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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1908
Page
3
Fashion department itemizes dresses from 4.60 to 17.50 and tailored suits up to 17.50, with fabrics like sergettes and Rajahs. A wide range of waists, skirts, sacques, kimonas, belts, and corsets advertised, emphasizing fit by a man tailor and new arrivals.
New York on the cusp of spring with open air plans and a wave of urban to suburban migration as tunnels and bridges ease travel. Taft and Bryan draw attention at banquets while Red Cross effort and district attorney Garvan’s career loom large in Gotham politics and prosecutions.
The piece notes church leaders bankers and business men rallying to thwart a gambling ban as legislators and constituents press to curb the racing trust. It cites hunters and officials in Montana Rockies and Glacier National Park debates, naming U S District Attorney Henry L. Stinson and Forest and Stream figures in a broad national access discussion.
Washington reports Senator Clay urged a prohibition amendment to the ship subsidy bill. He claimed judiciary committee opposition but pledged to press the measure before the Senate while the bill moved forward. Gullinger favored cooperation but opposed embedding the provision in the shipping bill.
The senate passed a ship subsidy bill setting payments of four dollars per mile for 16 knot vessels on lines to South America the Philippines Japan China and Australia and two dollars per mile for 12 knot vessels. Amendments limit subsidies to government revenue and require port stops south of Cape Charles if multiple lines run Atlantic to South America. Senator Hale urged an auxiliary navy. No division was called.
Orino Laxative First Syrup is introduced as a new remedy offering improvement over older laxatives. It promises not to gripe or nauseate and is described as pleasant to take and guaranteed.
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