Athens Daily Banner urged steady civic effort and growth
The Athens Banner advocates strong support for the Chamber of Commerce and local conventions. It calls for expanded amusements, wider civic participation, and more business engagement to boost Athens prosperity and regional ties. It notes mining accidents in Alabama and political maneuvers around Bryan, Teddy Roosevelt, and Virginia elections as broader context.
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Alabama
South
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Athens
The Rural Telephone Improves Southern Farm Life
The Southern farmer advances via home conveniences and farm machinery, with the telephone as a key factor. From 11,309 Bell lines in 1909-10 to over 25,000 by March 1, 1911, about 1,700 in Georgia and Alabama, linking farmers to markets, emergencies, and social exchange, boosting profits and family life.
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Bell Telephone Company
Georgia
Alabama
Fitzgerald incident shocks Georgia town as crowd attacks G. A. R. delegates
A Fitzgerald crowd of men and boys stripped G. A. R. delegates of their buttons, forced them to leave town, then assaulted Nelson a department post commander and fired shots. Elders condemn the act as unbecoming of a Georgia city citizens.
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Fitzgerald
Nelson
Department
This Date in History April 11 Highlights
Notable events include the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht ending Queen Anne’s wars and securing Protestant succession, 1768 Montreal fire losses, 1748 death of Stanislas Poniatowski, 1812 Constellation captures British barges, 1829 Jefferson heirs donation, and 1848 Illinois-Michigan canal completion. Additional items cover Merrimac’s appearance, fort actions, hotel fire, Reade’s death, Reliance launch, Carnegie Institute dedication.
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Utrecht
Anne
England
America
Montreal
Stanislas Auguste Poniatowski
Poland
St. Petersburg
Lithuania
Hampton Roads
Constellation
South Carolina
Ventibot
Thomas Jefferson
Merrimac
Hampton
Charles Reade
London
Oxfordshire
Reliance
Bristol
R. I
Carnegie + Institute
Pittsburg
National Guard Pay Bill Topic at War Department Conference
Militia officers from many states met at the war department in Washington on April 10 to discuss securing congressional enactment of the National Guard pay bill. Honorary degrees for a notable figure were noted from the Academy of Sciences Royal Astronomical Society and several universities.
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Washinston
D.C
The
National Guard Association
Adjutant Generals
War Department
Congress
National Guard
Change in Food Restores Energy for Busy Man
A businessman explains how careful self review and a shift to Grape Nuts improved his health after meals. He says indigestion and heaviness vanished, weight normalized, and mental clarity returned, making business more enjoyable. Read The Road to Wellville and There’s a Reason.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
William W Campbell Lick Observatory director born in 1862
Dr William W Campbell director of Lick Observatory Mt Hamilton Cal born Hancock County Ohio April 11 1862. He graduated Michigan 1886 and taught mathematics at Colorado and Michigan before becoming astronomer at Lick in 1891 and its director since 1891. He led eclipse expeditions to India Georgia and Spain and earned prizes and medals from Paris.
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William Watkice Campbell
Lick Observatory
Mt. Hamilton
Cal
Hancock County
Ohio
University of Michigan
University of Colorado
Campbell
India
Georgia
Spain
America
Europe
Paris
Cottolene Promoted as Digestible Lard Substitute
The N K Fairbank Company markets Cottolene as a lard substitute for all cooking needs. It claims to produce delicious and nourishing food, is advised by physicians for invalids, and costs one third less than lard.
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N. K. Fairbank Company
Beverly at the Grand Prompts Strong theater impression
The Cincinnati Tribune praises Beverly at the Grand as the season’s most favorable production. Managers A G Delamater and William Norris Inc preserve the book’s characters and scenes on stage. The same company and scenic production that delighted Cincinnati at the Colonial Theater on April 17 are en route to Broadway.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Beverly
the Grand
Messrs
A. G. Delamater
William Norris, Inc
Cincinnati
Colonial Theater
Broadw
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm Use For Nasal Catarrh
Do you use an atomizer in treating Nasal Catarrh If so you will appreciate Ely s Liquid Cream Balm the quickest and surest remedy for this disease It is identical with the solid Cream Balm famous and 80 successful in overcoming Catarrh Hay Fever and Cold in the head Relief comes in the first dash of spray on heated air passages All druggists 75c including spraying tube or mailed by Ely Bros 566 Warren St New York
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Ely
Ely Bros
Warren St
New York
Masonic Convocation Called for Royal Arch Degree
Keystone Chapter No 1 Royal Arch Masons will hold a called convocation Tuesday at 8 30 PM to confer the Royal Arch degree. Companions duly qualified are invited. A J Carter High Priest Fred T Moon Secretary
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Keystone Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Royal Arch
A. J. Carter
Fred T. Moon
Keystone
Max Joseph
Rasaca Mother Praises Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Mrs T B Kendrick of Rasaca Georgia credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy with curing her baby's cough cold and croup. The advertisement states it is for sale by all dealers.
