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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1909
Page
1
Thousands of families will start November by eating Quaker Oats daily for thirty days replacing meat and greasy foods. The plan promises health and vigor, especially for children, with oats packed in hermetically sealed tins for hot climates.
Advi received at the Department of Agriculture from Washington indicates the United States government is educating Canadian dairymen and cattle-raisers about cotton seed by products like oil and meal. A special agent abroad surveys Canada’s market, and Canada already admits cotton seed by products free of duty. The campaign aims to expand demand for these nutritious by products in Canada, aiding Georgia and other cotton states as education outreach grows. Chamberlain's Liniment is recommended for sprains and bruises in家庭 use.
Washington, Oct 20 Major Holmes Conrad urges a national hall of fame with impartial treatment of both sides of the Civil War. He proposes statues of Jefferson Davis and Lincoln, Robert E Lee and Ulysses S Grant, Albert Sydney Johnston and William Tecumseh Sherman facing each other to let Americans study their actions by direct contrast. Also includes an unrelated cough remedy note.
Chicago scene set for a tariff clash with Senator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa as guest of honor at the Marquette Club on November 16. He is expected to rebut President Taft and address fellow critics of the tariff, signaling a renewed political fray over the bill amid Chicago’s quiet national scene.
New York October 20 Ty Cobb the idol of the baseball world the indomitable batsman the whirlwind of the American League is to drive a car on the good roads tour from New York to Atlanta which starts from this city next Monday morning under the joint management of the New York Herald and the Atlanta Journal. Cobb will drive a Chalmers Detroit car and the entry will likely be filed today. He is one of the few Americans who could court admirers by the million, linking the North with the South.
Interesting gossip from New York recalls the curious Purity statue in Times Square and questions its creator and purpose. The piece notes public curiosity about its meaning, possible moves to Tammany Hall, and surveys mixed views on the Hudson Fulton celebration and police handling. It also lampoons rural visitors, recounts a Ward Island asylum vaudeville plan, and humorously details a Leonia constable’s handcuff prank.
The Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index reports a strong week of growth in rail, real estate and industry across Georgia and Alabama. Suburban Atlanta real estate sales totaled 110,820 dollars, Sumter County land sales reached about 200,000 dollars, and multiple new corporations formed with a combined capital of 1,343,000 dollars. Investments in timber, alfalfa farming, and new mills and brick plants accompany planned rail and road developments, with public improvements and trade boards forming in several towns.
An Athens advertisement extols Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney trouble and back pain. It features a testimonial from Mrs. W. Potter of Athens praising relief after use, notes price at 60 cents, and lists Foster Milburn Co as U S sole agents. The piece also mentions Crane’s quiet after firing as a brief aside.
Vulcanite roofing is advertised as a durable, cost effective option sold by Talmage Hardware Company in town. The promo emphasizes pride of owners and urges customers to visit and test the product locally.
Chicago shown as a hub for a nationwide white slave network led by a Chicago clearing house run by a band of men and women. Special Prosecutor Clifford Roe announced shipments from Kansas City Denver San Francisco Seattle and other western cities. Police aim to indict organizers and pursue federal laws to regulate interstate trafficking while detailing ongoing interrogations and potential arrests.
A A Chisholm of Treadwell N Y credits Electric Bitters with curing indigestion liver trouble constipation nervous debility and loss of appetite. After twelve bottles his health and vigor returned enabling daily business attendance. Described as infallible for stomach liver kidneys blood and nerves priced 50 cents at local stores.
Scores of Confederate veterans from across Florida gather with families for the nineteenth annual reunion of the Florida division of the United Confederate Veterans in Live Oak. Major General Robert J. Magill presided as opening sessions heard cordial greetings while the town is bright with decorations and visitors receive planned entertainment.
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