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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1903
Page
2
The Athens Daily Banner outlines delivery by carriers in the city or mail, with annual and half year rates for daily, Sunday, and Weekly issues. It requests subscribers verify delivery and notes office contact numbers for business communications and delivery questions.
Athens residents hear Governor Terrell’s support for the Northeast Georgia Fair while civic notes praise the university’s agricultural gains and Athens prepares for a large turnout. A reported Alabama arrest for peonage and debates over tax dodgers frame a broad local and regional snapshot.
Farmers now recognize the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts as a rising force for Georgia's agriculture. Improvements include larger facilities, expanded faculty, broader practical courses, and schedules designed for farmers with limited time. Attendance this session rose by over three hundred percent, signaling strong impact for years to come.
A historic analysis traces higher education from Harvard’s founding to modern times, arguing that concentration of population drives new urban universities. It discusses the growth of cities as the nation’s life force, the adaptation of institutions to urban life, and the emergence of national universities through centralized education in the United States.
Advertising copy asserts Botanic Blood Balm cures cancer of nose and face, eczema, scabs, ulcers, bone pains, pimples and blood diseases. Cites cases of Mia Adams of Alabama and Mrs. Guerney of Warrior Stand. Promises relief, samples, and home treatment guidance from Blood Balm Co. Atlanta.
Beginning May 17 and through Oct 25 1903 the Seaboard Air Line will sell round trip Sunday tickets to Atlanta for 100 dollars. Tickets good on train 41 leaving Athens at 6 35 city time. Agents listed in Athens and Atlanta. Also a local ad for Chamberlain's stomach and liver tablets. Sold by H R Palmer & Son and W J Smith & Bro.
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