This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1902
Page
4
Lists reports and tidbits from the era including politics of South Carolina senator Tillman, railway and press items, ship subsidies, Boer War updates, public notices, and remarks on figures like Calhoun and Altgeld. Mentions the Logansville railroad, Cuban policy, and editor appointments, with local notes on newspaper pricing and advertising.
French engineer Dacrotet tells Journal and American that wireless telephony uses a coil to boost current and transmit voices through the earth. He says messages can cross forests, rivers, and mountains, enabling shore to shore or ship to ship communication with clear articulation.
A Charlotte Observer correspondent urges Athenians to start canneries, arguing $200 outfits could employ forty directly and more indirectly. He claims tomatoes peas and beans yield high profits with less land impact than cotton, citing a farmer who earned eighty dollars from tomatoes on under an acre in Indiana.
The text notes Georgia voters growing weary of selecting the state democratic executive committee members in a slipshod manner and criticizing the chairman for adding a cember of members of his own.
The Harmony Grove council contends it did not lift the quarantine due to ignorance, noting mayor and health officials in Harmony Grove were briefed by Athens leaders and a Harmony Grove officer on the facts. Town residents allegedly acted on rumor rather than official notice, and Harmony Grove’s explanation is deemed thin.
The article argues Mr Bryan will not be Democratic nominee in 1904 nor advocate free silver at 10 to 1. It notes his large personal following and questions whether he will bolt the party or influence the platform and candidate, as Cleveland did in 1890, impacting the party’s presidential prospects.
The Macon News reports that in 1900 the ten states south of the Potomac and east of the Mississippi, including Louisiana, held 23 percent of the U S population and 25 percent of the school population but only 0 percent of public school expenditures. Per capita spend ranged from 60 cents in Alabama to 4.08 in an unnamed state.
The data for ten Southern states show lower teacher salaries and per capita spending than national averages. Massachusetts leads male salaries at 1200 and female at 490, with North Carolina at 87 and 78. Enrollment in private schools remains small, and public school property value trails Ohio.
An advertisement argues that value in medicine is measured by cost and effect, praising Hood's Sarsaparilla for purifying blood and curing eruptions fatigue and debility. It includes testimonial from Miss Erriz Collowne of Washington D C stating improved energy and blood condition.
Telegram from Powder Springs reports farmer Drew Pritchett died of smallpox after visiting his Athens son who works for a Bahy insurance business. The article argues he did not catch the disease in Athens, noting infection likely occurred during a Atlanta stay and that no local cases could be linked to exposure.
Dr Charles H Horty former University of Georgia chemist now with the National Bureau of Forestry works from Ocilla Irwin County Ga awaiting relocation to Washington D C His experimental program promises splendid results and progress in his new duties.
Yesterday at Oglesby Georgia occurred the death of Mr Prenk Gaines a prominent Fibert County man. His death was due to pneumonia with a heart condition. He was well known in this city where he had many friends.
The next issue of the Georgian promises broad interest with Editor in Chief FP. H. Barrett securing several signed articles. Chancellor Hill Boyna Wright Richard Edman and other citizens will contribute pieces on topics of rare interest.
The Athens post office shows a steady rise in receipts and money orders from 1900 to 1901 and into 1903. January and February figures trend upward, indicating population and business growth. Officials note crowding and urge construction of a federal building to improve efficiency.
Tuesday the final smallpox patient, a Black man, left Athens city hospital and there are no remaining cases. The city praises the board of health and Dr. Dillard for vigilantly monitoring suspects and guiding the pestilence’s containment.
In Rome Georgia March 18 an effort by anti dispensary forces seeks to disqualify Justice Cobb over campaign letters favoring dispensaries. Three injunctions challenge the dispensary act as unconstitutional with hearings set for March 25.
There was no doubt that he was attempting burglary when he was discovered. He was fined 12.90 dollars or made to work 15 days on the streets.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.