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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
6
The Athens Banner outlines carrier and mail subscription prices for the paper and weekly edition, requests timely delivery reports, and warns carriers are not to collect payments. It notes telephones for the business office and includes a special notice about delivery practices. The issue also comments on political topics and local industry advocacy.
The Japanese ambassador to the United States is summoned back to report on immigration policy and American attitudes. Athens notes housing shortages persist despite two years of growth, with tight rents and limited new homes. Joe Bailey’s influence declines as Charles A. Culberson becomes Democratic minority leader after caucus decision and prior acquittal in Texas oil matter.
Christmas shopping urged as crowds swell and merchants promote pre holiday purchases. Stores stock ample goods and offer storage while clerks toil long hours to ease peak season. Citizens urged to buy early to ensure better gifts and support local shops amid city growth. The piece also notes today’s date in history and various historical items.
The article profiles Augustus Heinze a Brooklyn native and Columbia mining graduate who became a major copper mining magnate. It covers his early work, family inheritance, West Coast copper ventures, battles with Amalgamated, accumulation of a fortune, and later political involvement with the Democratic party during turbulent financial times.
Abraham Brown of Winterton New York recounts doctors misdiagnosed his illness as heart disease kidney trouble blood poison and stomach liver issues. After one bottle of Electric Bitters his health improved, the medicine guaranteed to cure blood poison and stomach liver and kidney complaints by W J Smith and Bro H R Palmer and Sons druggists priced 50 cents.
A London Globe excerpt discusses Persian seclusion of women, the ease of divorce, and how a wife may be repudiated under various pretexts while husbands face dowry costs. It recounts a jewelers shop encounter, notes the harem’s influence on women’s lives, and ends with reflections on Western views of East and servant trials.
Cartersville News notes sharp political moves ahead while Swainsboro Forest-Blanche cites enough legislative work this year. Nashville Herald eyes Joe Hill Hall as speaker but warns of party discipline. Quitman Advertiser supports reform and public shifts against politicians and demagogues. Griffin News links the president’s finances to Hoke Smith and the Farmers Union. Marietta Journal hints at Georgia Railroad Commission chances if reforms suit. Acworth Post jokes about smoking cob pipes in Cobb County. Sandersville Herald considers extra session due to Supreme Court back tax ruling. Perry Home Journal notes editorial demand for pledged reforms but doubts. Columbus Ledger hopes Smith avoids assembly if possible. Macon News doubts Santa Claus extra session. currency legislation looms. Times-Recorder flags Congress session and Aldrich’s role as alert for gold policy. Macon News cites TN Democrats backing a Southern presidential candidate. Atlanta Journal and Savannah News weigh in. Joe Hill Hall disputes extra session. National Democratic Committee set to meet December 12 to prepare for convention.
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