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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1907
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner announces prices for daily and weekly editions. Rates include $5.00 per year or $2.50 for six months for daily, $1.25 for three months, 16 cents weekly, and Weekly or Sunday Banner at $1.00 per year or 50 cents for six months. Cash in advance with money orders or registered letters.
The piece argues Oklahoma's admission to statehood will impact Senate votes and electoral college power in 1908. It notes two new Democratic senators and five representatives would bolster the party, possibly influencing treaties and presidential outcomes as Teddy Roosevelt faces admission duties.
A Washington piece notes growing interest in river improvements after Roosevelt addresses the nation. It cites past tonnage declines on the Mississippi Missouri and Ohio, compares European use of waterways, and highlights the need for systematic development of main streams before branches.
The New State reports that President Roosevelt will approve Oklahoma’s admission as the 46th state, adding another star to the flag. Oklahoma’s population reaches about 1.5 million with property values above 800 million dollars, and the state is expected to be wealthy and rank twenty sixth by population.
The article argues Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler may be pushed aside as a candidate for the Democratic nomination with William J Bryan set to be the presidential nominee. Chanler could be considered for vice president to help carry New York, while Bryan seeks unified support to heal rifts and present a united front for the next election.
The Times notes changes in support for the president across states. Hughes rises in New York as a rival, Oklahoma shifts to the Democrats, Kansas shows movement, and Ohio's favorite son weakens due to Rooseveltian principles. The president’s strength within his own party appears less firm than widely believed.
The New Orleans States rebuts New York World assertions that Bryan is popular in the South. It cites Democrat doubts and suggests Sam Chanler as a potential rival, while denouncing Roberts and the World as misinformed about Southern sentiment. The text contrasts editorial bias and regional political tensions.
Discussion grows on Roosevelt’s third term and Republican stance as the convention approaches. Roosevelt repeats he will not be a candidate again, while party opposition to his positions gains attention, with critics in Connecticut noting tensions between business leaders and Taft supporters.
A letter received by Rev Charles Martin Niles in Philadelphia shares a Southern girl teacher candidate's prayer for teachers. It asks for love to guide young minds and a gentle start to the long journey of learning, highlighting the trust many place in educators.
The Savannah Press editor lauds Henry Timrod as the University of Georgia poet laureate, contrasting him with Poe and Lanter. Timrod, class of 1843, rose from early financial hardship to war poetry and postwar editorship, with works that sustained Southern spirit during the Civil War and its aftermath.
The article urges erecting a Timrod monument in Athens and praises Lanier’s legacy while describing a State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts plan to use a railroad car train for a month to exhibit farming methods. It calls on Georgia railroads to support the project, arguing state benefits and wider farmer education.
The article argues that Athens skyline expansion mirrors urban progress with taller buildings, rising business activity, and population growth. It notes past two and three story structures giving way to five and seven story offices and hotels, signaling advancing commerce and land value in the business district.
The article notes a rapid city expansion with hundreds of thousands in new construction. It cites 300 building permits since March and projects five hundred thousand dollars in three fall and spring buildings. It predicts population growth above 125 percent by 1910 and highlights unity among citizens driving up the city’s upbuilding.
A vintage medical advertisement touts DeWitt's Life Early Riser Pills bolded as available at all druggists. The copy emphasizes daily use for vitality and health benefits.
Savannah ministers press reforms for funeral conduct. Resolutions urge abolition of Sunday services except emergencies, dignity and simplicity, avoid display, family conduct from the grave before burial, and cemeteries to provide awnings for heat and rain. Undertakers reportedly back the changes.
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a positive, constitutional remedy acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It promises a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure, invites readers to send for testimonials, and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio as sellers with a 75 cent price for the cure and recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
In St Stephen's Episcopal Church Totenaville Rev Guy R Jamison rector reads the first installment of his novel u ln Jacklyn's Club to a deeply interested audience. He plans nightly readings for the first month to attract parishioners and promote temperance themes. An advertisement for DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve follows.
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