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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
4
The notice promotes subscription rates and distribution rules for the Athens Daily Banner. It urges citizens to boost Athens, support local merchants, and stay informed about civic issues. It notes April as a dry period and discusses wartime and political topics in a period-press tone.
The article foresees Allied victory over Turkey leading to Christian stewardship of Palestine. Plans include a transit network and port, modern hotels, education, and tourism to modernize the Holy Land. Zionist resettlement and agricultural expansion are suggested as possible outcomes.
The article argues the federal anti narcotic statute will be beneficial in time despite initial hardship for addicts. It cites easier physician control of prescriptions, potential hospitalizations, and long term gains for public health, predicting several years are needed to judge its impact with the medical profession largely supportive.
The author questions the location of the vast British fleet, noting ships hidden from public view yet still enforcing blockades and protecting trade. It argues the fleet’s presence is decisive, with Germany unable to win if Britain maintains sea control. The piece stresses readiness for action when movement occurs.
An elderly voice recalls soft old tunes sung by enslaved ancestors and missus playing piano in a plantation home, contrasting them with modern ragtime and brass band music, while hoping for heavenly harmonies and reunion in Kingdom Come. The piece includes a note on Athens civic life urging Chamber support and commentary on a state auto law reform endorsed by Secretary of State Phil Cook.
City council approves election of three new bond commissioners as J. N. Webb and Simon Michael near term expirations. Meeting notes detail department reports, street work, and financials including police cases, water revenue, and proposed ordinance changes.
The University Freshmen held an annual banquet after defeating the Sophomores in a February pushball game. Officers include J L Derrick president E D Beggs VP R E Payne secretary treasurer M W Vaughan historian. Menu features fruit, trout, poultry, vegetables and desserts. Speakers praised class spirit and university ties. remarks from Promoters, Ambitious Freshman, and the Chancellor closed.
National results include Brooklyn 1 Boston 6 and Chicago 5 Cincinnati 0. American games see Cleveland 1 Chicago 0 and Brooklyn 0 St. Louis 3 with New York 1 Philadelphia 2. South Atlantic lists Albany 11 Columbia 5 and Jacksonville 3 Augusta 2 in 11 innings. Southern reports Atlanta 1 Birmingham 4 and Mobile 2 New Orleans 3. College notes Williams 3 Yale 2 and Navy 17 Pittsburg 2 at Annapolis.
The passage notes distress after meals and gas with heartburn. promotes a dyspepsia tablet sold by Palmer & Sone. It lists term expirations for Palmer & Sone and Capt James White and records ballot voting results naming eight voters per place. mentions Mr T B Mell, Mr Simon Michael, and Col C M Snelling as elected successors.
The Georgia baseball team sails for Atlanta to play the Tech Blacksmiths in a two game series. Key players like Corley, Henderson, and Clements are dealing with injuries, while Heisman and Senter are set to pitch one or both games. The squad will travel with a student mass meeting planned in Athens and a Seaboard special train carrying fans.
A dense list of lodges and their meeting nights across Athens including Glenn Lodge No 75 and Athens B P C E No 790 with officers named. The page also includes brief editorial notes on a Mexican revolution and Japan's stance toward China plus medicinal ads and a religious tract review.
Grace Livingston Lutz offers Miranda as the central figure in a new novel set in the 1830s amid railroad beginnings. The tale follows Miranda, her brother David Spafford, and Nathan Whitney as she rescues him, clears his name, and awaits reunion, with thrilling Oregon scenes and a hopeful, character rich tone.
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