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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1909
Page
7
The Athens Daily Banner informs readers of delivery details and rates for daily weekly and Sunday editions. It warns that no carrier can collect subscriptions and requests prompt notice for late or missing deliveries to identify causes for complaint.
The piece surveys Democratic and Republican maneuvers on income taxes and tariffs, noting Senator Clay’s revenue plan taxing futures buyers, Elkins’ tariff stance, and prospects for protectionism. It mentions Prohibition gains in Nebraska and Maryland, and Senator Aldrich’s cautious view of the Democrats’ tariff redactions.
The article discusses global efforts to shield children from harm, noting England’s Children’s Charter and its broad aims. It details protections against cruelty, juvenile courts, and restrictions on pawnbrokers, innkeepers, tobacconists, and guardians, plus penalties for neglect. It contrasts this with American progress and warns against tariff compromises.
In Athens an ad declares no better medicine for dyspepsia and constipation than Dr Howard's Specific. H R Palmer & Sons offer a 50 cent bottle (60 doses) for 25 cents to introduce it. A civic appeal urges support for a city park by backing the Carnival Co as it plans a fundraiser during the week of April 18 on the streets.
Robert Thomas, 35, homeless, sought lodging to curb his liquor habit. Magistrate Carey offered a period of three summer months, then prolonged talks led to a two year sentence being set as the limit.
A readable fragment lists historical events with dates and brief notes. It includes governors Francis Howard in 1681 Virginia and William Bull in 1760 South Carolina, 1813 Patapsco River sights near Baltimore, 1831 Rollin C. Mallary’s death, 1854 Powatan wreck with 300 lives lost, 1861 North Carolina troops seizing forts, 1862 DC slavery abolition, 1863 Admiral Porter at Vicksburg, 1865 Columbus Georgia capture, 1867 Bishop Timon’s death, 1891 James M. Harvey’s death, and 1897 Paris Copyright Congress start.
A brief retrospective honors Wilbur Wright born April 16 1867 near Millville Indiana. It recalls education in Dayton Ohio and early kite studies leading to aviation experiments on North Carolina sand hills. It notes 1902 flight duration improvements 1903 first powered heavier than air flight and 1906 public exhibitions with a France Le Mans record run last year.
The Barkoot Amusement Co has fulfilled their contract and will continue. Their aim is to help create a much needed city park in Athens on the 19th street location, aiding the local civic project.
A Philadelphia Record tale recounts a downtown school incident where a teacher used beans to demonstrate addition and subtraction. The daughter misinterpreted the instruction asking if coffee beans should be mixed with water or swallowed whole, prompting a mother visit to clarify.
Mr. Croker of Glencarion chases off a would‑be robber near Dublin after a confrontation at the gates. A subsequent ad claims deafness can be cured by constitutional remedies, offering a reward for cases cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Chicago dispatch reports Dr. Sheldon Leavitt challenges the old Eros image, saying Cupid fights love like a pugilist. He explains emotional pain centers in the solar plexus and predicts lovers may misread signals, turning petals and affections into a medical mystery.
The fragment references equality beyond condition or servitude, calling to include widows and widowers and rejecting lines of color or weight in struggle against him.
New York April 15 ruling prices on the exchange show tone strong with middling at 10 65-100 cents and quiet overall.
The exchange today shows tone weak with sales of 15 000 and middling at 546 100d. Spot markets report varied quotes across cities with New York and Atlanta steady to quiet and Liverpool Liverpool Ocean to firm at fractions around 10 cents with regional differences.
Advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as the genuine remedy for coughs colds and lung trouble. It warns against own make substitutes and notes the product comes in a yellow package and is for sale by all druggists.
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