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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1913
Page
4
The piece surveys fall business optimism in Athens with mentions of rising factories and a busy season ahead. It notes Judge Speer as a vigorous figure, university enrollment projections, public health efforts in Denmark and France, rural education and road movements, and local commentary on farmers and workers returning for the fall.
Judge John C. Hart the new tax commissioner will open his revision campaign with a Greensboro speech to Greene county residents outlining the new tax act and his administration plan. Georgians statewide, especially in Athens and Atlanta, anticipate his proposals and methods for equalization and reform.
The article explains that price driven markets rely on supply and demand and outlines new rules from the Athens Cotton Exchange. It notes federal and congressional interest in financing cotton movement, standardization efforts in the South, and a local exchange implementing regulatory measures to fit a changing business era.
The article recalls William Cody known as Buffalo Bill, noting his show closures and property sales after a partnership with Maj. Lilly. It recounts Isham the white horse and Cody's honor in treating the animal as joint property, while detailing broader notes on his impact and legacy.
August 23 marks historic events from 1628 to 1904 including the assassination of George Villiers and the completion of the Northern Pacific railroad. Barrett Wendell and several public figures celebrate birthdays, with notable ages listed for Perkins, Candler, Russell, and Smith.
Weather shows showers as cotton futures trade in New York. Open marked Jan at 11.38, Feb 12.40, Mar 6.04, May 11.48, Sept 11.52, Oct 11.47, Nov 11.42, Dec 11.46 with ongoing daily shifts.
The page lists Chicago market quotes across cereals and meats with September December and May futures for wheat corn oats along with pork lard and sides bids, and neighboring months data. It records prior period values and bid levels, reflecting commodity trading conditions.
The Hague preparations rise for the dedication of the Palace of Peace a Carnegie gift set as the permanent home of the international court of arbitration The ceremony will welcome Queen Wilhelmina and Andrew Carnegie and bring together dignitaries diplomats and delegates from the World Peace Congress and Interparliamentary Union
Mrs Sarah M Cha il of Mt Airy North Carolina testifies to relief from two years of womanly and stomach troubles after six doses of Cardui the women’s tonic. She says many friends now take it hoping similar results and urges readers to try Cardui.
Mrs. D. L. Kenney reports relief after fifty years of tetter and skin distress with Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment. The advertisement invites readers to obtain the remedy from druggists or Pfeiffer Chemical Co.
The nineteenth annual Lake Winona Bible conference in Warsaw Indiana opened promising a historic session. Speakers include William J Bryan secretary of state Dr G Campbell Morgan Gypsy Smith Rev J Wilbur Chapman Bishop Hughes Bishop Bell Rev Dan Crawford and Rev Robert J Patterson among others.
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