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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1916
Page
9
National notes mix with local banter as the Athens Daily Banner outlines subscription rates and delivery responsibilities. It also references Georgia politics, commencements, and editorials, noting civic campaigns, public discourse, and university context with sporadic commentary on figures like Hobson and Wilton.
The commission and legislature weigh options for the Western and Atlantic Railroad including extending to the sea at no cost, leasing state property rights, or selling to retire debt. The editorial urges keeping possession of the road as a valuable asset and preventing depreciation from competition, stressing its economic importance to the state.
Senator Newlands accused Hon. William J. Harris of Georgia of meddling in politics during a Georgia state convention. Harris, a federal trade commission member, defended his nonpartisan duties and stated he was visiting Georgia and met friends. Senator Hardwick refuted the charges, praising Harris's public service.
A quip on political heat recalls the saying about the pot and kettle. The line suggests mirror critique in public discourse, dating to a time when colorfully labeling rhetoric shaped common idioms.
In a fervent address, D G Bickers urges mothers to endure emergencies and shape unborn generations for future leadership. He predicts a race of gifted children, forged by wartime sacrifice, who will drive reconstruction and advance governments a century hence.
A 1916 Popular Mechanics article by A. J. Bjuretedt discusses airwar conditions in Mesopotamia. It notes favorable atmospheric conditions for aircraft work and cites early Anglo Indian forces near Kut el Amara, with air reconnaissance limited and Turkish forces at Baghdad influencing campaign outcomes.
Georgia produced 1732.84 fine ounces of gold in 1915 valued at 35821 dollars and 138 fine ounces of silver worth 70 dollars. placer gold yielded 738.06 ounces, quartz deep mines 994.78 ounces, from 31 placers and 9 deep mines. Total ore treated 20052 short tons with 1.29 dollars per ton recovery.
The D A R at the twenty fifth continental congress endorses Southern Railway Company’s creation of a welfare agent position and appoints Rev. Charles L. Bass of Atlanta to the post. Also discusses British use of aircraft and wireless in Mesopotamian relief efforts around Kut el Amara and air service developments.
A Sunday school lesson titled The Cripple at Lystra analyzes Acts chapter 14 focusing on faith healing and Paul and Barnabas crediting God with all they accomplished. It emphasizes that God worked WITH them as co workers during their missionary journey and reports on travels, conversions, persecutions and early church growth.
The readable parts describe two years of work and questions about moving an experiment or project forward. The text shows quoted phrases and misread words, suggesting a debate over whether the plan should proceed now or be paused. No clear names, places, dates, or outcomes are identifiable.
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