Athens Banner issues and local progress notes and appeals
The Athens Banner describes subscription rates and delivery rules, urges public notice for issues with late service, and notes telephone lines. It commentary on weather, politics, rail and coal aid, and outlines plans for the State Normal School buildings, Athens Jefferson railroad list, a new hotel company, and hospital setup with active committees urging public support.
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Athens and Jefferson
Athens
Italians and Labor Shift for the South
The Savannah News suggests the south could welcome Italian laborers amid labor shortages, noting April and May arrivals may total about 100000. It cites southern contractors and farmers tiring of unreliable negro workers and questions whether Italians would become industrious, landowning citizens. A group of fifty to sixty Italian laborers are expected to Griffin via steamer next Sunday or Monday, to work for an Augusta firm. If satisfied, more Italians may follow. language barriers require a foreman. The piece also mentions political credit for railroad rate reform shifting to Mr. Bryan and Mr. Roosevelt, and ends with an unrelated medical ad.
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Savannah
New York
South
Griffin
Augusta
Strangest tomb in this country in Nevada Missouri Cemetery
The Chicago Chronicle reports a widow's 1897 tomb for Son Dorsa in Nevada Missouri. A 12 by 5 by 11,000 pound granite crypt holds the coffin with an 18 inch glass opening over the head and a Bible carved cover. The tomb includes a photo of Dorsa under glass and porcelain, remains now dark yet still recognizable.
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America
Son Dorsa
Nevada
Missouri
Dorse
Insane Asylum No. 3
Dorsa
Brapite
Vinol Reliability Spurs Physicians Endorsement
Prominent doctors join H. R. Palmer & Sons in backing Vinol as the premier cod liver oil preparation. Endorsements claim Vinol restores health and strength for the old, weak, children, and convalescents, with a money back guarantee if it fails to satisfy.
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H. R. Palmer & Sons
Vinci
Vincl
H. R.palmer & Sons
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