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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1910
Page
4
A scrambled 1920s style piece references The Athens Banner and its editor H. J. Rowe, subscription rates, and carrier policies. It then moves to a stream of short notes about Athens real estate, local pride, and cultural references, interspersed with political and social quips.
The 1905 Georgia program by the University of Georgia promotes agricultural contests for youths ages ten to eighteen. With county school support, prizes up to 500 dollars in counties across the state reward achievements in corn, potatoes, yams, onions, poultry, pigs, needlework, flowers, cooking, and more. The effort, led by the State College of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, aims to lift schools, homes, and citizenship while fostering rural prosperity.
A Georgia Day feature highlights the state’s rich history with a pamphlet by Mildred Rutherford. It lists Georgia’s firsts from the Revolutionary schooner to the Savannah steamboat, U Georgia, Wesleyan, and notable pioneers across education, medicine, industry, and war, underscoring Georgia’s lasting legacy and influence.
February dates mark deaths births and political events from 1732 to 1910. Notables include Augustus II of Saxony and Poland, actor John Philip Kemble, and Taft becoming Secretary of War. Washington gossip centers on Speaker Cannon’s reluctance to retire and hints of a Democratic shift in the next House. Earl Fitzhugh and birth anniversaries appear amid railway leadership shifts.
The Young Women's Christian Association of the Gulf States will hold its annual convention in Athens from February 10 to 13. Delegates include prominent Athens officers, Agnes Scott with ten students, and eight from the college, plus many from Southern colleges. Atlanta women expect large attendance and a successful program featuring entertainment by Lucy Cobb Institute and State Normal School.
The piece argues Speaker Cannon risks personal defeat by clinging to leadership as a Democratic shift looms in the House and Taft expands government censorship. It cites a 1909 rule requiring press manuscript approval and notes Chamberlain's Liniment ad urging preparedness for injuries.
Transit timetable from Athens showing Seaboard Air Line and Georgia Railroad north and southbound trains with specific departure and arrival times. Notes indicate daily, mixed, and Sunday schedules, with trains 62 3 58 38 41 57 33 53 listed and times ranging from early morning to late evening.
A Athens reader reports back pain and kidney discomfort eased by Doan’s Kidney Pills. After using the product from Palmer & Sons drug store, the writer, J. F. Martin of 671 Thomas St, says symptoms vanished and health improved, endorsing Foster Milburn Co as sale agents in the U S.
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