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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1903
Page
2
The Banner solicit news from the city and will not take meeting notices over the phone. Send notices with the real name to the Banner office or by messenger. Writers may request anonymity, but the editor must know the author. No future deviation from these rules.
State School Commissioner Mer ritt informs county superintendents that the University Summer School will run six weeks in Athens from July 1 to August. The program promises top instructors, extensive lectures, and a valuable vacation training opportunity for teachers. Contact Prof EC Brandfiyeadt ens for full information.
The editorial urges the Georgia General Assembly to lengthen daily sessions or add more, and highlights priorities: biennial sessions, convict reform, child labor restrictions, Australian ballot adoption, and uniform textbooks. It argues these moves would save state money and improve governance. It ends with a call for the assembly to finish well.
The Southern Railway offers special weekend tickets on Saturdays through September 12 at greatly reduced round trip fares. Tickets to Atlanta and Tallulah Falls Georgia are on sale Saturday afternoon, with further routes to Asheville Hot Springs Arden Fletcher Hendersonville Flat Rock Seluda and Tryon North Carolina. Returns permitted until the Tuesday after the sale date. Details, rates, and schedules available from R. W. Sizer Athens Georgia and officials in Washington Atlanta.
A dated grocer note urges customers to order Bransfords Oifton flour for quick delivery and warns not to miss future stock, claiming ample supply was ready today.
Notice from W. W. Turner city clerk and treasurer of Athens that tax books for receiving returns will close on July 1. Taxpayers should file before that date to avoid double taxation.
S Kingsbaker of 80 East Ohio Chicago promotes a treatment for piles labeled Banner Guaranteed priced at 25 cents. Advertises distributors H R Palmer & Sons Arnold & Sor Orr Drag Co W J Smith & Bro and EB O McEvoy as selling agents.
The Central of Georgia railway offers excursion tickets to eastern cities and coast resorts via Savannah and steamship lines to Tybee. Features include quick schedules and through sleeping car service. Fall particulars with rates and schedules available from local ticket agents or agents in Athens Georgia.
An advertorial claiming Stuart's Gin and Buchu heal Bright's disease, gravel, and urethral issues. It cites private and hospital trials, a 896 case record, and offers a free sample bottle from Stuart Drug Co. Atlanta. Also promotes Little Early Risers laxative pills with testimonials from W H Howell and Bob Moore.
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