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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1917
Page
4
H J Rowe editor explains second class mail status for the Athens Daily Banner. Details include delivery methods, annual and half yearly pricing, and three month and weekly rates. Remittance options are listed and readers urged to report delivery issues promptly to the business office.
Local Athens writers praise Georgia growth and university efforts. They note Athens Clarke county as the state’s largest town and county, highlight a Paris Georgia extension idea for students, and invite the Georgian Press Association to hold 1918 sessions in the city. The piece reflects community support for soldiers, education, and civic unity.
The legislature will not repeal the tax equalization law though opposition existed. Members conclude the best path is to keep the law and amend as needed. The law has brought millions in untaxed property onto the tax books, with the duty now to patch weaknesses and pursue new means to reach untaxed property.
The article notes a parliamentary vote of 148 to 19 against a peace resolution, amid laughter and cheers, arguing peace is impossible until Germany yields requirements. It states Germany seeks compensations for Belgium Serbia Romania and Alsace Lorraine and demands change to the Hohenzollern system before negotiations. The war will continue until conditions are met.
The piece asserts race rioting extends beyond Illinois into Pennsylvania and Chester. It argues the northern race issue grows as whites and blacks fail to understand each other, while claiming the South sees less friction due to clearer boundaries. The author suggests northern racial tensions will intensify over time.
A reflective poem argues that war teaches harsh lessons that peace time could have taught gradually. It laments the large, immediate cost of preparedness and loyalty, urging self-reliance, thrift, and resilient patriotism as essential for liberty.
A reflective cartoon notes peace and war education, Industries rise with the spoke factory, Georgia phosphate plant, and several firms boosting Athens economy. Soldiers save most of their pay in camp towns while county fairs grow. urged civic spending locally to foster prosperity and investment in Athens businesses. War drives thrift and local enterprise as a path to a lasting, productive future.
A critical sermon on Isaiah fifty five, reframing the Sunday School invitation as a contractual sale of salvation. It argues there is no free salvation, detailing the price as inner vows and repentance, with emphasis on personal commitment and moral cost in pursuing spiritual life.
Dr James Scherer of the National Council of Defense addressed a joint house and senate committee in the senate chamber. He traced German autocracy and praised U S principles, urged national cooperation, urged Georgia to study and model Southern state statutes, and urged stronger industrial and military readiness.
A testimonial from Mrs. R. E. Bailey of Athens Ohio describes dull kidney ache, dizziness, headaches, and rheumatic pains easing after using Dean's Kidney Pills from Palmer & Sons' Drug Store. The seller, Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo NY, markets the 60 cent remedy with a call to buy at dealers.
Despondency is often caused by indigestion and constipation and quickly disappears when Chamberlains strengthens the digestion and moves the bowels.
Owing to a shortage of coach equipment caused by government requirements, the sale of the $1.50 round trip tickets to Atlanta is at once discontinued. Announcement by J. Z. Hoke, C.A.S. Athens, Ga. July 25, 1917. Sat-28.
Fragmented OCR text shows scattered numbers and letters with no coherent event or identifiable names. Unable to extract a factual item. appears as stray catalog-like characters rather than a reportable summary.
Eastern time timetable for Georgia Railroad shows trains serving Athens with daily and Sunday departures and arrivals. Train 60 leaves Athens 6 35 a m daily, Train 62 leaves Athens 4 p m daily except Sunday, Train 64 runs Sundays only from Athens 4 20 p m, Train 61 arrives Athens 12 59 noon daily except Sunday, Train 62 arrives Athens 2 40 p m, Train 55 arrives Athens 12 40 p m Sundays only.
Gainesville Midland Railway announces timetable No 20 effective July 8, 1917 with No 1 Sunday only arrivals, No 3 daily, No 11 daily except mixed, and departures for No 4 Sunday only. Connections at Belmont for Winder and intermediate points, and the Georgia line are noted.
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