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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1909
Page
6
The Athens Banner outlines carrier and mail rates for daily and weekly editions, payment methods, and a reminder that carriers must not collect payments or sell papers. It notes the need for prompt notification of delivery issues and provides a contact telephone number. The page also includes fragmented notices about local topics and road labor.
The president Harvie Jordan asserts the Southern Cotton Association is dead. He criticizes its historically tainted activities and notes new groups rise after its demise. The piece discusses political shifts, Bennett’s bill reducing Southern representation, and debates about Negro voting influence and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments’ relevance.
A discussion of tariff policy argues a 20 percent duty on potash salts will cost Georgia farmers about four hundred thousand dollars annually. The piece contends the duty benefits fertilizer constituents and drains Southern farmers to enrich Northern interests, framing the tariff as part of a broader Republican scheme.
The text questions stockings price hikes under a proposed tariff tax and warns manufacturers may raise domestic prices to boost profits. It notes Mr. Murdock of Kansas pushing a bill to reclaim 1837 state loan repayments, including Georgia's share, but says representatives will likely block the measure. The piece ends by calling Mr. Murdock a fool.
Moses S. Cross Sr professor at the University of the Pacific in San Jose born April 8 1914 in Lightsville. He graduated Northwestern University 1881 and its theological seminary in 1882 then studied in Leipzig Berlin and Greece before returning to Northwestern as Greek Latin and Hebrew professor and later acting president of the Pacific in 1906. He was also known as clergyman and writer. A Rome Tribune-Herald comment cites Edwards Georgia remark about Balaam’s ass versus a congressman.
Athens readies for a grand six day Great Cosmopolitan entertainment event beginning Monday April 12. The troupe boasts a private electric light plant, four bill posters, and plans to draw crowds from nearby towns with a souvenir program to be distributed to the public.
Mr Abe Joels residence on Hancock avenue has been rolled back to the Dougherty street lot behind its former site. He plans a brick veneer two story home with modern equipment and fine architecture. Work will begin in a few days and the house will be an ornament to the area while the Joel family stays at the Georgian Hotel.
Merchants on Broad street secure a near complete petition urging Barkoot Amusement Co to locate its attractions on Broad street when it arrives on the 19th. The company is already on Washington street and favors Broad street, with the council and company to discuss before tents arrive.
The board of directors of the Athens Mutual insurance company declares a three percent dividend to residents and adds a corresponding amount to the reserve fund. The action aligns with the firm’s goal of sustaining sound finances and continuing growth among South’s leading insurers.
Athens society notes show Mrs. Tartaphkin and Mrs. GQ. Tim Bofteaitter, Miss Macnie Laneas, and Mrs. W. Ow. Launipecin plan to attend the annual North Georgia Woman's Home Mission Society gathering with Dilton.
The moot court of the University law school is formally organized with J. K. McDonald as prosecuting attorney W. L. Erwin as high sheriff and W. T. Townsend as clerk. The group will meet regularly through the term and provide valuable practice for law class members.
The Jackson county city court at Jefferson adjourned after days of proceedings. Several Athens lawyers returned home as the session ended. Genevieve Vonderau enjoyed a pleasant visit to Atlanta before leaving.
A testimonial from Vienna West Virginia extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter claims decades of relief from female ailments after medical failures and urges other women to try the remedy, noting safety and widespread cures. It mentions contact with Lydia Pinkham's team in Lynn Massachusetts for initial letters and advice.
The column offers satirical musings on investments and lifestyle. It quips that ground-floor investments hide risks beneath, notes the folly of auto ownership, and jokes about a mother’s pride tied to a baby’s size and imagined theory.
An oblique dialogue notes a woman on a different plane with special status. The speaker argues she need not endure martyrdom, while another questions what living truly means. The fragment hints at gendered expectations in modern life.
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