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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1906
Page
2
The piece notes subscription rates for The Athens Daily Banner and Weekly editions, urges prompt reporting of delivery issues, and states that no carrier may collect money. It then surveys political chatter, agricultural education expansion, and remarks on General Grant's stance on total abstinence and its lessons.
The Chicago News reports a stern dismissal of William the office boy after he missed work to attend a baseball game. He claims he saved Kelley’s run by yelling, yet the boss fires him for neglecting duties and sends him back to the office.
An advertisement touts Mozley's Lemon Elixir as free of unpleasant effects, claiming it regulates liver stomach kidneys and bowels without gripe. It emphasizes pleasing taste and availability in drug stores, with price notes of 50 and 1.00 dollars per bottle.
Commandant of the naval station at Key West urges storing coal in submerged concrete tanks to seal gases and prevent fires. He cites Congress funding for new sheds and says water tight storage would reduce firefighting costs and keep coal damp with less dust. He notes fires from coal heaps 25 to 35 feet high and claims underwater storage eliminates gas formation and ignition. The message promotes concrete water tight cisterns for safer coal storage.
Dr. Leonard Pearson relayed a farmer letter about a horse plagued by periodic dizziness. The editor of Farmers' Friend jokingly advised selling the animal to a stranger when not dizzy, citing a humorous take from Every Man His Own Horse Doctor.
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