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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1916
Page
7
A verbose notice asks subscribers to promptly inform the business office of late deliveries and failure to deliver to porches. It states no carrier may collect subscriptions or sell papers, mentions T. R. Marshall, and includes mixed commentary on weather, politics, vaccines, and Woodrow Wilson.
The piece calls on Democrats to focus on national efforts and donate to the campaign, aiming to elect a Democratic president and a Democratic Congress. It notes Southern voters should boost regional majorities and support Democratic candidates in close districts, warning that a federal loss would hurt the nation.
The new British order denying US ships access to Holland and Scandinavia could harm American trade and strain relations. It appears aimed at choking supply to Germany and Austria through these ports, provoking protests that may test wartime cooperation and goodwill between the United States and Britain.
A brief fable describes a man wandering among smutty crowds. Love covers him with clean garments and grants a charm that repels filth, keeping him pure when near the smutty ones.
A motivational line asserts persistence over discouragement. It says overcoming obstacles builds strength and constant effort leads to eventual victory, stressing steady peg at it attitude. It also notes knowledge of eventual success from perseverance.
A plan to form a new Georgia historical society seeks to broaden study beyond colonial times by collecting and preserving nineteenth century Georgia materials. The effort, begun in Athens, calls on Georgians to enlist and uses the Georgia Historical Society as a model. The project targets antebellum and war periods with neglected archives and aims to improve state documentary access.
A letter from J. L. Knight and D. C. Barrow invites Georgians to form a Georgia Historical Association. It outlines a plan to publish a quarterly on Georgia history, create an archives department modeled on North Carolina, and raise a $2 yearly subscription with memberships to support activities and a winter Atlanta meeting. The drive seeks public support and addresses suggestions for distributing copies.
The Industrial Index reports higher bank clearings in Atlanta and Savannah, with Atlanta weekly total at 17 261 047 and daily peak 3 252 705. Savannah up over 121 percent. Augusta up over 100 percent. Macon banks deposit gains near 3 million. Montgomery considers 300 thousand bond issuance for a city hall. Twenty two new corporations formed with total minimum capital of 443 900.
An advertisement touts Dodsons Liver Tone as a harmless alternative to calomel claiming it cleanses the liver without griping. It guarantees satisfaction with a money back offer if not improved. The pace of economic debate is set for a later date with labor versus capital tensions.
Mrs Harold M Smit of Clarksburg West Virginia writes of relief from suppression at age sixteen and multiple pregnancies after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits it with restoring strength and health and recommends the medicine for women's ailments including backache and uterine displacements.
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