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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1905
Page
6
Michael Brog Co announces a women and children fashion sale with deep discounts. Tailored suits priced from 7.95 to 15.00, skirts at 5.00, coats at about half price, and silk waists reduced to five dollars or less. Limited quantities across multiple items.
A reader from Oakland Indiana recounts his wife’s recovery from consumption after three doctors gave up. He credits Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Cols with curing her. The remedy, claimed to kill germs and provide relief, is sold by local druggists with a trial bottle free.
Mrs L F Edwards returns from Gainesville while Mr and Mrs Coke Talmadge come back from Baltimore. Richard Johnston of Macon is in the city and Miss May Walden returns from Lawrenceville. West Point best man W S Johns comes home from Lanier Dixon wedding. Rosa Woodberry returns from Savannah to Lacey Cobb. John Hoke returns to Lancaster South Carolina and Ida Davison from Woodville. Marion Hull and S C Benedict are in Atlanta. Longstreet Hull reports a South Georgia trip. Barnett family visitors from Albany. Leonard Baldwin of Atlanta spends week here for Fay Shores Typewriter Co. Crester Cody of Leo visits his brother on Oconee Street. Blue Ribbon Lemon or vanilla extracts advertise dessert flavor.
The 1904 report shows a prosperous year for the city waterworks with receipts totaling 2220.18 dollars including 109.30 from meters and 9250.88 from water rents. Expenditures totaled 13302.09 for the water department with allocations to salaries power and fuel repairs, buildings, machinery, hydrants, mains, and permanent improvements.
City Marshal I A Bradberry presented annual figures to the council detailing 1904 receipts. The report lists executions for years 1893 1896 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 plus sewer and miscellaneous revenues and paying special taxes totaling 10 141 52 with line items including 3 620 13 and 651 23 among others.
Yesterday the mayor and council named two members of the city board of education as required by law. Charles Stern, long a board member, was re elected. James S. King was unanimously chosen from the fourth ward as a new member and is expected to be valuable to the board.
Sanitary Inspector A. M. Center notes 1904 spending totaling $164.42 for groceries wood coffins graves and mattresses for the poor. Contagious disease expenses reached $690.29. Mortuary report lists 44 white deaths and 76 among negroes—120 total, 8.12 per thousand population.
Jom Stockton a 19 year old press feeder at Union Bag and Paper Company's mill was pulled into a six inch pulp press while cleaning it today. His body passed under the roll but physicians say no bones are broken and he is expected to recover despite the space being less than a quarter inch.
Last night at the Mass building Athens lodge Elks held an enjoyable meeting. District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler M. G. Michael gave an interesting address before discussion of purchasing the Athenaeum for a club house. No definite action was taken. Dixie Quartet provided music.
Athens audiences may see Creston Clarke in Monsieur Beaucaire on the 11th inst with a high praise push from The Norfolk Landmark. Clarke is hailed as superior to Richard Mansfield in the same role, praised for his French bearing courtly manner and polished attire. The review notes strong supporting cast including Ardeck as Lady Mary Carlisle and Blanche Moulton as Countess of Greenbury with an overall clever company.
Japanese forces raise the Rising Sun over Port Arthur after the fortress surrenders. Russian officers will be transported to Daly, with POWs detained at local barracks. The surrender follows a five month siege with heavy casualties on both sides.
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