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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1914
Page
9
The Athens Banner pages reflect wartime mood and local notes. editorials praise democracy while mocking political figures, discuss Canada trade views and French gains, and urge prudent book funding for poor children balanced by keeping private purchases. A Burns verse closes with gratitude.
The piece argues Turkey's entry, driven by Germany, thickens the war landscape. It suggests allied reactions from Balkan states, Greece, and possibly Italy, as Russia aims for the Dardanelles. If the Balkans join, most of Europe could remain only Spain Norway Sweden Holland Denmark and Switzerland unscathed by war.
A historical note warns Britain against pushing searches of American ships, urging careful restraint to avoid harming U S friendship. The United States pledges strict neutrality enforcement, advocating fair treatment of its vessels on the high seas and firm protests if rights are violated.
The article urges United States multimillionaires to fund a rapid relief effort for five million Belgians facing starvation. It suggests Rockefeller and Carnegie could give twenty five million dollars each, with others adding millions, to provide food and clothing quickly, outlining a coordinated mass-pledge plan to start the fundraising.
A tale recalls a long absence of Honesty from the city. A veiled stranger stirs town talk until a bold businessman confronts her and unveils that she is actually Policy rather than Honesty.
An anonymous warning letter read in a London divorce court described by Edna Ferber in Personality Plus. The piece contrasts past slick talk with modern service oriented language, noting how advertising and sales rhetoric evolved from street hawkers to refined, courteous professionals. Two naval officers were central to the divorce case discussed.
The mandolin originated in Italy but its first use time and place are unknown. It traveled through France and Spain before spreading to Europe and finally reaching the United States with the Spaniards at the start of the sixteenth century.
The piece outlines various suspended animation forms from accidents like drowning or freezing to natural recurring processes such as hibernation. It notes animals experience winter sleep and, in ponds, some may become smothered by mud at the bottom.
Wheat futures surged as Turkey entered the war, with corn rising alongside and oats firming. Short covering and European buying supported gains, while United States visible supply and exports figures kept bulls in check. Spot cotton across U S markets showed varied firmness, with Liverpool spot cotton prices lower but demand steady.
New York editors report the board of managers of the New York metal exchange voted to reopen for tin trading on November 9, aligning with the London metal exchange reopening date.
Campaign manager J St. Julien Yates announces to Clarke County voters that a full supply of Progressive ballots has been mailed to precinct managers and extra copies are available from him at 372 Dougherty Street. The ticket mirrors the Democratic form but with Progressive candidates for U.S. Senate and blank county and state offices for write in. Amendments follow Democratic practice and will be marked by Progressives who vote.
The piece surveys vast unmapped regions and remote zones. It notes women ruling a Himalayan district with polygamous households, describes 7 000 000 square miles awaiting discovery, and highlights arctic, Antarctic, Arabian, and Australian frontiers. It mentions El Dorado myths, wild mountain dwellers, and lifelong mysteries of vast territories.
The Parliament oak, a renowned England landmark once within Royal Sherwood forest, gave its name to a historic meeting held by Edward I in 1290. Its girth reaches 28 feet 6 inches, though the living tree now survives only as an outer shell supported by iron rods.
San Antonio claims the world’s only captive Dogaroo named Brifids brought from Mexico by Don Manuel Rodriguez. The creature barks, wags its tail, and hops like a kangaroo though it is a Mexican hairless dog with a pouch and vegetarian diet, mother being a full blooded Mexican dog.
In Toronto two blocks on King Street between Yonge and Bay form Canada’s richest property strip. Land value is about 16 million dollars and buildings 9.5 million. New structures costing 6.5 million are under construction this year. By year end land value and natural value rise could push total frontage value near 35 million.
In a Cape Shima village known as The Settlement of Nymphs, women control pearl fishing while men perform housework. A factional dispute over diving rights escalates into boycotts and stone attacks, with men seeking parliamentary redress and police mediation ongoing.
A description of Trick Falls in Glacier National Park Montana where the Two Medicine River plunges over rocks and, at high water, flows over the brow. As water drops the river runs through an underground passage lowering the fall height while increasing beauty, with photos showing both flows simultaneously.
A 1775 copy of Benjamin Franklin's Dis sertation on Liberty and Necessity sold for 5000 dollars in London. About 100 copies were printed. only Sotheby’s and one other remain. Henry Stevens once owned this copy and offered it to the British Museum for 10 dollars, which was refused. It later sold at auction for 75 and 125 dollars, with museum bidders again unsuccessful.
A fragment from Sippar ruins in Constantinople contains a love letter from Gimil-Marduk to a beloved, dating to biblical times. The letter asks after the beloved’s welfare, notes the writer is in Babylon, and expresses longing and a wish for the beloved to live forever. It reflects intimate personal communication amid ancient commercial documents.
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