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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1910
Page
4
Local ad rates for delivery and mail come with options of yearly six month or three month subscriptions. The page recounts political humor from Taft to Roosevelt, notes about Atlanta hospital work, and local civic urges to keep Athens clean along with scattered parliamentary and international items.
Governor Brown holds firm against buying extra terminal property near Chattanooga for the Western and Atlantic line. He cites legal, financial, and strategic concerns, insisting the decision serves Georgia's best interests and protects state title amid political and business pressures.
The United States may adopt a postal savings bank system after Senate approval along party lines. Democrats oppose, citing constitutional concerns, while Senator Bailey adds a demand withdrawal option. The measure’s fate in the House and its impact on central banking are debated as the experiment unfolds.
The Banner reports a canvass at six city businesses showing many eligible men are not registered. Across Clayton street nine voters with only six registered, another site four voters none registered, and a fifteenth site nine registered. The piece stresses intelligent men neglect to enroll and urges timely registration to participate in county and state elections next fall.
The New Orleans States reports Secretary Wilson concedes government cotton stalk experiments failed commercially due to short fiber and costly processing. Despite early optimism and a Georgia paper mill plan, the project is unlikely to produce affordable paper and expand southern wealth.
Ahistorical address urges urgent action to capitalize on Panama Canal era opportunities. It calls for unity among farmers merchants and officials, notes ports rivers docks and timber constraints, and emphasizes coast line dominance and regional cooperation to boost Southern commerce and national strength.
The piece argues the Democratic Party faces its best chance to win Congress, urging unity and reform. It notes Roosevelt possibly entering the race as a wildcard, with Champ Clark supporting that view, and cites Republican leaders who prefer Democrats win to expose insurgents. It stresses Democrats must mobilize, prepare, and use their ammunition effectively to gain the House.
A satirical column notes the Agricultural Department’s craze for leguminotherapy and the idea that diet shapes character. It absurdly claims carrots change mood, spinach boosts energy, and haricot beans strengthen the nervous system, urging vegetable meals to save meat and money.
The Georgian ridicules Savannah Morning News for claiming three centuries of hat tipping in elevators. The piece argues no such custom existed in 1610 or in Washington era South and rebuts Atlanta as a trendsetter, noting Southern cities have their own refined traditions.
A commentary argues that price increases reflect shifts in consumer habits and not solely tariffs or trusts. It notes congressional and Agricultural Department inquiries into costs from producer to consumer, and urges a practical education to reduce everyday expenses.
Georgia faces a long standing tax fairness issue with property that should be taxed often escapes. The piece argues for broader tax digests to include bonds notes and personal property, and urges lawmakers to ensure all taxable property is returned, possibly reducing the five mill cap if full taxation is achieved.
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