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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1916
Page
4
A collection of notes shows advertising boosting value for an Atlanta soft drink firm, an auto maker, and a cereal company with large asset gains, while a biscuit maker cuts ads and profits fall. The column argues advertising fuels success and warns against reducing campaigns.
The Banner reports the Athens automobile show has drawn interest from auto enthusiasts and car owners. It highlights the impact of cars on road improvement, education, church life, and urban progress, praising the event for bringing visitors and showcasing top makes.
The State Normal School publishes a bulletin by E S Sell detailing 42 lessons and 34 exercises for rural and village Georgia schools. It outlines a seasonable sequence, classroom activities, references, and two weekly lessons for a nine month term. It urges school garden plots, home gardens, and beautification of grounds with early fall start and a spring garden fair.
A meditation on why words fail to define home love and mother. The poem argues these three words embody deep, inexpressible meanings beyond any dictionary. They outgrow language even when a lifetime is spent trying to describe their vast tenderness and strength.
The city hosts an automobile show this week showcasing new cars and drawing enthusiasts and industry people together. A periodical note mentions political mood and public interest in a historic picturization as well as weather-driven rain relief and a health tip from Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
London reports on how American correspondents adapt to war censorship under Sir Edward T. Cook and Sir Frank Swettenham. The Press Bureau stresses restraint, warns against praise, and explains how rights are balanced with security to pass or excise messages.
Report describes two Black men labeled crazy detained after a near assault on a wife near the Talmadge Brothers Co wholesale house. One man acted violently, sang, and whipped at times, while his 14 year old brother showed religious mania. parents will care for him pending asylum.
A 1916 Western Circuit political notice lists candidates for Solicitor General and regional offices. P Cooley and others announce runs, with pledges to fight crime, uphold law, and seek re election where noted. Other entries name L C Brown for legislature and S J Tribble for Congress in Crawford Georgia.
More than twelve hundred entries are in the hands of the secretary of the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America for the forty first championship games to be held at Cambridge Massachusetts on May 26 and 27. Yale leads with 146 entrants. Cornell 122. Princeton 111. Michigan 81. Stanford 32. California 19. Georgetown is the sole Southern representative.
Atlanta reports that Henry B. Walthall famed for The Birth of a Nation will visit Friday to be hosted by the Screen Club of Atlanta. The visit follows fishing on his parents plantation in Shelby County Alabama and includes a planned Confederate memorial program and an informal dance at the club on Saturday.
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