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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1921
Page
5
Markets note sterling around 3.98 to 3.99 percent and France rates near 8.45 and 8.39. Cities Service debentures and preferred stock quoted with varied bids and asks. New Orleans May 10 reports confidence in war indemnity talks and weather disruptions, with global freight rates easing toward prewar levels and gold demand pressing.
New York May 10 Definite preparations for Allied troops advance into Germany followed by a Berlin ultimatum. Secretary Hughes rejects mediation and criticizes German terms. Sterling nears $4, signaling business confidence in an agreed adjustment. Mellon unveils tax shifts aimed at repealing excess profits tax and easing individual rates. US Steel cuts wages amid readjustment, while wholesale prices fall and the Fed signals deflation and easing money.
Activity and strong prices mark the market with unusually large turnover. Confidence grows as railroads plan wage reductions to improve future performance and low priced shares regain public favor, signaling renewed market confidence.
The article lists a roster of Y M C A baseball clubs with captains and a May to June schedule. Teams include Slaughter Bedgood Hopkins Meadow Davis Smith and others. Matches cover May 11 through June 3 with multiple captains and player names.
Georgia journeys through a series of home games in Athens with Washington and Lee visiting May 1 and Mercer playing May 12 13 and 14. The schedule emphasizes regional matchups and invites support for state goods.
An old advertisement advises a catarrh remedy using Parmint powder mixed with hot water and sugar. It claims constitutional treatment beats sprays and douches, reducing Eustachian tube inflammation, opening nostrils, easing breathing, and improving hearing.
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