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Athens Weekly Banner

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Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1908

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Tide of Conservatism Reasserts Georgia Business Stake

The Augusta Chronicle endorses the Athens Chamber of Commerce stance calling for restrained railroad regulation. It argues reform era damage must be reversed to revive Georgia’s business, manufacturing, farming, and labor, urging conservatives to restore confidence and resist radical attacks on corporate property.

Jie Augusta Chronicle Athens Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Nuw Elvic Georgia

Voley's Honey and Tar Declared Safe Under Pure Food Law

Special announcement confirms Voley's Honey and Tar cough remedy is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law. It contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is recommended as a safe remedy for children. Available for ease of purchase by all druggists.

Voley Smith Phi Kappa Demosthenian Societies Busines Alumni Society Watnesday

Jackson County and Education Progress in Rural Georgia

Mr. L F Elrod describes Jackson County’s educational evolution from a county with no first class schools to a system centered on Martin Institute and later expanded across forty districts. The article highlights graduate teachers, county grading, and a surge of students now attending state colleges, with twenty three going to the University and over a hundred to other colleges, signaling strong future prospects.

L. F. Elrod Jackson County Whico Banner Jackson County Academy Jefferson W. D. Martin Martin Institute John R. North University of Georgia John W. Glenn 8. P. Ce Misa M. E. Orr Georgia Glenn Orr Union British Honduras Emory University Winder Commerce Profeasora Usher Myers Henry R. Hunt Henry Walker M. le Parker Jackson

The South in History and Literature reviewed by Houston Chronicle

The Houston Chronicle extols Mildred Lewis Rutherford’s The South in History and Literature as essential for Southern schools. The 900 page work argues Southern intellect matched Eastern and Northern writers before 1860, cites provincial leaders and authors, and aims to instill pride in Southern forefathers. Franklin-Turner Company Atlanta prints the volume.

South Mildred Lewis Rutherford The Houston Chronicle Houston Texas Mildred Lewin Rutherford United States Europe Jamestown Plymouth Pranklin-Turner Company Atlanta

Inflammatory Rheumatism Cured In Three Days

Morton L Hill of Lebanon Indiana reports his wife suffered inflammatory rheumatism in every muscle and joint. After six weeks in bed and eight physicians with no benefit, she used Dr Detebon’s Relief for Rheumatism and recovered in three days. Palmer & Sons advertise the remedy.

Morton L Hill Lebanon Tnd Detebon H. R. Palmer & Sons

Kioto impressions and Japan’s living rooms after quake

From Col. K W Stephens letter to the Columbia Herald. He recalls Japan’s low wooden houses, paper partitions that form multiple rooms, and mobile dwellings carried by owners. He notes frequent earthquakes, a 1871 disaster, and the affordable furnishings in cottages. He observes peaceful US-Japan relations and warns war with Japan would be hard for America, with China as a probable ally.

Kansas City Times Col. K. W. Stephens Kioto Japan Columbia Herald America China

Rescue Efforts End In Sailor Heroism Off Delaware Breakwater

Providence January 28. The tug Scully arrived with the barge New Jersey in tow reporting the loss of the White Band and four men and two women from drowning after a northwest gale off Delaware Breakwater. The White Band reportedly cut its hawser to save the Scully, leaving wreckage later identified as the missing barge.

Providence M. E. Scully Delaware White Band Newport News Henry W. Gegg Scully New Jersey

A Real Wonderland Healing in South Dakota Mines

In South Dakota a remarkable healing tale from Mound City and Mrs. E. D. Clapp recounts a son near death from lung and throat trouble saved by Dr King’s New Discovery. The medicine is praised for coughs and lung issues with trial bottles offered by local druggists.

South Dakota E. D. Clapp Mound City Mrs. Clapp W. J. Smith & Bro H. R. Palmer & Sons

Japan Travel Observations Highlight Currency and Rural Quiet

The writer notes Japan’s money system uses yen and sen, with limited gold circulation. He compares travel costs to America, mentions hotel rates, and describes Japan’s quiet landscape with few carriages, livestock, and notably the Missouri mule absence, creating a tranquil rural impression.

America Japan Missouri

Macon Telegraph Endorses Athens Chamber Rail Road Stance

Editorials in the Macon Telegraph back the Athens Chamber of Commerce protests against railroad agitation and urge an end to disruption. The piece defends the chamber’s calls to stop the “Three Tailors of Tooly Street” campaign and criticizes the Railroad Commission for overstatement of railroad docility. The Athens Banner is cited supporting business leaders and the call for reform.

Macon Telegraph Athens Chamber of Commerce Tooly Street Athens Telegraph Georgia Railroad Commission Commission F Ndera Chamber of Commerce Pat le Winterville Walter Christian Birmingham Christian Magele Argo Misa Annie Argo Leroy Argo Macon H. A. Winter W. H. Shackleford Tuey Winter Columbus Stephens J. H. Conway Atlanta L. M. Arnold FP. M. Landrum Day Gainesville W. A. Jones Augusta J. B. Winter Myrtle Chandler Miss Pearl Chandler Hull

Relief for Rheumatism Promised by Balm Ad

Do you know rheumatic pains can be relieved by one application of Chamberlains Pain Balm. It may not remove all pain but helps rest and sleep, aiding sufferers. For sale by local druggists and merchants in Warren, Athena, and surrounding towns.

R. Brandt H Rk, Palmer & Sons Warren J. Smith & Bro L. P. Canning, RE C. McEvoy Orr Drug Co Athena

Jokes and Wit on Clara and Tom Illustrated Bits

A humorous item contrasts a man with a carpet in a quip about dust and being walked over. The exchange plays on gendered banter and comic misdirection, reflecting lighthearted newspaper humor from a vintage illustrated column.

Clara Tom

How Her Life Was Saved When Bitten by a Large Snake

A 1906 item recounts Mia K. M. Fishel of Dillsburg Pa saving her life after a copperhead bite using Sloan's ointment. She describes being bitten on the hand twice, the remedy relieving pain and preventing fatal consequences, amid unrelated local notes from Winterville Georgia detailing visitors and residents.

Mia. K. M. Fishel Box 40 Dillsburg Sloan

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Clayton Street Brandt Augusta Paper Firm Jackson County and Education Uncle Sam Awatches Priszs Dr. Shoop H. A. Palmer & Sons Winterville
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