Athens News Roundup Highlights Commerce and Politics
The Athens paper notes subscriber notices for delivery reliability and vendor rules, reports on Diaz Huerta tensions, Sulzer politics, and upcoming football between Georgia and Virginia. It highlights Athens trade, cotton markets, Chamber of Commerce plans, and a Grover Cleveland memorial at Princeton with praise for his role in shaping US power.
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Grover Cleveland
Princeton University
Princeton
Cleveland
Great Britain
Uncle Sam
Y M C A Delegates Meet At Athens Georgia
Georgia college Y M C A delegates gathered in Athens bringing nearly one hundred students from state institutions. The session fostered religious work among college men, sharing methods and boosting zeal under Secretary Guess as University of Georgia and other schools advance Y M C A in systematic efforts.
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College
Athens
Georgia
University of Georgia
Ln Athens
Georgia Y. M. C. A
Director Harris Aims to Speed Census Publication
Director W. J. Harris of the census bureau plans rapid releases of statistics. He says new reforms will publish data within six months of collection and start quinquennial wealth and tax reports earlier, with Judge John C. Hart writing introductions. The article praises his efforts to modernize the department and acknowledges past delays.
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Census Department
W. J. Harris
Census Bureau
Department of Government
Harris
John C. Hart
Hart
This Date in History October 24 through 1912
A compilation of events dated October 24 across history including the 1648 Westphalia treaty ending the Thirty Years War, 1774 Congress recommending suspending amusements, 1784 Newfoundland conscience liberty, 1807 Craig governance in Canada, 1836 Phillips friction match patent, 1852 Webster death, 1855 Sherman birth, 1895 France Institute centenary, 1912 Servian victory over Turks at Koul Manova.
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Westphalia
Continental Congress
Newfoundland
James Henry Craig
Canada
Alonzo D. Phillips
Springfield
Mass
Daniel Webster
Marshfield
Salisbury
N. H
James S. Sherman
U. S
Utica
N. Y
Institute of France
Koul Manova
George W. Clarke Birthday Born in Shelby County Iowa
This brief notes George W. Clarke born October 24 1852 in Shelby county Indiana raised in Iowa Davis county farmed taught school and studied at Oskaloosa College and Iowa State University law practice in Adel. He served in the Iowa House four terms and was lieutenant governor before becoming governor in 1908 and 1919 reelection. Also mentions Rt Hon Sir Horace Plunkett turning 59 today.
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George W. Clarke
Iowa
Shelby County
Indiana
Davis County
Oskaloosa College
Law Department
The
State University
Adel
Notable Births: Worthington, Lockwood, Victoria of Spain
Major Sir Edward Scott Worthington the medical officer to the Duke of Connaught and governor general of Canada is 37. Belva A. Lockwood, twice a candidate for U S president on the Woman's Rights ticket, is 83. Queen Victoria of Spain is 26.
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Edward Scott Worthington
Duke of Connaught
Canada
Belva A. Lockwood
U. S
Woman's Rights
Queen Victoria
Spain
Miona First Aid For Sick Stomachs Ad
Distress after eating with gas belching and energy loss signals prompts use of Miona Stomach Tablets. The ad claims quick relief, soothing of stomach walls, and strengthened gastric glands, with a money back guarantee through H. R. Palmer & Sons and druggists nationwide.
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H. R. Palmer & Sons
Gentle and Effective Laxative Dr Kings New Life Pills
A mild gentle and effective laxative is what people demand when suffering from constipation. Hugh Tallman of San Antonio writes they are the best pills his wife and he have ever taken. They have never caused pain. Price 25c at druggists or by mail from H E Bucklen and Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
The Man Between and Other Works by Walter Arecer Frost
Walter Arecer Frost debut novel The Man Between is praised as an athletic, breezy work by a Harvard-educated writer with wide roving interests. Doubleday announces several forthcoming titles by major authors while Carlo the dog dominates a children's tale and Howard Elliott’s The Truth About the Railroads is highlighted as a key season release.
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Walter Arecer Frost
Doubleday, Pay & Co
Mr. Frost
Harvard
Hasty Pudding Club
Glee Club
Historic Union Boat Club
University of Wisconsin
National Geographic Society
Man
Trade in Foreign Countries and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
In foreign markets you face top goods from many lands and only merit can win esteem. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is touted as the most popular medicine for coughs and colds in many countries. For sale by all dealers.
Georgia prepares for Virginia clash amid rain and lineup changes
A driving rain kept Georgia off the field delaying signal drills for the Virginia game. The team held a gym workout and practiced new plays. Georgia will travel to Atlanta by special train with several hundred fans, while two lineup changes include Owens at end and Logan at half. Georgia’s second team lost 2 to 0 to Clemson scrubs after a botched punt and misplay.
