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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1916
Page
4
A miscellany of notices and opinions from Athens Georgia reflecting local events and national issues. References span chautauqua, beer laws, economic debates, wheat markets, Texas and Tennessee remarks, and political commentary touching Georgia and Nebraska figures.
The Welfare Department of the National Civic Federation published a comprehensive report on profit sharing plans in use or tested across the United States. It cites benefits such as steadier service and higher loyalty, but notes employers report mixed results and workers may fear hidden motives or demand unions, with plans often seen as complex and hard to understand.
Georgia Chamber of Commerce presses bank presidents to promote intelligent diversification after reports from Coweta Terrell Laurens and Brooks counties showing increased cash resources and home food production. Laurens sustains cotton while boosting food crops. Terrell reports zero bank borrowings last year and no bills payable by February 1916. Coweta adds over one million dollars in cash resources through a two year plan.
A reflective verse notes a builder setting a temple on a bedrock of Wisdom, Strength, and Beauty. Wisdom designs, Strength executes, and Beauty adorns, forming a holistic structure that merges intellect, power, and aesthetic grace.
An ode traces humanity's reverence for fire from primal sun worship to hearth flame and lamp light. It links warmth power and light to the sun and crowns early flames as earthly princes born from primeval summers and coal bed origins.
A plain tale notes Miss Lula Skelton of Churchville N Y suffered bilious attacks with sick headache and dizziness. Chamberlain's Tablets provided permanent relief. The ad promotes Dr Bell's Pine-Tar Honey for children's coughs and colds, claiming soothing relief and better sleep.
Actress Mary Page faces trial for the murder of James Pollock defended by her lover Philip Langdon. Testimony links a prior threat with a revolver, a strange hand print, flight from intoxicated father, and subsequent insanity triggered by alcohol. Witnesses recount kidnapping, pursuit, and pressures from Pollock and manager Daniels.
Langdon and Dr. Foster confront Mary Page case as Daniels, the theatre manager, reveals links between Jim Pollock and Miss Page. Brennan testifies on Daniels and Page disputes as courtroom drama shifts with new witness details in the ongoing trial.
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