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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1918
Page
2
The cotton market opened steadier with New Orleans acting as a fair buyer and trade covering lifting active months 20 to 27 points after the call. Prices rose early by 5 to 20 points and did not rise higher for the day.
Prices for December and January contracts weakened after renewed southern liquidation. December fell to 30.50 cents and January to 30 cents as sellers reacted to expected increased southward supplies and more hedge selling in the spot market.
Describes soldiers charging into combat with intense readiness and unity. The text portrays unwavering determination to fight and win, with every muscle tensed and all faculties alert as the whistle signals the advance. It emphasizes resolve against shrapnel and gas and asserts no force can hold them back.
A wartime exhortation urges Americans to fund and supply the war effort with ships guns shells. The speaker calls for unity and the indomitable spirit of victory as the nation works, saves, and fights to win.
Active selling motivated by Weashy Bureau reports left futures weak as gains erased. December and January cotton fell around 76 points with declines narrowing into afternoon. Spot markets in Athens and New Orleans steadied around 31 cents, while Chicago grain and fat futures posted mixed closes.
A Cincinnati inventor presents Freezone as a quick painless solution to corns and calluses. A few drops numb the corn, allowing it to be lifted away with the finger, with claims of low cost and no irritation.
The ad proclaims Texas Wonder treats kidney and bladder trouble, gravel diabetes, back pain, rheumatism, and urinary irregularities in men and women. claims relief for children and offers mail service from Dr. K. W. Hall in St. Louis. Sold by druggists.
A wartime appeal urges Americans to buy bonds to help soldiers return home victorious. It contrasts vivid homecoming imagery with the cost of war and asks readers to save and invest, promising that bonds save lives and honor fallen servicemen. The message emphasizes duty, sacrifice, and national resolve.
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