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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1915
Page
7
The Athens Daily Banner lists subscription rates and reminders for carriers and readers while urging local boosterism. It highlights health gains in Athens, oil price profits, sanitation efforts, and international war news with President Wilson, Russia, Belgium, and Carranza.
Report recalls the German advance along the allied front with Von Kluck’s army moving southeast crossing the Marne east of Meaux and pressing the Fifth French army toward Provins. British, French, and Russian leaders sign a pact against separate peace. A German submarine sinks the British cruiser Pathfinder in the North Sea. Continuous fighting in Belgium.
The article argues that the South may become the nation’s corn belt as corn yields rise with agricultural training and better methods. It notes land is abundant, current yields lag behind potential, and a recent rise of over 200 million bushels in a single year signals progress toward a higher regional role.
The State Farm in Baldwin County advances improvements to the prison dormitory and will greatly enlarge infirmary facilities to improve treatment of sick prisoners. The upgrades aim to separate male inmates by race, enhance safety to reduce escapes, and accommodate numerous inmates including drug addicts sent for treatment.
The United States faces a proposal to back England with a five hundred million dollar loan. Bankers nationwide will be consulted and asked to bear part of the sum. Southern bankers may supply little, with repayment returning via English purchases of cotton. If war endures, other nations may face large fiscal strains.
The December Congress should decide defense against rising militarism. The piece contrasts ethical aims with practical policy and argues for a strong navy and preparedness, citing Taft Knox Root and Bryan treaties. It rejects full demilitarization while urging peaceful progress and U.S. responsibility in world affairs. It notes German success and potential peace terms with allies.
A claim circulates that a dwelling in Germany is the world’s oldest inhabited home, with historians placing its construction in a distant era though precise dates remain uncertain. The structure reportedly shows enduring craftsmanship that withstood centuries of use.
The document lists gold settlement funds and various reserve components. It shows held by bank figures, cash reserves, federal reserve notes, and liabilities totaling billions, including net liability accounts and memorandum figures.
Poem honors the hand of labor as master of crafts and industry guiding mills mines and ships. It urges strength in right, fair dealing, and the dignity of workers from mines to docks under a guiding brain.
A note of optimism spreads through Athens and the south as banks mercantile agencies and leading businessmen expect fair trade to lift spirits and brighten conditions by Christmas. Positive factors include Germany settlement progress and cotton being placed on the free list by the United States, with higher cotton prices and renewed factory activity boosting commerce locally on Clayton and Broad streets. September trade appears to be normalizing.
A Detroit Free Press quip notes a man can simply ask his wife where a household item is, while a woman must hunt for it, highlighting gendered domestic routines in a humorous line.
A humorous line notes a man feels a twinge when handling a bottle and credits the woman with sharing a similar sensation when she threads a needle without a thimble. The quip plays on familiar small pains and domestic tasks.
A medley of prose and verse reflecting on Labor as the engine of life, enabling Love and Learning to flourish and sustain domestic and intellectual achievement. The piece cites Grif Alexander and quotes Maeterlinck on the intrinsic value of goodness as its own reward.
The Bookman reviews Leona Dalrymple’s The Lovable Meddler noting its brisk dialogue and mature heart, with vivid characters and surprising twists. It also covers Howard Vincent O’Brien’s Thirty, a sharp look at insider newspaper politics, praised for insight and human tone. Published by Reilly & Britton in Chicago and Dodd, Mead & Co. in New York.
H P Hinton announces bid for re election to City Council as Third Ward alderman subject to the fall primary. Includes a personal note while promoting local health product testimonials and sales.
A reader testimonial from W. V. Harner of Montpelier Indiana praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for prompt relief from colds. The advertisement urges readers to try the medicine and notes it is sold by all dealers.
A concise opinion asserts the piece is a complete campaigning method not a link in ads. It targets a fixed consumer circle with regular, sustained reach and impact.
Directory lists lodges and meeting times for Greenn Lodge No 75 I O O F Athens B P O E No 790 Classic City Council No 375 U C T R Keystone Chapter Royal Arch Masons Stonewalla W 0 W Geo B Davis Camp 292 Woodmen Hall Williams Lodge No 15 I O O F Mt Vernon Lodge 22 F A M St Elmo Lodge No 40 Knights of Pythias and related society notes with building locations Clayton street Max Joseph Building Jester Building and references to Max Joseph Building details. It also includes an advertisement for Foley’s Honey and Tar and Foley Kidney Pills from H R Palmer & Sons.
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