26 May 1910
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1910
Page
1
W E Whitehead announces candidacy for the Senate in the Thirteenth Senatorial District subject to the Democratic Primary. R Toombs Du Bose announces candidacy to represent Clarke County in the next legislature subject to the Democratic Primary.
A list of Clarke county officials including Sheriff Clerk Treasurer Tax Collector Tax Receiver Coroner County Surveyor and Western Circuit Judge candidates announces re election bids subject to the Democratic primary May 28. Judge Lewis C Russell seeks support in the Western Circuit race citing years of service and pledge of impartial duties.
President Taft plans to attend Bryn Mawr College commencement on June 2, joining alumnae and students gathered for the 25th anniversary. The event centers on raising a half million dollar endowment, with about $60,000 still needed, aided by a $250,000 offer from the General Educational Board.
Athens resident Mrs. J W Yarbrough reports severe kidney and backache two years ago. After trying Dean's Kidney Pills, she found relief with improved energy and regular kidney secretions following purchase at Palmer & Sons Drug Store.
The article praises Dr Campbell and J A Morton for rallying Athenians to join a fall chorus and attend rehearsals. It lauds the Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra performance under conductor Bernthaler, the celebrated soloists Jomelli Cochran Snelling Lawton and Croxton, and commends Mr Ruby for uniting a diverse chorus into a cohesive festival voice with high artistic standards.
Summary of scores from Southern baseball games including New Orleans, Montgomery, Birmingham, and Mobile. Notable line scores show Montgomery 60 over Nashville 12 in Birmingham with Chattanooga, and Mobile 8 over Memphis in ten innings. Batteries listed with pitchers and catchers. umpires named for each contest.
H H Perry of Gainesville declares for governor of Georgia on May 20, 1910. A former assembly member and supporter of Hoke Smith, he frames the race as a fight against special interests and for government by the people, urging reform and divine will in the outcome.
A former slim man shares how trying Grape Nuts at a friend's table led him to eat it at every meal. He reports improved health, more energy, and a weight gain of 11 pounds in four weeks, claiming his irritability and unease disappeared and that life became more enjoyable and productive.
In a weekly issue the Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index lists rail and business expansion across the region. Projects include $100,000 in warehousing at JSS Esk Sinioa, a passenger and freight terminal at Atlanta, a $75,000,000 Waycross station, 60 coke ovens near Birmingham, a $175,000 Savannah fertilizer plant, a $375,000 Atlanta land sale for a residential park, new banks in Stevenson and DeSoto, a piano factory in Anniston, sewer and street paving bids in Macon and Clarkesville, school buildings in Gadsden and Birmingham, brick plants in Savannah and Pooler, 140,000 acres near Waycross sold for $700,000, and a new corporation wave totaling $1,769,500 in capital stock.
Mt Vernon directory lists multiple fraternal lodges with meeting nights and locations in the Max Joseph building on Clayton Street. It includes K of P St Elme Lodge No 40, Athens B P O E No 790 and Williams Lodge No 15 I O O F with weekly meets. Also shows Seaboard Air Line and Georgia Railroad train schedules serving Athens with daily departures and arrivals and time figures for local routes.
Esther Brooks advises careful packing for long travel in Womens Home Companion June. She lists essential sewing items, toiletries, writing materials, and medical supplies, plus practical wardrobe choices like alpaca dresses and tan garb. She recommends multiple blouses, washable hose, and several layered outfits with a linen collar for daily style. Sweet potatoes, snap beans, and peas are also noted in a brief local listing.
The fragment touts a girl named Susie as a climber who suffered numerous scratches and burns, treated by Buckleh a Arnica Salve. It promotes a cure for rheumatism and neuralgia by Dr Detchon and claims rapid relief within days. The ad notes multiple vendors and claims dramatic effects.
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