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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1903
Page
2
The Athens Daily Banner lists delivery options by carrier or mail with annual, semiannual, and quarterly rates. It notes cash in advance and acceptable remittance methods and directs business communications to the business manager.
The piece calls for readers to send notices and writings with real names to the editor by mail or messenger. It notes rules banning telephone submissions, mentions upcoming events, and references local figures and institutions in Georgia and Athens.
Newspapers from Atlanta to Valdosta praise The Athens Banner Fair edition. The publications laud the forty page issue highlighting Northeast Georgia Fair attractions, agricultural interests, and Athens progress. Editors express confidence in the edition's impact on fair success.
The piece asks how financiers of the America’s Cup yachts are rewarded and lauds Sir Thomas Lipton as a shrewd investor who turned cup racing into a lucrative venture. It notes Lipton spent about $2,000,000 on three races and suggests racing boats could fetch $2,000,000 per race if used for advertising.
A Washington Star excerpt shows a Boston child denying a claim about Brother Waldo being an ichthycosaurus and describing themselves as a prehistoric man in pursuit, illustrating playful imagination in childhood dialogue.
Beginning May 17 through Oct 25 1903 the Seaboard Air Line Railway sells Sunday round trip tickets to Atlanta for 100 dollars. Tickets valid for train 41 leaving Athens at 5 35 city time. Return date of sale is specified. J Z Hoke Athens agent and railroad officials in Atlanta Portsmouth appear in notice.
A pamphlet extols Clifton flour noting higher upfront price but greater value through more bread per sack and less lard and soda. It invites readers to test Ton Clifton against rivals at Wingfield Cash Grocery. Also promotes DeWitts Little Early Risers purgative pills praised for liver cleansing without griping.
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