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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1908
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists mail and weekly rates with cash in advance, urging prompt reports of late or unreliable delivery to the business office. It warns that no carrier may collect subscriptions and notes upcoming local happenings including Pythians, political discourse, and plans for a new hotel, with emphasis on state and national political outlooks.
Baron Togo Takahira, back in Washington as Japan's ambassador, dismisses talk of war with the United States as nonsense. He states Japan wishes friendly relations and foresees no desire to interrupt ties with America. The piece hopes his views reflect his people's mood and warns against straining relations.
Congressman Howard pushes a 50000 dollar federal appropriation to add to the federal building in this city. The facility has long suffered inadequate accommodations for sessions and grand juries now back the request for relief and improvements to better serve attendees and judicial needs.
February 18 marks a collage of dated notes: Michael Angels died after a life born March 6 1475 in Belfast. The first steamer across the Atlantic. George Peabody the philanthropist born. Wilson Barrett celebrated. General Gordon entered Khartoum. Multiple entries mix typos and partial names, but key events include births deaths and notable milestones tied to February 18 across eras.
Jean Jusserand, born February 18, 1855 in Lyons, rose through the French Foreign Affairs Ministry to consul in London and counsellor at the embassy, then minister to Denmark before being sent to the United States in 1902. An acclaimed author on medieval English social life, he received the Legion of Honor.
Ely's Cream Balm is widely trusted in thousands of homes as a reliable remedy kept in the family medicine closet. It is used at the first signs of a cold to provide immediate relief and a short course to prevent chronic catarrh, with the aim of stopping the cold in its tracks.
Milledgeville and Darien papers talk Brantley for governor in 1910 while expressing support for a South Georgia candidate to succeed Governor Smith. They also urge Brantley to win a large majority to return to Congress, comparing Brantley’s prospects to a snowball through a Georgia summer.
A composite of editorials from multiple papers rails at demagogues and party rhetoric. It notes Len Broughton of Atlanta attacking wealth arguments, Governor Smith’s educational tour, prohibition bills in Congress, voter caution on tempering thirsts, and Roosevelt’s potential third term issue.
The Dalfin Times reports Governor Smith will apply a reform yardstick to legislative hopefuls and will not endorse those opposing his type of reform. It critiques State Treasurer Park’s banking record and suggests blame for bank failures would be misplaced.
Albany Herald notes Hon. Seahorn Wright remains undecided on opposing Senator Clay. The piece argues contemplation before action, likening the dilemma to a Roman choice between two enduring laws. The editorial urges careful judgment amid political pressure.
In Atlanta, Hon Seaborn Wright refused to comment on the senatorial succession. The distinguished Roman is not accustomed to decline to talk about public matters.
Senator Clay blocked the ship subsidy measure after uncovering a four million dollar graft concealed within the bill’s complex legal phrasing. The finding prompts calls for tighter oversight and further investigation of the legislation.
An advertisement touts Detchon’s Relief for rheumatism and neuralgia claiming radical cure in two days. It asserts immediate disease relief from the first dose and describes the remedy as removing the cause. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons druggists for 75 cents and $1.00.
Johnny Coulon meets Cooney Kelley in Peoria in a ten round bout while Freddie Welsh battles Young Loughrey in Milwaukee for another ten round contest. The card promises a night of decisive action with high stakes for regional boxing fans.
In a satirical column Uncle Jim and N. P. M. lampoon Congress for planes of reform beyond earth. They mock talks of rearranging stars and celestial bodies while urging focus on tariff, currency, trusts, and railroad laws. The piece ends with a warning to wait for lawmakers to return home.
A testimonial from George Moore of Grimesland North Carolina claims consumption nearly drove him to jump but Dr King’s New Discovery saved his life after a full course of bottles. The ad touts it as a remedy for coughs colds and weak lungs with trial bottles free and retail prices of 50 cents and one dollar at local druggists W J Smith and Bro H R Palmer and Sons.
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