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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1900
Page
4
The piece opens with subscription pricing for The Athens Daily Banner and its weekly edition. It then surveys Chinese demeanor and humanity, contrasting poverty and toil with bursts of courage, before critiquing Western policy in Asia and the press’s role in local business vitality.
The Augusta Chronicle lauds the Georgia editor as a sunshine figure bringing happiness to homes, with readers hailed as guests of honor. It notes editors shape public sentiment and welcome pencil pushers of the Georgia press.
A specimen five dollar bill bears inked inscriptions in a bold irregular script. One side reads This is the last of an ill spent fortune and the other He ware of wine and women. The writer’s identity remains unknown, and the bill is cited as a curious relic.
An advertisement asserts One Minute Cough Core is the only harmless remedy with immediate results and promotes Palmer & Sons as the source. It emphasizes quick relief and urges readers to try the product.
The finance committee of Mt Vernon Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, plans a big August 24 celebration and will seek support from Athens Masons. The lodge hopes to raise funds and expects about three hundred attendees for a red letter affair. Other committees will meet regularly to manage arrangements.
The twenty fourth annual session and exhibition of fruits plants and vegetables of the Georgia State Horticultural Society will be held in Dublin on Wednesday and Thursday August 1 2 A program features essays by Prof M B White W M Scott R P Johnson G H Miller and H N Starnes plus discussions on insects pest control and state law A notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a testimonial and sale by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and local druggists.
The Retail Grocery Association held its regular meeting and decided to organize a big barbecue in about two weeks. A committee was appointed to handle all arrangements for the event. After the meeting Mr. Jarvis hosted the group at his ranch counter displaying teas and canned goods.
The column praises Athens parks connected to electric cars and a shaded spring, notes a mayor and aldermen doing public service, and lauds the night school program and the Young Men's Obituary Association. It mentions a jewelry shop, evolving engagement ring ideas, and Col. B A Thomason of Macon visiting for Masonry degrees. The piece ends with reflections on the Third Regiment's willingness to serve in China and Thomason's broad experience.
Charleston News and Courier describes the visiting editors’ warm Athens reception during their Georgia swing. After Atlanta and Elberton meetings, Athens hosted a lavish evening with carriage rides, a barbecue, handshakes, and a feast by the Athenium club, lasting well beyond midnight.
Judge Herrington received a letter from Dr. Powell indicating Georgia law prevents admitting Agnes Small to the Milledgeville Insane Asylum since her madness began in another state. The insane woman from South Carolina was ordered for asylum by a court but Dr. Powell refused. Bailiff Gibson transported her and her baby to Barnwell, S.C., for disposition by authorities there.
The Juvenile Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church supports a cot at Elizabeth Blake hospital in Soochow China. Dr Wilkinson reports a blind musician patient under care who rejects gospel teaching but remains polite and hopeful. the hospital plans to close by July first as foreigners plan to depart amid unrest.
Advert says Perfect Health by using Jutt's Liver Pills to regulate bowels and produce a vigorous body. Claims cure for sick headache malaria biliousness constipation and kin dred diseases.
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