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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1909
Page
4
The Athens Banner offers subscriptions by mail with rates of 5.00 per year, 0 for six months, 1.25 for three months, or 10 cents a week. The Weekly or Sunday Banner is 1.00 per year or 0.50 for six months. Cash in advance. Readers urged to notify the business office promptly for delivery issues as the sole basis for complaints.
PEI subscribers are told no carrier may collect or sell papers. Subscribers should pay the regular collector on bill or visit the office. The notice warns against unauthorized subscription collection under any circumstances.
The article argues against abolishing the death penalty in Georgia. It contends life imprisonment may not guarantee freedom, while harsher penalties deter crime and protect the innocent. It notes imperfect justice but urges that if the death penalty is removed, life sentences must truly mean life.
The piece argues France’s prohibitive tax on cotton seed oil will not harm the U S industry. It notes the oil’s wide uses beyond cooking and foresees France eventually needing to import cotton seed oil at higher prices. It highlights growing domestic demand and adapts to olive oil substitutes as a path to continued growth.
The Griffin Herald notes the birthday of Captain Frank F. Fletcher born in Iowa on November 2. It outlines his early duties on deep sea sounding and a 19th century European station posting, a 1898 Spanish American War command of the gunboat Eagle, later command of the cruiser Raleigh in 1905, a Navy Board assignment in 1907, and his leadership of the battleship Vermont during the world cruise of the American fleet.
Highlights include 1683 partition line between Connecticut and New York, 1804 Franklin Pierce born in Hillsborough New Hampshire, 182 percent Camden South Carolina nearly destroyed by fire, 1861 Federal bombardment near Pensacola, 1864 Sherman captured Macon and its aftermath, 1868 Knights of Pythias lodge founded west of the Alleghenies, and Bishop Beckwith dying in Atlanta.
When a cold settles in the system several days of treatment are needed. Chamberlains Cough Remedy is advertised as curing quicker than others and leaving the body in a natural healthy condition. Sold by all dealers.
Street Corner Gossip chronicles a dramatic Georgia Tech victory over the University of Georgia in Athens. The piece highlights fan vigor, parades, disputed calls, injuries, and anticipates a forthcoming clash with Auburn amid talk of rest for Tech and potential suitors for Williams and his Creamson Tigers.
Opening and closing figures show modest gains in cotton seed oil futures across several months. Prices for January to December range around 6.80 to 7.07 with occasional upticks and gaps indicating partial data.
Census figures released in Washington on November 22 show 8,109,737 bales gained from 1909 to November 14, counting round bales as half. Comparisons include 9,595,809 bales in 1908 and 7,300,665 in 1907, with 123,858 round bales this year versus 173,908 in 1908. Sea Islands total 68,607 for 1909, up from 56,701 in 1908.
John W. Wilkinson presents a practical agriculture volume with chapters on agriculture horticulture forestry and more. Published by American Book Company priced at 1.00 aims at eighth grade farm schools and normal schools with illustrations and exercises for student labs.
No case on record of a cough or cold leading to pneumonia after Foley's Honey and Tar. Refuse any but the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow package. Contains no opiates and is safe and sure, sold by all druggists. x ct chal
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