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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1918
Page
8
Advertisements list insurance savings at Athens Savings Bank and local offers for Ford, Buick, Overland trucks, bicycles, cabbage plants, Berkshire pigs, and a taxicab service. Also notes on a tonic claim, farm land listings, and a Texas Wonder kidney remedy with contact details for Cumberland Chemical and Dr. E W Hall.
For sale a Ludden and Bates piano in first class condition. Cheap if taken at once. Address Cartledge Ooo hey Heights. Also cars washed and polished with quick service. City Garage opposite Court House offers tires claimed as best on earth.
Yesterday morning at the University of Georgia a simple yet impressive chapel service honored the return of peace. Soldiers awaiting officer training joined in singing America as Chancellor Barrow read Psalms and expressed gratitude for the nation and allies in world war, the victory over aggressive empire, and the peace that followed.
Last night at First Methodist church Ely residents gathered for a city wide Thanksgiving service arranged on short notice by local ministers. Dr S R Belk offered benediction after a program of prayer Scripture reading and speeches praising peace and reconstruction.
Text of the 30 day armistice outlines German surrender terms including retention of blockades, evacuation of Belgian ports, transfer of Black Sea vessels, and release of neutral ships. It declares war ended with nations united for a lasting peace and immediate relief efforts for central powers.
Speech outlines postwar questions on governance and security. It urges patient reconstruction, warns against excesses, and argues nations should win world influence by principled example. It supports aiding Germany if it chooses self control and peaceful accommodation.
Athens residents praise Doan's Kid ney Pills for kidney relief and restored energy. A mother recounts her daughter’s cure and her own symptom relief after using the remedy from Palmer & Sons Drug Store. The ad urges readers to seek stronger proof of merit.
Judge Andrew J. Cobb spoke at a large local celebration praising peace and victory over Germany. He urged support for Woodrow Wilson and American aid to Europe, and appealed for continued war effort in Europe with troops, Red Cross, and welfare agencies.
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