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Athens
Young's
Feland
S. C
C. M. Gibson
Co. M. Gibson
Young’s Island
S.C
Court House Lawn Park Proposal Appeals to City Leaders
Citizens urge transforming the court house lawn into a public park suitable for families. Proponents call for benches, play areas, and picnic spots to create a welcoming space for children and residents during warm months. They urge county officials to fund or favor a site that serves all ages.
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Court House
Hea Tadien
le Bs
Lear
Georgia and Tech Baseball Clash Hereafter in Doubt
An unsigned editorial argues against renewing athletic relations between Georgia and Tech. It urges Georgia to remain true to its pledge to end games with Tech, citing financial motives and the need to preserve pure sportsmanship in the South. The piece questions whether Tech should be treated as a regular foe or a campus rival.
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Georgia
TECH
Thi
Inettion
South
Athletic Association
Celuss
Torch
Educational Train Triumph Brings Georgia Notable Gains
The Georgia educational train, directed by the State College of Agriculture, completed its statewide tour, elevating awareness of the need for thorough farming education. Farmers, numbering over one hundred fifty thousand, saw that trained agriculturalists enhance land and crop yields, forecasting benefit to the University of Georgia and the state’s future prosperity.
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State College of Agriculture
Georgia
Oh Moe
University of Georgia
Athens
Pension Reform and Confederate Vet Burial in Georgia
The Banner urges immediate full Confederate pension payments in Georgia and condemns the quarterly plan. A belated sixty dollar pension check arrived for Andrew J. Beall, but he had died after answering roll call, leaving burial expenses to be covered by friends. The piece calls for just, generous treatment of veterans and notes broader vital statistics and mortality trends across states and cities.
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Georgia
Andrew J. Beall
Confederacy
The Public Debt and Economic Stance in US History
A reflective piece arguing the U S public debt has varied since 1865 peaking after the Civil War and Panama Canal era, noting continued rise with Panama construction and concern over government spending. It urges economical governance and keeping debt as low as possible while acknowledging international comparisons.
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United States
Republican Party
Spain
Panama Canal
Mortality Statistics and State Law Variations
A summary of the Municipal Journal on mortality statistics drawn from the Seventh Annual Report of the Census Bureau for 1906. It notes varying reliability due to state and city laws on death registration, with 15 states and 77 cities included, comprising about 48.8 percent of the county population, and highlighting New England and Middle Atlantic states north of 45 degrees.
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Greta
Mississi Pit
Inaha
South Dakota
Culorado
Rhode
Indiana
Eithes
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Pittsburg
Mlegany
Trhakthente Hikau
Denver
Col
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Union
Georgia
Municipal Journal
Census Bureau
New England
Middle Atlantic
Maryland
Back to the Farm: Georgia’s Farm Life Advantage Emphasized
The Banner urges young Georgians to stay or return to farming, citing Albany Herald editorial support. It argues farming offers a stable, expanding market and contrasts it with crowded professions and trades. Southwest Georgia lands are cheaper than Pennsylvania and increasingly valued for farming.
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Georgia
Albany Herald
Herald
Whiel
Gian
Cope
Lincoln University
Pennsylvania
Southwest
Pennestrania
Back to the Land Gains Praise in Georgia Woods
A frontier spirit urged farm work over crowded professions with plenty of land and abundant, superior crops. The piece notes rising prices for cotton and BMPly products, touting happiness, independence, and wealth from diligent cultivation while warning candidates are plentiful but constrained by prohibition laws.
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Georgia Woods
Darin Gazette
Endorsement for Electric Bitters by Architect Coulter
Prominent San Francisco architect Norman R. Coulter lauds Electric Bitters as a premier spring medicine. He claims it improves digestion and kidney function, purifies blood, and strengthens the system. Sold for 50 cents at W. J. Smith & Howe and H. R. Palmer & Sons drug stores.
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Norman R. Coulter
Delbert
San Francisco
W. J. Smith & Hiro
H.R. Palmer & Sons
Great Campaign For Mission Funds Rally Across Cities
Reports from the National Presbyterian Board of Home Missions cite a one day whirlwind publicity drive in Chicago Cleveland Albany Buffalo Detroit Peoria Baltimore Cincinnati Columbus and other cities. Eminent church leaders led rallies using modern advertising to spotlight missionary work and address social economic religious and national issues facing the church.
