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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1904

Page

9

Athens Daily Banner Delivery Rates and Notices

The Athens Daily Banner outlines mail and carrier delivery options with annual rates of 75.00, six months 2.50, and three months 1.25, plus weekly or Sunday Banner at 1.00 yearly and 60 cents for six months. Remittances by express money order or registered letter. business communications to the Business Manager. publish delivery complaints via the office. Telegraph numbers: Business Office 75, Editorial Rooms 75.

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Athens Banner News Bits and Community Notices

The Athens Banner urges readers to mail or visit the office for notices and to include authorship. It also reports on Athens flour mill prospects, new hotel and union depot plans, ongoing building activity, wartime finance, and the University of Georgia Summer School opening in July. hog pen law enforcement and the Northeast Georgia fair plans are noted, with political commentary on General Leonard Wood and Roosevelt.

University of Georgia Summer School Athens Northeast Georgia Fair Association

The Banner Seeks Cleveland or Parker at St Louis

The Banner advocates Grover Cleveland for the Democratic nomination at the St Louis convention and presents Parker as the next strongest choice if Cleveland is not tapped. It praises Parker as a man of clean life and strong juristic record trusted by New York voters and business interests.

Slong Grover Cleveland St. Louis Cleveland Jody Alton B. Parker New York Parker Hoe East

A Manufacturer's View on Cotton and Farm Decisions

William Lovering of Massachusetts argues a short cotton crop raises clothing costs and spurs global cotton sourcing. He warns farmers against bumper crops that push prices below cost, noting manufacturers push similar views. Southern growers are likely to plant as much as they can, barring major shifts in supply and demand.

William Lovering Massachsetts Congress South Marsachusetts Loveriny

Rough on the Lawyers in Tundla Land Disputes

The Springfield Republican notes a curious settlement method where two lawyers dig two shallow holes near the disputed land and duel until one is bitten by a passerby. The exhausted loser forfeits the case, eliminating lengthy argument and adding chance to the outcome.

Tundla Springfeld Republican

Sailors and Drink Odd Device Found Aboard Ship

Sailors display ingenuity in obtaining intoxication on ship using substitutes when liquor is scarce. Reports describe shellac varnish kept under lock, jalap in compass alcohol, Cologne in a pinch, and yeast fermented to create drink. A surgeon naturalist puzzled by preserved specimens showing water replacing alcohol.

Cologne Jackies San Francisco

Diegueno Creation Myth and Historical Weights Journal

An article discusses the Diegueno myth of Earth’s creation and parallels to Genesis, detailing Sky power, earth mother Sluyoohauch, deities Vo-cht-pa and Yoko-wats, and the first humans. It then shifts to English weights history, noting 1266 sterling penny standard and 1826 1827 metric reforms, with unclear origin of scruple and dram signs.

Sluyoohauch Yoko Wats Fu Chalpa England St. Louis Republic

Reading the Lines at the Wrist Mingie Bracelet Lore

The rascette or mingie bracelet sits at the base of the hand where palmistry marks the wrist and hand junction. A single strong unbroken line signals happiness and calmness, while many small cross lines suggest labor. Three lines form the rare magic bracelet bringing great riches.

Why the Apple Is Healthful

Discussion on apple acids aiding sedentary men by removing toxins to prevent dull brain jaundice and skin eruptions. The piece links healthful effects to apple sauce served with rich meals and cites a disparaging remark from Miss Pretty and a rebuke from her fiancé about a rosebud mouth.

Miss Pretty Philadelphia Press

Paper of One Kind Glanders It Helps Keep Warm

A fragmentary dialogue discusses paper as insulation and warmth with a quip about a thirty day promissory note. The excerpt reflects a humorous, antiquated tone and a Shakespearean aside about resolve aiding in need.

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