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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1911
Page
5
A home or mercantile policy holder may face shares of loss based on 75 percent coverage. If insured for less than 75 percent of property value, the shortfall is treated as if a separate policy covers it. Example shows how underinsurance shifts part of the loss to the insured. The warning urges full coverage or dividend paying protection.
Avanta April 25. Thomas Edgar Stripling will move to Milledgeville to begin a life sentence for the 1904 Harris county murder of William J. Cornett. The governor’s decision to send him to the state prison farm sparks renewed questions of clemency and who might preside in 1905. The family of ten faces hardship, while public opinion weighs law over appeal.
The University of Georgia announces a full summer school faculty and lectures for the upcoming term. The list includes David C. Barrow as chancellor and several deans and professors from the university and state colleges, with appointments detailing teaching roles in education, language, science, mathematics, and more.
Adjutant L A Odum and Captain B T Gover visit Athens to review plans by Captain and Mrs Jones. They describe the Army as democratic with local corps autonomy under a central board and urge 1 yearly dollar subscribership to fund meals and beds. They aim to support cases locally and call for 100 subscribers. Mrs Kendrick praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy.
Friday night through the Alkahest System shows McDowell's illustrated moving picture lecture on the Panama Canal at the Colonial Theater. The talk uses vivid slides and film to bring the canal to life and is pitched to schoolchildren with a coupon offer. Admission is fifty cents, twenty five cents for students with coupon.
Atlanta reports the Georgia Supreme Court will decide if a new license requirement to carry a pistol conflicts with the constitution. L. J. Strickland of Carroll county stands trial for carrying a pistol openly without a license. The case comes through Carrollton from the city court to the state appeals, then to the Supreme Court for constitutional questions. The decision could prompt new legislation if the law is struck down.
A poem by Mrs. Mary Wingate from Pittsfield Me laments famine gripping children and mothers, calling Christians to action. The verse questions saving millions versus aiding a few and reflects on commodification of the vulnerable amid spiritual doubt.
The State College of Agriculture and the U S Bureau of Plant Industry plant one hundred boys corn clubs across ninety Georgia counties under J Phil Campbell. Over four thousand boys enroll this year as prizes spur productivity. The program aims to curb urban drift by teaching scientific farming and inspires future farmers with public-spirited business support. Constitution notes it prepares Georgia to resist the boll weevil’s debut.
An advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills as providing prompt relief for kidney and bladder disorders and urges readers to try them. The note claims efficacy across all cases and directs purchase through druggists.
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