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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1916

Page

7

Announcements of Solicitor General and Public Office Candidacies

A collection of notices from Georgia voters and officials announcing candidacies for the Western Circuit Solicitor General and other offices. Candidates include P Cooley W O Dan and L C Brown seeking re election or new terms, with appeals to party committees and white citizen support. Public notices also name NAT D Arnold O Stevens and S J Tribble for Congress and related posts.

Western Circuit P. Cooley State Democratic Executive Committee Solicitor-General Wade Senate Georgia Nat D. Arnold

Construction Notes and Local Lodge Notices Clip

From The Manufacturers' Record: Southern Bell contracts Atlanta firms for reinforced concrete telephone exchange buildings in Athens with costs near 80 000 dollars. Also phone and directory items. Local lodge listings include Willams Lodge 15 0 C F and Geo. B. Davis Camp. Various meetings scheduled in Athens venues with officers named.

le Construction S&s Telephone Systems Athens Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co Atlanta Southern FerroConcrete Co Telephone Exchange P. Thornton Marge H. J. Carr & Co Candler Candler Bldg

Nitrogen and Water Power Could Secure Farm Fertilizer

The author argues farming is a factory requiring chemical inputs and defense against soil depletion. He warns Chilean nitrate limits and Chilean monopoly costs, urging use of hydroelectric power to extract atmospheric nitrogen, expand domestic ammonia and nitric acid, and lower fertilizer prices for farmers.

Germany Earth Peru Ers Chile United States Robert Kennedy Duncan University of Kansas Europe Come Shaggy Willix Franklin K. Lane Interior

Why Europe Grows Bigger Farm Crops

The piece contrasts fertilizer use in Europe and the United States, noting higher per acre inputs in Europe and lower U.S. yields. It argues U.S. farmers must raise crop yields per acre to feed the nation and curb living costs, citing fertilizer price fluctuations.

Europe United States

India and Gold The Long History of a Precious Trade

The passage traces a long appetite for gold across eras from the Carthaginians in the fourth century BC to Pliny noting Rome exporting vast sums to India in the early Christian era. It also recalls Queen Elizabeth I’s 1600 efforts to curb Britain’s gold flow to India.

India Spain Pliny Elizabeth

Pine Tar Honey and Lingering Spring Remedies Ad

A vintage drugstore ad promotes Dr Bell s Pine Tar Honey for coughs and colds with a 25 cent price. It also pushes Dr King s New Life Pills as an ideal spring laxative to cleanse the system and improve well being. The piece warns against anger and urges willpower to curb rage.

Dr. King W. C. Jesseman Franconia N. H Dr. Beil

Williams Treatment remedy claim advert

Urine acid solvent claims to ease bladder trouble and weakness with a promised cure. The ad offers a 50c bottle with 82 doses and a free sample if readers cut out the notice and send name and address with 20c for postage.

Georgia Railroad Schedule Notes

Eastern Time timetable lists Train No 50 leaving 8 30 a m and No 62 at 4 00 p m with No 66 at 4 30 p m on Sundays only. Train No 51 arrives 12 30 p m daily except Sunday with No 63 arriving 9 38 p m and No 67 arriving 12 m.

Georgia Railroad

Gainesville Midland By. Schedule No. 19 1916

timetable for January 23 1916 showing Athens departures and arrivals for trains 1 2 and 4 with times 726 am 220 pm 1140 am and 640 pm. notes connections at Belmont or Winder Monroe with Georgia Railroad to all points and with Gainesville for Gainesville Northwestern and Southern Railway routes.

Athens Belmont Winder Monroe The Georgia Railroad Gainesvie Gainesville & Northwestern Southern Railway GaRy Macon Madison Appalaches Green County Railroad Monros B. BR Bloodworth Sun B. Williams Shelton

Air Line Note Fragment From OCR Text

Fragmentary OCR reads a brief air line reference with times and codes, including possible flight or schedule notes and numeric identifiers. Names and places are unreadable, limiting concrete details.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Monroe, Ga W. O. Dan Clarke County L. C. Brown Congress Tame Thomas J. Brown Co. O. Stevens Crawford, Ga J. Tribblee Geraldine Gerald Willams Lodge C. F Max Joseph Jake Jobs N. G A. Mbalor Fodge Quarters Commer Broad Lumpkin Streets B. F. Tuck BE. RB. R. A Creekmore Sec Geo. B. Davis W. C Woodmen Hall W. F. Dobbs C. C Glenn Lodge Odd Fellows’ Hall Maz Joseph A. M. Chnter N. G. Barry Davis Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 23 St. Elmo Lodge K. of Knighte Pythias Castle Hell Jester Building Clayton Street Aaron Cohen C.T Nickerson Anschutz Keokuk, In Keokuk Hugh L. Cooper Keokuk Dam Woodrow Wilson United States Senate House Washington Shields Myers H. T. Strange Foley Foley & Co H. R. Palmer & Sons Athens Gas Light & Fuel CO Gainesville Midland Seaboard Air Line
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