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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1909
Page
6
In a bustling Athens column the paper reports on the Athens automobilists, Clarke Rifles, food roads improvements and local civic efforts. It notes Taft's visit, Ty Cobb’s fame, and a Rhode Island court ruling, while urging subscribers to prepay and detailing delivery policies.
Dr. Dodd of Brooklyn who lived 80 years instructed in his will that he not be buried until two weeks after death and that the radial artery be opened to prove death at the end of that period.
The article argues hogs are as vital as cotton for Southern farms as meat prices rise. It notes higher hog and wheat production reduces living costs and boosts farm self-sufficiency, with farmers shifting away from cotton dependency to save on food and fuel costs.
A commentary argues Republicans seek Southern votes by weakening black political power under Taft. Senator Cullom pushes disenfranchisement as a path to white-majority ballots, claiming the South would align with Republicans on tariffs but fears black influence. The piece contends erasing the negro vote could shift Dixie into the Republican column.
A compiled list notes events on November 10 across years including New York restoring to British control in 1674, Connecticut governors born 1828-34, Bonaparte becoming First Consul in 1799, Wirz execution in 1865, Barnum's circus fire 1887 in Bridgeport, Catholic Centenary in 1889, first World’s Convention of the WCTU in 1891, and the North Dakota battleship launch in 1908.
Edmund Clark Sanford born November 10 1859 in Oakland California rose from Oakland High School to the University of California 1883 then taught at Gahu College Honolulu and joined Johns Hopkins before joining Clark College as psychology instructor and later head of experimental psychology. He was honored with degrees from Johns Hopkins and Hobart and recently became Clark University president succeeding the late Carroll D Wright.
The Boston Herald recounts quirks in wills from around the world, including a New York widow who received ten cents from her late husband and others who left odd stipulations. Anecdotes feature ante mortem rhymes, strict schedules for heirs, and punishments for nonattendance at funerals, with examples from London, Leicester, Pesth, Milan, and beyond.
Advertisement states Pazo Ointment cures piles in six to fourteen days or money back. Claims relief for itching bleeding protruding or blind piles with a 50 cent price and refund offer. The copy resembles a vintage medical remedy promo.
Delegates arrive in Fort Wayne Indiana for a two day waterway convention to promote a deep waterway canal across northern Indiana linking Chicago and Toledo. Several members of Congress and other public officials will address the gathering tomorrow.
Health advisory notes croup peaks in early winter cold and dry air. Encourages parents to keep Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at home, claiming it never disappointed mothers and is available from all dealers.
Delegates representing more than 160,000 members gather in Winona for the Mississippi Baptist association annual convention. The opening day covers a pastors conference while the week will review Sunday school, missionary and educational activities and other denomination work.
A humorous meditation on male vanity and romance. The narrator jokes that men bore themselves, misread blunders as plots, and fool themselves about hearts and wealth. It notes how women once wore hair long and men flirted with public careers, with wry social commentary throughout.
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