Contests Offer Cash Prizes for Top Voting Ladies
The top four county winners outside Clarke receive county prizes, with ties for second in a county earning that county prize. Payments for new subscriptions or arrears earn votes via a Banner certificate, no formal entry required. Subscriptions listed include Daily Banner two years ten dollars and shorter terms, plus Weekly Banner options. The contest runs just under two months and encourages women across five counties to participate.
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The
Daily Banner
Weekly Banner
Clarke County
Ban Fer
Joe Hill Hall
Thos
B. Watson
Pape Brown
Dick Russell
J. K. Hines
Tom Felder
Local political chatter and counterfeit warning
The column notes contest optimism for subscriber growth in an Athens area drive with leaders named including Joe Hill Hall and others. It questions governor pay, cites a potential $7 500 salary rise tied to a bill, mentions a woman lawyer bill revival, and warns of a highly convincing counterfeit $100 bill.
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Idge Brand
Tom Hudson
W.A. Wright
Emmett R. Shaw
Clay County
Rovernor
Paul Trammell
Dalton
Jesse Mercer
J. H. Hall
Ohio Democrats Face Faction Fight Over Harmon Bid
Covert emissaries report Ohio Democratic factions clash over party control as Judson Harmon braces for a 1912 presidential bid. Leaders from both wings back Harmon while others push for direct delegate elections, asserting Harmon’s strength could carry the state and the party to a national ticket victory.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hermon
Ohio Democratic Party
Democratic Party
Harmon
Ohio Democracy
Judson Harmon
Cuyahoga County
Lfe
Tom L. Johnson
Judi Tor
U. S
Atlee Pomerene
Bryan
Uncle Jud
Washington
Buckeye
Democrate
Taft
Roosevelt
Democratc
Graves
Congress
Geome
Bernhardt shop ban teased as fashionable paradox
A theatrical weekly recalls Sarah Bernhardt insisting she has never stepped inside a shop. The piece argues shopping as a feminine ritual contrasts with her world, cites fashion trends from London and Paris, notes cost savings, and praises the shop girl’s economy while critiquing extravagant styles. It ends with calls to curb nerves and spend wisely. The paragraph closes with a separate Atlanta crime wave note and political impeachment remark by Mr. Watson.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Bernhardt
Mother Eve
London
Queen Mary
Paris
Lillig
Hart County Plans County Fair In Fall
Hartwell Georgia hosts a mass meeting of farmers and business leaders to organize a county fair. Elected officers include President L L Stapleton and Vice Presidents L S Brown and J O Shirley with Thomas S Harper as treasurer. A July 18 officers meeting will set the fair date.
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Hartwell Ga
Court House
Hartwell
J. H. Skelton
J. D. Matheson
J. J. Phillips
L. S. Brown
J. G. Richardson
J. B. Williams
M. N. Norman
Epidemic over burglar scare ends with caution
The article notes the burglar scare subsiding due to police vigilance and press warnings, but urges residents to keep homes locked and protect premises. It discusses isolated robberies, a boy returning money, and the belief the burglaries were not the work of a gang, while stressing continued vigilance by police and citizens.
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Loney
Jet
Georgia state fair plans grow with weather exhibit and livestock sales
Macon July 18 The weather service is invited to set a station at the Georgia State Fair to show observers how farmers track conditions. The Georgia Agricultural Society seeks a 50000 state appropriation for improvements, plus a 50400 city match, as Georgia pursues modern fair grounds and livestock exhibits including Perceron mares Missouri mules Berkshire swine Jersey cattle and other stock. A county exhibit winner may go to Chicago's land show. General Manager Harry Robertジs aviation meet aims to attract top aviators and dramatic stunts. Hancock county plans entry for the county exhibit.
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Macon
Gamner
United States Weather Department
Mitchell
Georgia
South
Georgia Agricultural Society
Chicago
Harry Robert
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Maxwell
Dorsey & Funkenstein
Clarke, Oglethorpe
Madison, Jackson
Oconee Counties
Oglethorpe, Madison, Jackson, Oconee and
Clarke Counties
Bill
GOV. Harmon
Friends
Atlanta
Watson
Smith
Hart County
United States
Union
Hancock County
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