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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1913
Page
4
The Athens Banner announces subscription prices of five dollars yearly, two hundred fifty for six months, one dollar twenty five for three months, or ten cents weekly. Remittance by express, post office money order, or registered letter. Readers to report late delivery or irregular service. no carrier is authorized to collect payments or sell papers.
Clarke county voters face two elections next Wednesday December 3 for county commissioners three seats and for a city mayor and four aldermen. The piece notes lively contest for the county seats and hints at turnout, while urging support for road improvement and wiser land use as Western farmers consider moving to Georgia. It also mentions currency reform politics and local civic plans for Athens night improvements.
State urged to rally behind the Georgia Chamber of Commerce to combat the boll weevil. Governor Slaton calls for county meetings to plan early maturing cotton and increased food crops, warning the pest nears Georgia and stressing cooperative, statewide action.
The Monroe Doctrine guides U S policy against another interoceanic canal in the western hemisphere. English interests sought Colombian concessions for a canal parallel to Panama but withdrew amid U S warnings. The United States emphasizes fairness in canal usage and vows force if needed to defend its position.
Joe H. Wilson senior counselor of Classie City Council No 15 will relinquish his chair to Senior Counselor Wier Wird of Atlanta Council 505 tonight. All officers will give up chairs to the Atlanta grip-toters for a large night with many candidates and refreshments. Atlanta reports say about thirty are coming.
The midway will feature Toyland Grown Up a large walled city of enlarged toy buildings by Frederick Thompson creator of Luna Park It spans twelve acres costs over 1 000 000 and uses more than 4 000 000 feet of lumber Its streets and canals would stretch about five miles if laid in a row Three mammoth gates named Gate of Fun Gate of Fairyland and Gate of Beauty welcome visitors to the city of whimsy and wonder
In Toyland attractions the Gate of Thrills and Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard tower sixty feet high while the Great Shoe resembles a six story building with a side wheel steamer design. Also planned is the City of Peter Pan the town that never grew up in Birmingham Alabama.
New York dispatch reports Count Johann Heinrich Bernstorff, Germany's ambassador, details Germany's rapid foreign trade growth since 1891. He notes imports up 208 percent to 10.67 billion marks and exports up 262 percent to 9.03 billion marks, with Germany's 1911 foreign trade surpassing the United States in total value. He argues interest rates reflect economic conditions, not money scarcity, and highlights Germany's need for capital for population, defense, and public works while outlining capital abroad and the potential for foreign capital independence.
The makers of Foley Kidney Pills claim the product offers the best combination of curative and healing medicines for kidneys and bladder ailments and urinary irregularities. Foley Kidney Pills are presented as the top medicine for the purpose, marketed by H. R. Palmer & Sons.
Readers from Warren Indiana and Esmond Rhode Island share experiences praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from female weakness, irregularities, headaches, and fatigue. Both describe improved health enabling active daily life and work, urging other women to try the product.
President Wilson departed Washington at 12 30 PM for New York to attend the Army Navy game. Eleanor Wilson and Mr and Mrs Francis Bowes Sayre accompanied him. The party will stay with E M House in New York and Sayres sail for Europe soon. Marjorie Brown of Atlanta, a bridesmaid at the Wilsons wedding, also accompanied the party.
A 27 year old man in an eastern city confessed to stealing dresses worth 300. He said he was starving after three days without food and had contracted tuberculosis in prison. Investigators linked his condition to lack of funds preventing treatment, leaving prison as his only option.
Fragment from a 1912 period piece contrasts rising prices and job woes with a call to gratitude. A narrator muses on economists, the Pilgrims, and a shift toward shared duty as Everywoman envisions a collective awakening and a future where sight and understanding grow.
The notice promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer as a reliable medicine for removing worms in children and adults. It claims to ease digestion, improve appetite, curb constipation, and enhance liver action, presented in a pleasant candy form. Sold for 25 cents by Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. through drug stores or mail from Philadelphia and St. Louis.
A series of public notices from Clarke county announces candidacies for the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues. Names include Claude Tuck B F Woods J P Fears W H Shelton Robert L Bramblett T W Powell Hugh White J L McLeroy Cobb Lampkin J H Griffeth and James H Huggins with pledges of honest service, best effort, and careful management of county funds.
Nervous and sick headaches torpid liver and constipation cause headaches. Take Dr King s New Life Pills to stimulate organs to work properly. A better regulator for liver and bowels. Invest in a box today at all druggists or by mail H E Bucklen Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
The Frott Bros. in Plymouth England own and operate the largest electrical hatching plant in the world. It houses ninety four incubators each about 500 egg capacity and produces about 8 000 chicks weekly. All hatching is powered by electricity.
Thos. Verran of 286 Edward Street Houghton Michigan reports Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as an effective remedy for throat tickling and cough relief with no bad after effects. H R Palmer and Sons endorse the product.
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