious development for a stronger city.
The text reflects on Genesis six and the rarity of Enoch among nine patriarchs, noting death's pervasive claim yet highlighting Enoch as a sign of divine mercy. It argues that Enoch's removal by God offered hope against mortality and foreshadowed Christ abolishing death and bringing life and immortality to light.
A dated Q and A style excerpt answers varied queries. It covers cleaning aluminum with steel wool, inexpensive gift ideas for a girlfriend, amethyst as a precious stone, deciphering a violin inscription, census department contact privacy, capital stock of American Beet Sugar Company, World Series attendance and receipts, removing iodine stains from fabric, and entry level stenography wages.
A satirical essay laments too many Isms and criticisms, urging balance between conservation and construction. It calls for more teamwork, genuine patriotism, and practical politics over factional bickering and vague reform. The piece closes with a wry note on courtship and social machines.
The census will enumerate the nation's industries including manufacturing plants mines refineries oil wells and forest products starting March 1. The country is divided into 689 districts and 1200 counters will be hired with 98 special agents from the Washington office leading the field offices in the states.
The market notes show Liverpool, New York, and New Orleans cotton and grain quotes with steadier tones. Prices for cotton in Athens and Savannah are around 39 to 41 cents with regional steadiness, while pork, lard, and ribs futures in Chicago show mixed closes and opens.
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