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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1915
Page
4
Subcribers are warned no carrier may collect subscriptions or resell papers. Topics span weather, war news, economic notes, and local farming as Georgia discusses the boll weevil campaign, cotton acreage, and fuel costs. The Athens YMCA meeting planned leadership for future generations in Georgia.
The sixty sixth birthday of Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley is celebrated nationwide with an official proclamation by the Indiana governor. Riley, a Greenfield native and Indianapolis resident, is praised for his contributions to American letters and the nation’s cultural life.
New York marks Fire Prevention Week with school and business focus on fire safety. Officials urge educating children, removing hazards, and maintaining extinguishing means to reduce fire deaths and costs. Estimates link annual fire losses to nationwide economic impact and insurance costs.
Poem reflects Riley family memory with a grandmother and grandfather. Narrator recalls the refrain How did you rest last night as a child at breakfast. The speaker wishes peaceful sleep and to wake to his grandfather’s approving nod and the familiar line.
An excerpt from Farm and Fireside lists humane horse care rules for horse heaven a light load in heat slow driving frequent watering after work evening watering baths without hoses no bell hats and cool stalls for rest and recovery on a farm setting
The text describes gold flowing into the United States from Canada France England and pools from South Africa Australia and New Zealand. It notes shipments arriving via ships submarine runners and fast British navy cruisers ending in armored steel cars.
The piece notes the United States holds over two billion in gold while Britain, France, and Russia lag in reserves. London and Paris financiers visit to negotiate a new credit system, aiming to ease debt payments. UK and France run large trade deficits, boosting American loan and credit leverage as treasure ships head toward the US.
Mary Pickford accepted invitation to attend the Asbury Park Baby Parade on August 25, leading a scene of five hundred toddlers along the Atlantic coast. The pageant features fourteen thousand Summer Girls and visiting royalty, with Pickford drawing the crowd and overshadowing notable guests like Woodrow Wilson and other dignitaries.
In Atlanta on October 6 1924 a mandamus petition against the secretary of state over the present automobile law will be heard in Fulton superior court next week. An accompanying petition to compel equal tax money distribution by the Georgia Railroad will also be heard that week. The state prison commission rejected all bids for deep wells at Mil ledgeville prison farm lacking guaranteed water flow.
Old Man Good. Geo W Clough of Prentiss Mississippi seventy seven years old reports Foley Kidney Pills helped kidney trouble after trying many remedies. H R Palmer Sons promote the pills as worth their weight in gold and Miss Clara A Driggs from Elba New York praises Chamberlains Tablets for quick relief from headaches dizziness and torpid liver. Ads note availability from all dealers.
Judge James H. Blount condemned Britain's order in council declaring cotton contraband as a violation of neutral rights. He urged immediate retaliation, broad military preparedness, and cited Washington and Jefferson to argue for a strong national stance and ready armed forces.
Dr Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey called best for cold troubles by clearing the throat and easing stuffed sensations. Pines have long helped fight colds and the pine honey blend is especially effective for children. A cold early on reduces risk of complications. Price 25 cents.
C D Wright of Rosemont Nebraska reports kidney pain and disrupted rest until using Foley Kidney Pills. He states one 50 cent bottle made him well. The ad touts relief from rheumatism and backache and lists H R Palmer & Sons as sponsors.
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