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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1916
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner urges prompt notice of delivery issues and warns readers about noncarrier collectors. It notes circus day in Athens Georgia with safety tips for crowds, precautions against thieves, and reminders of a coming Auto Electric Show. Mentions Georgia auto growth, ships, and war era references with ambassador Gerard and Kaiser.
The article analyzes a looming movement of African Americans from the South to northern states. It notes estimates of over a million leaving, cites northern lure of money and wages, and predicts labor shortages in the South followed by eventual adjustment as immigrants may farm independently.
The Grand Duke Nicholas II, once at the forefront of the Polish and Galician offensive, now heads combined Russian and Romanian forces in Transylvania. His early advance stalled by ammunition shortages, the Czar still trusts his generalship and hopes for a resumed push against the Teutons.
A man awaited his ship named Opportunity and rigged a wireless station to receive its radiogram. One night the apparatus went out of tune and the signal was missed, causing Opportunity to go aground.
A poem by D. G. Bickers reflecting on The Old Home and its memories. The speaker recalls a fireside circle, a mother’s whispered secrets, and a loved one’s illness. Bereavement and faith rise as guiding shadows against the sense of returning home.
An elderly resident near Baer Station recounts recovery from chronic dysentery after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. J I Baer of West Manchester Pa reports one dose stopped the discharge and several more cured him. Residents testify to the cure.
Franklin County inaugurates its new city court with George L. Goode as judge, J. C. Culpepper as clerk of the city court, J. W. Wansley as sheriff, and R. T. Camp named solicitor by Thos. J. Brown. Camp plans to invoke the prohibition provision allowing prosecutors to file liquor sales prosecutions in their own names, a first in the state.
Seven leading German dye factories organize a $56.5 million trust with $50 million in New York, aiming to dominate world chemical output by controlling Swiss and Dutch industries. They plan dual production at two plants and synchronized selling. High tariffs shield home prices as they seek to stifle Swiss rivals by coal blockage and expand into the Dutch market.
German capitalists prepare for immediate postwar buying of chemical raw materials and aim to flood markets with low prices. They foresee opposition but expect to outprice rivals and sway foreigners to buy, as Swiss fears grow over a second wave of cheap German goods.
An Italian noncommissioned officer of engineers has devised a telemeter linked to anti aircraft guns. A mirror on the gun shows target distance and speed at a glance, reducing misses to under ten percent. In recent actions at Ancona and on the front Austrian planes were shot down or captured.
H B Lever Sedg e of California rises as a premier shot putter, hailed as a successor to Dartmouth’s Larry Whitney and Columbia’s R L Beatty. He impresses 15 000 spectators at Harvard Stadium, showing speed and power and drawing comparisons to Pat McDonald.
Hayward Wisconsin reports D M Letson trapped a golden eagle on the Brunet river after the bird had marred traps for over a month. Golden eagles are scarce in the region and rarely seen in Wisconsin, making this capture notable.
Series of letters from women in Harrisburg Albert Lea and Pittsburgh claim the Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound cured female weaknesses back aches and irregularities aiding fertility. They urge others to write for confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
The Athens Chamber of Commerce is lauded for its broad civic efforts, with professors G. G. Bond and A. M. Soule praising its support of the College of Agriculture and public schools. Bond urges continued member support and suggests auxiliary women’s groups join civic projects.
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