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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1914
Page
4
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The Athens community plans lyceum events at Sanford Field with top high school athletes competing for state honors. Readers are urged to support the celebrations, attend free entertainments, or pay twenty five cents to help cover costs. A note recalls President Taylor’s July Fourth fate and the Washington monument cornerstone laid in 1850.
A fragmented 1861 pledge echoes John Jay on independence and liberty. The text laments slavery and European envy while urging future generations to defend the republic with one constitution and one destiny under the stars and stripes.
On America’s birthday the speaker reflects on liberty’s misuses since the Revolution, noting how some equate liberty with license and anarchy. He calls for reverence for law to safeguard liberty and urges a return to rightful restraint to preserve the nation’s core values.
Government fiscal year figures reveal a drop in whiskey consumption while malt beverages rise sharply and tobacco sales increase, driven largely by cigarettes. Beer gains outpace ale and other malt drinks, and chewing tobacco declines in respectable circles.
A collection of quotations attributed to Benjamin Franklin Samuel Adams Patrick Henry Dickinson Fisher Ames J M Mason Washington Lee Jefferson Penn Hamilton and others on liberty patriotism and unity. The text emphasizes perseverance virtue self reliance and collective defense in the face of danger.
Dr. R T Vann president of Meredith College in Raleigh will preach at First Baptist Church Raleigh in morning and evening services on Sunday. Known as the armless preacher after an accident, he has distinguished himself as educator and preacher, praised by Dr Lynch as unique and original. Public invited to attend.
The report shows open and close prices for cotton and oil markets with monthly and seasonal ranges. Trading eases in early afternoon as prices rally on covering after a two day adjournment.
Revival services begin Sunday July 5 at 4 p m in a tent on Lumpkin street opposite Sanford Field. Rev Sam Haynes of Atlanta will preach each evening at 8 with assistance from Res Jas B Cunningham of Rockmart Ga. You are invited to attend.
Liverpool opened weak and fell 2 to 7 points before steadying around noon with middling at 7.46. New Orleans followed with a 2 to 5 point opening decline and a noon net drop of 13 points, amid widespread rain disrupting the cotton region.
The cotton market opened barely steady with a 3 to 8 point drop, hitting new low grounds before covering ahead of a two day adjournment. Prices later rallied 3 to 4 points as traders covered. Beneficial showers in Texas and forecasted cloudy weather west of the river influenced sentiment. The session ended with a net loss of 8 to 16 points under active selling, then a midday rally from the lows.
The Chicago market faced volatile moves with fears of black rust damaging northwest spring wheat and big lake shipments from Duluth boosting futures early. Prices opened higher but closed mixed as export bids lagged and Argentina shipments suggested, while corn dropped after Illinois crop condition reports. Hog prices rose lifting provisions with ribs in demand.
An advertisement for Yoley Cathartic Tablets claims they regulate the pseu system and improve comfort. The copy promises no constipation or distress after eating and says a stout person using them will feel thinned out and more comfortable.
The forecast warns fair conditions for Atlanta and vicinity tonight and Saturday with unsettled, mostly cloudy weather across the cotton belt. Rain amounts reached 2.04 inches in Charleston and 1.52 inches in New Orleans. Temperatures rise to around 80 degrees near the gulf and south Atlantic coasts.
The Sanges Hotel in Athens offers its furnishings and lease in a bankruptcy sale. The building was remodeled at over 2000 dollars, with rooms described as A-1 and new. Located opposite the Holman Building Elks Club and University Campus, bids due July 7, cash terms. property to be sold subject to bankruptcy court confirmation.
An old advertisement for Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound promises quick cough relief and soothing action. It also promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a remedy for bladder and kidney issues, back pain, and fatigue, claiming renewed health and sleep.
A list of fraternal lodge meeting times and locations in Athens including Legatone Chapter No 1 Royal Arch Masons meeting every third Tuesday at Joseph building and visiting Knights Templar invited at Elmo Lodge. Classic City Council No 315 U C meets first and third Saturdays at K P Hall Jester building Clayton. Mt Vernon F and A M No 1 and Vernon Lodge No 22 meet Thursdays at Masonic Hall Clayton. Williams Lodge No 15 J O O F meets Mondays at Fellows Hall Max Joseph building. Athena BPOE No 780 meets Wednesdays at lodge quarters Broad and Lumpkin. Geo B Davis Camp 292 W O W meets Wednesdays at Woodmen Hall Max Joseph building with programs and drills. visiting sovereigns invited.
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