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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
4
The Athens Banner and weekly edition list subscription prices and payment methods. Annual rates are five dollars, six months two fifty, three months one twenty five, ten cents weekly. The Banner weekly and Sunday editions cost one dollar yearly, sixty cents for half year. Remittances by express, money order, or registered mail.
A critical essay argues human life is cheap amid ten thousand annual homicides and a failing justice system. It calls for stricter laws and better policing, and advocates campaign finance disclosure to curb corrupt influence on the presidency and parties. It cites McKinley 1896 and Roosevelt 1901 as examples of bought elections and urges voters to rebuke moneyed corruption to preserve free government.
The article extols lectures as valuable public knowledge though attendance is low. It praises American lecturers, notes mixed suitability among speakers, and argues Athens should host regular university lecture series to benefit students and the wider public. It also mentions the National Publicity Law Organizations pushing for purer elections.
The piece urges Georgia families to observe Memorial Day with reverence for Confederate history. It lauds veterans and Southern women, warns against reconciliation rhetoric, and calls on children in Athens to learn the past, honor fallen soldiers, and maintain patriotic faith.
A Washington journalist recalls meeting Edwin Booth who angrily denied any favor from him after John Wilkes Booth killed Lincoln. Booth blasted reporters and vowed not to speak further, scolding the interviewer for intruding on his grief and anger toward Washington.
The NOPOM reports Georgia students spent a week in Gainesville engaging with locals, attending church and Sunday school, and joining campus activities. Despite weather, friendships with Gainesville residents grew, with social events including Brenau University sightings and a lighthearted mix of charity functions.
The Athens Banner announces the sale of its job printing office to Thomas H. Atkinson who has run the shop as foreman for the past year. The plant remains highly equipped with top quality machinery and materials to continue to offer excellent service and workmanship. Patronage is urged for the new firm as it continues the banner standards. A dollar entertainment for 50 and 35 cents is noted, and Castle Sunshine is advertised as part of local offerings.
A testimonial proclaims Dr King’s New Discovery cured asthma years ago and treated a wife’s tuberculosis symptoms. It touts a powerful effect on lingering coughs with a guarantee by W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons. Bottles priced 60 cents and 1.00 with a free large bottle offer.
The Richmonds team of the Virgins League not in just three games this season. The Western League teams pep their legion in a blizzard. Jos Angeles is setting a fast pace in the Pacific Coast League. Dallas and Fort Worth look to be the hard hitters of the Texas league. Edward Holland president of the Three-l League is mayor of Bloomington. HL Looksns though Manager Clymer of the Columbus Ohio team has found a good pitcher in George Upp. Lindemann and Farmer the former Hoboken Ridgewood battery have signed with the Brooklyn Atlantic League team. They once earned the distinction of defeating both the New York Americans and Nationals in the same week. Umpires for the new Atlantic League include Dan Minahan of Troy Thomas Phelas of Philadelphia Geo Fog Horn Miller of Brooklin and George Goodheart of Reading. So far it looks like a three cornered fight in the South Atlantic League with Macon Savannah and Jacksonville in the corners. The Guatemalans who rocked the American regation will find that Teddy knows how to throw rocks.
The state faces a pressing need for a reformatory as courts increasingly clash with juvenile offenders. The path to reform is underscored by recent cases showing the benefits of a reformatory for youths and the broader impact on the justice system.
John Pettyjohn Payne, once Athens resident and longtime city merchant, died near Atlanta after falling from a train Monday evening. He was 30, son of former Jackson County sheriff PettysJohn, and had recently moved from Athens to Memphis then to a U S medical corps dentist post with a $1200 annual salary. A separate note recalls GW Cloyd of Chir Mo escaping a severed thumb injury.
No Al Adams reports his five year eczema case in Henrietta Pennsylvania improved after trying Fledri¢ Bitters. Two home doctors called it hopeless as lungs were affected but several bottles cured the boy. Sold with guarantee at Smith & Tro and H.R. Palmer & Sons Drug stores. 500
A compilation of political rumors and notices mentions Coy George Carry as New Mexico governor nominee hopeful linked to Roosevelt era, John M. Labe of Callender Iowa discovered not a U S citizen, Indiana Republicans backing Muirbanks, Pennsylvania party delegates to Harrisburg, and speculation on Garfield and other 1890s presidential contenders. It also notes State Commissioner Mitchell’s Jamestown remarks and a critique of exposition management.
Mr Jack Perrabee a well known citizen of Commerce died Monday afternoon at his home following angina of several weeks in the town. The passing removes a longtime resident and community figure.
Columbus hosts the grand lodge event in May with notable attendees including John B. Goodwin of Baltimore secretary of the sovereign grand lodge, W T H Bonds of California, and Adjutant General Baker of Atlanta. Expected turnout ranges from two to fifteen hundred as the annual assembly and related entertainments loom.
Mr and Mrs Funkenstein hosted a charming Sunday afternoon reception for Miss Sadie Fankesstein and Mr Moe M I yRagement. Ferns and roses decked the house, with six roses arranged on bookcases and tables as friends gathered for the event.
The ad promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills with a guarantee and claim of gentle action. It urges readers to avoid alimony and hints at remedies while mentioning distributors W 3 Bro and H. Ro Palmer & Drugiats and a price of 2c.
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