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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1917
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists its establishment in 1832 and notes H. J. Rowe as editor. It details delivery options, rates for year six months and three months, and ten cent weekly rates. It advises prompt business-office notice for delivery failures and outlines payment methods.
Regional notes discuss wartime economy and morale with references to crop success, air force needs, food control bills, and long term costs. Mentions Senator Hardwick, Uncle Sam recruitment, Macon to Camp Wheeler water main contract, and state spending on the University for education and training.
The president accepts Gen Goethals resignation and asks Chairman Denman to resign. He names two replacements and urges swift action. He warns against delay, stresses unity, and says lost motion cannot be allowed in the war effort.
The House should reject the Senate amendment to set up a war expenditures board. In wartime the executive must not be constrained by a small supervisory panel. President Wilson leads the armies and navies and should not answer to three or five trustees for each dollar spent. Too many cooks spoil the war broth.
The article argues Canada finally adopts conscription after defeating a referendum proposal. It claims supporters emphasize duty, condemn pacifists as slackers, and urge Canadians to align with the United States in embracing compulsory military service. Reports praise the law as a strong national move.
A reflective note on counting the day from morning to evening arguing the morning always leads. The passage contrasts evening and morning with the claim that morning is always out ahead as the first day begins.
Dandruff Quickly Stoppped narrates that the self rising foodstuff avoids price concerns. A registrant traveling need not return home to be examined but may appear before the board where he currently resides. Annual farmer pilgrimages from Georgia counties to the State College of Agriculture have begun with weekly groups arriving for two months.
A promotional block touts Doan's Kidney Pills as ideal for kidney danger with Mrs. Davis of Athens endorsing relief after two boxes. It also advertises Mildred in a Hair Remedy claiming dandruff cure and hair growth within three weeks with a money back guarantee from Palmer's Drug Stores.
A brief urging readers to join local home guard efforts while promoting Chamberlain remedies for digestion and bowel movement. It notes a money back guarantee if spent with local merchants and warns against sending money out of town.
In San Francisco on July 25 the jury acquitted music teacher Mrs Rena Mooney of murder tied to the July blast during a Preparedness Day parade that killed ten and wounded over forty. The trial, marked by labor union involvement and controversial evidence, followed five defendants.
John F. Jantzen of Delmeny Sask praises Chamberlains Colie and Diarrhoea Remedy as exceptionally fine after using it personally and with his family, affirming its strong beneficial effects.
The New York cotton market opened irregularly with prices up early amid liberal selling for Liverpool. October rose to 24.50 and December to 24.09 before easing, while strength stayed centered on October due to steady demand. Crop news was mixed, weather favorable, and late-day gains narrowed by profit taking.
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