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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1903
Page
4
The Athens Banner republishes a wide mix of national and local political commentary. It discusses Roosevelt era policies, lobby investigations, presidential nominations, Civil Service issues, and labor questions in Athens with references to figures like Aldrich LaFollette and Cannon, plus debates over taxation, immigration, and public works. The piece urges scrutiny of officials and hints at shifts in administration.
The Georgia State Fair will be in Macon October 21 to 31 and Clarke county should display county and individual agricultural exhibits there. The Athens and Clarke county Banner urges neighboring counties to also bring exhibits to the Northeast Georgia Fair in Athens October 5 to 10 and then extend the same exhibit to Macon. Tens of thousands will view the displays, so Clarke county’s participation is encouraged to showcase local farming.
The Northeast Georgia Fair Association announces Athens hosting its first annual fair October 5 to 10 1903. Officials urge local businesses to exhibit free livestock entries and manufactured goods with liberal premiums. The event aims to boost agriculture and attract homeseekers and investors while ensuring clean racing and amusements.
A fragment summarizes Thomas R. R. Cobb’s 1897 Nashville Confederate veterans speech and its impact, recounting his impromptu address urging Georgia pride and Southern memory. The note highlights Cobb's role and the sentiment of unity under the stars and bars in the era.
More than 150 young men expected at the opening of the new department as inquiries rise. The faculty list includes Walter B. Hill as Chancellor, Henry O. White, Samuel O. Benedict, John W. Callaway, Arthur J. Palmer, John P. Campbell, Andrew H. Patterson, A. H. Davenport, Charles J. Moore, and W D. Hoyt among others.
Tom Cobb delivered an impromptu appeal at the Atlanta reunion that swayed over six thousand veterans, shifting sentiment toward Atlanta as the gathering city. The oration linked Civil War passions to present loyalties, praising Confederate memory and urging turnout in the postwar commemoration.
The University of Georgia announces the new School of Pharmacy with a two year course starting Sept 16 1904. Fees are 8.60 first year 85.00 second year with all labs included. Open to all departments without fees. entry by Oct 1 1904. classes in Science Hall and future lab facilities described.
A Wheeling, West Virginia reader reports backache relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He claims months of pain vanished following the course, endorses the remedy, and notes it is sold locally by H. B. Palmer & Co. and Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, sole U. S. agents. The ad urges readers to remember the brand name.
The piece laments persistence of old ways before railroads and telegraphs and argues progress demands better goods. It criticizes using inferior flour and bransford products, warning that low quality floors and subpar cakes betray merchants. Wingfield Cash Grocer is cited.
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