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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1903
Page
4
Notices request subscribers inform the business office of late delivery or failure to deliver to porches with regularity. Such notifications are the only way to know causes for complaints and are appreciated. Telephones: Business Office 75 one ring. Serial Rooms 75 two rings.
The Banner asks readers to mail or bring notices with real names for publication and warns against telephone submissions. It notes ongoing congratulatory remarks, Roosevelt’s planned return, and editorials on politics, railroads, and the Winnie Davis Memorial Hall appeal.
The Suffrage League in Alabama condemns Booker T. Washington for supporting revised Southern constitutions and opposing the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments. They urge President Roosevelt to drop Washington as a political adviser to African Americans. Boston and other Northern groups threaten to withdraw their votes if Roosevelt clings to Washington. The piece warns of potential political backlash if Roosevelt dumps the Tuskegee educator to preserve party support.
The Southern Railway offers reduced fares for a weekend sale with one fare to Atlanta and Tallulah Falls on Saturday and one fare on all trains to Asheville Hot Springs Arden Fletcher Hendersonville Flat Rock Saluda and Tryon North and South Carolina, good returnable Tuesday after sale. Schedules and rates available from R W Sizer Athens Ga and officials in Washington Atlanta. Judge W T Holland of Greenesburg La. reports indigestion cured by Kodol Dyspepsia Care and better sleep.
A damaged OCR fragment reports a crude exchange where a worker named Mary faces a coercive demand about a debt or bargain. The unreliable text references blue collar morality, pressure, and betrayal in a domestic setting, ending with a terse line about nailing men when they are present.
An advertisement claims Botanic Blood Balm cured an eating cancer of the nose and face after doctors deemed it hopeless. It cites other cures for eczema, scrofula, ulcers, and blood poisons, with a price of one dollar per bottle and a free sample offer from the Blood Balm Co. in Atlanta.
Southern Railway offers weekend round trip tickets from Athens to White Sulphur Springs, Ga. at 1.85 dollars effective July 25 through September 12. Tickets valid on Saturday afternoon and evening trains, return by the Tuesday after travel. For details contact R. W. Sizer G A 106 Clayton Street.
A humorous slice shows Mrs Bangs seeking a new husband to satisfy a will clause. Old Bangs explains she married the distant relative to reclaim her late spouse’s legacy. The gag hinges on inheritance and clever matchmaking in a light, old‑time tone. Also noted are brief quips and a medical plug for Dr King’s New Life Pills.
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