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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
4
The piece notes early returns across states with Georgia voters, hints at Dorsey carrying Harris County, cites shifting support for Wilson and party figures, and mentions a courthouse fire in DeKalb while county lines stir debate and a Stone Mountain move looms.
The article argues newspapers must always deal honestly with readers and present unbiased political forecasts. It highlights the Atlanta Constitution as a model, noting its impartial correspondents and cautious predictions, exemplified by the gubernatorial race and Dorsey opposition.
The Maine results show Republicans holding governorship and lawmakers with a drift toward Democratic support. Observers note the split opposition aided Wilson in 1916 style analysis, suggesting broader appeal from progressive and Republican voters alike amid foreign policy praise.
The speaker reflects on moments of vanity sparked by flattery and pride. He notes how self images enlarge when flattery inflates his view, and how truth calls him to a clear self-sight. He concludes humility follows self-confrontation, best faced alone.
The cotton market in New York opened firmer with advances of 14 to 18 points on Liverpool buying and showers of rain in Texas. December traded around 15.48 and January near 15.54 on the call, then eased after realizing and local selling, with prices ranging into the low 15.40s to mid 15.50s as the day progressed and the market steadied around 2 pm.
The report covers New Orleans and Liverpool cotton quotes, futures ranges, and open close data. It notes the Chicago Board of Trade closure due to a primary election and summarizes a weekly weather and crop bulletin highlighting favorable conditions, pest activity, and regional progress in picking, ginning, and crop development across Southern states.
The morning saw selling from New Orleans, Wall Street, and local commission houses, absorbed by buying from major rooms operators and Liver pool the day’s largest purchaser. A liquidation wave from the south and hedging cooled the market but buyers returned near the close, yielding a strong finish. Local sentiment predicts a sagging tendency despite the late rebound.
Mrs. J. R. Martin of 562 Pulaski St Athens reports kidney trouble left her bedridden and fatigued until four boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills were taken with full recovery. Six years later she reiterates the same praise and lasting relief, price 50 cents at dealers. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY promotes the remedy.
National results include New York 3 Cincinnati 0, Philadelphia 4 St. Louis 7, Boston 7 Chicago 3, Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 6. American scores show Cleveland 8 Philadelphia 4 and Chicago 9 St Louis 8, all after 10 innings with only three games on the schedule.
A reader from Inglewood California praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for bronchial trouble and cough. He says it soothes the throat and chest, loosens phlegm, and eases a stubborn coughing fit without opiates, suitable for coughs colds and hoarseness. The article also notes a discussion on the Capital versus Capitals spelling in a Hupmobile campaign.
Mrs Ada Sanders of Cottontown Tennessee writes that Foley's Honey and Tar is the best cough remedy for her two little girls. It relieves hoarseness tickling throat bronchitis hay fever asthma and croup. H R Palmer and Sons advertise.
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