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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1906
Page
4
The Athens Banner explains daily and weekly editions with carrier and mail delivery options. Rates: $5.00 yearly, $2.50 six months, $1.25 three months, 10 cents weekly. weekly or Sunday Banner $1.00 yearly, 50 cents six months. Cash in advance. remittance by express, money order, or registered letter.
Hon Wake Smith and allies faced scrutiny as Ten. William H. Fleming spoke to University of Georgia alumni in the city on a broad theme of Slavery and the Race Problem. The address, not a campaign speech, touched on disenfranchisement and reform while criticizing Roosevelt’s third term ambitions and imperial aims.
The Banner supports Bryan for president but notes Roosevelt may be the rival. It laments Taft’s doomed path and highlights Bryan's growth in conservatism and experience. The piece asserts Bryan’s honesty and broad appeal, especially among eastern Democrats wary of Hearst.
Hon James M Smith launches vigorous gubernatorial bid focused on farmers reform and plain talk. He urges election of a true farmer to Georgia’s governorship, drawing large crowds statewide and praise from women and local groups for his democratic message and energetic campaign schedule.
Georgia citizens are urged to demand equal treatment from all, as Hoke Smith’s gubernatorial campaign mounts attacks on private citizens. Judge Calloway and Senator Hill defend integrity amid slander, while Judge McWhorter denounces Smith’s opportunism. The piece criticizes demagoguery and asserts calls for party unity and truth.
A fragmented sentence notes that advancing in the race improves a candidate's chances of securing election. The text hints at campaign progress and voter impact without detailing names, dates, or locations.
Warner Hill, railroad commissioner, answers Pope Brown who claimed he voted against the port rate while not a candidate. Hill cites files showing Brown voted against it on April 17, 1903, for a port rate, then for it on July 16, 1904 and May 10, 1905 while a candidate. Hill argues Brown acted twice for and against the rate, and notes Brown’s withdrawal letter and Perry speech context.
John D. Rockefeller Jr denounces borrowing as a friendship ruin and selfish act in an eloquent address. A Georgia reconstruction-era justice, asked to charge the jury, sets a dollar and a half per man, illustrating a blunt, humorous legal moment amid a year of legislative issues including the Connor shift.
At Bostock's Coney Island cage, a four pound mongoose killed two king snakes and a rattlesnake eight years old in a dramatic display of speed and science. The creature dodged, feinted, and wrapped the rattler in a fierce neck grip, while spectators gasped at the swift, precise strikes.
A milliner reports a curious client who insisted trimming on a new hat be moved from the left to the right side claiming it should be on the church side. The shopper argued trimming must be visible to the entire congregation in church, prompting disbelief from the saleswoman.
A fragment from a 19th century advertisement touts Electric Hitters as a universal remedy for snake bites stomach and liver disorders chills fever malaria biliousness back and kidney issues. It quotes A A Brown of Bennettsville S C praising the product and notes dealers W J Smith & Co and H R Palmer Sons as sellers with a 50 cent price.
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