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New York
Nattional Presbyterian Board of Home Missions
Mit
Chicago
Cleveland
Albany
Buffalo
Detriot
Peoria
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Columbus
William Henry Roberts
D. DD
General Assembly
Charles L. Thompson
Board of Home Missions
Charles Stelzte
Department of Church and Labor
Thomas Clinton Moffett
United States
Chamberlain's Cote Cholera Remedy Promoted
A historic remedy claims thirty years of use and success for bowel complaints. Marketed as the most successful cure yet discovered, it is sold by H.R. Palmer & Sons, Warren J. Smith & Bro, L. Pr. Canning, FE, C. McEvoy, and Orr Drug Co in Athens, Georgia.
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H.R. Palmer & Sons
Warren J. Smith & Bro
L. Pr. Canning
C. McEvoy
Orr Drug Co
Athens, Ga
Forty Chapters of Foolishness In a Book Exchange
A playful fragment describes secret love between Ife and a woman who pretends indifference while he broods in gloom. They endure years of awkward meetings and sneers, raising questions of why love persists in silence until a metafictional reveal.
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Aluck
Gudzook
Rheumatic Pain Balm Endorsed by Iowa Official
B F Crocker Esq Justice of the Peace at Martinsburg Iowa praised Chamberlain s Pain Balm for relieving rheumatic pain in his left arm and right hip after using three bottles. Sold by H R Palmer & Sons W J Smith & Dro L P Canning E C McEvoy Orr Drug Co Athens Ga Plus a line noting China apologizing to Japan.
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Chamberlain
B. F. Crocker
Justice of the Peace
Martinsburg
Iowa
Kun
H. R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Dro
L. P. Canning
E. C. McEvoy
Orr Drug Co
Athens, Ga
No Use to Die Doctor King’s New Discovery Ad
Mrs J P White of Rush says there is no trial to die of lung trouble as long as you can get Dr King’s New Discovery. She claims it loosens a cough quickly and cures lung disease even after hopeless. This remedy for coughs colds influenza asthma bronchitis and hoarseness is sold with guarantee at W J Smith & Bro and HW Palmer & Sons drug stores Se and 1.00 Trial bottle free.
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HW. R. Palmer & Sons
Perry Quits Race for Solicitor General in Western Circuit
Hon James A Perry of Lawrenceville announces through the Lawrenceville News Herald that he will not run for solicitor general of the Western circuit. He cites the state executive committee’s plurality rule favoring Tribble, and notes many circuit voters now endorse Tribble. Perry expresses gratitude for support and urges cordial conduct as the campaign proceeds.
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James A. Perry
Lawrence- Ville
Lawrence Ville
Tribble
Perry
News Herald
Wonser
Solleitor General
State Executive Committee
Macon
Senate subcommittee splits over Bacon liquor bill
Washington March 16 a senate judiciary subcommittee votes 3 to 2 against the Bacon bill to let states regulate inter state liquor shipments. Senators Knox Fulton Rayner support the majority while Bacon Nelson back the constitutional view. A full committee vote and possible open senate debate loom.
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Washington
Senate Committee On the Judiciary
Knox
Pennsylvania
Fulton
Oregon
Rayner
Maryland
Bacon
Georgia
Nelson
Minnesota
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Ife
Nel Jean
No Case on Record Cough Remedy Claim
A pale ad states there is no case on record of a cough or cold resulting from pneumonia after Foley's Honey and Tar, claiming it stops coughs quickly. It warns to refuse anything but the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow package, noting it contains no opiates and is safe, sold by druggists.
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Foley
Tragic Carbolic Acid Suicide in Front of Mother
Philips, a 16 year old railroad worker and Chippewa Tribe member, ingested crude carbolic acid after a long despondency. Despite his mother and brother’s pleas he drank the contents of a vial, dying minutes later. He had warned of death, left work previously, and traveled to several cities before returning home last Thursday.
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Hynna
Philips
Ted
Phillips
Carl J
Western All
Jnatic Railroad
Thrifin
Jacksonville
Miama
Pla
New York
Vinether
Fiather
Carl
Psacton
Red Men
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