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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
3
State School Commissioner urges county superintendents to send teachers to six week University Summer School in Athens July 1 to August 1. Over fifty national educators to teach many courses, promising valuable service to local schools. Full details via Prof. E. O. Branson Athens Ga.
A fragment describes pervasive weakness with food failing to fortify and sleep failing to refresh. The text notes vitality ebbing and life feeling burdensome, then suggests a remedy or treatment for this general debility.
The Athens Electric Street Railway Co. expects two newly purchased cars to arrive soon after a prior delay. The cars were due last month and are hoped for use this summer, described as the handsomest seen in the region.
Athens readies for the University Summer School opening in July with strong local and state backing. The Atlanta Journal editorial lauds the program as a pivotal Georgia education moment, noting gifts totaling seven thousand dollars from Athens and national support. Courses promise instruction and entertainment, drawing teachers from across Georgia to engage with premier lecturers and educators.
An upcoming Georgia general assembly session will consider the proposed appropriation for Georgia to be represented at the St Louis World’s Fair next year. The piece argues Georgia’s size prosperity and progress warrant a substantial display and outlines the fair’s scale costs and civic funding details.
The Harmony Grove Citizen supports bringing Jackson county exhibits to the Northeast Georgia Fair in Athens and to the State Fair in Macon. It lauds the county’s crops and stock, urges participation to showcase resources, and notes potential premiums and stimulative value for farmers.
Miss Roliback of 73 Amsterdam Avenue New York and treasurer of the Woman's Progressive Union writes of a health remedy. She credits Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription with restoring sleep and vitality after months of illness and recommends it to women in poor health. The letter extols the medicine’s effects and mentions a free medical adviser offered by Dr Pierce.
An appeal urges Jackson county farmers to enter exhibits for cash prizes at Lest county and Athens fairs, noting prizes of 1500 first, 1200 second, 900 third, five at 200 and five at 100. It argues local effort, papers backing, and a Greater Georgia goal, with Onto Richmond as a rallying song.
The report by principal Misa Louie A Lane details a year of work at the Est Athens Night School. It lists expenditures of 749.10, teacher salaries 35, assistant salaries 2400, and various costs for supplies, lighting, and baths. Enrollment stands at 1, with 27 moved or dropped. 93 added or removed. gifts include a gramophone and magazines. Notes on classes cover bookkeeping, penmanship, composition, math, sewing, and music, plus entertainments and exhibitions. A testimonial praises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, with local pharmacy availability.
Construction on Southern Manufacturing Company’s new building advances rapidly with the roof nearly finished and interior work soon completed. The site includes the barkdlog mill and cotton mill blocks, totaling about three hundred feet in length, with a one story boil and two story cotton mill designed to double capacity. cotton mill will run 2100 spindles, capital stock at $50,000, machinery purchased and awaiting installation, operation hoped by September 1.
The Banner notes CH Brand expresses ambition for the circuit judgeship or solicitor general role, states he is not yet a candidate, and will inform the public of intentions later. A serious mistake is noted regarding Dawitt & Co and the Hagel Salve product line with claims of healing without effect.
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