Athens Fair Proposed by Businessmen and Farmers
Clarke county should hold an agricultural fair next year with premiums for food products cattle hogs and chickens. Emphasis on exhibitions daily races and stock shows to foster agricultural growth, plus entertaining features like aeroplanes and a football game with Georgia to draw crowds. The move urges concerted local action to produce a creditable fair in fall and highlights editor involvement in promoting agricultural progress.
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Athens
Clarke County
State College of Agriculture
Georgia
Sutlive
Atlanta
Hardwick
Boll Weevil
Peanuts urged as paying crop in South Georgia
In South Georgia the peanut crop has grown to be one of the best paying crops. Peanuts support peanut butter and bread demand, with peanut bread touted as nutritious. Growers are expanding acreage to meet domestic demand as boll weevil threats loom over cotton. Advocates urge North Georgia to adopt peanut farming, noting soil suitability and lower costs versus cotton. Home-raised peanuts fetch premiums, and hog and cattle raising could become major regional industries, reducing reliance on imports.
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South Georgia
Hte
North Georgia
Welcome to Strangers and the Social City Spirit
A reader laments towns that welcome strangers with courtesy but fail to invite them into social circles. The piece argues that genuine warmth and active inclusion create attachment, while indifference leaves newcomers as mere passersby. It urges inviting strangers into associations and local life to prevent homesickness and foster lasting ties.
What's the Matter With Us Anyway
Francis H. Sigson argues postwar global economic strain is the root cause of domestic distress. He warns against sweeping nostrums and calls for coordinated international reconstruction while noting U.S. shift from debtor to creditor and the need for railroad debt funding to revive industry and employment.
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Francis H. Sigson
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
Ruth Case Delayed, Rule Be Enforced
CHICAGO. Judge K M Landis said Babe Ruth's case will not be rushed. He has questions to address before ruling on Ruth's defiance of exhibition game orders. The commissioner warned that law abiding players need not fear enforcement, quipping that the law of gravitation applies to Ruth’s actions.
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Chicago
Babe Ruth
K. M. Landis
New York
Two Deaths From Kissing Game At Party In Curtis Bay
Baltimore report says two men were shot to death at a Curtis Bay party in a dispute described as a kissing game. The victims are John Alfen, 57, and Robert Reed, 26. William H. Thompson, 38, of Lynchburg Virginia, is jailed on murder charges claiming self defense. The alleged trigger was Thompson resenting attentions paid to Allen’s 16 year old granddaughter.
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Baltimore
John
Curtis Bay
John Alfen
Robert Reed
William H. Thompson
Lynchburg
Vata
Thompson
Allen
Unusual Condition Prompts Cardui Use in Houston Woman
Mrs C B Cook of 1912 Whitty Street Houston says four months after her marriage she suffered severe back and hip pains. She credits Cardui with relief after a few days and five bottles, noting it helped when symptoms appeared again. She and friends have used Cardui for similar womanly troubles.
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Houston
Texas
Cardus
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the Athens Banner
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Bowdre Phintsy
H J Rowe
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Athens Publishing CO
Athens Ga
Athens Puebiahing Company
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Raneer
California
America
Turkey
Europe
Russia
Florida
Ah Cubs
China
Francis H. Sisson
Guarty Trust Company of
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Reed
United States
Ruth
the Hinton Securities Co. Insurance
B. R. Bloodworth
Enson Bros. & Fullebright Oi Tibutoe
Athen R
Budweiser
Banner - Herald
Salesmanship Club
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