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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1907
Page
4
The Athens Banner lists delivery options including yearly and half year rates and weekly/Sunday options. It notes cash in advance, accepted payment methods, and requests timely notifications for late delivery or poor service. A special notice forbids carrier boys from collecting subscriptions or selling papers.
The column surveys national and state topics from 1900 era: Democratic and Republican moves, Oklahoma and Savannah notes, university enrollment hopes, rail and waterway plans, and mayoral liquor ordinances. It mentions Hon. Joseph McBrown on a midlongd question, the Savannah News on Oklahoma, and railroad prospects for Athens and Savannah.
The Banner argues the Democratic party must focus on tariff reform as the pivotal issue affecting the nation’s economy. It claims protected industries in Alabama and Texas influence the tariff debate and criticizes Bryan while urging a united, radical revision to ease taxpayers’ burden.
December 10 marks events from colonial America to modern times. Notable items include the first General Assembly of New York, John Dayo elected president at Mess, Charles Lee becoming U S Attorney General, and Mississippi admitted as the twentieth state. Jamaica abolishes slavery. Napoleon elected president of France. Edward VII becomes king. Ostia Pasha surrenders with his army. William Bradley Curated as first Republican governor of Kentucky.
Dr Ludwig Lazare Zamenhof born December 19 in Hyalistock Russia. He studied medicine but practiced as a dentist in Warsaw. His interest in a universal language began from racial differences in his hometown and led to Esperanto in 1887. The language has gained praise and many supporters across Europe and America with several international congresses, including a large year’s gathering in England.
The Times-Enterprise reports Steve Clay questions federal and state funds, arguing the South is not receiving its fair share of government money. He urges scrutiny of allocations and calls for increased southern funding.
The Rome Herald notes Tom Watson’s currency stance is striking a popular chord across the South, while the Fort Gaines Sentinel and Overstreets in the preliminary primary show divisions on who should go to Congress.
Grievances swirl as Griffin News notes John Temple Graves hospitalized after arrival in New York and cites Megalomania as his alleged ailment. Times Enterprise discusses reform efforts facing obstruction from shrewd political players.
Savannah notes the Overstreet cousins travel beyond their district in a push that could guide candidates to win support. The piece cites varied political chatter about trust abolition bills and smiles from officials signaling shifts in campaign dynamics.
Rumors circulate that John Temple Graves may go back to Georgia after the upcoming presidential election. Observers doubt his plans and worry he has overreached in ambition.
A collage of fiction and verse items from a 2 page pictorial section. Listings include works by Horace Hazeltine Una Hudson Campbell MacCulloch Louis E Thayer Edward Stratton Holloway Mary Wilhelmina Hastings Gilbert P Coleman Edward S Pilsworth and others.
A vintage ad promotes Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as a free gentle bowel cleanser for colds. It claims no opiates or narcotics and notes children favor it, with distribution through all druggists.
Orison Swett Marden argues that unkindness stems from thoughtlessness and urges cultivating a lasting habit of kindness toward everyone. The piece extols cheering others, Christmas timing, and the personal and financial rewards of a generous spirit, noting even unreciprocated kindness enriches the giver.
Harvard psychologist Williams James recalls how scent and sound trigger childhood memories. He recounts a Thanksgiving dinner where a guest rejects boiled rice, stating it is linked to the worst mistake of his life.
A vintage advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh with a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure. It notes internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and urges readers to mail testimonials to F. J. Cheney & Co. and mentions hall's family pills for constipation.
Advertises DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for weak back bladder inflammation backache and weak kidneys sold by all druggists.
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