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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
8
Public notices announce local Georgia legislation to amend Athens city charters and set election timing. Includes citations for probate actions, administrator appointments, divorces, land foreclosures, and sheriff sales in Clarke County.
Clarke County residents petition to incorporate as Georgia Clay Products Company for twenty years with cap stock of 140000 dollars, to manufacture and sell brick pottery tiling roofing and clay products, with potential increase to 200000 dollars and both common and preferred stock. Office in Clarke County Georgia and rights and powers as allowed by law. Filed June 13 1914 in Cobb Erwin Holden Shackelford attorneys witnesses certify true copy.
A compact note on Soho as London’s foreign quarter, tracing its 300 year evolution from fashionable residence to bohemian and business hubs, now a nightlife nucleus. Miscellaneous clippings mention a caricature of social manners and a cramped ad offering a Colored Agent job with pay and experience requirements.
Deacon W. C. Palmer declares leisure is no time to loaf but to do new things you have wanted to. He urges active use of hours for worthwhile tasks and personal growth, challenging readers to pursue meaningful activities. The remarks frame leisure as purposeful effort rather than idle rest.
A fragment from Brooke Herford on self denial and the growth of kindness. It frames denying self as a starting duty and a path to true virtue through disciplined effort and spiritual reflection.
The University A B class lists honor men including Bernd of Macon Welch el Comer and Me Kamy in B S civil engineering along with award recipients for many prizes. Prizes cover general excellence in freshman work to specialized subjects in ethics psychology physics and agriculture with cash gold medals and medical instruments, awarded by trustees judges and corporate donors.
A concise report by E. C. Westbrook outlines criteria for corn improvement in Georgia. The DelLaval Separator Company awards a student showing the greatest proficiency in dairy work, named W. T. Gilbert. The Cotton Seed Crushers' Association of Georgia sponsors the best essay on The Relation of Cotton Seed Meal to the Live Stock Industry of the State, by BE, B, O'Kelly.
Atlanta and Carolina railway, once planned to run a trolley from Atlanta to Augusta, has faced ongoing court battles since 1910. Judge Pendleton named Roland Ransom as receiver after creditors and bondholders pursued control. Three miles of track prepared, but work halted. financiers expressed refinancing interest.
Grantland Rice in Collier's Weekly recalls a twilight garden meeting and a shared memory. A pair sits on a rustic bench beside a moonlit path. He reads from a dusty book and speaks of ashes of roses and dreams as dawn clears the shadows.
It has long been known that the temperature below the earths surface increases at about one degree per hundred feet. At 100 miles depth, if the rate remained constant, temperatures would exceed the melting point of all substances under ordinary surface conditions.
The piece reflects on a man blessed with many gifts yet lacking the power to wield them. It notes his almost complete array of talents but highlights a missing discipline that prevents full use of his abilities. The tone suggests admiration tempered by caution about untapped potential.
A collection of 1914 campaign notices from Clarke County and state districts. Multiple candidates declare intent to seek Democratic primary support for seats in the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate, with dates and districts named. Names include Samuel J. Tribble A B J Stovall D H Arnold Jr J H Rhodes L C Brown H H Gordon Res A H ROWR.
A candidate for State Treasurer of Georgia appeals to voters in the Democratic primary. He emphasizes his record and experience in the office and asks for endorsement if readers deem his management of state resources faithful and efficient. He thanks supporters and solicits continued consideration of his candidacy.
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