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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1917
Page
4
In Athens the Chamber of Commerce promotes growth and member recruitment while local talk touches on dry laws in Tennessee and Georgia. Reports mention the Tennessee legislature, the South’s dry sentiment, and the Divine Sarah visit, alongside notes on rubber syndicates, Ogure of Miss Liberty controversy, and Georgia meat packing plans.
The Central of Georgia mails a letter urging drivers to stop look and listen before crossing grade crossings. Warning signs are being placed at trade crossings and railroads expect drivers to slow or stop to prevent accidents. Both railroads and motorists must act. the campaign aims to reduce tragedy by emphasizing caution.
The government census puts Athens at about eighteen thousand but locals argue the city is growing faster, with an annual increase of eight hundred to one thousand people. They predict a twenty five thousand population by the 1920 census, noting steady business and industrial development and urging citizen participation to boost counts and growth.
Athens Ga January 20 1917 D G Bickers profiles Madame Bernhardt age seventy one praising her vitality artistry and presence. The piece celebrates her living present tense approach to life and work and contends she defies age while continuing to captivate audiences as an enduring cultural icon.
Special to the Banner reports unsettled weather for Athens and Georgia on Saturday with probable rain. Across the cotton belt, rain was scarce this morning while cloud cover remains and temperatures grow cooler in the northern belt. High pressure dominates the central region with very low temperatures west of the Rockies, and cloudiness is expected to increase again Saturday ahead of rain by evening.
Thousands of Syrians die of hunger as aid delays spark mass casualties. The Associated Press reports a refugee crisis spilling into Rome with hundreds of thousands affected and many compelled to act to survive amid shortages.
An old label touts GROVE S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC containing Quinine and Iron to fight malaria and boost strength. It notes inactivity causes constipation and promotes Dr King s New Life Pills as a mild laxative to relieve congested intestines for a smooth morning movement.
Two interdenominational Sunday School meetings are set for January 25 and 26 in Athens. Noted speakers include William A. Brown, International Sunday School Association, and Flora Davis, Georgia Sunday School Association. Programs target superintendents teachers and officers across churches in Athens division.
In Winder Georgia on January 19 1917 Hon L M Rhodes of Tennessee national lecturer for the Farmers Union will address Barrow county farmers at the courthouse Friday January 26 Rhodes is a speaker of power and note Barrow has a strong county union and is a leading agricultural area in the South Judge Andrew Cobb is universally approved to succeed Congressman Brand on the local judicial circuit Barrow extends a hearty welcome to him and praises his juristic rank. Mrs John H Smith plans a ten room modern residence on Broad near New Streets and Robert L Woodruff moves to Athens Street for a splendid new home. Winder sees a building boom as Barrow Times runs a contest for new subscribers with prizes including a 1917 Ford piano Lester piano and a Victrola. Washington trip prize goes to J H Mills. Public schools progress under Prof John P Cash with a new $60 000 school building and a strong faculty.
A Virginia family credits Thedford's Black Draught with preventing serious illness and aiding digestion. They champion its vegetable formula for colic nausea headaches and stomach troubles, noting decades of use and over a million beneficiaries. The ad cites a 25 cent price and local druggists endorsing it.
Partial timetable notes showing departures for Seaboard Air Line trains No 11 at 6 02 am No 17 at 7 10 am No 6 at 3 46 pm and No 29 at 6 18 pm northbound with incomplete context and destinations.
Eastern Time timetable shows daily train No 60 leaving Athens at 436 pm and No 63 leaving Athens at 4 pm daily except Sundays with No 64 Sunday only at 430 pm. No 61 runs daily except Sunday arriving Athens at 1239 pm, No 53 arriving Athens 3 00 pm and No 65 Sunday only arriving Athens 1230 pm.
Train No 2 leaves Athens at 7 20 p m rain No 4 leaves Athens 7 20 p m rain No 1 arrives Athens 11 40 a m Train No arrives Athens 6 40 p m Nos 3 and 4 connect at Belmont for Winder and Monroe and intermediate points with Georgia railroad for all points and at Gainesville for Gainesville Northwester stations and with Southern Railway north and south
A garbled railway timetable entry lists daily and Sunday points with times and agents. It includes contact details for W. Williams and B. Shelton, plus lodge directory items and meeting schedules for several fraternal organizations in Athens. The text mixes transport data with local lodge notices.
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