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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1909
Page
2
Clarke County Georgia notices announce permanent letters of administration for Sarah C. Scott and John R Crawford estates, sales of Mary A Bain and other estates, guardian investments, road bids, and divorce and marriage actions. Read includes dates, names, and locations in Athens and surrounding counties.
Georgia Fulton County. Ordinary of said county grants sale of property from the estate of Mrs. Cornelia E. McGinty deceased. Land lies in Clarke County Athens city fronting Lumpkin Street 135 feet by 135 feet, adjoining Mrs. Lipscomb W Morton Mrs. Kinnebrew and Lampkin Street. Sale before Clarke County courthouse on first Tuesday in March. Terms cash. Luther McGinty admr 53 Park Ave Atlanta Ga.
Washington reports the president authorized to appoint a court of inquiry to judge reenlistment qualifications of discharged Twenty fifth Infantry soldiers involved in the Brownsville affair of August 1906. The Aldrich bill passed 56 to 26, with Teller voting for it. The package includes fortifications funding and a diplomatic bill. The reenlistment measure creates a board to evaluate applications and recommend restoration for those not found guilty of complicity.
A vintage notice cautions that pneumonia often follows la grippe but not Foley's Honey and Tar, urging consumers to avoid fake yellow packages. Sold by druggists.
Washington reports Democratic senators split over the tariff bill in the next session. Some favor revenue-based measures even with Republican framing, while others from protectionist states push to secure maximum protection for their industries. Senator Simmons of North Carolina aims to protect southern products, focusing on the lumber schedule.
A French scientist and a claimed blood-centered method for longevity is contrasted with Electric Bitters, touted as prolonging life and restoring vigor. W. M. Sherman of Cushing, Maine credits these bitters with curing his kidney troubles. available for 60 cents at local stores.
Boone county relics from mounds suggest prehistoric Missourians lived by fishing and farming aid by camas. They used hematite, bitumen and native wares, lacked iron, drank pure water at Rollins Spring, and built watch towers and mound fields near Columbia and the university. The finds include skulls, stone tools, pottery scraps, and an ancient arsenal near Hinkson Creek.
Commerce Ga Feb 24 J L Tucker of near this place sustained serious injuries when a long lever under a large log caused him to be thrown about twenty feet He struck his head and shoulders and suffered internal injuries in the fall
An old note identifies hexamethylenetetramine as a German chemical included in Foley's Kidney Remedy. It is described as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for urine, marketed as a preventive measure against serious renal issues and sold by druggists.
Washington February 24 Justice White upheld the 1905 Arkansas anti trust law penalizing each offense by 200 to 500 dollars and forfeiture of the right to do business. Hammond Packing Co of Chicago faced the charge of conspiring with others to fix meat prices. The court affirmed a $10 000 Arkansas fine, rejecting claims the law impaired contracts, denied equal protection, or obstructed due process. The ruling stressed a corporation must operate openly and be ready to reveal its records.
Georgia and Alabama show broad industrial growth with new plants and capital. LaGrange plans a Georgia auto factory, Atlanta outlines a ten story auto building, Richland forms a 50000 dollar compress company, Athens and Saronton along with Moultrie report new ventures, and Macon forms a 100000 dollar paper plant venture. Alabama cites Birmingham sewer contracts and Mobile bond authorizations, plus a Savannah dam project approved by the U.S. government generating 28000 horsepower at a total cost around 2000000. During the week 22 new corporations are formed with 369700 dollars minimum capital. new banks arrive in Altoona and Lovejoy, while Moultrie votes 50000 dollars in bonds for public improvements. Major land and timber deals include Thomasville timber purchases, a British Columbia land tract in Effingham County, a Chicago firm buying Dougherty county land for pecan culture, and a costly Thomasville winter home sale to an Ohio buyer. Columbus reports the latest.
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