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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1916
Page
4
Athens citizens hear about King Day events clean-up campaigns and a new Y M C A cornerstone as articles discuss municipal needs water supply armor plate cost and civic cooperation. Hon. Clark Howell faces national party duties while local commerce groups push for city interests and preparedness.
The article warns March winds heighten fire risk across Georgia and notes the need for heightened diligence by homeowners and businesses. It cites fall heating risks and wind-driven spread, praising Athens fire services while urging continuous fire safety vigilance.
Discussion highlights strategic risk of concentrating steel and weapon production along a narrow Atlantic strip from Massachusetts to Virginia. Richard H. Edmonds argues untapped Southern and Southwestern ore deposits could, with heavy investment, broaden national munitions capacity. He warns wartime disruption would cripple shipbuilding guns and railroads without southern iron and steel.
A cartoon depicts Industry earning a good salary while Thrift works overtime and Frugality saves some funds. Thieves break in while the keeper Caution sleeps, slipping the key from his pocket.
A short verse depicts a man living in poverty with no shelter or food then gaining wealth and luxury. The sudden change reveals his true character through a test of fortune. He becomes a wealthy man enjoying ease until misfortune returns and leaves him a pauper once more.
The condition of Col. M. G. Michael after appendicitis surgery is satisfactory and he is rapidly recovering. The article notes the good news is welcomed by thousands of friends as he nears full recovery. Home Workers to Meet This Afternoon at 4 The Baptist Tabernacle group invites members and prospective new members to the church gathering at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Athens and Augusta share ties as students and residents link the Georgia cities. News notes a recent large fire in Augusta drawing local attention with several Georgia boys traveling home. It mentions 130,000 state troops available for service in Mexico.
Emma E Hamilton of Ensley Alabama reports dramatic health recovery after two bottles of Tanlac. She describes improved appetite sleep and strength and notes a gain of eighteen pounds after nineteen months of poor health and weight loss. The medicine is sold by Citizens' Pharmacy in Athens and Kroner Co in Winterville.
Mrs. Flanigen received an olive green work bag from a Canadian relative. The bag bears a Red Cross emblem and verses praising the wool brigade and urging mothers wives and maidens to knit for soldiers in European war zones.
Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president of the Georgia State College of Agriculture at Athens, spoke at Alabama Polytechnic College in Auburn on The Saving of a Billion Dollars. He argued conservation of agricultural effort, better methods, and increased livestock raising would save Alabama about one billion dollars annually. The address was well received.
The scrubs defeated the first team 7 to 1 in a practice game with Bondurant Rawson and Gillis shining at the plate. Westbrook showed improved control and curve, while the regulars Davis Clements Henderson Erwin Brown Bondurant Holden Rawson and Westbrook led the lineup for a season opener slated against West Virginia Wesleyan next Tuesday.
The Augusta business district suffered a massive fire with extensive damage after a storm. The incident caused injuries and an estimated county-wide property loss of about 100000 dollars amid high winds driving embers across blocks.
The Kansas City Times notes that abracadabra, a historic remedy once used as a charm against ague and fever, predated climate cures marketed by railroads. The word’s meaning is disputed and was sometimes written as an inverted triangle.
The passage surveys perfume study from Plato’s era to ancient Orient practices. It notes philosophers’ interest in fragrance phenomena and women’s traditional perfume tricks long before modern psychology.
A Louisville Courier Journal item shows a humorous mishearing of a "chin ning contest" as a debate. Students count chin-ups on a horizontal bar while a father corrects the slang. The exchange highlights schoolyard humor and language play.
Fragmentary quotation reflects on golden moments in life and the sense of time fleeing. The readable text features a captioned reflection with imperfect transcription and garbled phrases surrounding the author’s name.
Walden of Revery, D D, long ill at daughter Mrs J Audley Morton’s home in the city, was described as critically ill. Newspapers note widespread hopes for a turn for the better today from readers across the state and the South.
A push of publicity surrounds Behold the Woman by T Everett Harre with talk of its vibrant imagery and spiritual themes. Also promoted is Grandmother Stories by Howard Meriwether Lovett, praised as historical tales of the Revolution and notable women, recommended for libraries in Atlanta.
In a brief exchange a quoted remark about money prompts a retort from a man with a fringe on his trousers who says he cannot recall any such thing and cannot get within speaking distance of it.
A colorful old notice proclaims candidacy for Solicitor General of the Western Circuit with appeals for white citizens support and a platform focused on crime suppression and law enforcement. Included are endorsements, self-justifications, and calls to Democratic committees for the 1916 race. Naturalization of court duties and the need for public backing are emphasized.
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