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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1916
Page
8
A compact ad list highlights fire insurance options with Lipscomb and Jester, Athens real estate notes to Monty to Idan, Grady avenue six room house via J W Ingle, rental offerings for two room light housekeeping, four room house on Hill Street, and boarder accommodations at N G Slaughter. Also includes a mildew removal recipe using soft soap starch salt and lemon juice.
A short historic epitaph on law and ignorance. The line notes that ignorance of the law does not excuse anyone, though not all know the law. It reflects on how people use ignorance as a defense but cannot prove a universal refusal.
A Ruskin aphorism warns that what you lose today cannot be regained tomorrow. It emphasizes the irreversible nature of time and the value of present decisions.
The Athens Savings Bank advertises 4 percent interest on savings, compounded annually, with deposits from 1.00 and up. Also notes a rental listing for a Broad street store occupied by Jay H. Epting Co and vacancy March 10. Contact Chas. Morris at phone 128. Also lists loans at 6 percent with no commissions via Athens Mercantile & Home Property.
Geological Survey investigation finds erosion of drainage basins wearing country surface at about one inch every 760 years, indicating gradual landscape change.
English marriage data show men typically wed at ages 25 to 30 while women marry mainly between 26 and 27, based on reported statistics.
Mary Page goes on trial for murder in the second chapter of The Strange Case of Mary Page at the Strand. Edna Mayo stars as Mary Page with Henry B. Walthall as her attorney Philip Langdon, amid courtroom drama and local interest. Lillian Walker appears in Green Stockings, a Vitagraph Blue Ribbon feature, at the same venue.
Unofficial returns show two segregation ordinances adopted in St Louis on election day. Both prohibit Negro movement into blocks with white majorities or vice versa, with the tighter 75 percent rule affecting about 160 blocks. Neither affects property ownership, only residential use, and protections exclude current residents. Attorneys flag vague clauses in the 75 percent measure.
President Wilson expressed unwillingness to run but today permitted Georgia Democrats to use his name as presidential nominee in selecting Georgia delegates to the national convention in Atlanta.
Comptroller A H Plant reports Southern Railway Company January 1916 gross revenue 65 588 021 up 935 019 or 20 10 percent from 1915 and down 150 948 or 2 63 percent from 1914 for the seven months ended January 31 excluding interest rents and other income charges.
The Georgia textile industry shows growth from 80 mills in 1870 to 178 mills in later years with 40,000 workers by 1914. Mills produced vast quantities of cotton cloth, woolen goods, and knitwear, serving markets nationwide and overseas. War orders boosted rope and knit products, while raw material costs and product values reached notable sums. References cite early cotton seed use and landmark figures in Georgia’s mill history.
The report traces Georgia’s cotton industry from 1861 through 1916, noting rapid oil mill and textile growth. It cites counts, capital, seed cost, and product values, with detailed district production figures and wage scales for workers under and over 16.
A local sports brief notes a new manager guiding the Four Aces as they compare with past leadership. The piece highlights tentative changes, roster implications, and upcoming matches to gauge impact.
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