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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1917
Page
6
A 15 year old white boy in Lula Georgia was caught stealing corn under Mr Dank Carter’s crib. He reached through a crack and pulled ears, causing the corn to cave in on his arm. Officers freed him from the crib and he was arrested and jailed awaiting trial.
A William Fox photoplay titled The Island of Desire stars George Walsh and Margaret Gibson. The film is billed as the year’s biggest motion picture sensation with lavish production and an engaging romance adventure story.
Strand features William G Hart as a Western outlaw whose killings exceed twenty. A young girl denounces him, triggering a rage then grief as his guilt sinks in. Margery Wilson plays the girl, Norma Talmadge’s Panthea delayed to Thursday, March 29. Robert Warwick offers The Argyle Case in place with special fare 5 and 10 cents.
In New York the cotton market opened steady then fell as rail labor troubles and southern selling spurred fears of delayed crop prep. May slid to 17.72, October to 16.72, with July around 17.50. New Orleans and Liverpool futures followed, while grain prices showed mixed shifts across May July and September contracts.
A merchant aiming for success must understand the farming conditions of his community. The insight helps tailor goods, timing, and supply to fit local need, enabling better stock decisions and customer trust.
J G Gilpatric explains how flyers learn, detailing three teaching methods the French taxi hops straight flight system and dual control. The article notes self taught early aviators, the growth of schools, and the move toward standardized training in the United States. It also touches straw usage by farmers and an editor's aside on prose.
A cautionary piece extols modern sanitary food production and urges careful housewives to scrutinize manufacturing methods. It highlights Calumet Baking Powder as an example of a spotless plant where no human hands touch the product, ensuring absolute purity.
Dr King s New Life Pills claim to remove winter wastes from the intestines and burden from the blood, banishing spring fever, brightening the eye, and clearing the complexion. They promise vim and snap of purified blood and are nongriping laxatives available at druggists for 25 cents.
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