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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1899
Page
4
The Athens Weekly Banner lists subscription rates for home delivery and mail, with annual, semi annual, and quarterly options. It details advertising charges including full and subsequent insertions, local notices per line, and payment methods.
The Court of Cassation grants Dreyfus a new trial but faces scrutiny over potential renewed conviction. The editorial stance insists only an acquittal will satisfy the civilized world, arguing stronger evidence favors innocence amid ongoing Spain war casualties and public debate.
The writer argues for a large dormitory and mess hall at the University of Georgia to provide seven dollars per month for fuel lodging and laundry. With many Georgia youths able to invest this amount, alumni should discuss a campus dormitory solution to strengthen the university and broaden access to education.
The document cites a April 21 report from Mubin at Reichenburg Austria detailing a process to convert fir wood into cellulose textile fibers. Wood shavings are steamed, treated with lye, and pressed to produce cellulose then spun into threads with additives to increase strength.
An extension ad claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian Tube mucous lining and cannot be cured by local applications. It promises one hundred dollars for any deafness due to catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and notes the product is sold by druggists with accompanying Hall's family pills.
A sensational ad for Swift's Specific praises its blood cleansing power with patient testimonials, then shifts to grim Georgia crime notes. Reports detail rising rape and lynching fears, a Cedartown assault, and policy questions about deterring such crimes amid public outrage and newspaper influence on investigations. The piece also covers a Cleveland to New York automobile test, praising autos over horses and outlining Intercontinental Railroad cost concerns.
The Savannah News questions the Intercontinental road plan arguing the United States would fund construction and maintenance in distant territory, with little local output to justify costs. It doubts revenue from passenger traffic would cover $175,000,000 in debt, noting lack of political or commercial motive and previous Pacific railroad lessons.
A collage of miscellany notes includes a Dutch audience moved to tears by Shakespeare in English, a tale of Dutch soldiers crossing rivers with horses, a Turkish sultan curious about foreign comment, a Maine man’s chimney cleaning trick with a blank cartridge, a comic quip about laughter in youth, and a bishop’s misperceived sermon length.
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