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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1914
Page
10
The paper discusses subscription rates and delivery notices, local improvements in Athens such as Broad Street and Epps Bridge road, and notes on national and international events. It mentions trades excursion plans, tax increases in Macon, Panama Canal tolls debates, and figures like Senator Tillman and Gifford Pinchot, with commentary on the political landscape and public works.
Senator Borah of Idaho endorses state control over woman suffrage while open to amendment repeal. He argues the fifteenth amendment must be repealed for a federal ballot, otherwise voting rights should be left to individual states. He notes Southern opposition to federal action on race and warns against federal meddling in state voting rules. Ten states already grant the ballot.
The Athens Chamber of Commerce calls on unsigned merchants to join the Trades Day excursions, noting 32 have signed up and eight more are needed to guarantee success. The effort aims to boost shopping, attract visitors, and foster new citizens, with returns for investors and the city’s growth.
The piece argues that while President Wilson may push his views, he is not an autocratic boss. Congress must approve laws and can oppose his aims. It notes his leadership on foreign policy and the Panama tolls issue, urging adherence to constitutional checks and open governance without coercion.
Sixteen years ago today the Oregon began its swift 1898 voyage from San Francisco to join a warship in Atlantic waters. After 67 days and 14 000 miles via Callao and the Straits of Magellan, Commander Charles E. Clark earned national hero status.
The conference proposes moving jobs now filled by children to unemployed men to address unemployment. It notes questions about whether unemployed men would take these jobs and if they could perform them effectively.
A testimonial extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a superior cough and cold medicine. It cites cured customers and strong popular demand, urging readers to try the preparation and buy from all dealers.
Industrial Index notes a surge in Southeastern construction with many city and state projects. Bonds for schools in Miami and Flomaton, Ala. new banks planned in several states. apartment houses rising in Daytona and Atlanta. a $40,000 LaGrange high school. a $35,000 University of Alabama dormitory. a $100,000 Hawkinsville cotton mill venture. 40 new corporations, about half a million dollars in capital.
A local Rexall advertisement promotes Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets with a money back guarantee if not effective. The ad highlights Pepsin and Bismuth as digestive aids and notes availability at over 7,000 Rexall Stores, specifically at H. R. Palmer & Sons in Athens, Georgia, with prices of 25c 50c and 1.00.
Plain Truth that's Worth Money. Using Foley's Honey and Tar for a cough or cold may save money. F. F. Monahan of Menomonie Wisconsin says exposure to weather is met with Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. He recommends it and refuses substitutes. H. R. Palmer & Sons ad.
An old advertisement touts TIZ for sore tired and sweaty feet, claiming it draws out acids and poisons and ends foot trouble. It promises rest for aching feet after work or dance, reduces bunions blisters and callouses, and offers a 25 cent box from druggists or stores.
Kenyon Cox condemns the so called Shock your Grandmother school of art in a critique from Artist and Public in the April Scribner. He argues that modern publicity rewards morbid and extreme works and fosters transient notoriety over enduring art. Cox cites Auguste Rodin as the founder of this movement and laments the shift toward sensational excess.
Spring Blood and System Cleanser claims impurities are purged by Electric Bitters. The ad targets winter fatigue and “Spring Fever,” urging a four weeks treatment to restore health, with guaranteed results. Sold by H. E. Bucklen & Co. in Philadelphia or St. Louis at 50 cents and 1 dollar.
The article states deafness cannot be cured by local applications as they don’t reach the inner ear. It attributes deafness to an inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube, causing muffled sound or hearing loss when inflamed or closed. It promotes a remedy by constitutional means and mentions a Druggist advertisement from Toledo.
The Atlanta Georgian reports Rob ert McWhorter known as Bob has a large group of supporters in Atlanta. A special voting period ends in nine days with 24 subscribers earning 150000 votes for his entry. Friends are urged to form clubs and deliver subscriptions to credit to his bid.
Mr. W. G. Griffeth has returned from Hampton Springs Florida where he spent several days recovering from rheumatism at the health resort. The Hampton Springs hotel is owned by Mr. Oglesby famed locally for other ventures and the area is noted for its restorative powers as a Southern resort.
A long list of Clarke county residents declare candidacy or re election for local offices including tax collector sheriff clerk superior court treasurer tax receiver coroner and county surveyor. The notices mention party primaries and subject to democratic actions along with a 1914 Elberton date and various lodge and fraternal society meeting details. Women sailors are noted in a separate line about Denmark and Norway.
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