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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
6
Ruling prices from New York and Liverpool cotton markets show steady tones with quotes for spot cotton around 19.3 to 20.0 cents and Liverpool futures near 11.70 to 12.30. Chicago grain and meat prices follow, with wheat at about 2.25, corn around 1.50, oats near 0.64, pork futures around 38.80, and ribs around 20.80. Advertisements advise spring skin care and rheumatism relief products from Dr. King and Chamberlain’s Liniment.
The Athens city court calendar for May 1917 lists criminal and civil dockets presided by Judge West. May 2 through June 1 entries include cases from Moss Mfg Co, Georgia Nat Bank, Commercial Bank, and numerous civil actions, with daily rosters for Monday through Friday each week.
An old advertisement urges mothers to treat a coated tongue and constipation in children with California Syrup of Figs. It promises quick interior cleansing, claims safety, and warns to buy only the 50 cent bottle made by the California Syrup Company with full directions on the label.
The Goodrich National Touring Bureau completed road marking along three Georgia routes between Atlanta and Augusta totaling 586 miles with silent sentinel posts. Central route runs via Thomson Greensboro Covington, northern via Thomson Washington Athens Monroe, southern via Waynesboro Macon Augusta. Three sign crews work year round with winter stops in California and the South. In 1916 the bureau supplied 2,615,611 pieces of free touring literature to motorists.
Special to the Banner reports Atlanta and Athens will enjoy fair weather and rising temperatures through Thursday with light southerly winds. Georgiawide forecast calls for warmer, fair conditions, while a high pressure system shifts south and a northern low influences continued warm trend.
A short, didactic note extols self belief and practical effort as keys to success. It urges fearlessness, love of work, and staying connected to today while promising no failure. The piece ends with a humorous, fictional courtroom exchange about an injunction being overridden on appeal.
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