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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
5
An advertorial text promotes Wine of Cardus as a remedy for female infertility. It asserts the product strengthens reproductive organs, aids pregnancy, and helps women overcome barrenness barring organic disease, framing motherhood as attainable for "healthy" women who take the remedy.
University of Georgia Summer School directors held a meeting in the chancellor’s office. About 500 to 700 teachers may attend the opening day on July 1. Contracts with leading captains and lecturers in the United States were closed. The session will run through August 5 with weekly lectures, and 12 to 15 Howard students from Georgia and neighboring states expected.
A Banner reporter visited Smithonia in Oglethorpe County with Judge Hamilton McWhorter. Col James M Smith appears remarkably healthy and in control of his vast plantation, knowing details of every worker, asset, and need. He owns extensive land, a private railroad, and multiple industries, with net yearly income cited between 400000 and 800000 dollars. He is about 65, reputedly considering a run for governor, and famed as a strong stump speaker across Georgia.
A playful message from Wingfield Cash Grocery Store jokes about Clifton flour being available and ready for delivery. It teases customers for not ordering earlier and encourages future orders to avoid missing out on the product.
Editor W. A. Brooks of Qoones Enterprise in Watkinsville has purchased the Hamilton Journal and plans to acquire more papers in the state with general supervision over multiple titles. He expects many Qoones county residents to attend the Northeast Georgia Fair in Athena from October 8 to 10, with many exhibiting.
An article notes the republication of the Civil War era song Jacket of Grey by Mrs. B Woodberry of Savannah as a Memorial Day fundraiser for the Winnie Davis Memorial hall in Athens. Fifty percent of proceeds support the Winnie Davis fund. copies available via Miss Rosa Woodberry in Athens. Also contains an unrelated ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials from Chicago nearby firms.
The Banner urges Athens women to form a city servants employment bureau to protect housekeepers from unreliable servants. A plan would let members hire vetted help, with records, trial periods, and replacements when dissatisfied, funded by a membership fee and run by trusted volunteers. Also notes a Oklahoma settler’s cure with Chamberlain's remedy as a seasonal tip.
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