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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1903
Page
5
Advertisement notice outlines subscription rates and mailing options for The Athens Daily Banner and Weekly Banner. It calls readers to send news with real names, warns against telephone submissions, and notes opinions on local and national topics and personalities in a period-appropriate voice.
The Athens Banner hails farmers joining the North East Georgia Fair plan to exhibit at Athens and later at Macon. Editorial urges county fairs, individual county exhibits, and securing strong premiums to showcase local agricultural prowess. The piece notes rising fair grounds work and premium lists forthcoming. It cites the Oglethorpe Esho endorsing county participation and urges farmers to contribute and report willingness to participate.
A statement by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, pledges peaceful, lawful methods to secure a larger share of wealth production and better labor relations. It asserts organized labor seeks no conflict and expects manufacturers to largely align with peace, while acknowledging some opposition.
Clarke County Georgia officials under Commissioner A L Mitchell invite descendants and local citizens to help compile a complete roll of Confederate soldiers from Clarke County. The effort aims to document names, units, and service by county residents whether in county or external companies, plus descendants and friends who can contribute data. Send information by letter or visit the Insurance Building in Athens.
Fragmentary text shows a tense scene where a duke and visitor negotiate, a guard and a stern soldier enforce orders, and a momentary pause precedes an appointment. The garbled lines hint at threats and a potential message about being sent to kill, with no clear outcome.
Dr T G Merritt of No Mesopany Pa reports a patient with violent hemorrhages from stomach ulcer was treated with Electro Bitters. He notes improvement from the first dose and no attack in 14 months. The tonic is advertised for dyspepsia indigestion constipation and kidney troubles at local stores.
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