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T. B. Kendrick
Rasaca
War Governor Crawford Celebrates 75th Birthday
Col Samuel J Crawford former Kansas governor from 1864 to 1868 marks his seventy fifth birthday in Washington D C He is one of two Civil War era state governors still living from northern states the other being Rhode Island's ex Governor Sprague Crawford who served in the Second Kansas Cavalry earlier in the war resigned as governor to lead a regiment to quell Indian disturbances in Kansas He owns a thriving Sunflower State stock farm but spends most of his year in Washington where he remains a well known figure.
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Washington, D. C
Samuel J. Crawford
Kansas
Crawford
Sprague
Rhode Island
Second
Kansas Cavalry
Sunflower State
Washington
Waco Celebrates Record Industrial Push and Rail Links
Waco Texas marks a citywide celebration highlighting the Santa Fe freight service arrival for commerce and industry. The event also celebrates the Cotton Belt extension to Hamilton and the completion of a 22 story steel skyscraper, planned as the region’s tallest.
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Waco
Texas
Waco Today
Santa Fe
Cotton Belt
Hamilton
Hookworm Map Reveals Wide Georgia Spread Across Counties
The state board of health under Dr A G Fort prepares a map showing hookworm distribution in 127 of Georgia’s 146 counties with many cases among school children. Reports from Stewart Webster and Tift counties show high infection rates among white and colored pupils, while other counties seek state aid for examinations and eradication efforts. In related notices, Dr King’s New Discovery is promoted for lung ailments with free trial bottles and local guarantees.
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State Board of Health
Georgia
Atlanta
A. G. Fort
Webster County
Tift
Rockefeller Commission
Foley Kidney Pills Restore Sleep and Health Says Man
J. J. Southers of Eau Claire Wisconsin reports chronic back and kidney pain, poor appetite, and rundown health. After taking Foley Kidney Pills for a short time his sleep is deep, condition improved, and he believes the pills cured him. Sold by all druggists.
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J. J. Southers
Eau Claire
Wis
Masonic and Knighthood Lodges Schedule in Athens
Local fraternal groups announce regular meetings across multiple lodges in the Max Joseph building on Clayton Street. Includes Mt Vernon F and A M, Keystone Chapter R A M, Elmo Lodge Knights of Pythias, and other orders with weekly, biweekly, and monthly gatherings. Also lists Athens city train departures and arrivals for Central of Georgia and Seaboard lines.
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Ae Ee
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Lodge
No. 22
A. M
Masonic Hall
Maz Joseph Building
Clayton Street
W. A. Capps
W. M
Clare D. Heidler
Elmo Lodge
K. of P
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Max Joseph
Clayton and
Wall Streets
G M Railroad Mixed Trains Schedule for Athens
Mixed trains arrive in Athens daily except Sunday at 9 35 AM and 6 PM Sunday arrivals are 10 40 AM and 7 55 PM. Trains depart Athens daily except Sunday at 7 20 AM and 4 50 PM with Sunday departures at 7 45 PM and 6 PM.
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Central OF Georgia A. R
Macon
Seaboard Air Line
Athens
Athena
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Teddy
United States
Virginia
Senator Martin
Martin
Bryain
William W. Campbell, Kate Ae
This City
Ozark
Hiram Scranton
Clay City
Dr. King
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R Palmer & Sons
Athens Paper Co
FOLEY
Tutt
Lodge Directory
A. J. Carter, H. P. Fred T. Moon, Sec’y
W. C. Link
C. C. T. HA. Nickerson
K. of R
Lodge Quarters
Broad and
Lumpkin Streets
E. Bancroft
R. Geo
H. Palmer
Oliver
Odd Fellows
Davison-Nicholsos Co
C. A. Vonder Lieth
C. P. J. A, Mealor
Scribe
Geo. B. Davis
Odd Fellows Hall
Jackson and
Clayton Streets
J. D. Severns
C. C. E. K. Collins
Glenn Lodge
Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Oda
G. A
Tucker
Harper
Southern Railway
Georgia Railroad
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