This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1903
Page
2
The Banner urges reader notices by mail with real names, notes six days to the Northeast Georgia Fair in Athens, praises UGA attendance, mentions Governor Terrell and the fair's hosting of a Thanksgiving approach, plus optimism for Athens Manufacturing Company and Milledgeville hens income as local chatter. Many named places include Athens, Milledgeville, Monticello, Niagara Falls, and U.S. figures.
As the opening of the Fair nears, Athens and the surrounding region show rising enthusiasm. The Banner and weekly papers have publicized the event, posters, lithographs, and county outreach aim to attract more visitors than ever. Attractions include agricultural displays, midway entertainments, horse racing, balloon ascensions, and traps. Bobby Wathour leads opening day race against five horses, a highlight expected to be worth the trip. Locals back the effort, pledging help to ensure success across the Northeast Georgia region.
A brief piece on eczema describing its names such as tetter and milk crust. It notes suffering can be intense, local applications provide mitigation but not cure, and the condition may stem from hereditary factors that persist until underlying causes are removed.
A quirky assortment of beliefs attributed to Rosa Ronheur Caroline Herschel George Eliot Lady Millais Harriet Beecher Stowe Queen Victoria and others. The piece notes superstitions from luck charms to omens including wedding rings and a Manx cat, reflecting 19th century lore and personal foibles.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for cancer and skin diseases. It cites Mrs. M L Adams of Fredonia and Mrs. B M Guerney of Warrior Stand in Alabama, claiming dramatic recoveries and listing numerous conditions cured. Drouggista sell bottles, sample offered, and a mail notice invites descriptions of troubles.
The piece notes English as rich yet flawed with gaps in expressing ideas. It highlights missing gendered cousin terms, hearing versus seeing verbs, and the awkward personal pronoun usage. It cites examples like phonograph versus hearer, audience versus spectators, and the clumsy bracketed explanations needed in English.
A 100 dollar reward offer for cures of catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Care. The advertisement cites F J Cheney and Co of Toledo and includes endorsements from West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin druggists. It states the cure is taken internally, claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces, and urges testimonials. Price is 75 cents per bottle and Hall's Family Pills are praised.
An old newspaper ad promotes Clifton flour claiming a higher initial price may save money by yielding more bread with less lard and soda. It urges readers to buy a sack and test the claim. Also touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a universal cure and lists local retailers offering it.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.