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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1905
Page
2
The Athens Daily Banner outlines home and mail rates including 5.00 yearly 2.50 half year 1.25 three months and 10 cents weekly. Weekly or Sunday Banner at 1.00 yearly 0.50 half year. Cash in advance. Remittances by express post office money order or registered letter. Do not let carriers collect payments or sell papers.
Journal excerpts reveal debate among figures like Hoke Smith James M. Smith and Joe Hill Hall on Georgia governor contest and road and railroad projects. Citizens warned about liberty and taxation while speculation swirls about Bryan and Athens.
The Banner endorses a Daughters of the Confederacy monument to Capt. Wirz who was executed after Andersonville. The Savannah Press warns such monuments foreshadow federal control over rail, quarantine and other realms, arguing state sovereignty is violated.
The text argues that the country is moving toward an imperial, consolidated government despite a protective constitution. It notes small steps toward centralization, warns that regulating rates by an interstate commerce commission would be the absolute centralization, and asserts that the states have not yet yielded to federal powers.
Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama voices strong opposition to a proposed national system for regulating railroad rates. He frames the issue as a clash between federal power and state rights, arguing the move risks constitutional overreach and political controversy. The piece cites critics and signals ongoing partisan tension over interstate commerce policy.
The south gives Roosevelt a great ovation as chief magistrate, while Georgia gears for upcoming primary battles. Col John R. Cooper of Macon targets Bartlett in congressional race. Rufus E. Lester declines to run again. Brannen of Bulloch enters, with easy sailing teased. Rumors link Spencer Re Atkinson against Chief Justice Wolcott Fish, and Wash Lester of Lexington in opposition. Opinions on the congressional field are sharp and speculative as Georgia politics heat up.
Family illness history told by EB Reid of Fhirmony Maine with a five year cough saga. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for quick relief from cow and cold, claiming it prevents serious lung trouble and honors a mother’s memory. Available at Palmer & Sons and J Smith & Bro drug stores with free home delivery.
The piece preaches preparedness and early treatment for illness. It touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective against colds and urges keeping it on hand for instant use. It lists H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro. in Athens as sellers.
A quirky exchange about city living and dog choices. The Philadelphia Inquirer suggests an Italian greyhound as a suitable pet for urban living.
Mrs T Hinde tells of a terrifying encounter on the Uganda Railway as lions pursued her party. Seventy miles from help, the group heard nightly screams while natives kept daily contact. After her husband fired on lions, Mrs Hinde rode away with six lions in pursuit, her guards fleeing.
In a perilous chase described in Blackwood's Magazine a rhinoceros charged while a mare and her rider Mrs. Hinde escaped to camp with safety. Mr. Hinde paused, fearing the beast would threaten Mrs. Hinde if fired upon, and he did not fire.
Athens daily market notes dated October 31 show price quotes for spots and futures in corn oats and lard with scattered figures from New York and Chicago exchanges. The fragmentary text mentions January and May contracts and assorted price changes across grains and dairy products.
Early Liverpool prices held up amid nervousness over spinners while late session declines mirrored American markets. It notes little activity, sympathetic drops, heavy port receipts, and cautious optimism for purchases on declines as crop sales progress.
A household remedy for croup is Chamberlains Cough Remedy. It should be given at first sign of hoarseness or croupy cough to prevent an attack. The medicine contains no opium or harmful drugs and is sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro in Athens, Georgia.
An ad notes Cheney's Expectorant cures coughs colds and croup priced at 25 cents a bottle in all drug stores. A humorous exchange about a misheard phrase appears, quoting the Houston Post on majority rules.
A terse 1905 notice dated August 1 4.00 A M Eastern Time references a class schedule with cryptic codes 0 & 11 S81 and 40. The fragment ends with ERWIN General Manager, offering no clear event or location details.
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