Rates for Athens Daily Banner subscriptions and delivery notes
The Athens Daily Banner outlines delivery options and prices including 5.00 per year 2.50 for six months 1.25 for three months and 10 cents a week. Remittance may be made by express post office money order registered letter or check. Subscribers should promptly notify the business office of late delivery failure to carry papers to perch or regularity issues as the sole source of complaint.
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Athens
Carriera
United States
Back Up Soldiers at the Front Buy Liberty Bonds May Boost War Effort
A wartime appeal urges citizens to fund the Liberty Loan with 2,000,000 dollars from individual savings. It stresses every home unit must contribute, supporting soldiers with uniforms food and guns while sustaining industry and employment. It calls for domestic saving rather than reliance on wealthy banks.
Passing of the Submarine Danger
The article argues Germanys submarine campaign remains deadly though waning. It notes U boats sink Allied ships, but Britain endures while Kaiser longs for victory. US entry is tied to the wars moral reversal, mobilization and ultimate American strength will be decisive and not easily bent by German money or men.
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Germany
England
United States
Sam
Pershing
Republic
Wara
Betrayal of Roumania in World War I aims revealed
The piece argues Roumania was drawn into the war as part of a pro German plot, led by Russian Premier Boris Sturmer who promised aid but failed. It claims Roumania fell to the Teutons and predicts a continued push by Kaiserist influence as Russia destabilizes. The American embassy plans to act to check growing anarchy in Petrograd.
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Russia
Germany
Roumania
Boris Sturmer
Sturmer
Petrograd
Teutons
Liberty Bond Drive and Wartime Economy Plea
A wartime community column urges thrift and swift support for Liberty Loan bonds. It promotes national unity, economy, and active participation by all citizens to sustain industry and resources, calling for prudent spending and broad civic duty. It invokes patriotic lyrics and frames loyalty as action.
Business as Usual in a War Economy
The text argues economy must grow and adapt during wartime, noting England’s effort to preserve industrial structure with the slogan Business as Usual. It asserts America’s entry into the war elevates global hope, urging a true concept of economy and cautioning against ineffectual or hidden hoarding of resources.
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England
America
Echoes From the Ga Bar Meeting at Tybee
The Georgia Bar Association held its annual meeting at Tybee. Judge John J. Strickland of Athens was elected a delegate to the American Bar Association. Mrs. Joseph R. Lamar of Atlanta received honorary life membership. A telegram to the President voiced the lawyers’ confidence in his leadership during the nation’s peril.
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Georgia Bar Association
Tybee
John J. Strickland
Athens
American Bar Association
Joseph R. Lamar
Atlanta
Justice Lamar
Supreme Court of the United States
Andrew J. Cobb
United States
Georgia
Georgia Bar Assocation
Home Guard proposed to protect Athens citizens
James P. Waldrep, 51, offers ready service to form a Athens Home Guard to defend the city against riot or mob. He cites two sons in military service and urges local men to organize for instant aid, reflecting Citizens letter urging protection for wives and daughters in the city. The note ends with an advertisement urging savings wisely.
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Athens
Navy
Jas. P. Waldrep
Taken In by Lodge Claim He Was Misled
A battered man walked into a Muncie newspaper office and told staff he had been taken in by a lodge when joining, asking them to set things right and noting he did not want word to spread. The incident follows a recent Indianapolis News reference to his being taken in.
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Muncie
Indianapolis News
Dressmaker visit becomes fitting for all times
Dialogue portrays a playful exchange about when to visit a dressmaker. The man questions timing while the woman asserts that any time is fitting to seek dressmaking help. The tone is light and humorous, reflecting social etiquette and personal style discussions.
Painful Fix and Blame Game Over Flubdub
A humorous item notes Flubdub with a ball on the back of his neck and jokes that there is no adequate way to blame it on his wife. The quip reflects playful social satire without naming real people or places.
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hMs
Death name fear ends use of number four in Japan
A note explains that Japanese telephone directories avoid the number four because Shi, meaning death, is the term for the figure four. The absence of 4s or 44s reflects superstitions tied to the word for death.
