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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1907
Page
5
The Athens Banner details delivery options and prices with annual six month and three month rates plus a ten cent weekly option. Remittances may be by express money order or registered letter, with notes on advance cash and complaint procedures. Subscribers are warned no carrier is authorized to collect.
The article notes colleges across the country preparing for fall sessions as thousands of students return. It discusses calls for liberal support from legislators, the value of classical education for broad culture, and Alabama colleges expanding to compete with northern institutions. Also lists notable dates and figures in higher education history.
The legislature expands the commission from three to five members and grants broader powers. Gov. Smith will appoint two new members, with S G McLendon joining as a commissioner after Brown’s term ends. Public relief from freight rate cuts remains uncertain while industry groups gain more than everyday consumers.
Louis Philippe Brodeur born August 21, 1862 in Quebec, became a prominent Canadian political figure. He studied at St Hyacinth College and Laval University, joined the bar in 1884, served in the House of Commons from 1891, was Speaker 1896–1900, then Inland Revenue Minister and later Marine and Fisheries Minister. He defended against the American tobacco trust in parliament. The Gibson Pictures noted for the New York World demand and free prints titled The Turning of the Tide and The Last Day of Summer.
Dr. C H Gordon who studied Texas groundwater for the US Geological Survey will move to Knoxville Tenn about September 1 to take the new geology and mineralogy chair at the State University. The city urges merchants to fund the street fair as a boost to business and a public advertisement, calling for generous subscriptions.
C G Hays of Bluff Mo endorses Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the quickest healing salve for sores burns wounds and piles. W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons druggists guarantee it at 25 cents. DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve also advertised as penetrating and fast healing sold by all druggists.
Wm M Dietz editor of the Otsego Journal Gilbertsville NY praises Dr King’s New Discovery as the infallible cure for coughs and colds. He claims it easily handles lung and throat diseases and that a bottle is kept in every home. Sold by W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons drug stores with trial bottles free and price 50 cents and 1.00.
An advertisement extols Kodol for indigestion and dyspepsia, claiming it rests the stomach by digesting the food itself. The text urges sparing and proper eating while promoting the product as a remedy for stomach discomfort.
A column discussing Georgia politics and policy in Augusta Chronicle style. It criticizes the legislature over tax, prohibition, and railroad rate issues, mocks appointees, and notes opinions on fertilizer tags and university trustees. Mentions Governor Terrell, Hoke Smith, and a Georgia congressman.
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