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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1907
Page
4
The Athens Banner lists carrier and mail delivery options with annual and half year rates. It notes postage to any address and offers weekly and Sunday rates, with payments to be made in cash in advance or via money order or registered mail.
The column honors Jefferson Davis with a Richmond statue tribute and reflects on North Southerners’ memory of Lincoln. It urges forestry funding in the South, praises South Carolina education coverage, critiques a farm contract law as unconstitutional, and praises The State’s educational edition while noting potential Georgia parallels.
A Southern forestry warning urges immediate action to stop indiscriminate logging. It notes seven tenths of U S forests lie south and predicts pine stock could vanish in under twenty five years without systematic replanting. The piece highlights limited efforts, cites the University of Georgia forestry chair, and calls for broad public attention and action.
Walter H Page editor of the Worlds Work presents a special South focused edition praising rapid Southern progress in agriculture manufacturing and education. The issue features extensive facts and figures from cabin to skyscraper, aiming to inform Southerners and attract investors and home seekers.
The Banner notes Judge Brawley of South Carolina ruled the state statute making breach of contract by farm laborers a misdemeanor unconstitutional. The Augusta Chronicle echoing the view warns the ruling may trigger labor troubles in South Carolina and Georgia where a similar law exists.
The Banner and Savannah News discuss Senator Bacon advocating tariff revision and opposition to centralized federal power as the core of the Democratic platform for the next presidential race. They note Republicans are divided on tariffs, making Democratic leadership essential to enact reform while curbing centralization.
Missouri congressman Champ Clark denounces Elihu Root and his Rootism in a Georgia Bar Association speech. He argues that Root's call to erase state lines and expand federal power through constitutional construction threatens the balance of government and requires careful citizen scrutiny.
The Athens Chamber of Commerce is praised for four years of quiet, effective work. It argues for broader business support to unlock depot investment, attract new industries, and advance the city. It urges membership growth to at least two hundred and sustained community backing.
Hyomei is marketed as a targeted remedy for catarrhal troubles not a universal cure. Inhaler device included in every outfit delivers aromatic medicine to nose throat and lungs. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Son with a guarantee that it costs nothing if it fails to meet claimed results. Complete Hyomel outfit priced at $1.00 as an economical treatment.
Harriet Glascock Gould widow of James Gardner Gould died April 15, 1907 in Augusta Georgia. She was praised for Southern gentility and Christian character, survived by daughter Harriet Glascock Barrett Gould and a lineage tracing to Thomas Glascock and Blanche Bacon. Her life is described as gentle, devout, and devoted to family, with reflections on her education in Montpelier Georgia and Madam Cando's New York finishing school.
This obituary recalls Harriet G Gould of refined English lineage tied to the Barretts and Dilkes and notes her distinguished ancestry from Nathaniel Bacon. It honors a Nathaniel Bacon Day in James Town Exposition homage and laments her peace in the afterlife with a prayer for grace to meet her there.
At a Grand Council meeting of the United Commercial Travelers of Georgia and Florida in Augusta Mr J K Harris of Athens was elected Grand Junior Councillor. The group aims to influence governors and railroad commissions to secure cheaper rail rates, targeting a league book of 2000 miles for forty dollars. The next annual meeting will be in Macon May 1908 with officers and delegates reelected or chosen.
An ad proposes Hall's Catarrh Cure and a $100 reward offer for testimonials. It also argues for a stronger fire department with at least six more firefighters next year to safeguard lives and property amid growth in Athens.
University of Georgia Chancellor David C. Barrow spent several days in Dahlonega attending the closing exercises of the North Georgia Agricultural College. He will attend the final exercises where the diploma will be delivered to the graduates. The Dahlonega college reports a prosperous session and plans for improvements next year include establishing a mining school funded by a legislative appropriation large enough to ensure effectiveness.
Col Miles W Lewis of Greensboro a well known attorney has been appointed by Judge Hamilton McWhorter to a position in his office in the city. He is a son of the late Judge Hal Lewis and has many friends in the area.
Eli Davis once jailed for twelve months in the county gang by Judge Cobb appeals through attorney Col T F Green to reimpose a fine. The petition awaits county commissioners action after Green presented it yesterday. Rumors float about Governor-elect Hoke Smith considering a run for the United States Senate next year.
Athens residents speak highly of Doan's Kidney Pills as relief for backache and kidney trouble. Mrs T P Oliver of Athens Ga says the remedy gave lasting relief after years of suffering and physician visits. Sold at H Palmer Son drug store with price 14 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember Doan's and take no other.
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