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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1915
Page
4
The item lists subscription rates and delivery notes for the Athens Daily Banner, urges proper carrier conduct, and mentions plans for October including the Second Seeing Georgia tour and a large festival night. It also references nearby towns joining Athens in welcoming visitors and cites World War I context from a year ago.
Athens plans a gala October 1 to welcome Seeing Georgia Tourists and showcase local business, industry, education, and resources. The event aims to attract 500 visitors from South Georgia, boost commerce, and unite merchants, manufacturers, and residents in a festive exposition.
The Georgia Y. M. C. A. under secretary R. M. Guess has been a key campus force all year. Fifty volunteers greeted new and returning students at Athens stations aiding with rooms, schedules, and matriculation.
A verse reflection contrasts material want with moral poverty. The speaker laments that true pauperism lies in the loss of hope and conscience, arguing that wealth cannot measure the depth of deprivation when fate has stripped inner strength and purpose.
A reflective line from D G B contrasts a sleek man in a limousine named Competence with the mother’s Abstinence as the speaker resists purchasing a gaudy Fashion display item, contemplating virtue.
A Southern California Edison advisory argues against jitneys for workers and public, noting electric streetcar lines expand suburbs, fund taxes, and ease rents. It warns jitneys may hinder urban development, raise congestion, and shift street costs to the public while electric cars offer longer rides for the fare.
Nashville 1 Atlanta 4 Memphis 0 New Orleans 2 Chattanooga 3 Mobile 5 in 7 inning games by agreement Little Rock 0 Birmingham 6 Pittsburg 1 Philadelphia 0 Chicago 1 Boston 0 New York 2 Detroit 4 Washington 0 Cleveland 5 Boston 1 Chicago 3 St. Louis 3 Brooklyn 2 Pittsburg 0 Baltimore 3 weather affected Kansas City Newark game noted
A called communication of Mount Vernon Lodge No. 22 F and A M will be held at their hall on the third floor of the Max Joseph Building this Thursday evening September 16 1915 at eight o clock. Work in the fellow craft degree. All qualified brethren cordially invited. By order of L N Betts W M MNO G Quinn Secretary.
Special to the Banner reports Governor Harris is in excellent health since returning from Tennessee and attends the capitol daily. The piece also notes a medical testimonial praising Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and lung issues, with ads from H. R. Palmer & Sons. A separate column critiques jitney services versus streetcars and notes insurance coverage rulings for employers.
The Georgia Red and Black opened practice on Sanford Field with most veterans and several freshmen missing, many detailing who will push for positions. The squad split into two units under Cunningham with heavy emphasis on fundamentals, while backfield options remain unsettled and several new players show potential.
A stout woman at the Philadelphia Zoo commented on the small portion of meat given to the lions for feeding. The attendant replied with a wry remark that what seemed small to her was “heaps for the lion.”
It argues advertising yields higher net profit than inaction. It claims nine of ten successful men rely on liberal publicity, while one is an exception. Consistent ads keep merchants ahead of rivals, noting readers mainly comprise buyers who engage with newspaper ads.
A collage of humorous vignettes and reader quips from Luke McLuke including graveside jokes, advice lines, and letters to Dear Luke. Items reference scattered modern social mores, playful jests about fathers day, protection lights, and TV reel announcements with locations such as Louisville and Philadelphia noted in a late 19th or early 20th century voice.
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