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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
4
A rights notice from The Associated Press sets terms for republication of news dispatches and local news in the paper, reserving exclusive entitlement to use and reproduction of storm reports and special dispatches. The statement outlines ownership and republication restrictions for print and related services.
Democrats in Georgia face a tight choice for U S Senate and state offices as the party debates backing Edwards the independent and Watson the Democratic nominee. The piece urges loyalty to the party ticket Tom Watson and Tom Hardwick as the November ballot.
A Southern policy claim asserts the South can fund its cotton crop with local money, counters fears of Northern bank dependence, and notes ample cotton-loan credit. Secretary Hester says postwar banks in cotton states will finance each bale, with prices rising toward 26 then 30 cents, and urges farmers to store, borrow for emergencies, and hold remaining cotton.
A fragment notes that keeping every bale off the market will contribute to a higher price, signaling an effort to support future returns through supply restraint.
A mixed set of study questions covers topics from word origins and translations to geography and history. It asks how hyacinth got its name who to address the president Salt River and the idea of the Switzerland of America plus questions about calendars calenders Ayrshire poetry and a slang term for a brutish man.
A fragmentary verse vignette reflects isolation and longing for cultivated companionship. The speaker imagines distant mentors and “great men” ready to share wisdom, while lamenting the absence of true, rare intellects. The piece ends with a moral about mixing a moisty education with a modicum of wisdom.
A Manasquan New Jersey carpenter writes that after years of rupture and unsuccessful trusses he found a non surgical cure. He claims no altered days or work disruption and offers full information by mail to others seeking relief.
A long petition from Clarke Oconee and Oglethorpe counties seeks incorporation of Planters Warehouse Company in Athens Georgia. The plan covers general cotton warehouse services, loan advances to customers, and related business activities with capital stock set at 50 000 dollars and authority to expand to 200 000 dollars. The petition lists John B. Gamble as attorney and notes Clarke County Clerk of Superior Court E J Crawford filed the document on September 29, 1920.
Atlanta October 20. Fulton county tax collector Lucien Harris closed the registration books after a flood of applicants, mostly Black women, mistakenly believing registration would allow voting in the November 1920 election. Harris noted many sought to be listed for 1921, with ten Black women applying for each white applicant.
An advertisement extols Sloan's Liniment as a counterirritant that relaxes congestion and relieves aches from lumbago neuralgia and sprains. marketed as handy for joint stiffness bruises and exposure effects with a stimulating odor. Available at druggists in 35c 70c and 1.40 prices.
Land in Athens Clarke County Georgia to be sold at the courthouse in November 1920 to the highest cash bidder. Executor Ferdinand Phinizy will distribute proceeds among beneficiaries per Clarke County Ordinary Court order. Sale described as southwest corner Chase and Reese streets with specified boundaries. (Official notice dated October 4 1920, Erwin Erwin Niz Attorneys)
Administratrix Mary J Holbrook announces sale by public outcry on the first Tuesday in November 1920. The tract lies just outside Athens city limits, fourteen acres, bounded by Spencer Lester Ross Boyd Boencar Lester Dave Stephenson Rachel Daniels and unnamed streets. Terms revealed sale day. Cumberland Chemical Co. ad at bottom mentions health restoration products.
A Columbia police officer endorses Re Culma, crediting it with curing his mother Mrs Torbeville’s rheumatism after years of pain. She improved after taking two bottles as directed, with a guaranteed refund if no benefit in four days. Re Culma costs $1.20 plus tax and is sold at Reedrug Co and other drugstores. Also recommends Chamberlain’s Tablets to aid digestion after meals and plenty of water.
An old style health ad urges readers to strengthen blood with Gude's Pepto Mangan tablets or liquid to renew energy and beat weekly doldrums. It compares the product to a safe remedy and recommends asking for the full name on the package. Also cites Chamberlain's Cough Balsam as relief for colds and lost work days.
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