Athens Publishes Seasonal Notices and Mills Growth
The Athens Banner mentions subscription rates and delivery policies, urges reader feedback on service, and notes a push for Athens investment and a city park. It reports Southern cotton mill growth, state consumption leaders, Georgia’s rising share, and optimistic outlook for future mill construction. It also includes local items on campus life, history dates, birthdays, industry prospects in china, and a medical testimonial for Electric Bitters.
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South
Hester
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Carolinas
The Smart Aleck Is Seldom Popular
An analysis notes that humor often fails in advertising unless backed by the right background. It warns that a joke in print or oral form can backfire without sparking genuine sales. The piece emphasizes seriousness in business advertising and the risk of clever quips.
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Chary
Bauer
Georgia Hay Farmers Stand Ready For Strong Market
Georgia farmers with hay surplus will profit as western droughts boost forage demand. The article notes hay and corn shortages in the West, shifting trade to the South. Georgia growers increasingly rely on hay sales, with rising prices and growing importance of forage alongside cotton and corn.
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Georgia
United States
South
Eczema Ointment Cures Baby Skin Eruptions
Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment offered as relief and cure for babies with skin eruptions causing suffering and growth hindrance. A testimonial from Mrs Strubdler of Dubuque Town claims rapid improvement after using the product. Available from all druggists or by mail for 50 cents. Pfeiffer Chemical Company, St. Louis.
Webster’s New International Dictionary Described
A reader extols Webster’s New International as the crown of dictionaries, calling it a monumental, evolving 20th century work. It contrasts it with Holy Bible and Shakespeare, praising its breadth, clarity, and scholarly authority while noting its usefulness for all readers and its place in modern progress.
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New International
Webster
Noah Webster
Freckles Cream Promises Clear Skin With Guarantee
A vintage advertisement touts Wilson's Freckle Cream claiming one jar removes freckles or fades them and two jars cures even severe cases. It guarantees satisfaction with money back if complexion is not restored, and notes large jars, mail order options, and accompanying fair skin soap.
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Wilson
Mammoth
Wile Son’s Fair Skin
Commencement Address and Enrollment Trends at Georgia University
Judge Andrew J. Cobb delivered the commencement address urging restraint on popular votes and recalls, stressing stable republican principles. Enrollment shows 194 students last night with a larger anticipated total and a surge in A.B. candidates, indicating strong high school preparation for university study.
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University of Georgia
Andrew J. Cobb
Supreme Court of the State
Georgia
Cobb
State College to Exhibit Entire Building at Macon Fair
The State College of Agriculture will use the music hall building at the Macon fair grounds for its exhibits this year. Girls canning clubs, boys corn clubs and the college’s agricultural display will be shown, with county contests selecting entrants. About 300 to 400 girls are expected. counties include Bibb, Jones, Twiggs, Hancock, Emanuel, and others.
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Macon
State College of Agriculture
State College
Mary E. Creswell
Canning Club
Creswell
Bibb County
Miss Creswell
Boys’ Corn Clubs
Atlanta
H. C. Robert
Bibb
Jones
Twiggs
Hancock
Emanuel
Jenkins
Dodge
Appling
Ben Hill
Irwin
Tift
Lowndes
Thomas
Grady
Decatur
Randolph
Stewart
Muscogee
Pike Fayette
Henry
Pickens
Gordon
Bartow
Floyd
Clark and Hart
Bible County
State Agricultural Commissioner Undeceived by Weevil Condition
Atlanta, Ga. Sept 17 James D Price commissioner of agriculture returned from inspections in Mississippi and Louisiana on boll weevil impact. He warned of severe crop losses and urged Georgia farmers to diversify, recommending six acres of cotton per mule to brace for pest ravages. He praised Georgia for relative cotton and corn prospects versus other states. Fancy Celery and Lettuce Arnold and Abney.
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Henry
France
Poland
Fontainebleu
Paris
John Harvard
Harvard College
Samuel Johnson
Quebec
Java
Herschel V. Johnson
Georgia
U. S
Burke County
Jefferson County
New York Times
Oscar II
Sweden
Earl of Aberdeen
Canada
Atlanta
James D. Price
Mississippi
Louisiana
South
Price
Alabama
Rough Night Opens State University Literary Societies
Last night the Demosthenian and Phi Kappa societies held their first meetings of the new year on campus with large new member enrollments. Demosthenian reported forty six additions while Phi Kappa added about fifty. Officers for Phi Kappa include Russell H Patterson Athens president J F Proctor A M Allen first and second assistants L Pinskussohn clerk and R Wood treasurer. Meetings are set for Wednesdays at seven thirty. Both groups warned new men to enlist early.
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State University
Demosthenians
Phi Kappas
Emory Speer
Barrow
Walter B. Hill
Demosthenian
Phi Kappa
Alexander Stephens
Henry Grady
Senator Bacon
Russell H. Patterson
Athens
J. F. Proctor
A. M. Allen
L. Pin
Masonic Lodge Called Meeting at Mount Vernon
A communication of Mount Vernon Lodge Free and Accepted Masons is held this evening at the usual hour. Work is planned in the Entered Apprentice and the greater degree. Five candidates are waiting to be advanced.
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Mount Vernon Lodge
Death of Rev Wootten: Brother-in-law of Capt Cox
Rev W Lem Wootten dies suddenly at Manchester aged 59. Funeral at Tignall this afternoon. He joined the North Georgia conference at nineteen and served in the South Georgia conference, taking a year’s rest for illness. Survived by three sisters Mrs Safford of Louisiana Mrs Anderson of Macon and Mrs Fanning of Wilkes and by a brother Mr L A Wootten of Wilkes. Daughters Mrs Carrie Johnson of Macon and Mrs Mary Bower of Manchester and son Abbott Wootten of Manchester survive.
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BE. D. Cox
W. Lem Wootten
Manchester
Tignall
North Georgia Conference
South Georgia
Elizabeth Safford
Louisiana
Emma A. Anderson
Macon
L. B. Fanning
Wilkes County
L. A. Wootten
Wilkes
Carrie Johnson
Mary Bower
Abbott Wootten
Floyd County Increases Tax Rate Amid Rising Values
Floyd County raised its tax rate this year while Clarke County enjoyed higher property values and a reduced rate. Clarke cut to 42 cents at 4k, Floyd set the rate at 70 cents. The state and county tax in Clarke total 92 cents, Floyd’s comes to 1.20. Also mentions tomatoes and corn.
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Floyd County
Clarke County
Athens
Clarke
Floyd
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Internal Remedy
An advertisement argues catarrh is incurable by local treatments, claiming the disease is constitutional and that only internal remedies reach the blood. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as a trusted internal medicine standard, combining tonics with blood purifiers to affect mucous surfaces. Testimonials are offered free, with the product sold by doctors and druggists.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
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