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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1921
Page
4
The Banner-Herald welcomes Sol. J. Boley & Company back to its advertising pages after weeks away. The notice praises the firm for rejoining the paper and for its business acumen while noting readers and advertisers benefit from the return.
The Banner-Herald questions police coverage after seven stores were burglarized Friday night in Athens. It argues officers may have been on break or the force is too small to protect taxpayers and calls for investigation and remedial action.
The attempt to dynamite U.S. Ambassador Herrick’s Paris home may be part of a wider set of plots against American officials abroad. Reports cite similar plots in France and Brazil, with communists implicated and promises of U.S. justice. The piece argues America will protect its representatives and may withdraw from places not wanted.
The Clarke County grand jury urges stronger enforcement of prohibitions and improved moral conditions. It calls for active officials, public conscience, evidence-ready courts, and heavier sentences. It also suggests motorcycle cops and greater parental responsibility to curb immorality and night disturbance.
The article discusses the vast sums of mined gold, estimates of indemnities payable in gold, and the impracticality of such sums. It contrasts gold with goods and notes attacks on monetary power, while mentioning the Sperry lighthouse, buffalo ranching, and the evolution of the word news.
Dr Barton argues against urban flats and praises permanent home ownership in the northwest. He links stable housing to healthful living, economy, neighborly ties, and strong citizenship, warning that a nation of nomads would erode religion and civic virtue.
A sea worker observes a worn tramp ashore, calling her a tough old harpy yet finds thrilling visions in her wanderings. He notes her battered stack, dingy paint, and rough appearance as he contemplates what she has seen and done at sea.
Dr Aaron Bishop outlines typhoid fever as a preventable infectious disease lasting four to eight weeks with serious complications. He warns on fecal and water hygiene, recommends chlorinated water treatment, and urges vaccination, noting carriers can spread disease for years.
In Washington a debate raged over an amendment to the tax revision bill. Democrats argued the change would enable large corporate mergers to avoid taxes and consolidate power, while Republicans defended the provision.
Blackbirds riding a tram between Hawick and Edinburgh built a nest under a carriage. A juvenile bird was observed near the nest as the tram operated, causing concern about the birds’ safety and the potential disruption to service.
Census bureau data show cigar output up by a billion cigars and manufactured tobacco down by 14 million pounds in 1920 versus 1919. Pennsylvania dominates large and small cigars, North Carolina leads small cigarettes and smoking tobacco, New York leads large cigarettes, Missouri heads plug tobacco and twist, Tennessee tops snuff.
A summary notes that one third of U S business failures occur in Massachusetts New York Minnesota and Pennsylvania due to concentration of hazardous industries. It argues geography matters little when firms have solid goods and urges sticking to the home town.
Aesoup fables move from pages to cinema stirring audiences with timeless truths. The narrator notes that seeking truth endures across eras from ancient Greeks to modern viewers. The piece asserts progress comes from revisiting old ideas and finding new meanings.
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