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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1912
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner outlines subscription prices of 5.00 yearly 2.50 semiannual 1.25 quarterly and 10 cents weekly with payment options via express money order or registered letter. It urges local cleanliness decoration and civic activity as Athens and Georgia prepare for events including the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs and the Georgia-Carolina fair.
The piece argues that education gains are incomplete and taxes for schooling are resisted. It urges citizens to fund training for children, noting uneducated futures and the need to pay teachers promptly while expanding Georgia's educational system. It stresses patronage of a trained mind as the best inheritance.
A Spectator table of 30 American cities shows rising homicide rates, with Memphis leading at 63.4 per 100000 and Newark at 1.7. The piece argues Southern figures mislead by ignoring racial factors and migration effects, noting Charleston's 24 homicides, 20 victims were black, and that whites are not increasingly violent.
California law requires a petition for electors to appear on ballots. Taft’s electors lost a court ruling, leaving Taft supporters uncertain whether votes can be cast for him in California. Some Taft backers may skip voting or switch to Wilson, highlighting calls to end the electoral college and elect presidents by direct popular vote.
This date in history lists events from 1685 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes to 1900 John Sherman death and birthday notes. It notes Bishop Frederic William Keater born October 22 1855 and outlines his education and clerical career in Olympia and Chicago. A birthday shoutout to Viscount St. Aldwyz at 75 ends the snippet.
Empress Augusta Victoria, wife of the German Emperor, is 54 today. Dr Karl Muck, director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is 53. Gen James A Gary, former postmaster general of the United States, is 79.
A compact column blending poetry and reflections by D G Bickers. It includes The Unattainable about chasing elusive tomorrow, a humorous misread on confections, a self honesty piece, and a political panorama noting party lineups and candidate trivia across states. It also mentions Miss Anna Haley’s socialist bid and Kansas woman suffrage history.
The item notes the treasury weighing smaller paper money as a response to inflation, arguing a dollar’s buying power would rise even as its size shrinks. It frames the change as logical, with commentary from the era reflecting public worry over money changes and living costs.
Dr. Charles W. Eliot urges early marriage and service to country as a path to fulfillment. He argues postponed marriage delays fatherhood and grandchildren, calling it the great evil of modern life and urging men to start family life sooner.
A call for doctors to drop mystique and openly share medical knowledge with the public. Physicians should work with laypeople on public health matters, explaining what is being done and why. The movement aims to raise national health and intelligence, trusting Americans to understand and act.
A column argues that extending political rights to women reduces divorce risk and improves home life. It claims shared interest in domestic and public life fosters equal conversation, with the home needing the man as much as the government needs the woman.
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