Weekly Banner notes carrier duties and tariff talk
The Athens Daily Banner lists subscription rates and payment terms for carriers and readers. It reports on political debates over tariff bills in Congress, the Fourteenth Amendment, and sectional tensions between North and South with references to figures like Bennett and Money and notes about roads and convict labor in Clarke county.
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Athens
Lapin Hy
Congress
Bennett
New York
Senator Money
Mississippi
Money
Theone
New Orleans
Krumpacker
Keiffer
South
East
New England
United States
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Dines
Weem of Pitts Promotes Potent Health Remedy
An item from a Vermont column cites Weem of Pitts promoting a bar field tonic described as a medicine for chills constipation and headaches. The ad asserts long use and effective results without detailed proof or dosage.
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N. H. Brows
Barfield, Vt
Pitts
King’s New Ute Puys
Laughlin inspects monetary reform and a cough remedy tale
The article profiles James Laurence Laughlin born in 1850 in Deerfield Ohio and his roles at Harvard Cornell and Chicago as a leading financial authority involved in the 1890s Monetary Conference. It also recounts a Springfield North Carolina merchant's tale of Dr King's New Discovery curing his son's consumptive cough with testimonies and local store pricing and guarantees.
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J. Laurence Laughlin
James Laurence Laughlin
United States
Deerfield
Ohio
Harvard University
Harvard
Philadelhia
Cornell University
University of Chicago
Laughlin
Indianapolis
Ist
Monetary Commission
San Domingo
Geo. E. Blevens
Springfield
N. C
Dr. King
Mr. Blevens
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Blackstone and court clash in a dramatic hearing
In a Kansas City Times report, lawyer Moman Prufett quotes Blackstone to support his argument before a judge who overrules his demurrer. The exchange turns sharp as another attorney mocks Blackstone, and a patient recounts healing with Bucklen's Arnica Salve after gangrene threatened toes.
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Blackeye
Blackstone
Moman Prufett
Kansas City Times
Flee cried girl as rov er hurries to leave Punch Bowl
A fragmented scene at Punch Bowl shows a girl shouting flee while a rover corrects her to fly then tells Jake to get moving as Pa approaches, hinting at an upcoming big event or performance.
Markets and weather notes from New York and Liverpool
The report lists cotton prices in New York and Liverpool with middling at 499-100d and tone steady amid 8,000 sales. Chicago quotations are noted alongside general market updates. An advertising aside urges H. R. Palmer & Sons to stop for Dr Howard's Specific for Dyspepsia and Constipation at half price this week.
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Liverpool
New York
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Dr. Howard
Taft Backs Tariff Commission to Aid Trade Policy
President Taft expressed support for creating a tariff bureau during this congressional session. The body would aid application of the Payne bill’s maximum and minimum principles in negotiating foreign trade agreements and provide detailed tariff data to Congress and the White House. Taft joined the executive committee of the National Tariff Convention’s Committee of 100.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
White House
Indianapolis
H. E. Midd
Henry E. Towne
New York
D. A. Tompkins
Charlotte
N. C
Honest Proprietary Medicine Credited For National Need
The piece defends Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound against fraud accusations and touts its roots and herbs. It notes a claim of widespread cures for female ailments and hints at a notable event on the 23rd. A Detroit Free Press quote mocks concrete used in baking biscuits.
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Lydia FE. Pinkham
Boarder
Detroit Free Press
Fraternal Lodges and Train Schedules Prominent in Athens
Local notices list Knights of Pythias meetings at Castle Hall 8 p m at Maz Joseph building and Royal Arch Masons gatherings on third Tuesday nights at same site. Also Odd Fellows Rebekah Lodge and various groups meet weekly, with station and train times for the Mixed and Passenger trains serving Athens daily.
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Elme Lodge
K. of P
St. Eime Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Maz Joseph
Clayton and Wall Streets
Keystone
Royal Arch Masons
Max Joseph
J. G. Trussell
H. P. G. Be.stone
RHO
Glenn Lodge
Carlton Building
Jackson Street
Odd Fellows
Athens
Rebekah Lodge
Minnie Tuck
Maud Nichols
Train Schedule Fragments For No 52 82 38
Disconnected OCR details show train numbers 52 82 and 38 with times 10 30 a m and 2 15 p m and a reference 0611202 p m. No clear origin or destination provided.
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Cote
Seer
Aare
Dr Clarence N Walker osteopathic physician highlighted
Dr Clarence N Walker an osteopathic physician and graduate of the American School of Osteopathy Kirksville Missouri is noted for his professional standing and ties to the field’s early developments.
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Clarence N. Walker
American School of [ Osteopathy
Kirksville, Mo
A. T. Ae
The
Science
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