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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1914
Page
7
The Athens Banner notes upcoming Georgia editor visits, a push for new universities including Candler University, and calls for bigger state support for the University Summer School. It cites rising meat prices, cattle farming gains, and a growing need for greater teacher training amid legislative activity.
A Georgia newspaper column praises pig clubs alongside corn and canning clubs run by the State College of Agriculture and federal programs. It notes pig club members, with about a dozen observing farmers each, will help raise a two million dollar value this year and could double pig club work quickly with more funding.
The piece argues Carranza must choose peace to preserve Constitutionalists rule and gain United States recognition. It notes US stance, potential amnesty vs punishment for treason, and that his next moves determine his leadership and a stable government in Mexico.
Atlanta writer notes early campaign activity for governor with four to five contenders. Observes many politicians favor J Randolph Anderson or Nat E Harris, while W J Harris pushes strong claims. Hugh J Rowe eyed to chair state convention in Macon as July progress unfolds.
Commissioners and candidates tour counties meeting voters. Cliff Walker promotes for attorney general by meeting residents in county seats and towns, claiming 50 000 to 100 000 voter contacts. Editors and politicos gather in Commerce as Judge Broyles gains strong newspaper support. J D Price canvasses South Georgia, asserting likely re election success.
Georgia voters are urged to endorse J D Price for reelection as Commissioner of Agriculture. He cites a year of expanded fertilizer analysis, special reports to farmers, increased funding for agricultural education, and active work by entomology veterinary and oil inspection teams, calling for stronger pure foods and fertilizer laws.
The department’s work over the past year boosted state revenue by 50000 dollars beyond prior gains as fertilizer and oil inspection expanded. Georgia farmers gained access to in‑house fertilizer analysis, with more than twice as many taking advantage of the service. Separately, Georgia prosecutors face salary cuts and possible abolition of their offices, with county attorneys stepping in, prompting alarm in the senate.
A historical reflection contrasts the 1848 Seneca Falls convention led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott with modern progress as women gain voting rights across states. The piece highlights suffrage expansion, officeholding, and global movement, noting Emory College’s continued independence from a new Atlanta Methodist university.
Cure for old sores and lingering pains advertised as a wonder drug. Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil claims to relieve pain and heal simultaneously with pricing at 25c 50c and 1.00. A classic end of ad blurb style from a historical sheet.
An old warning against mercurial ointments and for Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. The ad touts internal use, blood and mucous surface action, urges genuine product, lists price and free offer, and promotes HaIl's Family P?ls for constipation.
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