Athens Daily Banner Carrier Rates and Notes
The Athens Daily Banner lists carrier rates and payment options with annual, six month, and weekly prices. It urges prompt delivery notifications and notes no carrier is authorized to set subscriptions or accept papers under any circumstance. It also surveys current events and local civic matters, including education, government, tax, and public health efforts against flies in Athens.
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Athens
Mallad
Board of Health
Representative L. C. Brown Named for County Service
Clarke county praises Representative Brown as a diligent advocate for the county and its educational institutions. His role on the appropriations committee helped secure increased funding and support for local colleges and branches, reflecting his commitment to citizens and education. The Banner commends his tireless work and dedication to public interests over personal considerations.
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Clarke County
Brown
Clarke
Senate
House
Appropriations Committee
Will Germany Strike Again
The piece argues Germany will not directly answer the American note to Kaiser's government. It says a response would imply backdown or war, but Germany is not inclined to back down or seek new enemies. If submarines sink U S ships or disrupt neutral trade causing deaths, the U S may sever diplomatic ties or act, but for now the U S waits and hears nothing more from Germany through diplomacy.
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Germany
Wilson
United States
Lusitania
A DISTINCT HELP TO THE TEACHERS AT UGA SUMMER SCHOOL
The University of Georgia Summer School stands out as distinct aid to state teachers. It proves the program boosts teaching ability and should attract more instructors each year. With about eight thousand white district teachers, nearly a thousand attended this year. A five week yearly commitment could raise trained teachers and outcomes by about fifty percent. Superintendent Stewart and supporters praise the major success and value of the Summer School.
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University of Georgia
Stewart
Yall
Patient God’s Patience With a Wayward Life
Poem by J. W. Walden describing God’s patience through the speaker’s penitence and tearful realization of past missteps. Reflects on early life light, later guidance, and repeated striving against grace. Narrator admits rebellion and ongoing discipline of life.
To seek God's Face I praise His patient grace
A devotional verse praising God for guidance and mercy. The speaker thanks God for enduring patience, noting Jesus’ sacrifice and a vow to proclaim grace through eternity. The tone is reverent and praising, focusing on faith, salvation, and eternal devotion.
Bella Horrida Bella: A French Retreat and War's Pity
A pasted 1870 Buenos Ayres account describes French retreat after Forbach, Prussian pursuit, and villagers fleeing toward safety. The scene prompts reflection on humanity, war’s horror, and a wish war could be curbed by remembering such pathos and desolation.
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Frossard
Forbach
Tie Town
Metz
Little Rus sian South Russians Portrait in Banner Feature
Special correspondence describes South Russians as vigorous, sociable, and enterprising, contrasting them with northern Russians. The National Geographic Society bulletin notes qualities like cleanliness, color, and ornament, while describing weathered northern life as dull and less lively. It highlights South Russians as better nourished, educated, and curious about the world, yet stubborn, clannish, and fiercely patriotic.
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Washington
Little
Russia
National Geographic Society
Germany
Central
South
Lasy
Ruselan
Library for Convicts improves reading at Atlanta prison
Atlanta Aug 12 Convicts in the federal prison will gain a well stocked library as Attorney General Gregory solicits gifts of thousands of books from major publishers for federal prisons. The Atlanta facility already has a fair library but the plan aims for a splendid collection of literature. Under Warden Zerbst inmates can read or write with electric lights in cells until 10 oclock at night.
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Atlanta
Gregory
Zerbst
Georgia Teachers Won’t Suffer as Law Moves Forward
Atlanta Aug 12 Georgia school teachers will not suffer from legislative delay as friends hurried a bill through the house allowing the governor to sign warrants for monthly payments. The measure had already cleared the senate and will become law upon signing.
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Atlanta
Georgia
House
Senate
Printers to Limit Work Week at Six Days in 1916 Union
In Los Angeles on August 12 Ballymore Maryland chosen for the 1916 convention of the International Typographical Union. The union adopted a rule prohibiting members from working more than six days per week. A proposed rule on priority in hiring and firing was submitted to a referendum.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Ballymore
Maryland
International Typographical Union
Police Retrieve Pistol After Broad Street Shooting
A 16 year old John Walton fired at Henry Austead on Broad Street near the Georgia Bus road crossing. The pistol was seized by Ausland, who kept and turned it over to officers. Walton remains at large. Sweet Thrasher, another colored youth, was arrested for allegedly throwing a rock at a brush arbor meeting on Newton street.
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John Walton
Henry Austead
Broad Street
Georgia Busroad
Ausland
Walton
Sweet Thrasher
Brush-Arbor
Newton Street
Amusing Tale In Atlanta District Attorney's Window
In Atlanta on August 12 an amusing story centers on U S District Attorney Alexander a noted music lover. A hurdy gurdy installed in a shooting gallery beneath his windows plays opera tunes all day keeping him in a mellow mood as lyric melodies drift upward through the federal building.
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Atlanta
Federal
U. S
Alexander
Passing of Youth and Change in Heart
A reflective note on aging, calm after turmoil, and shifting passions. The author describes reduced grief and joy, diminished pursuit of vengeance, and clearer thinking leading to more liberal views and steadier attachments as youth fades.
What Makes White Spots on Nails Are Gas in Nail Substance
White spots on fingernails are now thought to result from gas in the nail substance. They appear more in youth and in women and in nervous individuals. There is no remedy or prevention beyond avoiding nail injury.
The Handy Shoe Bag Idea From Home Companion
A Homemaker recalls using a shoe bag with ample pockets pinned to a bedridden family member’s bed. Items such as books and essentials were stored in the pockets within easy reach, keeping necessities organized and accessible.
New Fishing Grounds Off Southern California Coast
Albacore and tunny long confined to the Mediterranean are now reported caught in enormous quantities along the southern coast. At San Pedro a fleet of gasoline launches is profitably employed during the season to catch these fish for the packers.
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Mediterranean
Southern
San Pedro
Proposal Sparks Question of Marriage and Cost
A brief humorous exchange centers on marriage and the high cost of living. One suitor jokes he proposed while considering expenses, noting the bride’s father has money, while the other party reacts with disbelief and wit. The fragment reflects light social chatter from a Houston Post item.
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Houston Post
Two Kinks of Religion In Old Parson’s Rhetoric
A Kansas City Star fragment presents Parson Bageter’s quips on religion. He describes two extremes: the zealot who spasms over faith and the man who treats saying Amen as his entire duty. The lines depict satire of religious fervor in a local voice.
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City Star
Shark reproduction and egg development noted
The article states sharks are oviparous producing eggs that hatch outside the body, illustrating that the so called man-eating shark is not exceptional in this reproductive pattern.
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