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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1903

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University Opens With Record Attendance at Georgia

The University of Georgia started its 104th session with large turnout and full chapel. Vaccination rules slowed registration but overall figures are expected to surpass previous years. President Branson will lecture on Robert E. Lee, Gentleman to students at ten in the chapel, with public invited.

University of Georgia Hill EK. O. Branson State Normal School Robert E. Lee Branson

Art of Rest May Be Acquired and Used For Health

An advertisement extols restful body and mind as an art achievable through Postum Food Coffee replacing coffee to restore digestion and nerve balance. It claims coffee harms the nervous system, urges stopping coffee, starting Postum, and cites a hygienic doctor's endorsement and a booklet The Road to Wellville as proof and guidance.

Postum Postum Co., Ltd Battle Creek Mich Wellville

Two New Houses On Milledge Avenue

Mr. Charles H. Phinizy will begin work on a two story residence at the corner of Milledge and Henderson avenues next week. Architect Charles E. Choate of Augusta designed the home, praised as handsome. Dr. W A Carlton consults Savannah architect John W. Nevitt on plans for another Milledge avenue residence.

Charles H. Phinizy Milledge Avenue Henderson Avenue Charles E. Choate Augusta Phinizy W. A. Carlton John W. Nevitt Savannah

Black Patti Comes To Athens Thursday at Opera House

Black Patti presents a touring program at the Athens Opera House on Thursday September 24. The show features the Darktown's Circus Day skit with Bob Kelley Allie T Gillam Leslie Triplett Ed Green Billy Ward Anthony Byrd Will Cooke and Ida Foreen in comic roles plus the Troubadours chorus and The Troubadours New Comedy Four. Ten big new variety acts include Ada E Robinson Ward and Dobbs and Mack Allen with famed mimicry and song and dance selections from grand and comic operas.

Bob Kelley Allie T. Gillam Leslie Triplett Ed Green Billy Ward Anthony Byrd Will Cooke Ida Foreen Weber and Field Troubadours New Comedy Four Battle Field Black Patti Wm. Nichols Ada E. Robinson Ward and Dobbs Mack Allen Opera House Athens

Mrs Crawford Lampkin Hurt by Flying Kindling

Yesterday morning while splitting kindling with a hatchet Mrs Crawford Lampkin sustained a deep facial wound above the eye when a piece of wood flew up. The cut bled profusely but did not reach the eye and the injury, though painful, is not serious.

Special Excursion to New York from Savannah

The Central of Georgia Railway will sell special excursion tickets to New York and return via Savannah and Ocean Steamship Co. for vessels sailing from Savannah September 28 and 2 st at 29.75 dollars for the round trip. Tickets good to return until October 2. For information call J. E. Humphrey, Agent, Phone 15.

Central of Georgia Railway New York Savannah and Ocean Steamship Co Savannah J. E. Humphrey

Clarke county urged to back fine Northeast Georgia Fair exhibit

Mr J H Dorsey is tasked with securing Clarke county agricultural products for a county exhibit at the Northeast Georgia Fair. He will visit leading farmers until a creditable showing is secured and may carry Clarke’s exhibit to Mackon’s State Fair in late October. Residents are asked to welcome him and assist to ensure a strong Clarke county display.

J. H. Dorsey Clarke County Georgia Dorsey Macon Clarke

North east Georgia Fair Edition promised by The Banner

The Banner announces tomorrow morning the North east Georgia Fair Edition expected to be the largest Ath ens paper ever issued. It has supported the fair from the start with extensive advertising and significant expense. Thousands of copies will circulation statewide carrying fair news. Merchants have largely patronized the edition, with room still available for others.

Banner Athens

Football Talk Roars At New University Season

The university has just opened and already football talk dominates campus. Coach Reynolds surveys the new men, sizing up candidates for a likely large tryout pool for the team this year.

Reynolds

Woman's Club Meeting Scheduled for Saturday

Athens Woman's Club will meet Saturday at the Villa at 4 30 pm with an executive board gathering at 4 pm. All members are urged to attend and take notice of the schedule and notices.

Athens Woman's Club Villa The Woman's Club

New College Building At University of Georgia

The university adds a new college building to house all literary departments, expanding space with a joined structure and Corinthian columns. It will cost about twenty thousand dollars, with floors allocated to mathematics languages history and Romance studies, plus offices for officials and faculty. The old literary building will become a dormitory for at least sixty students once vacated, while the scope of science spaces shifts to Science Hall and Moore College until the Peabody Library is ready for occupancy.