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Virginia
Atlanta
Georgia
Owens
Conklin
Logan
Thompson
Smith
Turner
Henderson
Milone
Turash
Delaperriere
McWhorter
Powell
Georgian Terrace
Clemson
Tigers
Onc
Cane Dweller's Romance at the Crystal Today
At the Crystal theater today the Cane Dwellers Romance plays as a one reel feature with one Bison film. It includes What Papa Got and Her Little Darling Brother on the same reel. Admission is 5 and 10 cents.
Regular meeting of Godfrey de Borilion Commandery
The Godfrey de Borilion Commandery Knights Templar will hold a regular meeting this evening at the usual hour in the Masonic Temple. E. C. W. F. Dorsey and Secretary James Barrow will preside.
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Godfrey de Borilion Commandery
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
E. C
W. F. Dorsey
James Barrow
Curious East Indian wedding customs described in text
The passage details a marriage ritual where the bride is carried by her brother in law to friends, made to cry with small money gifts, and hides during the ceremony. A chase ensues as the bridegroom’s brother in law searches, spears mark an arch, and the bride is pushed through. The day after the wedding the couple throw mud at each other.
General von Steuben and Revolutionary Discipline
Baron von Steuben joined the patriot army at Valley Forge transforming levies into trained veterans through his military regulations. He reportedly wrote the manual in poor German then translated through French to English, eventually becoming incomprehensible. after the war he retired to Dear Allen and received a pension of 400 dollars seven years later. Women’s Reason notes that women rely on instinct over reasoning, lacking pretensions and theories.
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von Steuben
Revoluion
Baron von Steuben
Valley Forge
Dear Allen
Cone Stess
Hing
Steubenville
The Other Way and A Slap at Mother and More
A humorous or domestic vignette depicts a hopeful suitor asking a father for his daughter’s hand with a sharp reply about acquaintance. A mother reads of a suburban highwayman while the father jokes about missing clothes. A brief gag features a stranger claiming to be the town’s dog catcher.
St Peter's Rome Chronicle of Construction and Pontiffs
St Peter's in Rome took three and a half centuries to build while forty three popes reigned during the period, outlining a long span of church history and papal leadership.
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St. Peter’s
Rome
St. Peter's
Evolution of Books From Wooden Rods to Leaves
The passage traces the etymology of book words from early wooden rods to beech and beech stives, noting that many book terms derive from plant origins. It explains Latin ber for book and Latin library from tree bark, Greek biblon linked to Bible, and codex as a stack of wood with leaf as a visible term.
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Angin
Biblon
Silence in Court Over Man's Dog Shooting
A western court hears a case about whether a man shot a quiet dog. The defendant admits uncertainty and describes the dog as peculiar and restive, with odd behaviors noted but no clear motive explained. Authorities seek resolution of a troubling incident amid tense testimony.
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Vorthind Oregonian
Tee
Tim
Jericho
Dubious Compliment and a Deathbed Toast
A Turkish pasha on his deathbed orders his youngest wife to dress in her wealthiest costume and jewels so that death may envy her beauty and carry her away instead of him. Also included is a quip about keeping a dog as a deterrent to burglars and the disruption a vigilant watchdog causes.
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Carlo
Carla
Doubleday, Page & Co
Minneapolis Journal
Double Barreled Retort and Ailment Warnings From History
Witty London quip by George Colman the younger shows a young man pressed to sing to avoid being a butt. A common warning notes the cold as a gateway to serious diseases like pneumonia and diphtheria. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is promoted as a safe, affordable cure for colds, available from dealers.
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London
George Colman
Colman
Waxing Floors and Smoothed Surfaces in Homes
The article explains waxing floors after thorough washing and drying. It recommends applying floor oil such as linseed oil, rubbing with sawdust to remove excess oil, then applying wax per directions and using a weighted brush for a smooth finish. It also includes a humorous quip about crows and notes Ireland's population decline from 251 to 144 per square mile since 1841.
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New York Telegram
Ireland
Danderine Promises Lustrous Hair At Low Cost
An old advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a 25 cent solution to dandruff and falling hair. It claims quick gloss and fullness within ten minutes and real growth after about two weeks, urging repeated use for soft, shiny, beautiful hair and a healthy scalp.
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Knowlton
Dan
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Plese
Felix Diaz
Huerta
New York
Billie Sulzer
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Daughters of the Confederacy
Moultrie
Walter H. Page
Walter D. Lamar
Georga
Mexican
Mexico
United States
Bio
the College
Ate
Sir Horace Plunkett
Mhona
Houghton Mifflin Co
Thomas Jefferson
W. A. Lambeth
M. D
Warren H. Manning
Harrison Gray Otis
Samuel Eliot Morison
Joseph Sweetland Ames
Jessi B. Rittenhouse
Hawthorne
Caroline
Carbo
A. J. Frost
Remus
Brer Rabbit
Mr Frost
Lota
Howard Elliott
Hougston Mifflin Company
Elliott
Northern Pacific
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New England Transportation Lines
Georgia Scrubs
King Hodgson Company
Crystal
Diaztitt
Sgt. Kinky Hair
Warren J. Smith & Bro
Mother
Father
Willie
DR. Hobson
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