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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1914
Page
4
Gubecribera are urged to notify the business office promptly about late deliveries or failures to deliver with regularity. Special notice warns carriers not to solicit subscriptions. The piece also surveys topics from Europe and Ireland, to prohibition in Texas, agriculture and canning clubs, and Georgia peach shipments westward and into Canada.
The piece notes Austria’s demands on Serbia after the archduke’s assassination and the march toward war. It links rising Russo German hostility, French aims to regain Alsace Lorraine, and Britain’s tentative stance, warning war could redraw Europe and affect Ireland’s internal strife.
A late 16th century chronicler notes that in 1530 the Knights of St. John built the armored galley Santa Anna with a cuirass protection and a bakery on board, a novelty that astonished contemporaries and enabled fresh bread for the crew.
The South shifts from Wall Street finance to federal support for cotton movement. Secretary McAdoo says thirty five million dollars is available to regional banks to fund loans to smaller banks for crop transport, with more funds if needed. Delays in confirming two reserve board appointees slow full currency system rollout, so existing methods may persist until the system stabilizes.
Secretary Daniels issues a reform order to reduce desertion and bondage by treating overstayed leave and similar offenses as fitness questions. In peace officers may place first offenders on six to twelve months probation with reduced pay. repeated offenses lead to discharge. Naval prisons costs estimated at $1,000,000 last year will drop under the plan.
Editor questions what the typical Athens welcome means after shared stories of newcomers ignored by churches and neighbors. The piece contrasts a well placed arrival with minimal local engagement and hints at broader community indifference.
A writer decries a cold Athens reception to newcomers especially women and families. He cites church and social neglect, noting neighbors rarely greet strangers or offer hospitality. The piece, personal and reflective, urges a kinder, more welcoming ethos in the city.
Major leagues report scattered results across leagues. American League games show Chicago 0 New York 5 and Boston 5 Chicago 3 among others. National League features Boston 5 Chicago 3 and Brooklyn 5 Cincinnati 6. Federal League includes Pittsburgh 1 Kansas City 2 in 13 innings. Southern and South Atlantic matchups list Montgomery 2 Atlanta 3 and Savannah 1 Columbus 0 respectively.
J. B. Lockhart argues for state support to develop regular automobile passenger service between towns or cities. A temporary protected period, similar to rail charters, could last ten years, with renewal to the bidder offering the lowest fare or highest revenue contribution for road upkeep.
Washington July 27 government exhibit will be part of the Fourth American Road Congress in Atlanta in November. It features models of road construction from Imperial Rome to modern market roads and city boulevards, plus dynamometer equipment to show exact pull. The exhibit is prepared by the U S office of public roads with educational displays from many states and major road machinery, instruments, and materials. Organizers expect widespread participation under the American Highway Association and American Automobile Association with delegations from as far west as the Pacific coast.
W H Key a Jasper county law class member and debate prominent candidate challenges former Monticello mayor Monroe Phillips for the state House. If elected Key would finish his diploma in June then head to the capital to serve the state.
A successful Hull meeting finished after one week as no Methodist church existed there. The Baptist church hosted services with strong attendance from nearby areas. Rev Marvin A Franklin led much of the preaching alongside Rev A A Sullivan of Athens. Ash of Royston and his singing class provided popular music with D W Bridges of Athens directing the singing each service.
Information for all Lung Sufferers presents Eckman’s Alterative as a remedy with many reported recoveries. Letters and diet guidance are available from Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia, and the firm offers a booklet of recoveries. For sale by leading druggists.
A deaf worker in Frankfort earns steady work for cleaning and general house duties. He recently packed furniture for a regular customer moving away and billed her with a flaming post card reading Lest we forget.
An advertisement for Yoley Cathartic Tablets from H.R. Palmer & Sons claims the product acts as a regulator to keep the system in order. It promises relief from biliousness constipation and gas and suggests stout users will feel thinner and more comfortable with regular use.
A Princeton Tiger quip notes Peggy left college and later found a husband with a strong job. The joke frames a social milestone as a success in marriage and status. The item captures campus humor and dating norms of the period.
S N Galloway of Stewart South Carolina praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the sole cure that fully satisfied him during illness. Ad invites purchase through all dealers.
Mrs Jering of Phelps New York reports five years of indigestion and constipation ended after using Chamberlain's Tablets. She credits quick relief and continued use over several weeks. The advertisement notes the product is sold by dealers.
The quote frames literary history as a vast morgue where readers seek the dead they love or feel kinship with, reflecting Heine’s view of writers preserving lives through memory and text.
W M Golden of the Equitable Life Assurance Society declares Foley Kidney Pills a superior remedy for kidney and bladder troubles and rheumatism. He states that anyone with kidney trouble backache or rheumatism should be glad to find such a wonderful remedy. H R Palmer and Sons run the ad.
Fragmentary clipping reports a potential smothering incident involving Mrs Helen Dalton and a contested estate. The text hints at alleged coercion by a husband and friend pressures, with references to over fifty years and a medicine advertisement embedded in the snippet.
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