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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1916
Page
4
Subscribers should report late delivery or irregular carrier service to the business office. No carrier may collect subscriptions or sell papers. Athens Chamber of Commerce promotes local business. Georgia politics mention campaigns, elections, and the Georgia historical society forming a state history group drawing notable citizens and educators.
The article urges moving the Georgia and Technological School rivalry to Athens for the first time since football gained prominence in the South. It argues Athens can draw large crowds with proper advertising and local committees, predicting thousands from Clarke County and beyond and noting Atlanta will contribute many attendees.
The piece doubts jingo press forecasts of a US Japan clash after Europe’s war and notes Japan’s immigration restrictions as a motive. It cites rumors of Japan hoarding munitions profits and eyeing Hawaii and the Philippines, while stressing the US should be ready to act if conflict arises.
A quirky note reflects on temperature and comfort affecting exercise mood. The speaker muses on it being too warm or too cold for activity, expressing mixed feelings and a vow to avoid annoyance.
The article argues that maintenance of transportation is essential and that current laws favor railways by restricting suspensions but not protections to curb expenses. Wages dominate costs, with regulated rates but arbitral wage disputes left to parties. Calls for reform: equal consideration by authorities, expert rate impact analysis, and empowered regulators to prevent unjust reductions.
Prices moved higher with December at 16.32, January at 16.40, amid strong Liverpool demand and outside buying. Rumors of favorable crop outlook prompted early liquidation. later declines trimmed gains with December near 16.46 and January 16.24, spot cotton steady in major markets and Liverpool futures up around 18 to 16.68.
Fragmentary OCR shows bond or interest rate data across months with figures like 9.52 9.51 percent and ranges for Feb to Dec. The garbled text includes monthly pairings and percentages, with repeated near values and year identifiers, but lacks clear context or complete labels.
A dense market wrap from Chicago shows mixed grain and livestock quotes with Wheat at around 150 to 157, oats near 45 to 48, pork values around 28, and lard futures inching. Cotton in Atlanta peaks at 16 cents. investment dealer notes rising August earnings for Cities Service Company and buoyant market sentiment amid war-era price shifts.
An old Chicago advertisement promotes Foley & Co. and R. Palmer & Sons offerings for coughs with a promise of relief tonight and a better morrow. The copy emphasizes guaranteed effectiveness and brand names.
A serious gasoline shortage in the Pacific coast region is forecast to ripple nationwide within a year. W R Hamilton of San Francisco argued increases in production rely on light oil, casing head gasoline, or cheaper refining, with immediate gains limited. The talk cited declines in refinable oil, rising consumption, and wartime exports as causes. Edwin M Chance urged chemistry’s value to coal mining, noting dull coal can outperform bright coal in heat. The group plans a day trip to the Apache Trail and Roosevelt Dam, with further travel by train to Phoenix and Grand Canyon.
A 1936 expense statement for C O Stevens running in the Thirtieth District lists allocations for announcements, assessments, advertising, auto and buggy hire, and traveling expenses including gasoline and hotel bills. Sworn before M Landrum N P on September 21, 1916. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is advertised as a trusted treatment. A note states the average phonograph record speed is 132 miles per hour.
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