Athens News Roundup Highlights Highway Plans and Local Attitudes
Subscribers should promptly notify the business office about late deliveries or irregular carrier service. Special notice warns carriers cannot collect subscriptions or sell papers. they must not perform a secondary primary in Atlanta. Athens hosts tourist interest with roads to Macon Asheville and a welcoming stance from Watkinsville. World War recap notes German and French moves around Roye Arras Lens St Mihiel and Meuse while Britain sinks mines and Pacific actions are referenced. The piece closes with a nostalgic “World War A Year Ago Today” segment.
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Roye
Joffre
Arras
Lens
Meuse
St. Mihiel
Verdun
England
North Sea
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
South Pacific
Pepe Hee
Is Germany Suffering in the Great War
The author argues Germany and Austria have not starved under Allied blockade, citing exports to neutral countries via Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. US exports to Germany fell to zero while neutrals rose, suggesting continued German funding of the war at home. The piece maintains optimism that Allies will win but predicts a long conflict.
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Germany
England
Austria
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
United States
Peace and Preparedness for a Stable Future
The piece argues that universal peace coexists with war readiness. It asserts the U S must deter aggressors with strong naval and military forces while seeking no territorial expansion or revenge. It urges letting the United States be left alone if others fear its potential to strike when attacked.
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Bryan
United States
Uncle Sam
When By Comparison Plenty's Store Impresses
Fragmentary lines hint at a comparison of Plenty's store and another venue. The brief text suggests attention to quality or abundance, but lacks clear actions, dates, or named entities to anchor a fuller summary.
Salaries of Motion Picture Stars
The public overestimates movie star earnings due to sensational reports. Few stars earn large yearly sums. most work on short-term contracts and must seek new projects after each film. A career in acting offers less stable prospects than many other fields, according to Picture Progress.
Athens plans week of free entertainments for visitors
Athens will organize a week of free events for hundreds of visiting shoppers and regional guests. Plans include street shows motion pictures acrobats and possible airplane demonstrations to attract thousands from surrounding towns and promote local business and hospitality.
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Athens
Seeing Georgia From Milledgeville To Athens Auto Tour
William G. Sutlive chronicles a long Georgia auto tour from Milledgeville through Eatonton Madison Farmington to Bishop and Kinsville led by Uncle Jim Price the state agriculture commissioner. The journey features receptions speeches by Col John Holder Ogden Persons and others with hearty local hospitality and a noted creamery visit in Eatonton and a large barbecue in Madison.
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Georgia
Milledgeville
Athens
William G. Sutlive
Jim Price
Farmington
Price
Oconee County
Miller Bell
Eatonton
Col. B. W. Hunt
Co-Operative Creamery
Mr. Hunt
Putnam County
John Holder
Jefferson
Macon
Brunswick
Glynn
Carles J. Haden
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Madison
Morgan
Morgan County Court House
Haden
Ogden Persons
State Senate
Persons
Fettle
Col
Oconee
Holder
Congress
Union
Mr. Holder
Bishop
Mr. Price
Ogden
Kinsville
National and American baseball results and football score note
Baseball results list St Louis 6 Pittsburg 3 Boston 2 Philadelphia 9 Cincinnati Chicago postponed by rain. American Chicago 8 St Louis 0 Washington Boston postponed by rain. Federal Brooklyn Buffalo Pittsburgh Chicago Baltimore Newark all rain. Football results show Georgia 64 Dahlonega 0 in Athens and Auburn 76 Marion 0 in Selma. Chamberlain's Tablets ad claims relief for headaches and liver digestive issues.
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St. Louis
Pittsburg
Boston
Philadelphia
American
Chicago
Washington-Boston
Federal
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Baltimore-Newark
Athens
Georgia
Dahlonega
Selma
Ala
Auburn
Marion
Clara A. Driggs
Elba
N. Y
Swiss Toys for the American Children
Swiss firms push into the U S Christmas toy market as Berne reports many new wood and pasteboard models. The Commerce Department bureau assists in placing orders. Washington samples include lithographed soldiers for children’s little armies.
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Washington
Berne
Switzerland
United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Doans Kidney Pills Prove Efficacious to Athens Readers
Athens residents recount long standing relief from kidney trouble with Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. M Garrison confirms satisfaction after three years with continued use and recommends the product. The piece notes a local tour by speakers and a vocal quartet as part of a public event in Athens.
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Athens
Dean
Doan
Athens Mayoral and Alderman Candidacies Announced
Local notices list multiple candidates for Athens mayor and city wards. E H Youngkin and Robert O Arnold announce mayoral bids, while K A Hill A G Dudley T Be Jago Harold T Tuck Vincent Mathews Albert E Davison Hugh H Gordon Be K Lumpkin Jr B Dunaway seek alderman posts in the first second and fourth wards with primary action noted.
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City of
Athens
Robert O. Arnold
T. BE. Jago
Vincent Mathews
Hugh H. Gordon
Fourth Ward
BE. K. Lumpkin, JR
Pine-Tar-Honey touted as best remedy for colds
Advert says Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey treats cold troubles by clearing the throat and easing the stuffed feel. It claims pine honey compounds aid children’s colds and that early use reduces risk of complications.
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Dr. Bell
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Athens Daily Banner
Carrier Bay
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Europe
Jackson County
Jefferson and
Commerce
Galveston
New Orleans
Asheville
Florida
South
Mountains
Watkinsville
Marie Jim’ Price
Oman
Morgan County
Welkinsville
Stodard
The
Denver School College
the McGreger Company
E. H. Youngkin
First Ward
K. A. Hill
A. G. Dudley
Harold T. Tuck
Third Ward
Albert E. Davison
B. Dunaway
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