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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1903
Page
3
The article surveys notices from The Athens Daily Banner and regional papers. It mentions postal rates, local social news, civic topics, editorials on politics and education, and snippets about newspapers like the Darien Gazette and Savannah Press.
An advertising testimonial notes spring fatigue and skin blemishes as signs of blood deficiency. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills are claimed to cleanse the blood, renew vitality, improve sleep, and cure conditions like scrofula, with the user praising its effects and urging others to avoid substitutes.
The Augneta Herald discusses Chancellor Hill’s refusal to approve extended baseball schedules that remove students from the state and campus beyond two days. The piece notes mixed reactions from students, parents, and faculty, with broader commentary on athletics, gender, and education. It ends by satire on modern educational shifts and long nostalgia for earlier schooling.
Macon Telegraph rebuts Southern Education Notes claims from Knoxville alleging Georgia illiteracy and one room cabins. It cites Georgia’s population around 2.2 million and argues most whites and blacks do not live in single room cabins, urging editors to verify facts and counter misperceptions.
The Southern Educational Conference in Richmond lauded Chancellor Walter B. Hill for a masterful address on negro education. Northern and Southern educators agreed he presented a clear, convincing Southern stance, with William H Baldwin Jr endorsing every word. Georgia applauded the head of its great state institution.
Friends in this city regret the resignation of Judge William E Pope from the Federal bench in the Philippines due to ill health He was appointed to the position recently and his supporters questioned the move He will return to New Mexico Tadge Pope is a Georgia University graduate with many local friends.
Athens Georgia council meets to authorize the city hall project. Aldermen Vonderac Lipscomb Racker Hodgson and city engineer to handle contracts under bond sale plans. mayor authorized to sign. Meeting adjourned.
The Athens dispensary is analyzed as a temperance measure. police records from 1883 and 1902 show a sharp rise in drunkenness and disorderly conduct under the dispensary compared with open saloons. Author argues the dispensary has failed to curb liquor-related crime and notes higher crime shares tied to liquor in 1902.
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