Athens Daily Banner rates and notices amid civic updates
The Athens Banner outlines subscription costs and payment methods, warns carriers against collecting, and asks readers to report delivery issues. It highlights civic topics, including Georgia corn club efforts, rural school funding votes, census disputes over Macon and Augusta, and capital move debates. The year-end push urges completion of unfinished business and a Y M C A canvass for funds in 1911.
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Athens
Association
Waring
Woman suffrage gains in Washington state
The piece notes Washington joining Idaho Colorado Utah and Wyoming as states with full women’s voting rights and discusses the regional pattern of suffrage. It weighs Mormon influence in western states and contrasts ongoing moves toward restricted suffrage in educational tax questions with limited broader adoption nationwide.
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Washington
Idaho
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Oregon
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Union
Mississippi
Taft and the Judiciary’s Heavy Responsibility
The piece argues President Taft bears great duty in shaping the federal judiciary. It notes his two Supreme Court appointments and two vacancies, plus numerous federal judges named, stressing the court’s final say in law and the need for capable, creditable appointees aligned with the president’s legal experience.
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Taft
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Congress
Birthdate of Bishop Farthing and Montreal diocese history
This December 13 entry notes Cincinnati born J C Farthing later English and Canadian church leader who became dean of Kingston and head of the Montreal diocese in 1908. It also references a literary passage about swine and flowers with archaic phrasing.
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J. C. Farthing
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Cincinnati
Ohio
England
Cambridge University
Canada
Durham
Woodstock
Kingston
Dean Farthing
Carmichael
Foley's Honey and Tar for Coughs in Households
An old warning extols Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe first aid for coughs and colds. It claims no opiates and lists druggists as sellers, urging immediate use at first sign of danger and warning about a fire alarm like coughing.
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Foley
Vinol Promises Restored Strength and Vitality
A vintage advertisement touts Vinol as a tonic that revitalizes weak digestive organs and improves blood and strength. It claims cod liver elements are refined, with nauseating oil removed, and offers money-back if it fails to make buyers stronger and feel younger.
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H.R. Palmer & Sons
Six Room House For Rent On College Avenue
A six room house rented to a good tenant for 20 dollars monthly in advance. The lot measures 70 by 180 feet on College avenue. The rent exceeds ten percent of the purchase price. Buy now.
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College Avenue
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