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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1921
Page
4
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A Georgia editorial urges farmers to shift from cotton to sustaining crops this year. It warns that cotton prosperity has harmed the corncrib and family table, notes boll weevil and market lows, and calls for planting more grain potatoes cane vegetables and meat to achieve independence from western grain and cattle suppliers. The piece ends by highlighting March sunshine warming fields as the seed for a bountiful home harvest.
The Manufacturers' Record warns Texas cotton farmers about German agents buying cotton in exchange for 1000 mark notes. They caution notes may devalue and flag a wide swindle aimed at both American and German farmers. Verify notes, exchange rate, and possible fraud before trading.
Reader poems and a playful quiz fill this page item. A vignette on Uncle Sam and income tax precedes a list of Sunday quiz answers, covering geography, history, and language topics with several named places and figures.
New Orleans March 15 markets note England Russia trade accord looming. South plans smaller cotton crop to boost prices and grow more foodstuffs for home use and export. Old cotton held for higher prices as policy to lift overall sector. Liverpool upbeat on trade pact, Reds pose risk to Poland. Cotton prices: New Orleans 10.76c steady. New York 11.65c. Also notes on Arab and Penobscot tribal voting efforts and Maine attorney general neutrality.
May Allison headlines the Metro special picture Extravagance at the Strand today. The film, adapted from Ben Ames Williams, centers on Nancy Brow who pursues social ascent through costly tastes, leading to forgery, a rift with her husband, and a dramatic ending that hinges on mutual support and a fresh start.
Louise Lovely stars in While the Devil Laughs at the Elite theatre with director George W. Hill aiming to portray life in slums. Hill cites real-life observation across San Francisco New York London Paris and Rome to show poverty’s genuine happiness and humanity, as he presents a sympathetic view of slum life and its people.
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