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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1920
Page
4
The Athens Banner lists publication details including the address 176 Lumpkin Street Athens Georgia editor H J Rowe and notes on subscription rates and delivery issues. It also states Associated Press rights and news republication policies and reserved rights.
The Banner reports Barrett & Co plan a major cotton warehouse on several acres in Athens to store large cotton receipts. The project aims to relieve crowding, boost inland market status, and attract both wagon and rail shipments, with Athens expected to lead cotton receipts this season.
A London court scene highlights a ten ant causing a fall on courting steps amid a housing shortage echoed in Athens. Readers learn hundreds of newcomers struggle to rent or buy as labor and material costs rise, urging investment in new homes to support continued growth.
The State College of Agriculture hostedRoutine success marked by Clarke County citizens and their children in a cooperative event. The outcome suggests county development hinges on sustained civic effort and shared purpose.
Denver, Colorado bans certain horse traffic after January 1925. A tania is a South American singing grasshopper. A trawl is a drag net used in fishing. Sailors proverb warns of red skies at morning and night. Roman cooks used young drop plant shoots like asparagus. Edmond Rostand authored Cyrano de Bergerac. Burrowing Owl inhabits prairie dog burrows. Printed cotton costs more now, replaces silk in fashion. North magnetic pole reportedly north of Hudson Bay. Philip de Lazio painted Roosevelt. to paint Wilson. Variegated parrots of South America developed? What in a soft drink? Meaning of a soft snap. Prince of Wales advocates humane treatment of big horses. Road-runner defined. Early ladybug arrival portends spring. Natural silk substitute being used. Two governors known in 1919 for patriotism. Rob Roy was a notable Scottish folk hero.
Verse and vignette explore reconciliation and forgiveness. The speaker seeks to atone for wrongs by confessing past injuries and asking pardon from those harmed, stressing patience until genuine remorse is shown. The piece contrasts seeking forgiveness with forgiving in turn.
A ragged school anecdote shows a quarter hour of religious instruction can plant a foundation for later Christian character. The piece urges seizing every small chance to speak for Christ and notes modern hymn choices favor service over past es. It cites Bishop Henderson linking youth songs to mission work and ends with a reflective verse about hope and readiness.
Prof Scott Holland of the Romance Languages Department announced his resignation from the University of Georgia faculty. He plans to take a position with a New York banking firm after the current college year ends.
A fragmentary reader Q and A mixes home remedies for fatter arms with cheeky meal ideas and celebrity gossip. It covers sweeping as exercise, olive oil massage, offers tea snack suggestions, asks about Poe’s children, and notes Gloria Swanson’s marriage status with light references to Sir Thomas Lipton and betting.
A health talk warns headaches from eye strain and misfocus. Astigmatism distorts retina, glasses from an optician cure headaches. Sore eyes threaten blindness and should be treated by a specialist rather than any optician.
The Savannah University Club met at the Oglethorpe Club dining room with Judge P. W. Meldrim in the chair and Chancellor Barrow as guest of honor. Barrow spoke on college growth and the Athens campus, while alumni donors impressed with loyalty pledged $2,500 for the law school building fund.
Advertising for churches is the featured topic at Beach Haven. The item notes extensive May Day labor activity across Europe with Belgian and German rail workers joining a 21 hour strike plans. It mentions Italian centers and Spanish cities facing strikes, and Vienna seeing large labor action with no imminent demonstrations in Austria. Misses Kate Anderson and Bertha Kate Thividson depart Athens for Atlanta to attend the closing of Grand Opera.
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