Athens Daily Banner broadside on fall and politics
In this Athens Banner excerpt from 1832, readers are reminded of subscription rates and delivery rules, while current notes discuss fall weather, college football chatter, and Democratic outlook ahead of November. The piece weaves local commerce, education, and regional events with a playful tone.
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Athens Banner
H. J. Rowe
Eac Ee SeaSee
Athens
Athens Daily Banner
Tech
Maintaining Swiss Neutrality in World War I
The article explains Switzerland’s neutral stance as World War I began. It notes a divided domestic sentiment but a unified effort to aid the wounded, shelter fugitives, and comfort prisoners, arguing neutrality served humanitarian aims and deterred invasion.
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Switzerland
Alps
Montenegro
Chamber of Commerce Seeks Doubling Athens Membership
The Chamber of Commerce urges local business and professional men to join, attend meetings, and invest dues to strengthen the body. It credits its 14 years of service and argues broader membership will spur rapid city growth and greater economic uplifting.
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Chamber of Commerce
Athens
I and Georgia: a restless narrator’s plea
A fragmented monologue contrasts self reliance and maker worship with a wish to stay in Georgia. The speaker laments heat and comfort and rejects July departure, longing for blue skies and perfect weather while hinting at a desire to remain in the Peach State.
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Georgia
Dr Battlé's Sojourn at Athens in the Christian Index
The author rebukes readers who assumed he moved to Athens Georgia to live while supplying for Dr Lynch. He praises the First Church there and its devotion to Dr Lynch, notes his visit to Gainesville with Pastor J E Hampton, and admires Brenau College and the town’s elegant church. He plans more but space is limited.
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Christian Index
Athens
Charlottesville
Georgia
J. W. Lynch
Southern Baptist
Gainesville
J. E. Hampton
New Baptist Church
Brenau
First Baptist Church
Tanlac credited with saving woman from grave illness
Mrs Bula Mobley of 336 High Street credits Tanlac with restoring her health after a three year decline including severe stomach trouble, weight loss, and nervous symptoms. After three bottles she gained 15 pounds and now enjoys appetite, sleep, and energy, walking two miles to visit relatives. Her mother relays the testimony and Mobley urges publication and inquiries. Tanlac sold in Athens and Winterville.
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T. B. Elder
Tanlac
Jacobi
Memphis
Bula Mobley
High Street
Dr. Elder
Taniac
Mrs. Mobley
Athens
Citizens’ Pharmacy
Winterville
Kroner Co. Ad
The Eternal Triangle Novel Reviewed in N P M
A reader praises Frederick Orin Bartletts new novel from Houghton Mifflin as a romance about a rich young man, a $10,000-a-year fiancée, and a stenographer. The story centers on the evolving love triangle and family arguments, presented with natural character viewpoints and a realistic social setting.
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Houghton Mifflin Company
McGregor
Frederick Orin Bartlett
Bankie
New York
The.n. P. M
Insurance as a Government Function Debated at Convention
Isaac Newton Stevens of Denver attacked social and government insurance at the International Association of Casualty and Surety Underwriters convention in White Sulphur Springs Virginia. He argued that insurance is not a legitimate government function in a republic and criticized copying European models, citing a maze of statutes and the aim of protecting happiness and health.
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Associated Press
White Sulphur Springs
International Association of Casualty and Surety
Isaac Newton Stevens
Denver
Sizing Up the Situation in 1912 Electoral Clash
In 1912 Democrats led by Wilson won 435 electoral votes and carried 34 states, while Taft and Roosevelt split votes in others. Modern analysis shows the key battlegrounds, with Republicans needing 87 doubtful electoral votes and Democrats 117 to swing the result amid shifting state loyalties.
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Wilson
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticu
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
North Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Nevada
Oregon
Taft
Vermont
Utah
Government insurance warning on private enterprise risks
The passage warns that expanding government control over private business to insure life and health could lead toward feudalism or monarchy. It questions who decides whose lives are protected and argues against selective coverage and broad socialization of industry and services.
Government theory reversal and personal development loss
A fragment argues that reversing government theories will destroy individual development and personal patriotism, warning of consequences that follow such a procedure.
Civil service examinations announced in Atlanta
The United States civil service commission announces examinations withOctober 3 to October 12 1916 dates. Positions include brick mason oil gauger laboratory assistant in ceramics engineer agricultural inspector and subinspector of ordnance. Vacancies exist in the Indian Service Bureau of Standards Navy Department and Philippine Islands with salaries from 448 to 1400 dollars. First grade field service examination postponed likely to November 1917.
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Atlanta
United States Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Fifth Civil Service District
Brick Mason
Indian Service
Kansas
Bureau of Standards
Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture
Ordnance
Navy Department
Philippine Islands
Chamberlains Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
This medicine should be in every family as sudden colic and diarrhoea strike quickly. Noted for prompt relief while awaiting a physician or medicine, Chamberlains Diarrhoea Remedy has a strong reputation for fei relief and is available everywhere.
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