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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1916
Page
4
Dated newspaper column rails at wartime fears and oddities of daily life. References to U boats near the coast, headlines, and the three mile limit mix with weather, fairs at Monroe and Athens detours, and playful notes on spelling and slang. Mentions Captain Rose and a cipher note to the German ambassador.
The Atlantic crossing and actions of a German submarine against British Dutch and Norwegian ships raise questions about a potential renewed German campaign. The incident could tighten Britain’s blockade, strain neutral relations, and complicate U.S. diplomacy during the Wilson presidency.
The 1916 national road report shows 282 million dollars spent on roads and bridges, a 250 percent rise from 1914. Free labor is replacing convict work in most states, improving efficiency. Georgia’s new highway commission will align with state efforts to modernize road development and gain powers in the next legislative session.
A compact quip portrays a crafty man who feeds pigs with paste diamonds while hoarding real stones for his chosen friends, riffing on the old warning not to cast gems before swine. The lyric-like line highlights trickster cunning and exclusive schemes.
The poem recalls home as more than a dwelling a creed a nurture and a community. It celebrates mothers kinship and memory and frames the home as the first school where body mind and soul are fed and trained to meet duty and live.
Two expressions from the University of Georgia School of Commerce discuss the Chamber of Commerce role in aiding higher learning and city growth. W A Shellon outlines the organization as helpful and interrelated with local interests, emphasizing support for institutions and community advancement.
W H Chambers of Pinson Alabama, a former Jefferson County deputy sheriff, credits Tanlac with his dramatic weight gain and recovery from rheumatism kidney trouble and poor appetite. After five bottles he weighs 145 pounds and plans to return to work at The Imperial Coal and Coke Works in Bradford.
Daughters of the Confederacy held a chapter meeting at the home of president Mrs. Welch. Mrs. Crawford led the literary program and Mrs. Morris Tow performed three songs. Boston’s Mrs. Chesley read a piece and discussed Confederate relics trade. Bartow elected as chapter delegate to the U D C convention in Dallas next month.
A 1916 Georgia constitutional amendment proposal by the General Assembly aims to empower Bacon County to create local courts, authorize a bonded debt up to 100000 dollars, and grant the legislature broader power over the county. The amendment requires voter approval at the November election and gubernatorial certification of results.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Y M C A will hold a regular monthly meeting at 4 o clock in the fellowship hall of the new building. Three short talks will cover benefits to boys physically mentally and spiritually, followed by refreshments.
An Old North Carolina ad claims Cardui cures years of womanly ailments and stomach woes. It asserts dramatic improvements after six doses, with friends asking why the reader looks well. The notice urges other women to try Cardui, sold by druggists with contact info for the Goianoooge Medicine Co.
A vintage ad touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a remedy for colds. It claims the syrup heals inflammation soothes coughing loosens phlegm and helps breathing, describing pine tar balsam and mucous relief in a concise sales pitch.
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