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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1914
Page
4
A collection of varied items includes subscription rates and delivery notes for the Athens Daily Banner, editorials on war, politics, agriculture, and transportation, plus quips about baseball, submarines, and a stray canine remark.
The Chicago school census shows 2.5 million residents with two thirds born abroad. Germans, Poles, Russians and others number among foreign-born groups amid mixed war loyalties. The tally suggests 873,648 hope for Allies while 711,605 favor Germans and Austrians.
The fall of Antwerp signals a direct German threat to England. Ostend is targeted for invasion and a Channel crossing seems imminent as German troops push toward the North Sea. The English fleet remains crucial to repelling German ambitions and delaying any invasion while Allied defenses form.
Opinion argues against state or federal laws restricting cotton planting. Uniform national or state statutes would cause confusion and fail to achieve aims. The ruling says farmers must decide acreage with congressional financial relief as possible.
The article discusses calls for a special session of the legislature to aid farmers and business amid cotton market issues and to consider leasing the state road. It notes debate over whether returning 1913-14 members or newly elected 1916 members would convene and mentions an amendment governing extra sessions and upcoming election timing.
Dr. Edwin A. Alderman John Keer Branch Dr John A Kellogg and Robert Jemmison along with Charles Steele were elected directors, creating a Southern majority on the board. Their election follows vacancies from deaths resignations and declinations. Voting stockholders attended as the dissolution of the voting trust begun in 1894 proceeds and management answered questions on the year and expansion.
Chicago wheat and corn futures rose on liberal European demand and lower Winnipeg receipts, while hogs edged lower and pork futures slipped. Cotton prices in Athens and Liverpool held steady with mild gains in New York and Savannah, and spot markets across the South showed mixed middling readings.
The Georgia Progressives campaign for U S senate with G W McClure and G R Hutchens, advocating a second party separate from Democrats but upholding white supremacy. They argue a strong white party would reduce factionalism and compel federal aid to the South, citing McClure’s view that southern needs are ignored by Democrats. James L. Sibley chairs the platform committee, enshrining white supremacy in the party plank.
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment for lumbago and rheumatism claiming quick relief for back and muscle soreness. It recommends applying to the back and loins, notes various ailments it eases, and offers a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
Wm J Harris Director of the Den of Commerce releases a preliminary cotton ginning report for 1914 and 1913 by nearby Georgia counties. The figures show county by county ginnings with notes on the crop years and comparisons. Chamberlain's Tablets praised by Mrs Esther Mae Baker of Spenceport New York for bilious attacks headaches and low energy. sold by all dealers.
An old advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills improve digestion and bowel regularity, relieve constipation, and purify the blood. The pills are priced at 25 cents and sold by druggists.
Multiple filings show candidates announcing their bids for alderman roles in four wards. R T Wright seeks First ward, H R Palmer Second ward, J Z Hoke Third ward, R O Arnold Fourth ward, J A Pitner Fourth ward, and J F Tibbetts also candidate for Fourth ward. All subject to Democratic primary action.
Directory lists Keystone Chapter R A M Mt Vernon Lodge F and A M Williams Lodge I O C F Glenn Lodge I O O F St Elmo Lodge Knights of Pythias Geo B Davis Camp W O W Athens B P C E and Classic City Council U C T meetings. Attendees urged to attend. visiting members welcome.
An advice note asks what you would do if you had a severe cold and endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. A reader from Peru Ind. praises the remedy as worth its weight in gold and recommends it to others. The ad ends with ease of access by all dealers.
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