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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
5
The Athens Daily Banner lists carrier and mail rates including 5.00 per year and 1.25 for three months with cash in advance. It urges timely delivery reports and warns carriers must not collect payments or sell papers under any circumstances. Subscribers may pay the regular collector or visit the business office.
A long discussion on speeding and road design considers three options. First policing suburban roads is impractical due to cost. Second segregated motor traffic would require expensive highways and private tolls. Third method, treated roads with durable binding, remains favored with many reports supporting it as a solution.
An engineer group argues traditional binding materials fail under fast vehicles. Tarvia or equivalent surface binds dust and resists wear, delivering dustless roads with heavy traffic at a feasible cost. In Richmond, Tarvia reportedly improves road quality versus standard macadam.
A Kansas druggist refuses whiskey to a sick man under a strict new temperance law. The stranger asks what can be sold, and the druggist replies whisky is only sold for snake bites, noting a single snake in town booked for three weeks ahead.
Fragmentary notes recount Henry Pull arriving as colonial governor in Boston, George II’s birth and death, a 1776 Charleston naval campaign, Charles Emmanuel II’s abdication, Mexican war actions against the United States, and Austrian defeat by French and Sardinian forces. Include Fort Pillow and Caleb Powers trial references.
Fragmentary passage recalls Hamilton King born in St John’s Newfoundland on June 4 and outlines a long career in religion and education including Olivet College in Michigan, a Teological Seminary, and roles as preacher lecturer and Republican delegate.
The article details tuberculosiss combat measures including sanatoria for the poor, national and international figures noting improved survival rates, and a push to spread prevention such as avoiding spitting. It cites Dr A Van Baeden, Dr Shannon, and Dr Wilfred Grenfell, plus a campaign motto woven into native rugs.
A young lawyer faced a tense exchange during a Christian Endeavor World event. He acknowledged that an unintentional error may have crept into his previous assertion. The discussion highlighted accountability and accuracy in statements.
From the British Court Journal the piece argues that the famed summer politeness of English travelers would fade under a winter east wind and harsher conditions, suggesting manners vary with season and weather.
The Shanghai Mercury reports a proposal to punish unlicensed poppy cultivation with a range from light to heavy bamboo penalties and banishment based on cultivation area.
The Southern Lumberman reports that a few yellow pine makers see a minor demand uptick in the last two weeks, tied to fears of price rises and continued curtailment. Most factors point to no real consumption gain, with rail demand, crop prospects, and tariff talks dampening activity.
A small humorous dialogue features Tommy meeting a new minister on his way home from Sunday school. The exchange centers on Tommy’s reply to a minister’s question about playing marbles on Sunday, ending with a playful biblical retort.
A humorous exchange from the Houston Post notes a man breaks off an engagement to save money. The joke implies his interest in saving money grew so strong that the engagement itself ended to allow further thrift.
Mt Vernon Lodge No 22 F and A M holds regular meetings on the second Thursday each month in the Max Joseph building Clayton street. St Elmo Lodge No 40 Knights of Pythias meets Mondays at Castle Hall Maz Joseph building Clayton and Wall streets. Jenn Lodge No 75 I O F meets Tuesdays at 8 oclock in Carlitos building on Jackson street. Elks Camp No 292 W C W meets Wednesdays in Carlton Building on Jackson Street. Rebekah Lodge No 54 I O F meets Thursdays at 6 30 in Carlton building Jackson street. Oliver Encampment No 14 I O O F meets Fridays in Odd Fellows Hall Clayton and Jackson streets. Visiting members invited.
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