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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1916
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner outlines home delivery options with annual, semiannual, quarterly, and weekly rates and accepted payment methods. It urges prompt carrier complaint reporting and states no carrier can collect subscriptions. The item also reviews war news, politics, and local events such as the East Georgia Fair, Athens Day in Washington, and commentary on Candidate Hughes and financial policy.
The article warns that paper shortages and rising costs threaten newspapers and many paper products. It notes demand will not ease, urges new supply sources, efficiency improvements, and labor-saving methods to lower production costs and avert widespread business closures.
The article praises Woodrow Wilson as a true representative of American business. It cites tariff revision and currency law changes achieved through broad consultation with leading bankers and industry leaders from both parties. It argues business leaders trust Wilson and favor his reelection due to nonpartisan, beneficial economic governance.
The city reports fewer typhoid fever cases in the first ten months, with about half of the actual cases traced to outsiders and well water. Officials credit fly control, cleanliness expansion, and reduced well water use, urging continued milk safety and sanitation to sustain the decline.
A type cartoon shows love thriving while a shop closes with a bankrupt sign on the door. Faith and hope have faded, but love continues to spread good will and generosity at the old stand, offering choicest goods and more yet to give.
A reflective verse describes a tranquil home where happiness, health, and harmony prevail. The speaker notes parental dedication, loving sacrifice, and unselfish living as the path to a fulfilling family life, praising mutual care and virtue within a domestic circle.
Atlanta October 19 The Lump kin memorial committee was named by Judge John T Pendleton of Fulton superior court to draft resolutions and perpetuate the memory of the late Justice Joseph Henry Lumpkin of Georgia Supreme Court. Members named include JH Perples Alex G King Lewis We Thomas Shepard Bryan and Ronald Ransom.
Resolutions set to appoint a committee and dedicate a minutes page to its resolutions. The Atlanta Moose plan to invite Vice President T. R. Marshall to visit, though the group is not the two variety of the Moose.
A humorous fragment notes men grow bald from intense brain activity and effort. It frames a domestic scene with light satire about appearance and intellect.
Mrs Annie Miles of 1445 Evergreen Ave Jacksonville Florida reports twenty years of stomach trouble indigestion and weakness ending with a 29 pound weight gain to 149 pounds after using Tanlac. She says appetite restored sleep improved and she feels strong again. Sold by Citizens Pharmacy Athens and Kroner Co Winterville.
Forecast through Friday evening calls for fair and cooler conditions in Athens and the state. The subtropical storm shifts northward with heavy eastern U S rain, Georgia reporting 4.22 inches at Thomasville and 4.78 inches at Apalachicola. Cooler northwest air brings snow to several stations while Helena records 14 degrees. River rainfall prompts moderate rises on the Flint and Chattahoochee with no flood threat.
A fragmentary dialogue ponders the nuisance of self centered talk and a cryptic stock reference. The scene includes a line from Something New and a brief aside about a bowl game, with a fleeting Boston Transcript echo.
In Clarkesville Ga students walk out from the Ninth District Agricultural School after two weeks of turmoil with Prof W T Garrett. Trustees meet and refuse to dismiss the professor as riots continue and dormitory buildings suffer damage.
Advertising copy claims anaemia sufferers need iron and blood enrichment. It cites a Kansas City man who says Vinol improved his blood in four days after tried products failed. The ad promotes beef and cod liver peptones and glycerophosphates as the key ingredients and offers a guarantee from H. R. Palmer & Sons in Athens and other Georgia towns.
A compact quotation emphasizes that truth remains powerful when free, endures over time, and outlasts falsehoods which decay. It asserts the true inevitably rises and prevails. The source frames truth as enduring despite change.
A machine invented in England tests fabric durability by rubbing dull edged blades against textiles under an electric motor until the material wears through.
Local fraternal lodge announcements list meeting nights and locations in Clayton street Max Joseph Building and Odd Fellows Hall. Names of officers and visiting members invited, with times at 8:00 or 8:30 p m and second or fourth Wednesdays as noted.
Dr Grace L Meigs said 15000 women die annually in the United States from childbirth related causes and about 7000 from childbed fever. She cited inadequate rural care and urged a county unit plan with a hospital, nursing supervision during pregnancy and confinement, and skilled labor care.
An advertisement-style fragment promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative to calomel for biliousness and constipation. It claims calomel is dangerous and causes salivation and illness, while Liver Tone purportedly detoxifies and restores energy without side effects. The text includes unrelated street conversation about ironing and a brick usage anecdote.
Mrs. Dewitt SINCEBAUGH of West Danby New York says nervous trouble and sleeplessness plagued her and her family. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports better health and continued use. The notice touts the tonic as a forty year old remedy derived from native roots and herbs and endorsed by women nationwide.
Eastern time detailing Athens Georgia train departures and arrivals. Train 60 runs daily from Athens 8 35 a m. Train 52 runs daily except Sunday at 4 p m. Train 54 operates Sunday only at 4 60 p m. Train 51 arrives Athens 12 59 p m on days except Sunday. Train 63 arrives Athens 9 30 p m daily. Train 55 arrives Athens 12 20 p m on Sundays.
North and south bound departures listed for Seaboard Air Line rail services with times including 6:27 p m 7:10 p m 8:45 p m 6:17 p m 10:40 a m and 6:17 p m plus a 1:45 p.m ja 19 Themerta 19242 a om reference.
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