Athens Banner local notices and political commentary
The Athens Banner lists subscription rates and delivery notes for the Athens papers and includes political items from the era. It mentions a rally at the Moss warehouse with speakers Jerome, Congressman Howard, and a debate on the disfranchisement plank, plus commentary on the hotel movement and state politics. It also discusses education funding divided by race and tax policy.
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Howard
Moss Warehouse
Wireless Telegraphy Seen Ready to Spread Usefulness
The Chattanooga News notes wireless telegraphy is advancing rapidly and could expand into many fields. It compares sending messages to sound transmission, with ether vibrations filling space and passing through brick walls, requiring sufficient ether vibrations and a sensitive receiver.
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The
Chattanooga News
De Forest responder advances long distance wireless tests
The article explains the De Forest wireless system using a condenser, responder and tuning device Meecie to transmit Morse code via Hertzian waves. It highlights automatic reception, fewer atmospheric disturbances, and predicted government and ocean carrier adoption within the next 25 years.
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de Forest
Dr. de Forest
Weather Service
Devoe Paint Ad Claims White Quality for Ships and Houses
A promotional letter to Griffeth Impr Co in Athens. Ga extols Devoe white paint as the whitest on ocean vessels and a Laurens house, with endorsements from Mrs J C Clark and lawyer Simpson of Spartanburg. It urges buyers to choose Devoe full measure and mentions DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a remedy sold by Orr Drug Company.
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Sirs
Devoe
J C Clark
Laurens
Simpson
Spartanburg
Deyoe & Co
P. S—Talmage Hardware
DeWitt
Attis
Orr Drug Company
George Thurmond
Athens
Jefferson
Health Insurance Wisdom Is Guarding Health
The piece argues life and health insurance are prudent for family welfare and personal security. It stresses guarding health against disease often entering via the liver and showing in many forms, urging proactive care before illness advances.
Trenton Men Stranded When Horse Refuses Harness
Two Trenton men hired a horse and trap then left it to graze while they fished. On return they cannot reharness the horse or fit the bit. After many failed attempts one man, despondent, suggests waiting for the horse to yawn as a last, comic solution.
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Trenton
Bill
Humor in Sunday comics and its social impact
The piece critiques Sunday comic humor for constant violence and pratfalls while noting it erodes respect for property, parents, law, decency, truth, beauty, kindness, and honor. It contrasts repeated slapstick with the unsettling portrayal of family figures and cultural stereotypes, urging reflection on its effects.
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Atlantic Monthly
Reversable Figures and a testy Western Senator
A Harper’s Weekly anecdote recounts a Western senator’s outburst over a trade statistics table. He berated clerk Robinson for a messy layout claiming it looked like a bad five or three and demanded a proper typewritten file. Professor Tyler of Amherst quips that a man can five comfortably without brains.
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Harper's Weekly
Senate
Solon
United States
Robinson
Tyler
Amherst College
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