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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1916
Page
4
In this 191? Athens Banner page the editor calls for Flag Day support, celebrates local growth in manufacturing and water needs, warns against Villa and German threats, and notes a rising live-at-home program for farmers, a larger water bond, and South American trade opportunities.
The Banner prints a full account of a Sunday sermon by the Young Harris church pastor at First Methodist. He warned of lawlessness, compared the United States and Georgia with other lands, and urged thoughtful, practical steps to keep the nation safe and law abiding.
The Children of the Confederacy in Macon started a custom of pinning white flowers on April first to honor Southern women of the sixties. In Athens this year Laura Rutherford chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy and the local Children of the Confederacy will observe it with thousands wearing flowers next Saturday. The piece praises the women of the South for their sacrifices in past years.
Mr. C. L. Chandler, South American trade representative of the Southern Railway, urged the University of Georgia School of Commerce to train young men for major roles in 1915 and 1930. He noted Harvard’s early commerce gains, endowments for chairs in railroading and banking, and the growth of departments in insurance foreign trade and accounting, seeing Athens as a foundation for the nation's industrial expansion.
A concise verse study argues the villain drives the plot with shrewd plotting and decisive action while readers fixate on other fates. The speaker notes readers drift toward romantic endings, leaving the villain’s schemes and fate largely unremarked.
The article notes an automobile parade for Flag Day as a pretty feature with prizes for first and second in decoration. It urges farmers to diversify crops and produce feed and food locally to boost national independence and resilience after war.
Mrs. Dora Upchurch of Atlanta says Tanlac eased severe rheumatism indigestion and female troubles that kept her nearly bedridden for a year. She reports rapid weight gain improved sleep appetite and energy after three bottles and credits the medicine for her recovery. Tanlac is sold by Citizens' Pharmacy in Winterville and Kroner Co in Atlanta.
Report shows total cotton ginnings for 1915 and 1914 across several Georgia counties. Counts for Banks Barrow Clarke Elbert Franklin Greene Gwinnett Hall Jackson Madison Morgan Oconee Oglethorpe Walton Wilkes total eighty thousand plus bales with county by county figures. The wire also carries war news and a warning that true peace requires national strength and readiness.
Mr C L Chandler of Southern Railway urged University of Georgia students to prepare for South American trade roles. He warned import declines in England and Germany create opportunity for US mills, citing Argentina as a key market. He urged training in banking cotton business and related manufacturing, noting a New York firm searched nationwide for bilingual buyers but found none locally.
A mule owned by W. R. Fortson near Colbert spooked on College avenue and bolted into a buggy with a driver and passenger, throwing them onto Belgian block pavement. Both were rendered unconscious but suffered only minor injuries. The mule wrecked the harness and post, while a chicken coop tied to the buggy fled unscathed.
In Athens a recorder court case charged the city with violating traffic law by an ambulatory police auto patrol lacking a tail light on Washington street. A. H. Cook filed the case, Officer Fleming testified, and the city was fined or faced two days in the stockade. the fine was paid.
Mrs. P. Rehkamp of 2404 Herman St Covington Ky writes she has used Foley's Honey and Tar for nearly two years for eight children. She says the syrup is safe and reliable and helps with croup from babies onward. H R Palmer and Sons advertise the product.
Mrs. S. H. Bush and Miss India Bush from Lexington spent Monday in the city. Miss Lucile Finley of Watkinville was in the city shopping Monday. Mrs. A. Bayle of Lexington spent Monday in the city. Mrs. Fred Be. Durst and her little son Fred spent Monday in Athens en route to Winder.
Commerce Ga March 27 Friday night March 31 will be a red letter day in commerce and the live board of trade. The annual banquet will feature a larger program with a menu and speaker lineup led by Editor Paul Harber of the Commerce Observer. The event aims to boost local cooperation and regional growth, reflecting the board’s strengthened enthusiasm and impact on the area.
Fragmentary notes describe recoveries from orculosis and interest in Tree salt information at 41 Suaggehanas Ave Philadelphia. Mention of bronchial catarrh throat and lung affections. Contains fractured references to substitutes and small sample sizes. No clear patient names or outcomes.
Miss Stewart of the East Athens Neighborhood House seeks donations of old magazines and books to stock the library. Complete magazine runs and fiction volumes are especially welcome, as daily requests exceed supply. Deliveries may be left at the Chamber of Commerce Rest or at Davisom Nicholson Company, with Miss Steyn fart coordinating pickups.
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