Cotton Plight Prompts Southern Demands on Wilson Aides
The Athens Daily Banner outlines farmers in Clarke County sowing alfalfa and facing ruin from low cotton prices amid European war disruption. It urges federal relief, noting Southern support for Democrats hinges on timely government aid using cotton-backed collateral. The piece criticizes Wilson's stance and demands a loan program to stabilize markets.
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Clarke County
White House
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic Party
Wilson
Build Up American Merchant Marine To Grasp War Trade
The article argues the United States must rapidly create a robust American merchant marine to exploit Panama Canal investments and new European war trade. It claims substantial US capital and finance exist, but ships are lacking, hindering recovery of shipping opportunities amid wartime disruptions. It urges immediate action by American people and business to expand fleet and capture global commerce.
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Panama Canal
United States
Europe
Extension Work Among Farmers Promotes Agricultural Growth
Extension work across the United States drives development by teaching diversification and modern methods. Georgia pioneered corn clubs in 1906, with programs like canning and pig clubs expanding since. Louisiana shows farmers thriving by diversifying crops despite boll weevil and free trade pressures. The Smith Lever bill accelerates nationwide agricultural progress with federal funding.
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United States
Boys of Georgia
University of Georgia
Georgia
Louisiana
Georgia College of Agriculture Leads in State Agricultural Work
Through its College of Agriculture the institution has led in agricultural advancement. Government funds are expected to flow to the college for extension work, with plans for future expansion to benefit Georgia's agriculture.
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College of Agriculture
State College of Agriculture
Georgia
Cheek and the man who rode a lifelike railroad
A man lacking funds to buy a proper ticket buys a cut-rate pass from a scalper named Cheek. He boards the train and congratulates himself until conductor Justice arrives demanding fares and ejects him at an insignificant station.
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Railroad of Life
Road
Merit
Cheek
Justice
Love's Seal Poem Excerpt by D G Bickers
A poetic excerpt describes Love setting a seal on brow lips and life. The seal repels Fear Sorrow and Sin, leaving the pledge of bliss inviolate, with the sacred sign safeguarding the speaker from harm. The verse emphasizes purity tested by affection and devotion.
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Love
D. G. Bickers
Naval Academy at Annapolis Opens A New Era
Marking its sixty ninth year the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis began as Fort Severn the Naval School. George Bancroft spearheaded its creation and Franklin Buchanan led the first class of 56 midshipmen. The article covers its growth, wartime shifts, and substantial funding for new buildings enriching a vast historic collection. It notes relics including Commodore Perry’s ship bearing and John Paul Jones remains, and references President Wilson on cotton finance. It also mentions a life preserver shaped like a tenpin and home decoration tips.
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United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
United States Navy
Naval School
Fort Severn
George Bancroft
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Naval Asylum
Philadelphia
Secretary of War
Navy
Franklin Buchanan
Farragut
Mobile Bay
Naval Academy
Newport
Academy
Commodore Perry
John Paul Jones
Paris
What do you do for a living
A witty exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer frames a comic dialogue in which A asks B about his occupation and B replies I breathe. The joke rests on sarcasm about the labor of living and living well as a social question.
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A. B
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Candidacy Announcements for City Aldermen by Several Ward Candidates
A cluster of notices declares candidacies for city alderman positions in multiple wards. Names include R T Wright J Z Hoke R O Arnold and J A Pitner, each noting competition in the democratic primary and ward designation Fourth ward.
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R. T. Wright
Third Ward
J. Z. Hoke
R. O. Arnold
Fourth Ward
J. A. Pitner
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Athens
South
Sewanee Tigers
Braves
Athletics
Antwerp
Krupps
North
Kiel Canal
England
John Bull
Macon Telegraph
Washington
Collon
THE
American Merchant Marine
Uae
Winecoff
Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
Nen
J. F. Letton
Ansley
Frank T. Reynolds
Jas. F. deJarnette
Love's
Ncown
Nashville
Wrisen
Bell Telephone System
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Athens Empire Laundry Company
Ford
Ford Motor Co
Griffeth, Implement CO
Clarke, Oconee, Madison and
Jackson
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