University of Georgia Lbrary Science Hall Moore College Peabody Library

Liverpool Cotton Market Report Says Spate-Middling Uplands

The Liverpool market notes a spate of Middling uplands sales and receipts from American sources. Judge W T Holland of Greenburg Louisiana is referenced in a testimonial about digestion and sleep improvements attributed to Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, sold by druggists.

Liverpool W. T. Holland Greenenburg

Law School Opens With Strong Attendance

The University Law School began its session with 21 students present at 10 o'clock, more than last year's opening. Extra registrations are expected in the coming days, and the class is forecast to exceed prior enrollments. The law group will use the library rear room temporarily and move to the new recitation building’s front rooms once ready.

The University Law School Law School

Painful Accident Injures Little Girl on Hall Street

On Thursday afternoon the daughter of Col and Mrs H S West fell on a needle in a room at their Hall Street home. The needle entered a knee and broke off in the flesh. Medical efforts to locate and remove the retained piece continue, as the injury remains very painful.

New Neckwear and Belts At Michael Brothers Store

Fashionable women will find new Astoria Paff Combs and Palisades Hair Buckle at Michael Brothers this week. Also featured are Geraldine hair clasps, varied back counts, broad leather and silk belts, and shopping bags with or without interior luxuries. Prices range from a quarter to four dollars. Also note testimonial for Chamberlain’s stomach and liver tablets with local druggists selling.

Michael Brothers Astoria Paris New York Athens Broadway Fifth Avenue

Military Life at University Emphasizes Improved Training

The University military department under Commandant E. L. Griggs vows better work this year. Col Griggs has long led strong efforts and motivates the new students who were measured yesterday for uniforms to be ordered and delivered in weeks.

E. L. Griggs Col. Griggs

Athens Day merchants close for fair observance October 6 1908

A group of Athens merchants and firms announce they will close their shops at noon on Athens Day October 6 1908 in observance of the Northeast Georgia Fair and reopen the following day. The list includes Griffith & Welch The Athens Banner Bondurant Co Turner Hodgson E I Smith Athens Ice and Coal Co and many others. Also contains an unrelated ad for Dr King’s New Life Pills praising their benefits and local store availability.

Athens Georgia Griffith & Welch The Athens Banner Bondurant & Co Turner & Hodgson E. I. Smith

Duel in Pool Room Leaves One Wounded Near Central Depot

Henry Jordan and Will Brydie fought yesterday afternoon after a pool game at a Thomas Street pool hall near the Central depot. Jordan stabbed Brydie multiple times, severing arteries and slashing his back and neck before fleeing. Dr. Matthews treated the wounded man, who is expected to recover. Officers chased Jordan and captured him near Dr. Carlton’s farm, returning him to custody.

Thomas Street Will Brydie Henry Jordan Central Depot Brydie Jordan Darky Matthews Thomas Richards W. A. Carlton Calaboose

Old Confederate Veteran Perry Smith Dies After Illness

Yesterday morning at his home in this city Perry Smith an elderly Confederate veteran died after a long illness Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon by Rev Ellison D Stone and this morning the remains were taken to Madison County for interment

Perry Smith Ellison D. Stone Madison County

Doan's Kidney Pills Earn Patient's Back Relief

Mrs S E Haddock of 311 Prince Street Athens Ga credits Doan's Kidney Pills with ending years of back ache and kidney troubles. She describes constant pain, dark secretions, and nightly disturbances before finding relief after using the pills bought at H R Palmer & Son. The product is sold by all dealers at 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents.

Dean Athens S.E. Haddock Prince Street Athena Enys H. R. Palmer & Son Prics Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo United States Doan

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E University HTAS Mr. C. Lampkin Coach Reynolds the Woman's Club J. J. Haven Versailles W. J. Smith &Bro H. Br, Palmer & Son Bula the Daily News Baxter & Co Receipts American Jane Svvens Globe Tonic Michaels D. L. Beach Clover Nook Farm Greenfield Mass Chamberlain W. J. Smith & Bro the University Athens Ice and Coal Co L. F. Edwards Webb & Crawford Griffeth Implement Co Athens Hardware Co J. C. Cooper G. H. Hulme & Co Deadwyler & Co J.S. King & Co Billups Phinizy W. A. Mallory & Co Rowland & Co E. D. Sledge Klein & Martin Eppes Wilkins Co Arnold Grocery Co Abney Brothers Co Freeman Co R. L Atosa & Co R L Moss Mfg Talmadge Bros. & Co Cleveland Commission Co Michael Bros E. H. Dorsey C. Stern & Co the Southern Mutual Insurance Co R. P. Hodgson D. P. Haselton G. H. Williamson J. P. Fearn & Son, Talmage Hardware Co Dearing Hardware Co Jack F. Jackson, Collett & Ingle Sucklen
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