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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1903

Page

3

Seaboard Airline Round-Trip Fares Include New Orleans Mobile Pensacola

The 8. A. L. Railway offers first class round trips to New Orleans, Mobile, and Pensacola with sale dates February 17–23 and final return February 28, 1908. Extensions may be earned to March 14 with deposit and fee. overs stay as on winter tourist rates but not south of Calera, Ala. Also includes rheumatoid and catarrh cures via Blood Balm ad with claims of blood purification and 30 years tested efficacy.

Atlanta

Mardi Gras Carnivals Pensacola Tickets Sold By Southern Railway

Southern Railway offers round trip first class fares to Pensacola Florida for Mardi Gras. Tickets on sale February 17 to 23 with a February 28 final return limit, deposit required by February 18 to February 28 with a fifty cent fee, extension to March 14 may be granted. Stopovers allowed as on Winter Tourist tickets, excluding south of Calera Alabama. Contact RK Sizer at 106 Clayton Street Athens Georgia for details.

Southern Railway New Orleans Mobile Ala Pensacola Fla Joseph Richardson Calera Als W. Sizer Clayton Street Athens H. Hardwice G. P Washington, D. C H. Taylor A. G Atlanta, Ga

Tickets on Sea Board Air Line to Atlanta Reduced Fare

The Sea Board Air Line Railway will sell tickets from all stations to Atlanta at one and one third fare for the round trip. Tickets available February 24 to March 10 with return validity to March 18, 1903. E H Peacock Secy 107 Powers St Atlanta Ga for information. Better Than Gold testimonial praises Electric Bitters for chronic indigestion and female troubles. 50c, satisfaction guaranteed by W J Smith & Bro H R Palmer & Sona.

Seaboard Air Line Railway Atlanta F. J. Green Lancaster N.H W. J. Smith & Bro H. R. Palmer & Sona

Tax Delinquents Face Levy and Sale Notice

Notice warns that all unpaid tax files in the sheriff's hands by February 20 will be levied and property advertised for sale. Sheriff John W. Wier of DeWitt presides.

John W. Wier

Tax executions issued for 1902 city taxes

Notice states that executions will be issued against all persons due city taxes for the year 1902 by order of the Finance committee. W Turner is the City Treasurer for LaGrippe and Influ enza use Cheney's Expectorant.

W. Turner

Public notice on immediate tax collection and levies

Notice to the public that all due assessments must be paid at once to avoid fi fas and levies. Outstanding fi fas for ad valorem and other taxes will be levied if not paid promptly. City Marshal B. F. Oulp signs the notice.

B. F. Oulp

A Resourceful Lawyer and a Fanny Davenport Photo

A Philadelphia lawyer recounts winning a case for $7,500 after a client remarried just before trial. He says a photo of Fanny Davenport inspired Wayne MacVeagh to settle for $5,000, and the case never reached court. The anecdote highlights inspiration and quick negotiation.

Philadelphia Fanny Davenport Pennsylvan Company Wayne Eagh M My Madan Fanny Davengport Wayne MacVeagh

Sercenary Marriage Quip Sparks City Gossip

The Baltimore Herald notes a witty exchange about marriage based on wealth and property. A quote from Disraeli frames grief as an immediate pain, contrasting with lifelong regret.

Paine's Celery Compound Promises Liver Relief

An advertisement touts Paine's Celery Compound as a root cure for liver complaints. It cites symptoms like loss of appetite and headaches and features testimonial from O U Beaumont of Memphis claiming full recovery after seven bottles.

Paine

Do Your Own Dyeing At Home Diamond Dyes

A fragment ad for Diamond Dyes offers home dye kits with a direction book and 45 dyed samples free, noting care and simple instructions suit both beginners and experts, with Burlington, VI as the address. Also a miscellany of brief items includes courtroom exchange jokes and a granite cemetery shaft anecdote with wry chatter.

Burlington

Chrysanthemums shapes in Japan and a church palmistry tale

Chrysanthemums are trained into animal and figure shapes in Japan including life sized court figures with masks and a Reynard head. A church minister tells a spinster to not marry, saying she should not worry about marriage. The ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and Chesney's Expectorant for asthma.

Japan Tokyo Reynard New York Tribune

Free Trial Bottle of Dr King’s New Discovery

Awful Pate of Melbourne Wisconsin recounts a testimonial about Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption. The letter claims the remedy saved a life and offers trial bottles free through local druggists W J Smith & Bro and H B Palmers Sons. It also mentions a biographical note about James Gates Percival and a governor’s office incident with a whistle and stones.

H. Haggins Melbourne Fis Dr. King W. J. Smith & Bro H. B. Palmer James Gates Percival Wisconsin

Black Swallower and Constitutional Notes in One Page

A quirky piece describes a fish known as the black swallower with its enormous stomach and ability to swallow prey much larger than itself, followed by excerpts on constitutional theory about three independent branches and the Senate courtesy. It ends with a brief advertisement for DeWitt’s Little Early Risers and health notes on seeds and nasal treatments including Dream Balm by Ely Brothers.

Senate Sly Ely Brothers Warren Street New York

Japanese Bath Habits And Odd Customs In The Sea Port

A curious article notes Japanese hygienic practices including cold baths and post bath routines as part of daily life. A separate anecdote describes a港 town chase, a thief with a bag of watches and spoons mistaken for contraband by a revenue officer.

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