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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1913
Page
4
The Athens Banner discusses subscription details, carrier policies, and public notices. It comments on weather, Masons, Huerta and Mexico relations, tax policy in Georgia, women’s suffrage, wartime sentiment, and legislators' return-home habits influencing state politics.
The AP report notes Southern colleges expanded entrance standards from 1900 to today, with 160 institutions now adopting them. Miss Elizabeth Coulton credits philanthropy for progress, while Georgia lags in funding and facilities as the University of Georgia, State College of Agriculture, and State Normal have grown without new state buildings or adequate appropriations, hindering improvements.
The Children's Bureau of the Department of Labor releases Prenatal Care by Mrs. Max West, aiming to educate average mothers on hygiene and normal living to reduce infant mortality. The monograph, first in a series on child care, cites Census mortality data and emphasizes prebirth and birth-injury factors. It notes expert input from physicians and nurses and honors Dr. J Morris Slemons for support.
The Trend Magazine pledges to advance Southern issues across all states south of the Mason-Dixon line. It supports drainage and levee projects along the Mississippi, elevating Norfolk to a major seaport, and improved education for mountain whites in West Virginia while preserving historic sites throughout the region.
The document highlights backing from the Southern Commercial Congress for a cross southern road project. It lists past and present articles and contributors including vice presidents, congressmen, and senators from Maryland to Florida, Georgia to Arkansas, affirming broad regional political support for the enterprise.
Summit Point resident Mrs Anna Belle Emey describes years of severe right side pain from female troubles. After twelve bottles of Cardus she reports full recovery and increased vitality, praising the tonic’s long record of helping women and urging others to try it.
Weather fair influences markets with cotton prices quoted across months. January opens at 10.95 and closes near 10.82 while March ranges around 11.04 to 10.93, May sits near 11.05 to 10.97, and October shows about 11.60 to 11.67 with other contracts like November and December threading similar levels.
The piece laments Georgia lawmakers dithering through fifteen day blocks of organizing, introducing, filibustering, amending, and rushing through unpopular measures while urging readers to place coal orders and compare Athens Ice Co prices before buying. It blends political satire with a local business plug for The New Factory via Athens Ice Co. phone 521.
In Atlanta the Georgia House debates tax revision with Senate backing, risking an extra session. Support shifts among lawmakers, with Nunnally praised for steady focus, and insurance reform headed by McRae. County health boards and agriculture commissioners loom, plus Clarke, Bibb, and Richmond districts show tax gests while Campbell and Forsyth fall back. Mrs. Randolph Anderson honored on the Senate floor with a reserved seat.
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