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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1916
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists delivery options including five dollar yearly subscriptions and monthly rates along with acceptable remittance methods. It urges subscribers to notify the business office about late or missed deliveries. A special notice prohibits carrier boys from collecting subscriptions or delivering papers under improper circumstances.
A collage of 1917 era items notes Georgia guards ready for duty at the Mexican border, a Georgia publisher forming a paper mill, bootlegging activity amid paper shortages, Knights of Pythias events, and frayed talk on Germany and Britain. It mentions silver prices and rising costs, rumors of a revived Jim Smith case, and local weather hints.
The Georgia- Tech commencement discussion urges alumni to visit Athens for reunions and to renew school loyalty. It proposes a ball game between the University and Tech during commencement week to boost turnout and rekindle the Georgia Spirit among many alumni.
The Industrial Index notes records set in Southeast construction with vast municipal work and school buildings. Housing quality rises as population grows, funded by road bond sales injecting money for labor and materials.
A period cartoon shows Father Time urging constant self improvement while Mother Nature pushes for self preservation. The old man is pressed by the duo to stay busy, illustrating a humorous take on life’s routines.
The author pleads with the weather to bring regular showers to Georgia as crops yellow and farmers grow blue. He asks the weatherman to scatter moisture in July and provide drying clouds with rain to revive agriculture.
Fragmented text recounts sermons centered on Jesus Christ dead buried and risen. Peter Philip Paul and early apostles preached Christ and the crucified risen Lord, with no new creed or philosophy, drawing crowds and converting thousands.
A church lesson centers on Acts thirteen and the Gentile outreach. The article argues against pep in the pulpit and cites Peter’s Pentecost sermon as a model of effective preaching.
The notice warns that the nuisance of flies is filthy and often harmful to health. It emphasizes the danger posed to public health and urges actions to control fly presence and improve sanitation.
L C Howard urges direct attention to typhoid fly breeding as a threat that must be checked to prevent public health hazards. The remark highlights the danger of unchecked insect propagation and calls for preventive action.
Citizens nationwide embrace the call Swat a Fly and Save a Life to combat winter dormancy of houseflies. The piece warns a single survivor in winter roosts breeds many offspring in spring, urging immediate action before warmer months.
An old advertisement fragment promotes a trial package of Foley remedies including Honey and Tar Compound Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets. It also features a self help line about forgiveness by Lord Herbert, and a cutout request from R. Palmer & Sons in Chicago Illinois.
A column discusses spring fatigue and kidney pills, then shifts to preaching duties. It argues ministers should focus on gospel work rather than sensational stunts to attract congregations, stressing Christ’s message and the Resurrection.
The Georgia College of Agriculture reports wealth from farming rose by at least 100 million since a decade ago. It details extension efforts, county agents, corn clubs, and girls and pig clubs influencing yields, profits, and farm improvements across 85 counties and numerous programs.
Dr. W M Burnon of the Ga State College Of Agriculture notes proper collar fit to avoid sores. Advice includes daily 6 inch wear for dogs, keeping collars clean and smooth, and regular bathing of the wearers with a cold salt water solution containing sugar of lead and zinc in water.
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