Danger in harmless things and the hidden risk
A Philadelphia Ledger essay cites Gerard on daily accident perils. It notes one in seven soldiers killed or wounded, insurance data show 128000 accidents over 22 years, with 140000 casualties in a million-strong army figure. It compares hazards across transport, elevators, stairs, beds, fans, guns, and stones with anecdotes.
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Gerard
Philadelphia Ledger
Rolling Stone
Samuel R. Kirkpatrick
His Double Loss A Jutland tale by a grand fleet chaplain
A World War I naval tale recounts a ship in heavy action at Jutland. A sailor suffers a severe leg wound, surgeons amputate above the knee without immediate warning, and later the man awakes to a banaged stump while crying for his missing leg and savings.
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Jutland
Grand Fleet
Kevin
Blinkers and Bunkers at the Funnyboys Ball
The Funnyboys fancy dress ball features Blinkers Bunkers causing a stir with his plain appearance. Hamlet, William the Conqueror, Oliver Cromwell, and Bill the First comment on the crowd and Blinkers disguise described as a bargain priced at 4.08 dollars drawing attention and drama from guests.
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Hamlet
Wiliam the Conqueror
Bill
Oliver Cromwell
Panama Canal Completes Two Major Coaling Plants
The Panama canal has finished two large coaling plants at Cristobal and Balboa with a combined emergency storage capacity of 70,000 tons. Cristobal, the Atlantic terminus, houses the larger facility and is expected to handle most coaling. it has been in commercial operation for months.
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Panama
Panama Canal
Cristobal
Balboa
Philadelphia
Atlantic
Canal
Interesting history of San Francisco postage costs
Popular Science Monthly notes San Francisco's early growth from 1776 settlement to a 20 000 population by 1842 following a fortune rush. It recalls the first overland mail to the East by pony express in 1800 with postage of five dollars for half an ounce.
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San Francisco
United States
East
Pony Express
Popular Science Monthly
Should Have Known Better. A Rare Bird.
A mother urges her son to check on Mrs. Brown, who insists age is none of his business. The dialogue shifts to a humorous exchange about a bobsled and perseverance, revealing light courtship and playful banter.
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Mrs. Brown
Willie
Beating Nature with Quick Artificial Foliage
A naturalist notes that real leaves take about six weeks to form while an imitation can be produced in seconds. Using an ingenious clamp and bronze and plaster molds, artificial foliage of any description can be made.
No Animals for Him Oyster Soup Tale
A boy named John is told to fetch oysters for oyster soup when his mother plans guests. He contemplates the task and declares he will eat the soup but insists no animals be involved.
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John
Protection Against Hail Device Proposed in France
The government promotes experiments in France with a copper lightning rod style device to shield crops by altering atmospheric electricity so hail stones are prevented from forming or reaching the ground.
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France
Gainesville Midland By. Schedule TIMETABLE NO. 18
Train timetable dated January 23, 1916 shows Train No 2 departs Athens at 7 20 p m Train No 4 departs Athens at 2 20 a m Train No 1 arrives Athena at 11 40 a m Train No 4 arrives Athens at 6 40 p m Connections link Nos 2 and 4 at Belmont for Winder and Monroe Intermar date points and with the Georgia Railroad for all points and at Gainesville for Gainesville Northwestern stations and with Southern Railway north and south
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Gary
Macon
Madison
Georgia R. R
Apalachee
Greene Co. R. R
Monroe
B. R. Bloodworth
Georgia Railroad
FES
Athens
Athena
Belmont
Winder
Monros
Intermedate Pointe
The
All Points
Gaines Ville
Gainesville & Northwestern
Southern Railway
Southern Railway All Points Daily Schedule Note
Daily train times listed for All Points schedule including sun and non sun services. Contact numbers for Commercial Sergeant B Williams and Ticket Agent R L Johnson provided for information and advertising inquiries.
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Sun
B. Williams
R. L. Johnson
Ticket Agt
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