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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1902
Page
4
A collage of notices and brief items from Athens including subscription rates for The Athens Daily Banner, plans for Porto Rico railways, remarks on politicians Tillman Bryan Roosevelt and McKinley, local prosperity signals in Athens, and satirical notes on lawmakers and public figures. The column touches on newspapers, campaigns, and social issues with multiple named individuals and places.
The New York Journal of Commerce cites a census bulletin showing cotton seed added 11 cents to each pound of lint in 1899 1900. If all seed had been crushed for oil the value would rise by 9 cents per pound. The seed's full crop impact totals $54 346 000 for the south and could reach $80 000 000 with full crushing. Oil and byproducts lift regional wealth beyond growers.
The piece recalls Thomas Jefferson and his judged leadership style with praise for his decisive weighing of ideas before battles. It shifts to alarming notes on child kidnapping ads and political forecasts, mentioning Obatrman Jones and a Lawrenceville inventor’s railroad safety contrivance.
The piece quotes Mr. Dupont Guerry arguing for clean government and specific accusations against judges. It notes calls for precise charges, announces the Valdosta state fair dates Oct 20 to Nov 8, mentions X-ray future cancer treatment, and lists Hon. P. M Hawes as a candidate. It references Wainwright as a Santiago hero and comments on presidential discourse.
A Athens issue is debated with claims about the local dispensary. The piece argues whiskey from the Athens dispensary can lead to drunkenness only when consumed in excess. It challenges erroneous impressions and suggests the dispensary is better than barrooms and has satisfied the liquor question for over ten years.
Nine months yield profits of 85 000 000 for the steel trust. Admiral Von Limburger pursues Prince Henry in a challenging wake. The admiral’s name may make him persona non grata. Savannah Press is blamed for implying Hon Du Pont Guerry would “wakesnakes” during his Atlanta talk. It is noted that intoxicated men typically avoid his meetings.
The Banner reports continued popular opinion in support of Col. James M. Smith for governor. Emory Cason of Crawfordville writes in the Atlanta Constitution praising Smith, with others backing him as the Oglethorpe statesman. Smith attends to farm duties, promising to speak on policy once crops are in, amid expected political shifts in Georgia.
Collected opinions on the Tillman McLaurin clash in the U S Senate. Some sensible, others hysterical. Commentary on actions by Gov McSweeny and calls for restoring South Carolina’s voting rights in the chamber. Mentions Indians, whitecapping, and Milburn’s potential New York governorship.
A Louisville Quarter Journal tribute extols the country boy as morally and physically equipped to flourish when transplanted to a new home. It lauds barefoot, sunburned youth as the nation’s hoped-for future with prudent growth once rooted in new opportunities.
Senator Bacon speaks on the Philippines noting that US funds spent on the problem may not be recovered and army officers share the view. Five thousand more soldiers head there as natives remain pacified. The 8th Louis Globe-Democrat credits Napoleon and Jefferson with Louisiana transfer. Tillman mocks Beveridge as a grasshopper. A Chandler paper recalls a Kansas City woman offering for local belles’ flat teeth.
The piece surveys wartime alliances amid the Spanish-American era with references to Am rica British relations and Boer sentiments. It notes commentary from Macon News and the Macon Telegraph on Republican criticisms, presidential hero myths, and the Philippine question. A light anecdote about a Jersey City train kiss and an egg age test closes the item.
The text notes spring humors cause pimples boils loss of appetite fatigue bilious fits indigestion and headaches. It urges prompt relief and rebuilding of the system through a recommended course of treatment or regimen to cleanse and strengthen the body.
Regional ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills as a premier spring medicine. Claims strength for purifying blood and permanent cures for scrofula salt rheum scald head rolls pimples other humors psoriasis blood poisoning rheumatism catarrh dyspepsia and related ailments. Urges readers to accept no substitute and to obtain Hood's today.
Athens prepares for a three mile electric line to Mitchell's Bridge powering a plant and picnic grounds at Middle Corner. Survey nearly complete with preliminary work already under way and plans for boating houses and a large dancing pavilion to attract locals.
Colonel R. T. Nesbitt of Marietta announces his bid for commissioner of agriculture challenging the current incumbent. Nesbitt has begun distributing circulars statewide to rally support and contrasts current administration as extravagant, claiming it costs the state thousands more to run the department than eight years ago when Nesbitt held office.
Rome Feb 25. T E Clements is sued for $10,000 by Walter Harper who says Clemente failed to publish The Times during the dispensary campaign. Clementa claims he would print only if the paper avoided anti dispensary content and the contract ended after two advertising columns were sold to anti dispensary men.
Lt W A Capps of the Athens Guard has been named to the examining board of the Third Georgia Regiment by Gov. Candler replacing Lt D H Patoot who resigned to enter business out of state. The board now includes Capt W L Carbine Lt T H Holland and Lt W A Capps.
Washington D C February 25 Republicans face scrutiny as Frye restores Tillman and McLaurin to the rolls amid a heated Senate scene. Critics accuse Spooner and Frye of provoking Tillman and McLaurin, with others noting a rushed adjournment following a Philippine bill vote. The episode sidelines other news as South Carolina’s voting rights draw censure.
Olat 2A finds a new route and a waterway project. Local officials discuss impact on transport and flood control while residents weigh benefits and concerns about construction.
News reports a total loss of Ed Sykes's home barn and all outhouses on Barbers Creek, ten miles from Athens in Oconee county. The property, including well stocked barns and cribs of corn and wheat, was destroyed with no insurance. The cause is suspected arson.
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