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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1914
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner outlines subscription rates 5.00 yearly 2.50 six months 1.25 three months and 10 cents a week with payment by money order or registered letter. It warns carriers cannot collect payments and urges prompt reports of delivery issues.
Atlanta named as one of twelve regional bank centers after a prolonged campaign. The district includes New Orleans with a five million dollar capital base set at seven percent of the district total. The decision highlights Atlanta as a major business hub and praises local leaders for the effort.
The comptroller of the currency reports a seven percent rise in savings deposits last year, bringing total savings bank deposits near seven billion dollars. Postal savings banks contributed to the growth, though their success was contested by some advocates.
A citizen in Ath ens quotes a candidacy poem to illustrate the crowded five-way contest for local offices in Gwinnett. The piece names Holt Flanigan Garner Yearwood Moore Teague and others, with bids for clerk sheriff tax collector and more, ending with a vow to vote and seek a farmer’s life.
The Alto state tuberculosis sanitarium trustees report vigorous work and good results but stress insufficient maintenance funds. Only ninety patients can be treated at once. patients are released upon improvement to admit new ones. State funding is twenty thousand dollars yearly. they urge at least doubling the appropriation to expand treatment.
State political gossip notes resignation of Tom Felder to the governor and hints at his finish in the race. Senator Wert’s candidacy remains uncertain with possible long term ambitions for South Georgia. Col. Walker, Monroe, rises as a potential Georgia attorney general with noted legal writing credentials and strong market momentum.
Dispatches from Washington hint Congressman Hardwick treats Tom Felder's U S Senate bid as a joke, while South Georgia debates a unanimous call for Senator West. Covington's Roy D. Stubbs seeks Ocmulgee circuit solicitor general, no formal announce, and Hoke Smith enjoys a secure seat. The Atlanta Journal weighs in on peace as politics swirl.
Georgia defeated Auburn 2 at Auburn while Georgia Tech beat Mississippi 6 at Atlanta. South Carolina edged Guilford College 1 at Columbia with Milton Dams allowing no hits and no runs.
Local reader Mrs. J M Delay of Athens Georgia reports backache kidney trouble and nightly unrest. After using three boxes she says her health improved quickly and kidneys became normal. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's. Also promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as safe and effective for children sold by dealers.
Lodges and chapters gather weekly in Max Joseph building and Jester Hall with sessions for degrees, rituals, and business. Groups include Glenn Lodge No 75, Camp 292 Woodmen, Keystone Chapter R A M, Elks, Knights of Pythias, U C T, Masons, I O G T, and B P O E with visiting sovereigns invited.
Mrs Hay Ward Sowers of Hodgdon Maine describes relief from severe pain backache and insomnia after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with restoring health enabling daily chores and work. The advertisement invites readers to seek confidential guidance from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
A 1914 Clarke County notice announces multiple incumbents and candidates seeking re election or election to offices including Tax Collector Sheriff Clerk Superior Court Treasurer Tax Receiver Coroner Surveyor and Senator for the 20th district. The documents indicate submission to Democratic primaries and encourage voter support.
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