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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1906
Page
2
The Athens Banner informs readers no carrier may collect subscriptions or sell papers. Subscriptions should be paid to the regular collector upon bill presentation or at the office. Prompt notice to the business office is requested for late delivery or irregular service.
Editor Pleas ant A Stovall of the Savannah Press comments on The Athens Banner article about George Foster Peabody’s retirement from the world of business and his vow to devote life to education. The piece notes his bequests to Athens and support for the University of Georgia, praising his generosity and inspiring spirit for educational uplift.
The article notes Jimnes M Snnth’s direct and steady campaign style, highlighting his reliance on the common sense of the people. It asserts the primary belief that voters will judge him able to bring a satisfactory business administration to the state's affairs.
The Athens colored community honors Chancellor Walter Hill with public exercises praising Southern white friends who aid the Negro uplift. The piece stresses lasting impact of quiet, kind acts by white Southerners and urges broader imitation.
Ws Yancey of Paducah Kentucky says after three doctors failed to help his severe kidney disease Poleys Kidney Care gave immediate relief and cured him with a full course. He urges others to try the bottle and asks druggists to stock it. Baraca Bible Class meets Sundays at 9:15 in the Vaplist Church classroom for Sunday School lessons. All real men are invited to attend.
An 1900s style item presents a Bible lesson from Mark 7 24 50 and a testimony praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy by Bluffton Indiana resident M F Burroughs. It notes retailers H R Palmer and Sons and W J Smith and Bro.
Closing exercises of Knox Institute were held with Rev H H Proctor of Atlanta delivering the sermon to a large crowd of African American citizens. An industrial exhibit featured furniture sewing crafts and prints, praised as the best yet by a segregated school in the city. The annual concert and exercises drew packed crowds at the county courthouse while seven graduates received diplomas and certificates.
An Irishman on his deathbed longs to taste ham before he dies and asks his wife Bridget to share a single taste, but she explains the ham is saved for the wake. The piece blends a dark joke with a regional voice and a line of households talking about food and grief.
Notices list several fraternal bodies meeting weekly in Athens Georgia. Keystone Chapter Royal Arch Masons meets third Tuesday at 8 in Max Joseph building. Glenn Lodge No 75 I O O F meets Tuesday at 8 in Carlton building. Williams Lodge No 15 I O O F meets Monday at 8 in Carlton building. Athens Lodge No 790 B F O E meets Wednesday at 8 30 in Broad and Lumpkin. Sequee Tribe No 54 I O Ro Mi meets Wednesday at 8 in Knights of Pythias hall.
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