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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
2
The Athens Daily Banner piece includes editorials on public figures like Thomas S. Felder and John D. Little, coverage of labor and political issues, and notes on local railroad tax arbitrations. It praises the Thomasville Times-Enterprise modernization and urges readers to update delivery notices and writer identities.
Georgia audiences hear Col Graves defend Southern women and resist lynching. He argues lynching arose from chivalry and reverence for women, contrasts Southern lawfulness with mob violence, and urges readers to consider their stance if faced with atrocity. The address links respect for women to the nation’s moral crisis and calls for restraint.
An old advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as strengthening the digestive system to cure dyspepsia and impaired digestion. It warns of nervous uneasiness after eating and sour stomach if the stomach is neglected, claiming the remedy can overcome these issues.
The Southern Railway offers special weekend tickets on Saturdays through September 12 at one fare or less for round trips to Atlanta Talleulah Falls and on all trains to Asheville Hot Springs Arden Fletcher Hendersonville Flat Rock Saluda and Tryon with return by the Tuesday after sale. Details and schedules available from R W Sizer G A Athens GA H S Hardwick GPA Washington DC W H Tayloe AGP Atlanta GA. I announce candidacy for alderman first ward subject to Democratic party action O W Cooper.
An article extols the University of Georgia as a path to life work for Georgians. It highlights affordable living at Denmark Dining Hall, free dorms, and Agriculture Courses in three tracks. It notes the Pharmacy and Law schools, with several professors and a three daily class schedule, inviting inquiries to Chancellor Walter Hill in Athens. It also advertises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for mild, gentle relief, available from local druggists.
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