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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1910
Page
4
In the Athens Banner a daily notice outlines delivery rates and non-collection rules for carriers. The page collects brief society items and remarks on politics, prohibition, weather, and local building trends in Athens. It mentions YWCA convention plans and general commentary on community growth and jobs.
In Georgia a faction seeks a state prohibition ticket at the upcoming election, but leading prohibitionists argue the move conflicts with the broader movement. Rev. T D Ellis says prohibition and a separate party are distinct and that the Democratic party controls the issue through the legislature. The piece asserts prohibition thrives under Democratic governance and warns against independent party agitation, claiming the South remains the movement’s stronghold.
The Athens High School literary department led by Miss Elizabeth Caldwell releases the first Athens High School Monthly. The magazine is praised for merit and aims to develop pupils, boost school pride, and enhance Athens reputation. To cover printing costs through subscriptions and ads, organizers seek 150 dollars in advertising from Athens business and professional men. Some firms have already committed space.
A collage notes events from 1807 Montevideo capture to 1909 Persia capture. It lists births of Horace Greeley and Marquis of Salisbury, 1843 William Van Horne and 1887 Henry M Stanley, 1905 Reid company award Newfoundland telegraph rights, plus political careers of Porter J McCumber and North Dakota senators. Random commentary on Atten and Gen Wood across period.
A Wat kinsville Oconee county branch term of the superior court heard several cases with Branch surnames. The docket included Bob Brench and A C Jackson versus J Dess Tribble and O D Veal over a patent note dispute tied to a washing machine. The jury could not reach a verdict.
A visitor notes the Banner office is laying a soil foundation for its new flooring and imagines an agricultural theme. Workmen wheelbarrow rich top soil into the building as tar creosote and pine casings are applied, signaling remodeling with an agricultural metaphor.
This week starts on the fifth Monday of January with no court in this circuit. Judge Brand and his solicitor will attend the Jackson county regular spring term of superior court at Jefferson, which convenes next Monday. Also included is an advertisement for Kings New Discovery cough medicine with testimonials and price.
Dr M Neil and Dr D H McNeil have been ill at home with typhoid fever. McNeil is slightly improved and not yet out of danger, but on the road to recovery.
Mrs. and Mrs. Clark Howell Jr entertain a box party at the Grand Friday evening for their guest Mr. Harry C. White of Athens as the Cotillion Club attends the Van Studdiford show.
Hal Chase of the New York American will coach the University of Georgia baseball team this spring. Chase, a former college player and renowned first baseman, is highly qualified for the new position and brings notable experience to Georgia baseball.
A Macon council meeting heard a management request from the Georgia Industrial Orphans Home, formerly Mumford Home, urging council members to contribute as individuals. The motion anticipates liberal responses from aldermen. An unrelated note recommends Chamberlains Cough Remedy for persistent post illness coughs, claiming wide use and success.
The Bogart municipal election results show Earl Griffeth W B Akin and L C Crew winning two year council terms. Newly elected officers will be inducted today and then choose a clerk and marshal. A post election supper drew a large local crowd.
The notice lists Seaboard Air Line and Southern and Georgia lines with arrival and departure times from Athens, naming trains 52 32 68 38 41 57 23 53 and mixed services, noting some trains do not run north of Athens and typical daily or Sunday patterns.
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