Athens Weekly Banner notes and Port Rico trade debates
The Athens Weekly Banner reports on the Southern Industrial Convention in Philadelphia with resolutions backing the Nicaragua canal, river and harbor improvements, good roads, and a steamship link to New Orleans. Porto Rico free trade prospects are discussed with legislative hurdles and foraker law implications noted, plus regional industry and agriculture insights from Southern leaders.
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Philadelphia
Nicaragua
Doreed
Morgan
Alabama
Carmack
Tennessee
Congress
International Forestry Council
Java
Industrial Commission
United States
St. Louis
Charleston
New Orleans
J. B. Gibson
Birmingham Commercial Club
South
Birmingham
Nicaragua Canal
Macon News
Porto Rico
Holland
Gov
Allan
Ie Parte
Supreme Court
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted For All Humors
The text extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as best of all medicines for all humors and claims it prevents scrofula and glandular issues in children, warning of possible digestive and systemic disturbances if not free from disease. It emphasizes lifelong safety and reliability of the remedy.
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Hood
Shifting Export Trade Drums Up Southern Growth
The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes a notable shift in export business from the northern United States to the south. Government statisticians in Washington report that for the fiscal year 1900 exports show a rising southern share and a broader reorientation of trade.
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United States
Pitteborg Dispatch
Washington
Trade shift from southern ports noted as New Orleans gains
New Orleans leads in port movement beside New York with Boston lagging after disaster impact. Cotton’s high value and Galveston disruption shift business southward, signaling a lasting uptick in southern trade while Galveston rebuilds.
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New Orleana
New York
Boston
Galveston
Train Wreck Plunges From North Carolina Trestle
A Seaboard Air Line Atlanta special plunged from a trestle into a pond near Rockingham NC killing and injuring many. About 25 to 30 aboard, two fatally, were carried from wreckage as doors and transoms aided escape. A relief train brought doctors. a hotel served as a temporary hospital.
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Bagge
Hamlet
Rockingham
Deafness Cure Claim and Ancient Coronation Note
A historic excerpt states deafness cannot be cured by local treatments, urging constitutional remedies for inflamed Eustachian tube, offering a $100 reward for catarrh deafness cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It also mentions Henry II’s Gloucester coronation with a plain circle, not a crown, following King John’s jewels loss near Wisbeach.
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Hall
F. J. Qheney & CO
Toledo
Henry
Gloucester
John
Lynn
Wisbeach
London Telegraph
Petition to Admit Women to University of Georgia
The page reports a petition by Miss Ross Woodberry and Miss Susie Cierdine requesting that women be admitted to the University of Georgia and granted access to courses and credits toward a degree. The board found itself powerless without legislative action, noting improved facilities and rising enrollment. The activists urge equality, object to private colleges, and urge credit for women graduates who meet entrance standards, while urging expansion of facilities to accommodate a higher female student presence. The letter cites recent faculty statements supporting admission in principle and urges removal of barriers in this centennial year.
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Board of
Trostera
Ross Woodberry
Mixa Susie Cierdine
Hoard
University of Georgia
Georgia
Noble University
State University At
Athens
Jhrough
Hall's Great Discovery claims cure all kidney ailments
An old Texas advertisement touts Hall's Great Discovery as a universal cure for kidney and bladder troubles including gravel diabetes and rheumatism. It promises mail delivery for $1, with a two months supply per bottle and boasts testimonials.
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Hall
FE. W. Hall
P. O
Louis
Covington, Ga
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