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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1911
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists subscription costs 5.00 yearly 2.50 six months 1.25 three months and ten cents weekly with payment by express postoffice money order or registered letter. It urges prompt rate notices for delivery issues and warns carriers must not collect subscriptions.
The Banner invites citizens to submit views on the bond issue with equal space for supporters and opponents. A railroad from Gainesville to Robertstown, a project by Gainesville Midland Railway and lumber interests, is confirmed and expected to benefit Athena as well as Gainesville.
The Banner notes growing countywide interest in the bond question as citizens from city and county express strong opinions. It appears bonds will carry by a large majority based on current sentiment and public discussions across sections.
At the Atlanta session of the League of American Municipalities several mayors criticized the commission form, arguing that choosing good men matters more than the government structure. They warned against concentrating power and doubted commissions offer clear advances over well chosen councils. The debate centered on whether reforms hinge on personnel rather than form and if voters should cede more control.
A critique of Democratic candidates noting that excessive talk on minor matters harms prospects. Mentioned are Wilson and Clark, with focus on Wilson's scholarship and Clark's Canadian reciprocity remark leading to Canada’s shift on the issue. Advocates urging nominees to limit remarks to campaign main topics.
county fairs in georgia revive after years of decline with twenty seven counties hosting events this year and several jointly by neighboring counties. the revival aims to boost agricultural development and domestic science in rural communities, with widespread public interest and state wide involvement emphasized.
October 7 highlights include the birth of William Laud in 1573 and his death in 1644, the 1765 Anti Stamp Act Congress met in New York with nine colonies represented, 1775 British vessels fired on Bristol, 1780 Americans defeated a Tory force at Kings Mountain North Carolina, 1849 Edgar Allan Poe died in Baltimore born February 19 1809, 1867 Henry Timrod died born December 8 1829, 1894 Oliver Wendell Holmes died born August 29 1809, and 1896 the Earl of Rosebery resigned Liberal leadership.
James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier Poet, was born in Greenfield Indiana on October 7 1853. He trained in local public schools, worked as a journeyman sign painter, joined a small theatrical troupe, and later worked in a newspaper office in An.
Born in Indiana and starting with humorous rhymes in the Hoosier dialect he joined an Indianapolis newspaper. In 1883 he published his first poetry collection The Old Swimmin Hole and Seven More Poems which quickly found success.
A heated exchange between a patient and a doctor over medical charges. The patient voices fury at the bill while the doctor retorts the extra fee for sterilizing the system. The dialogue reflects tensions in medical care costs.
A quip cited by the Louisville Courier Journal contrasts a seat in the stock exchange with a seat in the Senate. The exchange offer prompts the reply that work is not desired, framing political ambition as the preferred outcome.
A Georgia column notes the road to Heaven is straight but warns that lingering near the moonshine hills leads to a wobble. It jokingly contrasts a moonlit path with a trailroad, claiming you’d reach the station after the train has gone.
An advertisement touts Buck Jen Arnica Salve as unmatched for cuts burns bruises sores scalds boils ulcers eczema salt rheum sore eyes chapped hands and sprains. It claims unrivaled relief for piles and lists W. J. Smith Bro H. R. Palmer Sons as sellers at 25c.
A wry remark attributed to Toled o Blade reveals a cartoonish exchange about a wife not singing. The quip implies the wife regaining her senses rather than her voice.
A preview notes the farce Madame Sherry at the Colonial Theater on October 11. The plot centers on a young man from New York forced to simulate a family with hired help and a convent girl, sparking a web of deception and comic misadventures. The musical theme Ev ry Little Movement Has a Meaning becomes a notable element.
New York city will soon lose another landmark tied to early Manhattan history. St. John's Chapel on Varick Street, with a cornerstone laid in 1803, will be torn down to widen the street or infrastructure project, erasing a noted Episcopal house of worship.
Eyelet designs in laces are expected to be a strong feature of the upcoming winter fashions, signaling bold texture and refined detail for garments and accessories.
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