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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1906
Page
3
A humorous note praises the London hansom cab system noting convenience and speed when hailed, and contrasts hourly rates with pleas of walkins. The piece recounts a Punch dinner tale about a police officer stopping runaway cab horses and a man who shouts to slow their gait.
Bliss Perry recalls a tale of bravery and generosity in a marriage tested by fortune. A young husband faces his father-in-law’s ruinous pronouncements, but the son-in-law’s reply favors love over wealth and attachment.
Thomas F. Kelley notes Irish weight thrower status and a remark by Mr. Kie-Me on Irish popularity in America. A tactful Irishman jokes about domestic helpers avoiding extra stairs by asking for two bottles of beer and three cigars instead of sending the maid downstairs for a postcard.
A Devoe paint advertisement urges painting barns and houses for protection and looks with lead and zinc paint. The text features mock letters and a quip about Franklin and lightning, Columbus and a wooden Indian with cigars and a joke about matches not existing until 1832.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as emergency relief for acute attacks of colic and dysentery, claiming it may save the need for a physician. It asserts quick relief and universal success, listing H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro as sellers.
Advertises rail and steamship routes to New York Boston Baltimore Philadelphia and eastern points via Savannah with tickets on sale at coupon offices. For rates and schedules contact Central of Georgia Railway agents. L. E. Poley, Athens agent, telephone 15.
In Atlanta on August 10 the Georgia House settled into routine after a pension calendar debate. Speaker Slaton assigned veteran presiding officers prompting hearty welcomes while Mr Arnold of Monroe wielded a firm gavel and quick replies. Bibb members Hall and Felder exchanged quips with the chair amid lighthearted reform.
An editor in Eminee Kentucky recounts using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve to treat severe piles after an attack. The ad claims ten days to cure with no recurrence and promotes it as a quick healer for burns, sores, cuts, and wounds. Also mentions car racing praise and a digestive cure product Kodol for dyspepsia.
Petition from L J Gaissert and associates seeks Georgia incorporation for The Athens Co-Operative Live Stock Insurance Co for fifty years with renewal. Principal office Athens Clarke County, power to sue and be sued, own property, establish branches, and set by laws. Public notice confirms publication schedule in Athens Weekly Banner.
John N Pleasant of Magnolia Indiana credits Dr King's New Life Pills with stopping periodic bilious attacks and constipation. The makers guarantee satisfaction or money back. Available for 25 cents at W J Smith Bro and H R Palmer Sons drug stores.
The Bessie Mell Industrial Home held its regular monthly meeting Monday afternoon with Mrs Lyndon presiding in the president's absence. Treasurer's report showed balances and expenditures including wages, paint fund, and room rent totaling 174.11 with Aug 1 balance 291.38. Four hundred twenty eight workers were employed that month.
In Salisbury North Carolina debate swirls over freeing three black murder suspects as authorities guard the jail with gatling guns. Arrests include George Hall Francia Cress and Bud Bullobaugh with Gentle and Cauble in custody awaiting trial on murder charges. A barn burned near the Lyerly home and a 60 man jury pool formed for Hall's trial.
Fort Worth reports the death of Balloon artist Nellie Crenshaw also known as Mrs F A Crenshaw who committed suicide Tuesday afternoon with strychnine. A famed aeronaut she first sailed in a modern airship on September 25 1905 in Los Angeles reaching 2000 feet. She later performed with circuses and musical comedies before her death at age 19.
Maryland Governor Warfield Ohio Governor Harris and General J Warren Kelfer escaped death during an automobile tour in Springfield. The party traveled in a car piloted by former Mayor Bowlus and narrowly avoided a collision near the main track, prompting a swift halt to the excursion.
Frederick Maryland August 10 Eleven year old Fred Debold at his father's order shot and killed George Smith son of their neighbor Edward Smith near here last evening. Bad feeling over blackberries picked from Debold land preceded the quarrel. The boy fired a shotgun blast to the heart, killing Smith instantly. Both Debolds are jailed here.
In Dillon South Carolina rumors of foul play swirled after Mrs Whit Hamilton was found dead in a well five days after her disappearance. An autopsy was performed despite heat and crowd pressure, but decomposition erased evidence of violence. The coroner ruled the death a possible accidental drowning based on prima facie evidence.
Washington August 10 Secretary Bonaparte wrote a letter to 17 year old John Sweeney of Ericson Nebraska denying his explosive throwing experiments as unsuitable for naval officer preparation. Sweeney claimed to throw dynamite 150 yards with a rifle and 400 pounds six miles with a serge gun. The secretary warned the methods could lead to a cemetery and advised pursuing other naval training avenues. A separate note reports a St Louis railroad accident where hind wheels failed as a gate closed and the party almost derailed.
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