Wyche Delivers Engaging Story Telling Lecture at Summer School
Dr Richard Wyche of North Carolina captivated Georgia listeners with a focus on story telling as a superior method to teach grammar rhetoric composition history and literature. He demonstrated stories for children and urged writing and oral repetition to deepen language understanding.
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University
Richard T. Wyche
North Carolina
Wyche
Uncle Remus
J. H. Chappell
Manassas
Gomer Defeats Athens Team in Classic City League clash
The Comer baseball squad edged the Athens team 10 to 9 on campus. McWhorter pitched well for Athens with a swift curve, Porterfield starred for Gomer, and Cobb homered for the home side while Porterfield hit for the visitors. The game featured strong defensive plays and lead changes in a slow, eventful contest.
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McWhorter
Athens
Porterfield
Stevens
Cobb
Large fee for Judge A. Erwin in railroad foreclosure
A court order by Judge J J Kimsey at Gainesville ends the Gainesville Jefferson and Southern railroad case and sets September 15 as sale date. Upset price fixed at 195000 dollars or 3000 per mile, with 10000 dollars of the proceeds to be paid to attorneys Judge A S Erwin E T Brown W K Miller H H Barrett and Bowdre Phinizy for trustees foreclosure work.
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Gainesville
A. 8. Erwin
Hon. E.T. Brown
W. K. Miller
H. H. Barrett
Bowdre Phinizy
Fickereson dies after Tuesday shooting case near Bestwick
Neil Rickerson, shot by his son Ed Rickerson during a family quarrel with his wife, died Tuesday after a sworn statement claiming the shooting was justified. The elder Rickerson’s death ends a case tied to a domestic dispute and a son who acted to defend his mother. Also advertised are Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets for sale by local druggists.
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Neil Rickerson
Ed Rickerson
Bestwick
Rickerson
Do You Get Up With A Lame Back
An old newspaper plug promotes Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder issues. It claims wide success, offers a free sample bottle and an informational book via mail, and directs readers to send their address to Dr Kilmer and Company in Binghamton New York.
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Kilmer
Bright
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N.Y
Directors Meeting Held Wednesday at University of Georgia
A University of Georgia Summer School directors meeting, led by President Walter B. Hill, discussed the delayed $3,000 donation from the General Education Board tied to local funding. Harper urged collecting unpaid local subscriptions to unlock the board funds and cover Summer School expenses, noting the program boosts Athens merchants through increased sales from 600 teachers in town.
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University of Georgia Summer School
Walter B. Hill
Messrs
E O. Branson
F. M. Harper
D. O. Barrow
B F. Holder
Harper
General Education Board
General Eduocation Board
Atdvive
Athens
Athena
Dean's Kidney Pills touted by Ohio Valley reader
W H Clarke of Bennett Street Wheeling West Virginia an accountant at Blood Bros Tobacco Works reports backache relief from Dean's Kidney Pills lasting after treatment He says the pills cured him and offers to corroborate in person or by mail H R Palmer Son price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sale agents for the US Remember the same Dean's and take no other
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Dean
W. H. Clarke
Bennett Street
Blood Bros. Tobacco Works
Wheeling
W. Va
H. R. Palmer & Song
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Georgia State Horticultural Society Session Program
The twenty seventh annual session of the Georgia State Horticultural Society and its fruit and vegetable exhibition will be held at Athens Washington Street School on August 3 and 4 1903. Morning and afternoon programs cover seed growing irrigation cantaloupe culture Georgia fig insects and birds bees to fruit growing nursery relations fertilization peach culture and exhibition logistics with rates for travel and lodging and a question box for agricultural inquiries.
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Georgia State Horticultural Society
Washington Street
E. J
Ree
Kinderson
Nat Caltare
Georgia
Herbert O White
Dewitt
Georgia Fig
Hugh N. Starnes
Georgia Experiment Station
Experiment
John P. Fort
Mt. Airy
Wilmon Newell
Board of Entomology
Atlanta
Tuesaday
Southern Express Co
State Horticultural Society
W.m.scott
Athens
Athoud
Clayton Street
University
Denmark
Joseph Rchardeon
Southeastern Passenger Association
Plote
Dudley M. Hughes
Georgia State Agricultural Society
J. Pope Brown
W. M. Scott
Political race rumors swirl over northwest Georgia district
The Atlanta Journal reports Solicitor General Charles Brand plans a 1906 bid for the judgeship, opposing Judge R B Russell as his term ends in 1905. Clark County politics show representative T J Shackleford seeking solicitor general, with Captain J J McMahan touted as a possible legislative candidate.
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Atlanta Journal
Charles Brand
R. B. Russell
Brand
Georgia
Aireait
Roswell
T. J. Shackleford
Clark
Shackleford
Clark County
J. J.C. McMahan
Capt. McMahan
Clifton Flour Endorsement by Local Shopper
Your Guests Will Praise It. Brannford's Clifton flour is praised as the best in the market by neighbors and home folks alike. Wingfield Cash Grocery carries Clifton flour for bread cake and pastry needs.
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Brannford
Clifton
Wingfield Cash Grocery
Athens Chamber Attracts Winter Visitors and Fair Edition Plans
Local merchants and the Athens Chamber of Commerce report steady inquiries from buyers nationwide seeking to winter near Athens. A Pennsylvania family requests school and housing information for a winter stay. The Athens Banner prepares a 10000 copy Northeast Georgia Fair edition with 50 pages and 200 half tone cuts to showcase farms and landmarks.
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Athens
Georgia
Atlanta
Athone
Clarke County
Elks Convention Shatters Records in Baltimore
Telegrams from Exalted Ruler M. G. Michael and Mr. Aston Cohen report the national Elks convention in Baltimore as the greatest in order history. The Banner notes Baltimore displays overwhelm, with Athens lodge No. 700 represented by a ten to twelve member delegation. Cohen wires Cincinnati chosen for next year’s annual gathering.
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M. G. Michael
Aston Cohen
Baltimore
United States
Athens Lodge No. 700
Michael
Cohen
Cincinnati
Wonders In Nature And Oddities In A Microscope
A fragment from a period paper describes nature wonders seen through a microscope. It mentions spider threads formed from countless tiny strands, caterpillar muscles numbered above four thousand, and eye mirrors in a drone. It includes anecdotes about Jonathan Edwards fuel usage and humorous bits from local life and ads.
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D& Bro
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W.M. Scott
Georgia Board of Entomology
Atlanta, Ga
Henry A. Mathews
Valley
G H. Miller
Rome
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Charles T. Sm
Concord
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McMahan
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W. J. Smith & Bro
Atheng
Baden, Penn
Chamber of Commerce
J. T. Anderson
Pennsylvania
Badan
Northeast Georg'a
Elks Eiwoy
Baltimore Tap
Order of Elks
If & President
C. A
Edgarton Mfg
Shirley
Mass
H. Mickewsone
Athens Hardware Co
Breed Street
Athens, Ga
Lipscombe& Co
Carpenters Liability
Webb & His
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R. E. Weatherly
Broad St
Ga. K. K
Allen H. Talmage
Morton & Parker
Fire Insurance
Yfiorat
Llanier Sol Southern B
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Imacon
Jonathan Edwards
Northampton
Edwards
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Lee Rey
Fernal Pole
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