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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1910
Page
9
A patchwork of items reflects Athens life from remittance options and newspaper delivery rules to upcoming events. Mentions include a music festival, Memorial Day anecdotes, church services by Dr. Lingle, street curb campaigns, and local sports hopes for the varsity and Southern League pennant.
A call to support the 1910 census effort urges Athens residents to aid enumerators by answering promptly and truthfully. Citizens are encouraged to prepare for inquiries and provide complete information to ensure the community is accurately counted for the national census.
The article notes that small improvements to Athens street edges, such as green strips between curbs and pavement, greatly enhance appearance. Citizens are urged to repair worn spots, with warnings posted at worn corners, and many have already contributed small labor to restore freshness.
A 1960s style piece notes possible substitutes like alfalfa meal and unpolished rice as cost saving foods. It explains how alfalfa meal could replace part of flour, and unpolished rice may offer nourishment and flavor, while warning no market uptake yet. It also teases future odd innovations with satirical tone.
A description of doctors coming to Athens to observe how residents live with little illness. The piece references political figures like Henry Watterson and Col Roosevelt, discusses faith in representative government, and notes the grand jury presentments alongside Jefferson Day dinner speeches urging unity and a Jeffersonian Democratic victory in 1912.
The ad claims liver trouble signs such as pimples, blotches, and sallow skin. It praises Dr King’s New Life Pills for improving blood color, skin clarity, and health. Sold by Scat W, A Smith & Bro, and ELE Paluser & Seca.
A historical calendar item lists events on April 17 across sports and public life. Notable entries include birth and death dates, races, leagues openings, boxing matches, and prominent figures such as J Pierpont Morgan. The piece compiles milestones from 1683 to early 1900s with references to Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Annapolis among others.
Washington reports political suspense over New York Thirty second district special election to fill late Perkins seat. Democrats push against Payne Aldrich tariff issue, hoping to tilt control after recent wins in Missouri and Massachusetts. Taft attends D A R Congress opening. Marjorie Gould to wed Anthony Drexel Jr in notable New York ceremony.
Foreign events feature openings of Covent Garden grand opera in London and a Shakespeare festival at Stratford on Avon, plus Brussels Universal Exposition with an international art salon. Domestic notices list Clarke county candidates for Senate, legislature, sheriff, clerk, treasurer, tax collector, tax receiver, coroner, surveyor, and a bid for Western Circuit judge by Lewis C. Russell.
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