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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1909
Page
6
Robert Mantel learns the World Champion Deadhead is near death in a hospital note. He arranges tickets for a nurse and later receives a message on opening night confirming the patient’s likely death and naming an undertaker Applesate to manage the funeral.
The London Daily Mail reports preparations for a new prison in Parkhurst Forest Isle of Wight under last year’s prevention of crime act. After serving penal servitude criminals would be detained indefinitely until reformed or too infirm to re offend. The scheme promises lighter discipline more liberty food wages and recreational work. About 30 acres of forest land will be cleared for the facility and work should begin soon.
A Shamokin special reports men chased women through fields as part of a Slav Easter custom, switching them then leading the women to dance halls for feasting. Many proposals followed as couples vow future marriages amid water buckets to be thrown on men tomorrow.
Claiming to strengthen kidneys Foley’s Kidney Remedy is advertised to help kidneys act properly and prevent serious kidney trouble. For sale by all druggists.
Washington Post reports David Belasco, celebrated playwright, warns that writing plays is perilous. Simon B. Bernheimer notes Belasco’s caution that past triumphs mean little next time. Belasco recalls a debut night where a play failed and a spectator snipped his hair locked.
New York April 16 Professor F L Tufts of Columbia University expert chemist and electrician was accidentally electrocuted in Bayonne New Jersey while testing arc light power for the Bayonne public service corporation He died instantly after a short circuit voltage reportedly 4400 in the circuit He lived in New York with his wife and two children aged 35.
A Bohemian Magazine piece uses a pleading clergyman and a sobbing waif to frame a tale of street hardship. The boy explains a night of shoplifting dried apples and peaches, a chase, a fire, and a punishment that left him hungry and wishing he were dead.
The Saturday Evening Post extols American diamond ownership as widespread and aspirational. It notes Americans from bartenders to millionaires invest in jewels, contrasting U S abundance with European restraint and European heirloom practices.
Savannah Ga April 16 Mrs Remmie Smith and her three year old Tracy are jailed on lunacy charges awaiting commitment to Milledgeville Sanitarium as two older children Rufus ten and Mary six already reside there. Their case highlights a family tragedy with grief cited as cause and a history of arson in the children.
Paris reports high ticket demand for the April 17 finish fight at Wonderland between Sam McVey and Joe Jeannette. The pair previously clashed in a 20 round bout with a referee reversal. The winner likely heads to a Langford bout in London next month.
Attorney N H Brown of Pittsfield VI praises Dr King’s New Life Pills as effective family medicine for chills constipation biliousness and headaches. The ad notes the 25 cent price and lists W J Smith & Bro H R Palmer & Sons as sellers.
Teachers from far and near gathered in Jacksonville for the East Texas Teachers Association annual meeting. President H A Bozz of Polytechnic College Fort Worth and Superintendent A W Orr of Smith County are slated to speak at the opening session this evening as the event runs through tomorrow.
The fragment reads as an unclear note about Foley's Honey and Tar, a name resembling a business or product. It contains broken wording and no identifiable events, dates, or outcomes to confirm a fuller report or specific details.
The Dandy Dixie Minstrels promise a complete show with songs by top vocalists and jokes by leading comedians. The act showcases ornate costumes, witty repartee, and a mix of novelty feats gathered from around the globe, billed as the King of Amusements. The group performs Monday evening at the Colonial.
Spirit Lake Iowa druggist L H Farnham praises Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as the best remedy for constipation. Trial promised with pleasant effects. Price 25 cents with free samples. Sold by Orr Drug Co and local pharmacies including H R Palmer & Sons Warren J Smith & Bro E C McEvoy and L P Canning.
Niagara Falls April 16 The ice jam in the gorge remains intact but above Lewiston bridge water fell about two feet. Water power plants were flooded and out of commission. The Great Gorge road tracks buried under ice and water, trolley wires tangled, docks buried thirty feet. The jam extends eight miles from Whirlpool to Youngstown with massive losses estimated over 150000 dollars.
Cham berlain's Salve advertised as a healing salve for burns sores sore nipples and chapped hands. It allays pain of a burn and helps prevent scarring. Price 25 cents. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Bons Warren J. Smith & Bro Orr Drag Co B C Me-
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