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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
7
Prohibition leaders say the petition filed with Duval county commissioners contains 2500 registered voters, exceeding the 2250 names required by law. A committee was appointed to verify the list and must report by February 15.
Athens reports a fluctuating cotton market with New York and Liverpool prices mostly firmer then easing. New York opened steady up 2 to 4 points, later net gains of 8 to 9 points, with spot middling uplands at 11.70 cents and gulf at 11.95. Liverpool opened lower, about 3 to 5 points, with fair spot business near 9 points lower and exports rising to 7,000 bales.
Monroe Ga February 6 There are now more than one hundred students at the Fifth District Agricultural College located three miles above the city. The single dormitory is inadequate to house all attendees, making another building clearly necessary. Walton County residents take pride in the college.
A Sun report contrasts English and American practices on wives keeping or changing their surname. It notes London School Board member Mrs Fenwick Miller kept her birth name, English law allows it, and many English widows refuse to surrender titles, while American women commonly use different names for business and society.
A collection of quotes and quips on pity love price disease wealth ignorance bliss locksmiths and truth, as attributed to sources like Lippincott's. The piece juxtaposes familiar proverbs with humorous commentary, suggesting human foibles and social observations.
A Chicazo official recounts a plumber’s apprentice who, en route to work, went to the health office to register his father’s death. The clerk pressed for a date. the reply claimed the father would die that night, but the apprentice admitted the doctor warned otherwise, making the claim unsure.
At the February 4 meeting of the University of Alabama faculty in Tuscaloosa the resolution to withdraw from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association was carried by an overwhelming majority, effective at the association's December 1908 meeting.
A historical column argues that Republicans issued bonds in peace to boost banks, while Democrats faced treasury strain and duties by law. It claims cycles of blame and panic show frauds boomerang, with Democrats accused of issuing bonds to meet legal obligations and Republicans accused of profiting without authority.
Ellen Terry describes visiting a madhouse to study performance. She recalls a vacant young girl watching the wall, then moving swiftly as a swallow, a thin apathetic patient, and a grief-stricken woman. Terry argues actors must imagine before observing life to shape realism.
A Birmingham student, Gondle Cunningham, 18, died after her clothing ignited at a Montavallo dormitory during a chafing dish party. Pursued by two roommates, she was extinguished with blankets but sustained fatal burns. The incident caused panic until professors calmed the campus.
Rev Henry N Couden, noted for confronting bigotry in the House, told a Michigan gathering a tale of a captured rebel who cheekily taunted Union soldiers with Didnt we rebs give you Yanks h at Chickamauga. After refusing to swear allegiance, the man accepted citizenship and echoed the rebellious taunt as he left. General Butler warned him of full US responsibility.
Sufferings and Dollars Saved. B. Lopez of Manilla New York, a carpenter, states Bucklen's Arnica Salve has healed many severe cuts and saved him suffering and money. It heals burns sores ulcers fever sores eczema and piles. 25c at W J Smith Bros H R Palmer & Sons Cruggists.
An Athens Georgia druggist promotes Vinol from cod liver oil extract, claiming removal of oil while preserving medicinal elements. It markets Vinol as a potent body builder and lung remedy created by French chemists, available with a guarantee from H R Palmer & Sons.
A scientific preparation of vegetable nutrients claims to aid digestion with natural enzymes. The product is advertised as containing substances found in meat and dairy diets and is sold by druggists nationwide.
In Rome, Hon. Seaborn Wright says he will not attend the state Democratic executive committee meeting and would vote for a late primary. He argues a late August or September primary avoids voter disruption, costs nothing to hold, and prevents disenfranchisement of farmers during peak season. Wright notes a late primary aligns with prior conventions and any early vote risks electing officials a year early. Signed Seaborn Wright. The Jumping off Place. Consumption had me in its grasp, and I had almost reached the jumping off place when I was advised to try Dr. King's New Discovery, which saved my life. It heals coughs and lung ailments. 50c and $1. Trial bottle free at local druggists.
A New York financier helps a frightened wife cash a $10,000 bank check after rumors of bank suspensions. He advises calm, then arranges a cashing at Seafoam Bank and sends her to fetch the money with a cab. Also mentions Bert Barber praising Kinney and Bladder Pills from DeWitt.
Rome Ga February 6 An explosion at the Rome Municipal Gas Company plant at 5 15 pm wrecked part of the building shattered thousands of windows and burned Superintendent A D Watson who was knocked unconscious and injured He and two negro employees Will Wilson and Roy Cothran suffered burns as bricks and glass scattered over Broad Street Firemen extinguished the blaze and the main plant quickly resumed operation
After Tristan and Isolde at the opera house two girls wait with cloaks for a waiting carriage as they banter about Wagner. They joke that angels in heaven would hear his baton and that the composer’s heavenward reception would be strict, prompting their father to hurry them along. The exchange blends memory with playful irreverence and a dash of local theater lore.
From the Philadelphia Record a street dialogue about red headed women who wear glasses. A stroller on Chestnut Street counts forty one red headed beauties at Thirteenth and Chestnut, all wearing specs or nose glasses with varied frame styles. A red headed office trio and a typewriter discuss glasses for practical reasons, including eye size and a humorous remark about coins.
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