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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1912
Page
4
The mass meeting last night boosted the bond election for Clarke County and a new court house. Citizens of Athens and Clarke County are urged to register by April first for the 1912 elections and to back the bond issue to fund a modern courthouse as part of regional progress.
County commissioners plan to set a bond election for about April 3 as per Judge Cobb's registration method. If the call is issued at the February meeting and published soon after, the county can grant the entire February month for residents to register and qualify to vote on the issue.
Citizens weigh a proposal to issue bonds for a new Clarke County court house a new jail and a jailer's house with a larger modern safe building placed nearer the county seat center to improve access and economy and to secure durable facilities for county business. The April vote will determine whether the handsome commodious and safe complex is built.
A 1912 column mocks the chronic “old grouch” who laments the past. It argues modern advances from electricity to submarines prove yesterday's era was savage, praising today as the best time in every moral, social, and economic aspect.
The entry lists notable historical events and births for January 31, including Ben Johnson born 1573 and died 1637, Guy Fawkes execution 1605, Gouveneur Morris born 1752 and died 1816, Gen Greene commanding 1781, John Randolph Tucker born 1812 and died 1880, Milwaukee city incorporation 184, Sir Garnet Wolseley victory, the Atlanta training ship loss, Meissonier death 1891, Spurgeon death 1892, engineers strike end 1898, Panama expo site 1911, and John A Widstoe born 1872 with biography notes.
A Georgia anti salty league delegation plans a Washington trip to push the Kenyon Shepard bill to bar interstate beer shipments into dry states. About 500 Georgians will travel with plans arranged by Mrs. T. E. Paterson and leaders from Griffin Rome and Augusta. They seek support from Senator Hoke Smith and Congressman Roddenberry and secured a round trip rate of 22 dollars.
Atlanta reports fifteen million fertilizer tags issued by the Georgia state department of agriculture for the 1911 12 season covering 1 500 000 tons of fertilizer across multiple brands. The piece notes record fertilizer use and rising yields, with planters expected to use more commercial fertilizer while reducing acreage and labor.
A Tyner North Carolina reader Mr B Sugg reports ten years of severe sleeplessness and nervous fatigue. He credits Vinci cod liver and iron remedy for relief and urges others with nerve weakness or sleeplessness to try it with money back guarantee. Also endorses Bucklen's Arnica Salve for skin problems and Chamberlains Cough Remedy for early croup symptoms.
Atlanta moves to challenge the Georgia Railway and Electric Company before the state railroad commission alleging high lighting and power charges. The city has set aside 5000 dollars to study a possible city electric plant and to audit company books via the commission. Current city rates run 10 cents per kilowatt hour for lighting and six cents for power.
A brave young girl rode at midnight to warn villagers and save lives during a forest fire in the Catskills. The tale contrasts her courage with a medical testimonial praising Dr King’s New Discovery for lung trouble and coughs, claiming dramatic cures and weight gain. Price 50c and 1.00, trial free. Guaranty by local firms.
A promotion details a six month subscription to Remus Home Magazine, presented as a reader incentive. The notice hints at a bundled offer and prompts readers to act to receive the periodical.
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