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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1903
Page
4
Athens area paper notes J A Brannen of Statesboro could run for Congress in Georgia's First District. It praises him as a good man who would make a fine congressman. The item appears among a string of local political commentary and notices.
The piece surveys ongoing Post Office investigations and political skim from Athens Georgia, noting figures like Bristow and Payne, critique of Wall Street and Roosevelt era policies, and local editorials praising reforms while lampooning party missteps. It references Bar Harbor naval events, currency attitudes, and farm yield thoughts.
Rumors swirl over Seaboard Air Line sale with potential control by Rock Island Frisco interests and a shift of coast outlets to Norfolk Wilmington Savannah Charleston Brunswick Fernandina Jacksonville St Augustine. Analysts see rate harmony and end of long running contests as key outcomes.
The St Louis Globe Democrat rebukes Southern solidity as it warns that continued unity among Southern Democrats keeps Republicans in power. The piece argues consolidation damages the South and cites Reconstruction era hostility as ongoing justification for neutrality from the South toward national politics.
Clarke County prepares for a 100000 bond vote to macadamize roads with September 3 election day. About twelve hundred affirmative votes needed. abstentions count as no votes. Officials urge supporters to turnout, noting no tax increase initially.
An advertisement from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association claims Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription can cure hysteria and other female nervous disorders by restoring balance to the womanly system. It asserts a high success rate, offers a free medical adviser, and sells a bound or paper edition of the adviser.
A county bond proposal would raise 160000 dollars for road improvements with 4 percent bonds over fifteen years. Annual taxes would be about 5333 dollars, yet total spending would drop by 1066 dollars each year. Sixty miles of twelve foot macadam roads would be built, benefiting farmers and attracting trade to Athens.
Fragmented promotional letters praise Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female ailments. Testimonies from Mrs Jones Forest North Carolina Mrs Walls Chelsea Michigan and Mrs Bruce Rochester Washington claim relief from pain inflammation weak health and fatigue after using the product. The ad offers 3000 for proof of original testimonials and signatures.
A fragmented report shows Sherif Viet Ex Mayor Smith and Dr Ost chasing fish near the old paper mill site. The trio failed to net 27 perch in 27 minutes, while broader political notes reference General Miles and Philippine policy amid taxation debates and public concerns.
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