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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1913
Page
7
A scattered editorial crop discusses remittance methods, a prohibition on paper carriers selling subscriptions, Thaw and Huerta topics, New York progress, Athens vacation appeal, Los Angeles X ray skirt, court murder trial rhetoric, Athens streets and cafes, South Carolina finances, Clarke county wealth, assembly politics, education plans at Athens high school and University of Georgia, and looming school openings with additions and enlargements.
The author praises Georgia’s representation at a governors’ conference and highlights Hon. J. M. Slaton as a capable, principled leader. Slaton is described as a gentleman, Christian, lawyer and statesman who will speak for Georgia’s wealth, history, culture, and national importance.
The piece argues that chronic contentment harms liberty and invention. Restlessness drives discovery and reform, while ambition and discontent push individuals and society toward improvement. Under guided control, restless pursuit channels toward progress and better conditions.
This date marks events from 1784 the first mail coach left London for Bristol to Panama Canal bill signing in 1912. It notes Laura Drake Gill born August 24 1860 and lists birthdays for Max Beerholm Dr Samuel Eliot and James Wickersham with ages.
A compact listing of historical events and notable deaths tied to dates. Highlights include David Hume's death in 1776 and Edward Preble’s passing in 1807, with entries on the Bank of Canada and the 1830 Belgian independence Revolution.
The Gwinnett Journal urges reform in county road work citing heavy costs and poor efficiency. It argues a trained road engineer is needed to plan grades specify materials and prepare bridge specifications to cut waste and save money. The piece notes long commissions and calls for expert input in public works.
Gen Marion P Maus, 63, placed on the retired list after a long career in campaigns against Indians and service with Gen Miles. He graduated from West Point in 1874 and fought in the Sioux Black Hills campaigns, Nez Perces, and Apache campaigns. He attended the Queen's Jubilee in 1897 and served as inspector general of volunteers in the Spanish War.
Surveyors report that in the Southern Appalachian and White Mountain regions government surveys often find more land than original surveys indicated. Across regions, acreage surveyed exceeds owner estimates by about one percent, with some tracts showing five to eight percent more or less due to old overlaps and measurement methods.
An advertisement extols doctors and proprietary medicines, praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long standing standard for female ills. It contrasts good physicians with poor ones and claims American women appreciate proven remedies that comply with the Pure Food and Drugs law.
Elaborate plans are in place as the German American Alliance holds its two day state convention in Newark starting tomorrow. Delegations are expected from Cincinnati Columbus Toledo Dayton and other Ohio cities. An advertisement for coal prices also appears with Athens Ice Co. contact.
An incident in Florida involved a knife taken from a Negro suspect's pack bone with a claw hammer. The report suggests emergencies can make a knocking tool serve a humane purpose.
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