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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1917
Page
5
Athens and Atlanta spot prices stand around 17.25 to 17.26 cents. New York futures show as low as 16.30 for March and 16.89 for July with declines from prior closes. Liverpool cabled market open eased 20 to 24 points. later at 12:15 p m, futures were 22 to 28 points down. spot middling at 10.71 pence, 8,000 bales traded.
Liverpool cotton and numerous industrial names including United States Steel Bethlehem Steel and Studebaker slipped 2 to 8 points as rails and standard issues eased 1 to 2 points. The gradual drop hints at renewed bearish activity by professional traders and fund managers.
New York January 22 stock market opened firm but declined in early trading after news the president would address the Senate on foreign relations. United States Steel led modest gains of fractions to 2 or 3 points as other issues moved with the market.
Reports from the Georgia State College of Agriculture indicate the first boll weevil conferences across several South Georgia counties are well attended. Four teams are touring the lower state daily, informing farmers on methods to meet, combat, and offset the pest.
A colored woman near the Central Railway station created a temporary sensation by announcing at her front door that she had killed herself. The incident arose from a doomed love affair with a false lover, leading to desperation. She swallowed spirits of turpentine and, after treatment with an emetic, recovered.
Chancellor D. C. Barrow preached at the First Baptist Church Sunday morning with the address well received by the congregation. Pastor Dr. J. W. Lynch, hospitalized since Saturday morning, showed improvement and was better Sunday evening and again yesterday.
A Milwaukee Journal story tells of a self made woman who rose from poverty to prominence in her field. She built a comfortable home for her mother, proving the bungalow she created was more than a mere dwelling. Passersby saw only an ordinary house until the woman’s identity and achievement inspired new understanding.
In New York a newspaper man earns extra money by inventing new words for publishers of dictionaries and encyclopedias. He creates terms to describe new phases, occupations, and occurrences, with plausible reasons for their use. Advances in electricity and medicine have driven a surge of coined terms.
A famed stock broker orders a stenographer to record a threat that within two weeks every member of Congress could be unseated by information he holds. The exchange shows his confidence in manipulation via publicity and ads, recalling his prior notoriety from articles he wrote.
A new method called microra diography uses X rays with a microscope to rapidly and clearly inspect the internal structure of small opaque objects including diatoms and minute organisms. It can reveal bones and fossil details in great minute detail, overcoming slow conventional dissections. Also notes a pigeon bait method: salt mixed with yellow clay on roofs attracts pigeons, making them easy to trap.
In a light note from the Indianapolis News a family recounts Uncle Jim removing a mustache he wore for about a year. A relative says she never saw him clean shaven, while another recalls he grew it roughly two years ago. Bob asks if he planted the seed.
The piece argues modern teaching overemphasizes avoiding wrong while neglecting doing right. It stresses substituting right for wrong as the cure, compares wrong to darkness and right to light, and notes writers like George Sand and Edmond de Goncourt work late hours. It cites a Paris review on authors who persist through night hours.
An Irish boy in a Scripture exam answers that the proud man will be turned into an animal. He explains that the Bible says he that exalteth himself shall be a haste, prompting the puzzled teacher.
A wire net with protruding points fits around tree trunks to guard against animals. It expands with growth and can be used on both large and small trees, preventing climbers from passing.
A confident individual maintains a steadfast viewpoint in the face of scrutiny. His resolve defines his approach, signaling a durable stance and a grounded personal philosophy.
The article discusses durable woods for building and finishing. Southern pines offer good durability and reasonable prices, used in Virginia and the Carolinas. Cypress is common in swamp forests, useful for exterior and interior work with natural color. red gum from the South also highlights fine finish options and can imitate mahogany or walnut.
A student argues with a teacher after claiming genius, arguing thoughts reveal truth. The narrator muses that hidden thoughts would surprise, yet supports letting minds freely question authority and ideas. An Atlantic excerpt features Robert M. Gay reflecting on intellect and authority.
An Italian chemist introduces a new method for extracting essential oils from citrus fruits. The process reportedly does not alter the oils chemical properties and is expected to revolutionize the citrus oil industry.
A terse quip from New York Times dialogue notes questions about why a wife is termed the better half. Crabshaw adds a sharp remark about dissatisfaction with sharing a husband's salary, reflecting light social humor of the era.
Step by step notes describe a head slipping Russian blouse style using satin or velvet. Dark blue fabric variants, shoulder and underarm closures, waist fullness cinched with a sash. Instructions cover cutting, slashing the center front, edging, plaiting, piping, collar, pockets, cuffs, sleeve plaits, and final hemming. Pattern No 7040 Pictorial Review. sizes from 4 to 44 inches bust. price 20 cents. Sol J. Boley sells Pictorial Review Patterns in Athens.
In the stomach of a Seguin Maine tuna a block of wood 20 inches long and 6 inches thick was found and presented to the Maine Historical Society as a curiosity. The item’s oddity drew attention alongside other humorous exchanges from the era.
An Atchison Globe note remarks that many laws clash and few can avoid violations of some rule, urging care in choices to stay within legal bounds.
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