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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1916
Page
4
Athens readers get a mix of local notices and light items from March as the Athens Daily Banner highlights spring first day, Willard Moran duel talk, and quirky bits about borax flies and a curious definition of protocol.
The Georgia Democratic committee deadlined any challenge to Woodrow Wilson for the national nomination and no rival emerged. The article lauds Wilson as calm, wise, prudent, and capable, arguing his unopposed return would reflect party and national interests.
An essay urges rigorous saving in good times and bad, citing a tale from American Magazine of Mrs Davis who kept a $100 bill and a girl’s $10 savings, showing how compound interest would have grown to $601.89. The piece promotes frugality as a shield against changing fortunes.
A captioned cartoon contrasts a busy, good-humoured man with a neighbor who sits idle and looks dull. The worn coin is presented as the brightest, reflecting the text by D. G. B.
Poem urges self discipline in daily life by choosing acts of kindness over fault finding. The speaker vows to help others, comfort friends, and avoid gossip, stressing countless small courtesies waiting to be done despite a busy day.
The writer argues South residents out of work should move to farms for steady labor. Farm work in cotton belt areas offers housing and better prospects for families seeking to return to rural life, with emphasis on willing to learn and adapt. Emphasizes opportunity for city families to relocate and work on southern farms.
Lees Summit Missouri March 21 The outlaw Cole Younger famed for Civil War era raids and part of the James–Younger gang died at his home at seventy two and unmarried. He reformed after prison and became a devout church worker returning to his Missouri childhood home to end his days.
Attorney General Clifford Walker filed to dismiss the receivership of the Negro Odd Fellows of Georgia and said the insurance commissioner will oversee the organization’s insurance affairs. The state cites a half million dollars in funds and urges rural labor placement, farm work, and future farming opportunities for eligible members. The piece also covers automobile ad valorem tax proposals and the selection of Georgia delegates to the Democratic convention, plus a city ordinance restricting dazzling headlights in Atlanta.
An old advertisement touts Miller’s Antiseptic Oil as a universal remedy for rheumatism neuralgia lumbago and more with guaranteed bottles and 25c 50c prices. A statistical note estimates the South’s agricultural value at 3.6 billion dollars and cotton at about 750 million. A Savannah anecdote recalls Secretary Cook and city headlight rules. Atlanta’s freight rate committee prepares to decide rate increases amid war fuel pressures and differing impacts on equipment.
Several notices solicit votes and declare candidacies for Western Circuit offices. P Cooley announces for Solicitor General, while W C Dean and a White Citizens line endorse reelection. Nat D Arnold and C0 Stevens announce Senate bids. Thomas J Brown seeks Congress. The notices date to 1916 and reference Democratic committees and district designations.
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