11 Sep 1914
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1914
Page
1
Washington reports no official peace overtures and indicates Britain France and Russia demand complete German victory before any talks. Allied advances push German forces back across key fronts as Kinghtly battles unfold across France and Belgium with heavy casualties on all sides.
Mr. C. A. Rowland spoke to a diverse audience in the Baptist Tabernacle on a weekday afternoon. He stressed missionary challenges and the growing acceptance of missionaries as local figures, highlighting the heroic work of a woman surgeon, a mother and home maker, and native preachers empowered by Jesus Christ.
Fresh country eggs and vegetables with a range of prices. Nice fat fries 27 1 2 to 37 1 2 cents. A few fat hens 55 cents. Pumpkins yam potatoes 40 cents peck. Virginia Irish potatoes 35 cents per peck. Green and white cabbage 2 1 2 cents per pound. Onions 4 cents per pound. Tomatoes 15 cents per dozen. Butterbeans 17 1 2 cents. Green shelled peas 12 1 2 cents. Okra 3 cans 25 cents. Sugar corn 3 cans 25 cents. English peas large cans 2 for 25 cents. Lemons 25 cents per dozen. Phone 1176.
Will Irvin and John Irvin, colored, were arrested by police on charges of throwing rocks at a deaf and dumb negro boy. They face trial this morning. GLARKE COUNTY BANK accommodates a mall borrow.
A proposed system uses government bonded warehouses and local banks to advance cash against cotton receipts. Banks issue special checks as cashier notes to merchants, with currency later supplied as needed from government or regional funds. The plan aims to profit banks, aid farmers and merchants, and leverages government receipts as security.
A taxpayer challenges the city’s claimed overdraft reduction. He alleges bond funds and sinking gaps have been improperly intermingled with the general fund, arguing the city owes far more than $45,000 and that mandatory sinking fund payments may be unpaid or hidden.
Local market ad notes fresh fish and meats available today at the Western Meat Market. The seller also promotes tip top bread alongside standard groceries.
The ad highlights lemons at 25 cents per dot and large Spanish onions at 4 pounds for 25 cents from Arnold and Abney.
The State Normal School opened its twenty first year with simple auditorium exercises. Athens citizens and local ministers welcomed the new students from many counties. Attendance exceeded early expectations as classification work moves forward and regular term work is set to progress.
Athens business leaders joined a Georgia statewide meeting in Atlanta to promote the buy-a-bale movement. Plans aim to absorb distressed cotton at 10 cents per pound good middling, with regional concentration points in Atlanta Augusta Athens Albany Americus Rome Macon Columbus Savannah Cordele Valdosta Thomasville.
The Banner promotes a large Northeast Georgia campaign offering valuable prizes on October 31. Readers vote daily, and candidates engage early to boost support, with coupons in each issue aiding promotion and votes. The paper highlights growing reader and friend participation and urges immediate action.
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