21 January 1890: "Shaking off the yoke of fogyism"

On this day in 1890, the following editorial ran in the Weekly Banner:

Learn More:

• Athens Weekly Banner, Jan. 1890 - Dec. 1890 on Microfilm in the Heritage collection.
• 1889 Athens City Directory in the Heritage collection.
• History of Athens and Clarke County by H. J. Rowe in the Heritage and general collections.
• A Postcard History of Athens, Georgia by Gary L. Doster in the Heritage and general collections.
• Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World by Jill Jonnes in the general collection.
• America Enters the World: A People's History of the Progressive Era and World War I by Page Smith in the general collection.
• A Very Different Age: Americans of the Progressive Era by Steven J. Diner in the general collection.
• The Modern Mind: An Intellectual History of the 20th Century by Peter Watson in the general collection.
• Atlanta in 1890: The Gate City by the Atlanta Historical Society in the Heritage collection.
• The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters by Rose George in the general collection.
• It's Your Community! A Guide to Civic Development and Beautification by Henry Bond Raymore in the general collection.