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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1907
Page
3
The article outlines bow construction from wood bone or horn, detailing single piece or segmented designs, sinew backs, and horn bows. It tracks arrow development from simple stabbing tools to complex shafts with varied heads and feathering, noting regional string materials and common carrying methods.
Public speakers were interrupted by coughing as Foley's Honey and Tar allegedly cures coughs and colds. The ad claims the product prevents consumption and uses a yellow package sold by all druggists.
Miss Abbie Lathrop of Granby Mass operates a rat and mice breeding business five years after starting with pets for pin stores and hobbyists. Demand from doctors and colleges grew, prompting a new building and multiple compartments as she ships out large consignments to prevent overcrowding.
The Hon. Jas. Wilson's annual report highlights rising farm prosperity with total U S farm production valued at over 7.4 billion in 1907, exports reaching 1.06 billion, and dairy poultry and forest income rising. It notes farmers face middlemen costs and high city food prices while foreseeing strong resource stability.
An advertised home prescription mix claims to relieve bladder trouble and rheumatism. It lists Fluid Extrast Dandelion, Compound Kurgon, and Compound Syrup Sursaparilla to be taken after meals, with a local druggist endorsing rapid improvement within a week.
The ad proclaims that digestion hinges on absorption not intake and promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to invigorate digestion. It promises a better relish for food, increased strength and weight, and clearer thinking, with a 25 cent price and free samples. Sold by H.R. Palmer & Sons and others in Athens and Warren.
December reports claim Atlanta saloons will close by order of city authorities around December 18 or 23, with possible shutdown before prohibition takes effect. Officials deny plans, but saloonkeepers fear a last rush and some have offered two hour options to buyers to speed liquor transfers.
Henry D. Stegall solicitor of the third circuit appeared before Judge Thomas G. Jones in Montgomery and was cleared of contempt. He described a deputy marshal’s approach over railroad injunction orders and received the judge’s acquittal of any wrongful intent. Perry Thomas attended as attorney.
Abraham Brown of Winterton New York recounts doctors misdiagnosing his illness as heart disease kidney trouble blood poison stomach and liver issues. After one bottle of Electric Bitters his health was restored and he credits the remedy as more effective than five doctors. Sold by W J Smith Brothers and H R Palmer Sons druggists at 50 cents.
In Echols County near Howell a pistol duel between Eli J Mercer and W W Pennington left Mercer dead. Mercer 60, Pennington 28, both employed by T G Culbreath. The feud dated back months, four shots fired, one mortally wounding Mercer. Pennington surrendered to authorities.
A Paris edition report describes the Maximall device by M. Louis Guttman made in Germany. It measures petroleum in the reservoir with a vertical tube and floater linked to a dashboard dial, recording consumption as fuel level changes. It can be fitted to any automobile for touring motorists.
Advertises DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for backache bladder inflammation and weak kidneys sold by all druggists.
Athens Hardware Co offers hardware cutlery woodenware garden hose lawn mowers and ice cream freezers at 243 and 250 Broad Street with items for home and garden.
Directory style notices list Mt Vernon Lodge No 22 F and A M Knights of Pythias St Elmo Lodge No 40 Keystone Chapter Royal Arch Masons Athens and Soquee Tribe 54 I O R M Glenn Lodge No 75 I O O F plus a London Punch jab about Queen Victoria calling the Belgian king a little love and his Congo fame in earlier years.
In the New York Sun office humorous note about holiday shopping and a wife hiding a 49 cent tie in the top bureau drawer, signaling playful domestic cheer ahead of Christmas.
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