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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1906
Page
2
The Athens Banner details subscription prices for daily and weekly editions and reminds carriers cannot collect payments. It reports political campaigning notes including criticism of Hoke Smith and Clarke Howell, and mentions plans for a new office building and hotel in the city as year end developments.
Athens grows as new residents flood in attracted by education and business. Builders rush to supply housing but demand remains higher than supply, signaling ongoing city expansion. Foreseeable population rise to about twenty five thousand in five years reflects a confident urban future. Deafness ad and patent medicine claims follow, with Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised.
In Clarkesville and Americus reports, farmers and editors discuss Hoke Smith and Georgia leadership. The Athinta Journal and Tanner publications critique or defend political ties while readers question unity across the state amid disaster relief references.
The piece argues that populists seeking to rejoin the Democratic Party must show good faith and rejects those seen as insincere. It likens intra party exclusion to religious group boundaries and cites past figures and regional leaders to illustrate perceived double standards in party integration.
In Lawrenceville the ex-governor candidate Hoke Smith urged Nascent populists and nurses to back his bid. He argued they share common ground and should stay united, prompting questions about his appeal to former populists and self-respect in voting.
Johnston and Murphy shoes for men praised as finest worldwide. Baltic last showcased for young men at E. I. Smith and Co. Store.
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