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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1918
Page
4
Athens Daily Banner lists subscription prices and delivery options. Rates include 5 dollars yearly 2.50 for six months 1.25 for three months or 10 cents weekly. Mail and express remittance methods are described with a request to report delivery issues to the business office.
The Associated Press statement asserts exclusive republication rights for the paper and its published dispatches with all rights reserved for special dispatches and focal news.
The piece notes a campaign titled What Is Your Utmost lauded by farm papers across states as America gears for war. It describes blank farm forms listing crops by region and asks farmers to state planned plantings and enlarged acreage. It highlights benefits: boosting food production and enabling planning, labor saving, soil adaptation, cover crops, and breeding adjustments.
The article urges families with Service Flags to learn about new government insurance provisions for service members. It notes up to 10 000 coverage, government bookkeeping, and allotments to families, with allowances based on number of children. The Civilian Relief Committee can inform households on these benefits.
The piece attacksHardwick accusing him of aiding German interests and opposing the president’s policies. It claims W J Harris may resign from the Federal Trade Commission to run for Senate, urging Georgia voters to back a pro administration candidate who will support the president and nation.
The piece rebuts the belief that winter killed the boll weevil, warning the pest will thrive and increase in many areas. It urges Southern farmers to grow enough foodstuffs to feed the region and allies, reducing dependence on the West and supporting national needs.
Prof E A Lowry of Chattanooga says prolonged indigestion improved after two bottles of Tanlac. He reports restored strength, appetite, sleep, and reduced nerves after weeks of failing medical treatments. Tanlac sold by H R Palmer Sons in Athens Ga.
A subscriber recalls a Danish born boy raised in a German family asking for a borrowed wheel crow, then correcting himself with a plea to borrow it. The note highlights how language barriers affect learning among immigrant youths.
Personal notices recount Miss Virginia Branch returning from New York and Richmond and Miss Mildred Snellings visiting Madison with Miss Mary Allen as guest. Several residents, including Dr. Bluie Eberhart, relocate while others plan visits to Atlanta and Mountain City.
A reflective ode argues America has grown beyond colonial bounds from sea to sea and across the islands. It asserts enduring love of freedom and independence while praising the ongoing effort to liberate peoples from tyranny, echoing Washington’s spirit through a modern, expansive Union.
Georgia Railroad timetable effective December 9 1917 Eastern Time lists trains serving Athens. Train 60 runs daily from 8 80 a m. 62 daily except Sunday from 3 40 p m. 64 Sunday only from 4 00 p m. 61 daily except Sunday arrives noon. 63 daily arrives at 9 40 p m. 55 Sunday only arrives 12 40 p m.
A fragment listing multiple numbered items such as No. 30 No. 6 and No. 18 No. 13 appears without context. The text resembles catalog or index references and lacks readable names, dates, or events to summarize a specific news item.
Time Table No 23 effective January 13 1918 lists arrivals No 1 Sunday 11 40 am No 3 daily 6 05 pm No 11 daily except Sunday mixed 430 am. Departures No 2 daily 7 20 am No 4 Sunday 1 56 pm No 12 daily except Sunday mixed 11 30 am. Nos 2 and 4 connect at Belmont for Winder Monroe intermediate points with Georgia Railroad Gainesville Northwestern stations and Southern Railway north and south.
Williame Lodge No 15 meets each Monday night in the Oda Fellows Hall Max Joseph Building with 40 brethren invited. George B. Davis Camp W9 meets Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. in Woodmen Hall, Max Joseph Building with general business and drill days scheduled. visiting Sovereigns invited.
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