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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1921
Page
4
The Athens Banner states it is published every morning except Monday by The Athens Publishing Company at 175 Lumpkin Street Athens Georgia. It credits The Associated Press as the source of news dispatches and reserves rights to republication of special dispatches and local news within the paper.
Rates for Daily Banner and Sunday editions listed with old rate renewal allowance for up to one year. Subscriptions payable in advance. papers discontinued at expiration. Duplicate Sunday Herald payments extend old rates. Applies to city and mail subscribers.
The article discusses the long running Irish problem within the United Kingdom. It notes the king’s Belfast visit and signals from the British government toward conciliation. If Sinn Fein accepts a middle ground, a settlement may be possible. otherwise, a total severance seems unlikely. It mentions potential conference delegates from De Valera and Sir James Craig and the aim of peace through compromise.
Georgia has long lax burial birth and death record keeping. The article notes widespread neglect of vital statistics across states, criticizing past laws and stating Georgia now has more robust requirements to improve accuracy and enforcement.
The passage stresses equal importance of birth records and contagious disease records for public health. It notes progress in Georgia with cities keeping accurate data, urges wider county and state cooperation and broader legal coverage to improve vital statistics nationwide.
A discussion of wether Germany and France can form an economic pact despite political rifts. It notes France has iron mines Germany once claimed and Germany has coal France needs, with war risks and Versailles reparations looming. It cautions against harsh reproaches yet urges aims to avoid future conflict.
A short verse and vignette by D. G. B with lines on love and timing. The piece contrasts love’s hope with a lover’s unreciprocated response and a farewell note about a coworker. The style mirrors a playful sentimental column seen in early 20th century newspapers.
The reader’s recalled items include Mrs. Humphrey Ward as a leading English novelist, Tweed cloth from the Tweed river area, Washington’s 1776 command under the Washington elm in Cambridge, Alabama as Cotton States, Oregon versus Washington areas, codicil meaning a will addition, Thomas Woodrow Wilson’s birth name, Wilbur Wright’s 1908 first public flight in France, the Yalu river boundary, and Oklahoma City as Oklahoma’s largest city, plus other quiz prompts about Arkansas, Mammoth Hot Springs, Japan’s currency, Yerkes Observatory, twilight show donation, early printing material, Wisconsin versus Illinois, ancient Tyre, and the United Kingdom.
The Athens Banner and The Athens Herald consolidate under a single management with separate morning and afternoon editions and a combined Sunday issue. The move aims to reduce costs and widen service while Athens grows, creating one of Georgia’s strongest small daily newspapers.
The condition of L. R. Siebert of the University Co-Op at Crawford Longnfirmary was reported improved and operation may not be needed. He was first thought to have appendicitis. Read for profit, use for brochure results, Banner Want. Ade, Phone 75.
The market reports show fluctuating figures across commodities with corn and oats edging lower while pork and lard move modestly. Spot cotton remains steady in several cities, and foreign money rates reflect a cautious stance amid ongoing labor and trade developments affecting sentiment.
Fragment mentions a theory that selling has been overdone, with a note that the year and country context remain above requirements. No further concrete facts or entities are readable.
The University of Georgia released its 1921 22 catalog, edited by Dr. B V Sanford. It is a large, detailed, double indexed catalog outlining courses, historical sketches, college overviews, and department locations in Athens, with a concise account of the university’s early history and grants. The note ends with a quoted Brookly Eagle remark about postwar Germany.
The passage notes that nearly all major advertisers and media outlets join the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Members file semiannual circulation reports and undergo annual audits to verify figures. The Banner, a member, has its circulation continuously audited, with proofs on file for advertisers to examine, reflecting the bureau's insistence on transparent, verifiable data.
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