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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1914
Page
7
The Athens Daily Banner notes city delivery rates and carrier duties. It highlights wartime news from Europe, political shifts in Mexico and the U S Senate, local events in Athens and surrounding counties, and economic measures like cotton holding and Buy a Bale.
English manufacturers told the federal reserve board they have not yet bought because prices may fall further. They expect a bottom to form and plan large purchases once exchanges show a solid basis for contracts. A restored English demand could clear the market and lift prices, with optimism across stakeholders.
The Emden and Karlsruhe roam the ocean coast, sinking British merchantmen and endangering Union and allied trade. The British admiralty has dispatched seventy ships to hunt them, aiming to halt these two cruisers before further losses occur.
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner James D. Price urges establishing grain warehouses in every town to support grain as a major crop. He argues warehouses with cash advances, similar to cotton, will help farmers market grain locally and attract Georgia purchases, reducing reliance on western shipments.
A playful verse from Montie Sorry Greene to Uncle John laments shifts in curricula. It notes focus on history astronomy botany and zoology while decrying neglect of ships burning decks and boyhood manners in a lighthearted tone.
A youth wanders from his companions and is lured by a beguiling beauty named Ambition. He pursues the figure through rough paths, only to discover she is wrinkled and ill favored. The tale frames ambition as a perilous temptation.
Professor Roland G. Usher argues Germany planned the war with full awareness of losses and sacrifices. He says Berlin expected Belgian resistance, anticipated English involvement, and believed Germany could endure shortages while its industry keeps arming. He contends England relies on imports and would suffer as German power strains its economy.
A city ad for Gainesville praises the new Midland depot and urges Spring Street paving to St Paul church to attract business. Grandma Saw the Elephant reports a visit to town, a first night of lodging at 67, and a cinema outing featuring Ford Sterling and comic would-be vaudeville of five policemen.
Uncle John writes to Bob at ten asking if his friends and schoolmates have grown. He wonders if pirate captain, wee hero, Mary and her lamb, and the little busy bee are still the same and growing, asking how the boy and classmates are faring.
The article notes England may stabilize cotton prices by buying cot ton at reasonable rates. It recalls farmers earned little last year and now hold cotton unsold. Much cotton risked by exposure in yards and sheds as winter approaches, with weather harming value despite cotton’s general durability.
R H Roberts of Homer City Pa praises Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as reliable over years of use. The advertisement urges readers to buy from dealers and place want ads.
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