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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
7
Evelyn Thaw and Harry Thaw have reconciled and plan to remain together in New York, despite public discord within the Thaw family. Evelyn Thaw will keep her position and stay in touch with her husband as stated by her counsel.
Fragmentary reminiscence extols Sloan's Valiment's virtues and efficacy. The speaker credits Mr. Abernethy and College figures, noting widespread use and claimed medical benefits. Despite garbled text, the tone lauds sale success and superior quality, claiming unbeatable results.
Baton Rouge June 16 Louisiana will not become a prohibition state this term. House of Representatives voted 58 to 47 to indefinitely postpone the referendum plan. Shattuck license bill passed, setting minimum local 500 and state 200 with strict provisions and penalties.
An old advertisement hawks Hall's Catarrh Cure with a promise of one hundred dollars for uncured catarrh and endorsements from Toledo wholesalers. It also notes Athens citizens selling twenty five thousand dollars in bonds for University of Georgia education, receiving press endorsement.
Alumni day in Athens drew large crowds as Rev Lucian L Knight, visiting from California, delivered one of the era's grandest addresses. Knight argued for honoring James Longstreet with a sculpture at the Georgia capitol, urging justice for Confederate generals and recalling Georgia's wartime leaders, amid strong calls for reconciliation and memorial debate.
A Georgia speech on University Day argues that wealth and natural resources mean little without educated citizens. It warns that alien ownership of iron, coal, and cotton wealth undermines state growth, urging higher teacher pay, larger school funding, and multiple normal schools to elevate rural schooling and unlock the Empire State of the South’s potential.
The Thamasville Times enterprise praises Athens for donating twenty five thousand dollars from a recent education bond issue to the University of Georgia. The editorial notes the gift will aid the institution’s growth as alumni form a large club and students rise toward a hoped for eight hundred. Athens is portrayed as a loyal home for the university benefiting both city and state.
Macon Georgia June 16 Arrangements completed for sessions of the Georgia Federation of Labor to be held in the city auditorium starting Wednesday morning The program includes addresses by officials and a trolley ride through the city Crump park visit to Maltale temperance works and a moving picture show night sessions and an election and installation of officers planned for Friday June 19 All details emphasize orderly proceedings and social events for participants.
A Georgia customer reports marked relief from tetter after using Chamberlains Salve. Advertises sale of Chamberlains medicines through local Athens merchants. Emphasizes education of Georgia's youth and the state's duty to invest in its children.
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