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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1905
Page
5
Harvard President Charles W. Eliot reports a 1903 04 deficit of 30000 and warns of a continuing shortfall. He urges higher tuition and a larger endowment, ideally for salaries, estimating 2500000 as a practical target. He condemns wartime like tactics in football as unworthy of sport.
A dramatic scene in the committee room as Frederick Hummel a Democratic precinct committeeman identified his ballot among 70 to 80 suspected fraudulent ballots Attorney Ward urged him to pick his ballot Hummel confirmed it matched the poll book. Other witnesses testified though their precinct ballots were unavailable for cross examination. Bucklen's Arnica Salve recommended for burns and wounds.
A 19th century newspaper item cautions readers about influenza and la grippe and promotes Cheney's Expectorant as a claimed remedy, warning of ineffective nostrums and urging readers to seek proven treatments.
In Sandusky Ohio on February 2 Mrs William Strickfaden and Charles McCauley of Milan were arrested by Deputy Sheriff Luff. She faces a charge of attempting to poison while he is held as an accomplice. A minted pie showed paris green suggesting intent to kill and the couple had recently reconciled after a period apart.
The article denounces patent medicine hype while endorsing Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe radical cure for indigestion and nervous dyspepsia. It explains the tablets digest food, rest the stomach, and restore digestion without dieting, improving appetite sleep and overall health.
In Wauseon Ohio February 2 a gruesome discovery was made while repairing the Rittenhouse Block. Beneath the oak floor a pile of decomposed ashes bones and child playthings were found. A local physician declared the remains belonged to a two year old whose identity is unknown. The bones likely dated back about 15 years and a police inquiry will follow as the building housed business rooms on the lower floor and living spaces above.
At a mass meeting in Cairo on February 2 about 1,000 people gathered to form a new county from western Thomas and eastern Decatur. The name Grady was chosen, honoring Henry W. Grady. Speakers included S. G. McLendon and Ben Russell. The proposed Grady County would cover about 300 square miles with over 12,000 residents and strong farming communities.
The census bureau’s second report shows a 32 percent rise from last year in cotton ginned up to January 16. Unofficial calculations suggest a crop of 13,416,000 bales. 117 counties are yet to be heard from and among 695 reporting counties, 447 winners have refused to make statements.
A promotional note claims Dr King’s New Life Pills cure sickness from undigested food poisons with a money back guarantee. The products are sold for 25c at W J Smith & Bro and H B Palmer & Sons drug stores.
Southbound service details from Seaboard Air Line indicate arrival windows around 5 am and 5 pm, with times varying by station and date. The fragment references a timetable format showing morning and evening operations for southbound travel.
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