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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1909
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists delivery options with annual and short-term rates and 10 cent weekly pricing. It accepts payments by express, postoffice money order or registered letter and urges prompt notification of delivery issues to address complaints.
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The Arkansas educators admired the State College of Agriculture after an inspection yesterday. The article notes the institution as a model drawing national attention and mentions debates on regulating the white shoe trade under interstate commerce.
A Pennsylvania judge used a physical test to settle a dispute over spoiled eggs. A grocer and his clerk ate six raw eggs brought to court by an irate customer. If guilty, they were punished. if not, the woman lost the case, and they had a good meal.
County commissioners approve using convicts to grade the university athletic field only if not needed on roads. The work will prepare a field for the New York Americans to practice, aiding city advertising and keeping the team for six weeks.
The Athens community yearned for a union passenger station but obstacles blocked progress and the plan remains unaccomplished. The Chamber of Commerce committee has not advanced the project.
The South rallies to raise one million dollars to build a Washington headquarters for the Southern Commercial Congress. One thousand Southern men contribute a thousand dollars each. The building will house offices and the Congress, showcase southern mines fields and factories, and serve as a central information and advertising hub for home seekers and business interests.
A Philadelphia physician proposes subcutaneous rattlesnake venom to cure tuberculosis and other diseases. The Savannah News teases that venom might heal many illnesses, while noting cautions about liquor and venom interaction. The piece suggests curiosity about future practical trials and public interest.
Compilation notes births deaths and events from December 12 and 13 in history. Figures include John Hay William Lloyd Garrison John S MacDonald and Sir Johnson Thompson with political and literary milestones and a note on Abbott Lawrence Lowell’s Harvard presidency.
William K Vanderbilt, been a head of a powerful rail empire, born December 12, 1849 on Staten Island. He studied in Geneva before joining the Hudson River Railroad as treasurer and rose to vice president of the New York Central and Hudson River Railway Company. The Vanderbilt name led a system of railroads through decades, with two marriages and a 1903 divorce from Alva Smith.
The Colonial Theatre hosts a sparkling week with Hough Adams and Howard at the helm for The Golden Girl a lively three act musical comedy set at West Point. The company features a comical chef and chorus plus songs like Rar Time Baseball and The Beaming Sun. Also advertised are Royal Chef Knight For a Day and other divertissements with a large cast and elaborate staging expected to draw Athens patrons.
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