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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1903
Page
4
The Athens Weekly Banner reports on postal rates and subscription options, notes a bleak cotton outlook, and covers political twists in New York City and Atlanta. It discusses Athens rail depot plans, Roosevelt politics, Seaboard Air Line finances, and state book commissions, plus local civil actions over a bridge and lynching debates.
The Newnay News complains of Germanderization and lynching in the North and South. The Savannah Press questions Roosevelt’s Antietam speech omission of Gen. McClellan. Confederate veteran aid projects arise, Winnie Davis Memorial Hall progress, and female teachers increasingly lead Georgia schools. Harvie Jordan favored for next Secretary of Agriculture by National Farmers Association.
The ad claims humors rule the body and cause pimples itching and weakness. It asserts health and vigor come from expelling them with Hood's Sarsaparilla, which it says rebuilds the system and offers lasting relief based on testimonials.
Cattle awards were announced by judge Reuben Gentry of Biltmore North Carolina as the fair’s premium events proceed. First prizes went to Hodgson for Jersey and Holstein, Avsland for Holstein, and others for Durham and Jer sey breeds. The judge praised the cattle exhibit as among the finest seen at any fair.
The old university dormitory on the Athens campus should not be torn down except as a last resort. Students should avoid dangerous areas but the structure should remain standing while preservation is possible. It marks the start of the University of Georgia and Ath ena and deserves lasting relic status amid strong sentiment to save it.
The article notes eleven U.S. firms spending about 6 50 000 annually on ads. It lists American Tobacco, Dr. Pierce, O S Hood, Peruana Castors, Force Food Ivory Soap Lydia Pinkham Scott's Emulsion Royal Baking Powder, totaling roughly 100 million yearly. It warns ceasing advertising for a year would cripple their business.
Athens celebrates the Northeast Georgia Fair with strong agricultural exhibits from Clarke County and Berkshire hogs drawing praise. Officials tout thorough planning, smooth management, and valuable attractions, forecasting annual fairs driven by public demand and hard work.
The piece argues against protecting known criminals among black communities and condemns withholding evidence. It cites a Atlanta Decatur Street barroom stabbing where bystanders did not aid a dying policeman or identify the attacker, urging law abiding blacks to reveal criminal links to earn white society’s sympathy and support.
Advertisement claims Scott's Emulsion helps pale thin children gain weight, improve appetite, and restore rosy cheeks. It suggests rapid improvements with small doses, praising nourishment for growing children and touts a free sample offer from Scott & Rowe in New York.
Mr T P Vincent chairman of the county commissioners spent yesterday in Atlanta where officials from counties hiring state convicts met with the prison commission. They discussed control of convicts, county guards, and the use of misdemeanor convicts with state prisoners.
A Banner note warns the Athenaeum Faces threat of dissolution. The writer urges preserving a central club vital to Athens moral social educational and commercial life noting its welcome to visitors including Miss Winnie Daria Daughter of the Confederacy and the state governor.
Prominent physician and college professor touts Dr. Pascale Favorite Prescription as a cure for hysteria and other female nervous disorders. He claims the remedy restores balance by addressing presumed drains and weak spots, offering a $3,000 incentive for proof of genuine testimonials and signatures from users like Mrs. Effie Walls and Mrs. Martha D. Bruce.
Clarke county’s agricultural hall display at the Fair showcases twenty seven forage varieties, cane, cotton, corn, peas, oats, wheat and rye from local farms including Morton and Dorsey. Wool from Ausland, tobacco by Watson, upland rice by Dean, and cane ten feet high by Spears highlight a rich exhibits lineup with county manufactory goods and a carved oak display by Will Peck. May Ida Dorny’s hand painted signs top the presentation praised by visitors.
The Athens region shows rapid expansion with thriving educational institutions and expanding manufacturing. New investment includes a fifty thousand dollar hall and a one hundred fifty thousand dollar federal court building. The Athenaeum and Commercial Club era reflects strong civic development and business leadership.
Readers are invited to request Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser free of charge, with a request for a one cent stamp to cover mailing. For cloth bound volume or paper covers, small stamps are required. Also contains advertisements for Athenaeum in Athens and Blood Balm products claiming health benefits and mail order offers.
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