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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1907
Page
10
The article notes America dominates the world’s hummingbird supply with about 400 species, mostly in tropical regions. only eighteen cross from Mexico into the United States, found in the Southwest. It explains hummingbirds feed primarily on insects, not honey, helping control garden pests by catching insects in flight.
A German medical journal notes Africans often have bright teeth not only due to environment but also native oral care. The article cites plant infusions, roots, and chewing sticks for cleaning and toothache relief, noting brushes made from local trees are cheap and common.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports Representative McCall recounts Governor-elect Crane sending his son Robert to a New York military academy. In an oral exam the boy says he does not know the governor of Massachusetts, then humorously recalls his father’s position after a teacher prompts him.
An Irish applicant told the boss he could do carpentry and make a veneer blind and then explained his plan by joking that he would poke the job supervisor in the eye if challenged. The Philadelphia Ledger reports this exchange as a humorous anecdote about unemployment and wit in hiring.
The Philadelphia North American cites Harlow S Higinbotham at a recent corn exposition in Chicago praising corn from ancient crops to modern yields. He extols corn's links to ancient farming, Native cultivation, and vast continental fields, urging appreciation of farming's nobility and its impact on society.
A narrator recalls meeting a barefoot mountaineer in the Cheat river region of West Virginia. The exchange begins with a curios curiosity and ends with a casual reply about locals tending to their own business.
An old advertisement touts DeWit's Kidney and Bladder Pills for weak backs and bladder inflammation. The copy claims relief for backache and weak kidneys and notes sale by all druggists.
Fragmented OCR text appears to discuss McNinty and Washington politics during a congress session. Mentions debates on presidential rivalry, party lines, and possible shifts in support. Emphasizes scrutiny of electors and the role of the electorate in choosing a candidate.
Morten Hill of Lebanon Indiana recalls his wife suffering severe inflammatory rheumatism for six weeks with swelling and immobility. After trying Dr Detehon's Relief or Rheumatism she recovered quickly and could walk in about three days, a cure he says saved her life. Sold by H R Palmer & Sons.
A Chicago interview with Miss de Chipenbank argues that beautiful thoughts shape faces and deeds, suggesting inner life alters appearance more than raw effort. A vivid anecdote follows a dim parlor scene where a girl misnames a suitor, exposing social nerves in a private moment.
It explains that digestion strength comes from the amount digested rather than intake. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets invigorate stomach and liver to improve digestion, appetite, strength, and endurance, with a clear head. Price 25 cents. Samples free. Sold by local Athens, Georgia druggists and merchants.
Official notice to Athens voters announcing a bond issue of seventy five thousand dollars for school property and new buildings, with proceeds split between city schools and the University of Georgia, to be voted January 15, 1907, under standard election rules. Polls open nine A.M. to four P.M. with ballots marked For Bond or Against.
A Philadelphia Ledger item notes calm in Arkansas with a traveling man recalling a store scene in a New York style town. A native asks for a letterhead or postal card but the postmaster denies papers, almetracks, then the man buys side meat and a bottle of quinine.
James Donahue of New Britain Connecticut reports failing health improved after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He states two bottles brought relief, five cured him, and he passed a rigorous life insurance examination. The remedy is claimed to cure backache and all kidney and bladder troubles.
The Tradesman's Weekly Review notes a revival in Southern industry as winter demand begins. It lists numerous large firms established in Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia, and across several states, with capitalizations ranging from fifty thousand to five million dollars.
The records show several grants and investments across multiple West Virginia towns. Pocahontas receives 150000 for coal and coke operations, Clarksburg 50000 for a mining company, Elkins 25000 for gas ventures, Fleeton 10000 for a canning factory, Charleston 50000 for gas and fuel ventures, Moundsville 500000 for lime and stone, Wheeling 25000 for an amusement company.
The piece warns that medicines may lose efficacy or become harmful as they age. Sweet medicines tend to stay curative longer, while acidic or bitter ones degrade sooner. Many drugs are safe for six months or even six years, but sour or cloudy preparations can indicate spoilage.
The naw Laxative Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup stimulates bowel movement without irritation and offers a money back guarantee. Available for purchase at all druggists.
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