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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1908
Page
9
A garbled reminiscence centers on Henry Irving and his fascination with melancholic theater roles. The fragment mentions his performances, recitations, and public reception, with scattered traces of dialogue about stage parts and personal reactions during rival productions.
An ad touts a modern cod liver oil preparation from fresh livers with peptonate iron, claiming better taste and no oil emulsion. It markets Vinci as a bodybuilder aid for all ages, aiding coughs and lung ailments. Palmer druggists offer a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
In a brief caption from Lustige Blätter a passerby scolds a beggar who retorts he cannot speak for a party, after being offered five pfennigs. The gag plays on deaf and dumb phrasing to imply a political quip.
Advertising copy states DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are pleasant little pills that are easy to take and sold by all druggists.
Informal Paris edition notes use of powdered sugar on wounds as an antiseptic and dressing method. It describes prior uses by surgeons, with steps to apply and cautions about effectiveness, noting quick covering and possible pain relief while delaying more robust medical care. References to agents and procedures are embedded in a reflective medical rhetoric of the era.
A garbled dispatch reports Poe’s fortieth life injury and an ongoing accident sequence. A grocer Preiakard is said to be continuing to seek a result after a carriage crash. The text details repeated trips and injuries, mentioning locations, households, and pathways, with unclear dates or names.
Eveland describes a vast New York World residence wired with private telephone exchanges. The system links servants and family, with an operator and street deliveries. An electric keyboard and tubes in the basement play notes as music fills the rooms.
Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister to Washington, faces a wave of retorts as reports of his arrival surface. In a dinner exchange, a guest mocked dragons, prompting Wu to question the Goddess of Liberty on American coinage, underscoring cultural clashes in the diplomatic scene.
An old advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for La Grippe coughs and to prevent pneumonia. It warns to refuse any but the genuine in the yellow package and states it is for sale by all druggists.
A garbled excerpt describes Ann, Boleyn, and Cleopatra as chums roaming Parisian depots and the Strand, with references to Harpers Weekly and distant cities. The text wanders through playful and anachronistic questions about historic queens and modern commerce, blending fantasy with decay.
An Irish saloonkeeper seeking naturalization in Iowa clashed with a judge over a hypothetical question about presidential succession. The applicant failed to answer who would succeed if both president and vice president were dead, prompting the judge to sign the decision and deny the petition.
A man puzzled by a misread menu in a Philadelphia restaurant is told the reform should be in the eye, not the spelling. The exchange ends with the waiter removing the dish as the man’s color drains, underscoring a humorous miscommunication.
A Pittsburg Post excerpt notes a Boston baby refusing to be insulted as it agrees to take a medicine. The exchange shows the child demanding honesty about the medicine’s effects rather than flattery.
In a Cleveland Leader note Mrs Gray and Mrs Brown discuss books. Mrs Brown praises Webster's dictionary as the most helpful. A humorous line notes a baby sitting on the dictionary to save the expense of a high chair.
Bert Barber of Elton Wisconsin reports he has taken four doses of DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills and they have done more for him than any other medicine. He notes the pills are sold by all druggists.
Fredric Pebyvie prints in Gaulois a preserved document from Theatre Francais archives via Westminster Gazette. It recounts Bonaparte at a Mantis performance, Talma whispering cues, and Bonaparte’s reported fear of being noticed by the actor as he entered the Passi wand gallery during a night out.
A man and a heavy woman collide on a slick hill during a wintry morning. Both slide downhill and pile together at an intersection crossing. The woman struggles to breathe as the man quips a blunt remark about yielding space for a woman, revealing a crude moment in an awkward incident.
A Philadelphia Ledger report recounts a Washington's Birthday schools speech where a minister asks why flags wave and houses are draped. A child answers Washington never told a lie, prompting the minister to note his own birthday and the lesson of honesty.
Mail for a free trial box of Dr Shoop's Catarrh Remedy. A simple test will reveal catarrh truth. Write today to H R Palmer & Sons.
Molly asks if she told father about $600 in the bank and George confirms he borrowed it. The fragment presents a humorous exchange titled Sketchy Bits with characters Molly and George discussing a financial detail.
A humorous remark features Mrs Tightwad suggesting you judge a man by what he won t buy for his wife while Tightwad retorts with the familiar line about clothes, as quoted by the Chicago News.
Mrs Fannie Griffin of Troy Alabama reports a twenty year skin disease cured after using Chamberlains Salve. She says two boxes healed her face after other physicians offered no help. The product is sold by H R Palmer & Sons Warren J Smith & Bro L P Canning E C McEvoy Orr Drug Co Athens Ga.
J T Cooper claims stomach health drives most illness and markets a new remedy after six weeks. A Brookline resident, Mrs M E Delano, testifies to dramatic relief from stomach and nerve troubles after using the medicine, and The Orr Drug Co offers to discuss the record with interested readers.
In a Harper's Magazine anecdote Casabianca is praised as brave and dutiful. When Baron Minchausen asks why he did not jump overboard to save himself, the boy answers with a wink and cites a promise to his mother to stay dry and careful.
A fragmentary item notes remarks on an obesity cure as a joke or gossip. It mentions Tam and a boarding post, with a line about someone being thinner than before and housekeeping duties shifting, reflecting casual talk in a neighborhood setting.
A man in a heated exchange bets ten dollars on honesty during a Philadelphia Ledger debate. One man calls the other a liar, while the counterpart dismisses the claim with a contemptuous shrug, seeking a guaranteed outcome.
Arrival and departure times listed for Georgia Railroad Central of Georgia Seaboard Airline Southern and Gainesville Midland service. Key trains depart Athens daily except Sundays at 5 10 am and 2 pm with Sunday runs at 7 45 am and 4 pm and arrivals at 11 15 am and 8 45 pm. Georgia routes show morning and evening service with mixed trains and multiple stations.
A Philadelphia Ledger note tells of Mike arriving in America on an ocean steamer with a bandanna bag of his belongings. Two Englishmen aboard joked about his name and asked how far to Baltimore, prompting Mike to challenge them to guess that distance.
A humorous Puck exchange on a snowy morning near West Street notes the country snowglory and neighborly banter. An advertisement for DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve claims special usefulness for piles and is sold by all druggists.
Vernon Lodge No 22 F and A M meets second Thursday monthly at Masonic Hall Max Joseph building Clayton street. St Elmo Lodge No 40 Knights of Pythias meets Monday 8 at Castle Hall Max Joseph building corner Clayton and Wall. Keystone Chapter No 1 Royal Arch Masons meets third Tuesday 8 at lodge room Max Joseph building. Soquee Tribe No 54 IOOF meets Wednesday 8 at Knights of Pythias Hall. Glenn Lodge No 75 IOOF meets Tuesday 8 at Carlton building Jackson street. All invited.
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