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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1905
Page
2
The Athens Banner lists subscription prices for daily and weekly editions, payment methods, and carrier delivery notes. Miscellaneous notes reference overdue Easter bills, Chicago's stance on Warsaw riots, Lookout Mountain subway, Equitable Life ads, and Grover Cleveland’s ongoing scrap with women’s clubs.
A local appeal urges subscriptions as a hospital fund nears four thousand dollars. Commentary on war wagon depots, Governor Terrell appointing Judge William A. Little, and ongoing farming and education notes fill the column with period voice and civic matters.
The piece argues farmers benefit most from a scientific agricultural education for their sons. It urges Georgia to fund a real agricultural college in Athens, claiming trained agriculturists will boost soil management, crop choices, and farm profits, transforming communities and raising land values.
The Fitzgerald Enterpriser and other papers note talk of Richard B. Russell running for governor in Georgia. Some editors predict a lively campaign, while others joke about candidates wearing wigs to level appearances among rivals.
Z T Gray of Calhoun Ga reports his wife suffered a severe cough that kept her awake. After two doctors failed to help she used Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds and saw relief and sleep return. Crag stores offer the remedy at 50 cents.
A remark notes that the Blues stem mainly from a disordered liver rather than actual external conditions. Mrs Jones recites a shocking Ohio tale of a man selling his wife to a blind peddler for ten cents, prompting a strong reaction about such acts.
The Presbyterian church Missionary Society panel to assemble at Mrs. Jno. B. Wier’s Barber street residence this afternoon at five o’clock to pack a relief box. Those willing to contribute are urged to send funds this morning.
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