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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1917
Page
4
Special notice warns carriers not to collect subscriptions or sell copies. Editorial quips reference Teddy’s hunting, Georgia law on liquor, and a dry era anecdote about a boy awaiting a shipment. The column blends notices, opinions, and local color in a period voice.
An exploration of how a Lincoln cent buys far more today due to lower costs for electricity. A cent can light a 26 watt Mazda lamp for about five hours, run an electric percolator for ten cups, heat milk, stitch on a sewing machine, and power various small appliances, reflecting shifts from penny to nickel ranges and rising modern efficiencies.
The piece argues Uncle Sam will wage a war against Germany if needed and that the United States is preparing thoroughly. Colleges are urged to grant immediate diplomas to science and technical graduates to mobilize young talent, with undergraduates also leaning toward service. The trend appears strongest in the East and may spread nationally in coming weeks.
A southern farming bulletin urges farmers to diversify beyond cotton and plant more food crops. It warns of an impending national and international food shortage as West production cannot meet demand. The piece calls on every Southern citizen with land to increase corn grain fruit vegetables and meat production this season to prevent calamity.
The United States declares it will not treat with Germany while its unrestricted submarine warfare continues. If Germany stops the sinkings and grants U S vessels full rights at sea, the nation would avoid war. otherwise Uncle Sam will not be placated and may pursue war.
Mrs. Lydie A. Freeman of near Martin Ga reports long years of indigestion catarrh rheumatism and weakness eased after taking Tanlac She fell from ninety five pounds to strength and weight regained and she now feels like the happiest woman in the county Tanlac sold by Citizens Pharmacy Athens and Kroner Co Winterville.
The G R O sign announced shipments return to originator as Governor signed the drought law. Express offices halted all packages after five, stopping 250 whiskey and beer orders en route to Chattanooga Jacksonville Louisville and Baltimore. Locals faced empty hands and legal risk for possessing liquor during the drought. A judge quipped about having no liquor at home amid enforcement.
A humorous portrait describes a man who starts life with a sharp wit as the best capital but fails to nurture it. He squanders his mental wealth and loses it, becoming a bankrupt in the business of life.
A fragmentary piece urges planting a garden to ease living costs and cites the duty of sheriffs and officers to enforce the bone dry law. It asks how many church members in Georgia violate the law, hints at draconian prohibition, and ends with stray ad copy about advertising wants.
The report asserts that Colorado holds oil bearing shale sufficient to yield about 2,000,000,900 barrels, signaling a vast petroleum resource potential. Authorities emphasize the unusual scale of the shale reserve and its possible impact on energy supplies.
The University of Georgia Glee club performed to a full house at the Atlanta theater Saturday night. The event featured Tech and Georgia performers amid mixed applause as the mandolin and quartet numbers drew praise and the finale closed with a spirited Star Spangled Banner.
An Atlanta area advertisement reproduces a minister from Holly Springs Ark claiming Vinol restored his strength, appetite, and sleep after nervous breakdown. The note cites beef and cod liver peptones plus iron and manganese peptonates as the active ingredients and offers a money back guarantee.
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