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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1915
Page
7
The ad urges selecting top paints for any painting job indoors or outdoors. It promises not only the best paints but also those specially suited to the purpose. John L Arnold in Athens Georgia is recommended for the best option.
Secretary of State Phil Cook weighs actions on 1916 automobile tags as court rulings and an uncertain extra legislative session cloud timing. A cotton price rise has boosted tag demand, with October 1 orders risking limited availability by January. Other notes include State Treasurer Sjpeer’s return, a medal for Ben Leath of Kensington for record corn yield, and a tax case over Georgia Railroad funds set for October 4 in Fulton County.
Advertisement offers mineral water at 6 cents per gallon with delivery in city in S gallon quantities. Phone 627. Contact J. L. BERRYMANN for orders.
A collage of comic snippets and readers’ quips from a 1920s paper, including jokes about Jones, Paw, and Ollie in exchanges from exchanges, letters, and sketches. Notable items mention a rheumatic ailment, political indictments in Texas, and humorous reflections on manners and daily life.
Farmers face higher costs carrying crops to stations than from stations to markets. The piece urges year round good roads to enable more hauling near rail hubs when farm work is light, reducing marketing expenses. It stresses awareness of transport costs not always shown in official tallies.
The article argues roads shape social and business life and outlines cost sharing among nation state county and users. It notes concrete pavements save long term costs, cites low upkeep and first costs around $1.22 per square yard, and highlights big state spending like Indiana and New York in 1914.
The Grant highway from Chicago to Dubuque will pass Elgin Belvidere Rockford Freeport Pearl City Stockton and Galena NL. A distinctive marker will be painted on every fifth telegraph or telephone pole along the route consisting of a black band between two yellow bands.
The British foreign minister Sir Edward Grey sent a note to Ambassador Page in London asserting that increases in British exports to neutral European nations do not harm US trade. He cites data showing US exports to Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands rose far more than British exports, and argues reports of British policy driven by German agents are unfounded.
A compilation of lodge and fraternal society notices lists Gleenn Lodge No. 75 I O O F Athens B P O E No 790 Classic City Council and Keystone Chapter details along with Mt Vernon and St Elmo lodges. Meetings occur weekly in Max Joseph Building and Jester Building Clayton Street with officers named and visiting brethren invited.
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