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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
2
The Athens Banner page includes subscription rates and delivery notes, letters on local issues, and editorials praising farmers and politicians. It highlights Clarke County exhibits, a push for a new hotel, and remarks on Georgia politics and the State Normal School’s progress.
A tribute to President E C Branson for transforming the Georgia State Normal School. The article credits his leadership with raising the curriculum, expanding teacher training, and fostering scholarships that aid hundreds of students. It notes improved common schools and strong faculty support while highlighting his personal dedication to the institution. A health ad follows touting Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney and bladder trouble.
The advertisement from E. J. Smith & Co showcases fashionable footwear at $3.50 a pair. It highlights the shop’s fine printing and claims nobbiest styles available for discerning customers.
Jefferson Georgia May 1 In a conversation with Jas T Williamson president of the Jefferson Canning Company we are told work on the plant is progressing rapidly. The factory will be ready to begin processing the blackberry crop soon with peaches sweet potatoes corn and other produce to follow. The firm plans to employ thirty five workers at harvest time providing wages and opportunities for local farmers to sell fruits and vegetables to the cannery.
Eugene Lyle, once of Athens now residing in Atlanta, visits friends in town while traveling for a major hardware firm. A note from T J Dwyer of Graysville recalls three cured consumptives in Livonia, Missouri, credited to Dr King s New Discovery. The medicine is praised as a sure cough and cold remedy and throat lung healer with trial bottles offered.
Mr. E B Weatherly is the city agent for Remington Typewriters and invites friends to call or notify him when in need of a typewriter. He is described as a promising young businessman likely to succeed in the agency. Also mentions a Bucklen’s Arnica Salve testimonial and local druggists, noting a 25 cent box in stock.
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