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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1904
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists delivery options by carrier or mail with annual, six month, and three month rates for the daily and weekly editions. It requests prompt business communications for late delivery or irregular service and provides phone numbers for the business office and editorial rooms.
The Banner asks readers to mail notices for meetings and similar items to the Easter of The Banner or office by messenger. Telephones will not be used for announcements. Communications must include the real writer name for publication.
The Jacksonville Times-Union discusses the probability of a general European war. It notes growing bitterness between England and Russia, and argues Russia would threaten Persia and the Gulf if its advance is halted at the Yellow Sea. England resists Russian moves toward Constantinople, and both powers have pursued overlapping aims. The piece questions whether England will yield its hopes or continue to delay a broader clash amid allied tensions with Japan.
The report suggests growing the so called cotton tree under proper conditions could become highly profitable and aid immunity to the boll weevil, though not likely to replace the cotton plant. If warranted, the agriculture department may promote trials in the cotton belt to bolster defense against the pest.
In a New York American interview Madam Patti declares her earnings fell short of the hoped for $300000 and criticizes American taste citing a Philadelphia prize fight that led to her engagement cancellation. She says Americans prefer spectacle to song and plans to take about £200000 home to Wales as proceeds from the concerto amid mortifying public reception.
The United States department of agriculture orders a thorough study by the central agent at Guadalajara to evaluate the cotton tree grown near Dagos in Jalisco. Senator Hilaria Cuevas notes the tree begins bearing at five years and can remain productive for decades, reportedly yielding up to fifty pounds of fiber per season and showing boll weevil immunity.
March, April and May are described as the best time for purifying the blood. The article argues that the body is already hard at work cleansing toxins, evidenced by pimples and eruptions on the face and body, making this season ideal for treatment. It emphasizes using a blood purifying remedy to aid this natural process.
An enduring marketing pitch extols Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills as effective spring medicines that cleanse, restore energy, and improve health for the season. The testimonial-like copy asserts reliability and consistent results, urging use as a trusted remedy.
A notice discusses a Baltimore boy capable of rapid speech and considers whether he should pursue training as a historical novelist or as a war correspondent. It notes public opinion is divided on his path.
A collage of fables and anecdotes discusses courage in animals, contrasts lion bravado with partridge self sacrifice, and mixes jokes and historical snippets. It mentions the king of beasts, a hunting lion, the braver partridge, the thieving Noness, and a New York Mall note. It includes a monarch’s sermon moment with Dr South, a strap-holding passenger scene, and quips about monopolies in old England.
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