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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1921
Page
4
The Athens Banner lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions including one month 60 cents three months 1.60 six months 3.00 and one year 6.00 It notes The Associated Press exclusive rights to use news dispatched to it and local news and reserves all republication rights for specials.
County commissioners wisely delayed contracts for paving to study details and ensure readiness for spring work. An Engineering News Record excerpt urges early letting to secure materials and avoid price losses, noting weather permitting work on Danielsville and Lexington roads. The piece urges unity behind road improvements and community uplift.
The Manufacturing Record editorial argues high wages lift nations, warning against cheap labor as moral and economic loss. It cites Harrison on cheap coats and wages, praises America for high wages, and critiques bankers and businessmen who favor tight economies over fair pay.
A speech argues that measuring progress by manliness and high prices improves homes and schools for women and children. It denounces cheapness as a tool to depress farmers' prices and workers' wages, warning that low farm prices breed poverty and social ruin.
A reflective piece questions whether any person always acts perfectly and avoids all mistakes. It contrasts the rare good impulse with the persistent lure of vice, ending with a two line proverb about transforming beggary into work by helping others gain employment.
A readable snippet lists quiz answers and new questions covering walleye, castor, contagion terms, constellations, tapioca, Hogarth, geographic joins, filters, philters, and Virginia’s capital. It also includes stray notes on diamond coal color, Orese language, and an Athens Transfer Co. ad with address and phone.
The sermon argues that goodwill must be trained and tested in daily life with discipline and intelligence. It calls for brains patience courage and loyalty to conscience to transform sentiment into real deeds in a stern world. The piece cites The Christian Advocate as the source.
Central Presbyterian Church invites worship at 9 45 Sunday school 11 a m and 8 p m Pastor S J Cartledge conducts services. First Methodist Church presents 11 15 a m and 7 30 p m sermons with 10 a m Sunday school and a Wednesday evening Pioneer meeting. Christian Church offers Bible school 10 a m Lord s Supper at 11 a m and evening service with moving pictures. First Presbyterian Church schedules 11 a m and 8 p m services with morning sermon Life a Tale That Is Told and evening David s Prayer. Additional services at Lane and Hoyt chapels plus Holy Communion at 7 30 p m. Church conferences and Junior Senior B Y P A meetings noted. Everyone invited to all services.
Scattered lines reference private acts by Dickens in tents a mention of 12 000 in the United States and a note about a monkey in India. Susan B Anthony arrested in 1872 for voting and a claim that Quebec supplies most of the world asbestos.
The Neil O'Brien Minstrels will headline the Colonial Theater on the seventh of this month. Manager F Hodge promises a notable, high production with new settings and striking costumes. The show features two full stage numbers Playmates and Hopping the Atlantic Ocean, Lew Wilson with a new songs and jokes, and a three scene Americanization finale. Notable cast includes Lew Wilson Devis Sugarfoot Gaffney J Lester Haberkorn Major Nowak Joseph White Fred Miller Dan Marshall Bobby Gossans Lea Laird Steve Berrian Charles Wright Roy Allen Walter Sherwood Arthur Crawford A C Ducker Edward O House Henry Maher Dick Teitge Neil Pletcher Herbert Ginn Bobby Guyot.
A Jones Alabama reader reports using Ziron to overcome weakness and poor appetite. The testimonial claims gain of ten pounds in four months and improved strength after taking the tonic.
A pearled gray satin tea hour dress features a round neck waistline embroidery and flare sleeves. The first model uses gray satin with a dark satin foundation and gathers at the skirt sides, while the second dress uses black satin with white satin trims and a white satin vest. Sizes and materials listed include yardages for satin and velvet and price points of 35 cents.
The United States Golf Association awarded the 1921 national amateur championship to the St. Louis Country Club and the national open to the Columbia Club in Chevy Chase Maryland. The article notes Greenland hunting history with 25 000 reindeer shot between 1844 and 1849 and current scarcity.
An optimistic riff from the New York Evening Mail urges Americans to focus on positive business prospects. It cites Finland’s recovery, stresses that debt is a global issue, and calls for grit, hard work, and political stability to restore prosperity.
Winder Georgia January 7 editor R O Ross sells the Winder News to Rev J W McWhorter of Vidalia who with Mr J Bearham takes charge this week McWhorter is known in Athens and formerly served as pastor at Watkinsville Baptist church and as superintendent
Winder Georgia opens a modern bakery under the direction of Harry L. Moore with new equipment and services. The event marks an economic boost as local bakeries expand in Barrow County.
Local group in Oconee County forms a team led by Mr Param to launch a newspaper project. The effort aims to meet established standards and serve the community with consistent reporting.
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