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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1905

Page

5

Train Schedules Arrival and Departure Times by Line

City time shows Seaboard Air Line southbound trains No 41 and No 83 arriving at 6:68 am and 2:05 pm respectively while No 53 arrives at 6:35 pm Northbound No 52 arrives at 10:53 am No 82 at 2:67 pm and No 38 at 11:23 pm Southern Railway lists No 240 leaving at 12:45 pm No 239 arriving 6:27 pm No 218 leaving 1:00 pm No 211 arriving Georgia Railroad has No 50 leaving 8:45 am No 51 arriving 1:30 pm No 62 leaving 2:40 pm No 53 arriving 8:45 pm Central of Georgia By No 17 arrives 1:00 pm No 16 leaves 4:15 pm.

Seaboard Air Line Southern Railway Georgia Railroad Central of Georgia

For Sale Mixed Property on Barber and Milledge

Property listing offers a one story cottage at Springdale and Bloomfield with four rooms and kitchen, a large lot near sewer lines. two houses on Milledge avenue in desirable locations, and several lots on Barber Childs and Pulaski streets with prices like 500 dollars. Investment opportunities include 1400 acres with a two horse farm, rent covering interest, and other acreage near Athens. Fire insurance services advertised by Southern Mutual Building office with phones 450 and residence 309.

Barber Street Springdale Bloomfield Streets Milledge Avenue Childs Street Pulaski Athens Southern Mutual

Athens City Council Proceedings 1905 Budget and Appointments

The Athens Georgia council met January 4 1905 in the council chamber with all aldermen present. Mayor Rhodes announced standing committees and fixed yearly salaries for city offices including mayor 1200, clerk 1600, city engineer 1800, health positions, and police salaries. An auditing committee was appointed to review receipts and expenditures. Officers elected for 1905 included mayor pro tem J J C McMahan city marshal Loyd E Brooks city attorney H S West city engineer J W Barnett san Inspector A M Center and other staff. The council adjourned to January 30 at 8 pm and fixed monthly meetings for the fourth Thursday after the 4th.

Snelling Harris Vonderau J. J. C. McMahan Cobb Lampkin J.W. Brumby W. C. Weatherford Loyd E. Brooks H. S. West J. W. Barnett M. Center John T. Griffeth W. L. Wood W. McKin

Death of Rev. Dr. Thomas Boone in New York

Rev. Dr. Thomas Boone, rector of a Protestant Episcopal church at Gilbertsville New York and brother to Rev. William Jones Boone, died at his sister's home in New York. He long served Christchurch Savannah Ga and cared for victims during Brunswick yellow fever in 1878. Mrs Boone perished from the same disease.

New York Thomas Boone Gilbertsville N. Y Boone William Jones Boone Episcopal China Christchurch Savannah Brunswick

Swift says there is no beef trust

Chicago January meeting of Swift & Co. stockholders drew eastern capitalists. President L F Swift stated there is no foundation for reports of a beef trust or conspiracy to control prices in livestock or meat packing. He argued the packing industry faces intense competition and earns lower profit margins than many other fields.

Swift Chicago Swift & Co L. F. Swift

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Declared Harmless for Children

An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as perfectly safe for children, claiming it contains nothing harmful and is unsurpassed for coughs colds and croup. Sold by H.R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro.

H.R. Palmer & Sons W. J. Smith & Bro

Spinners to Help Cotton Growers Meet In Charlotte

About sixty mill men from across the south attended a Hard Yarn Spinners Association session in Charlotte. The closed meeting, led by J A Abernathy and J W Fries, adopted a resolution backing cotton growers to hold the crop for a price matching production costs amid a reported 15,000,000 bale crop and low cotton prices.

Charlott N. C J. W. Fries Winston-Salem

Carroll Burns Man of Accidents

Montgomery West Virginia January 6 Carroll Burns recounts a miraculous string of misfortunes. He first lost an arm in a sawmill accident then suffered a gunshot through his eye from a flashing cartridge. Earlier this morning he slipped again and severed the remaining arm on the same saw.

Teeth Explode When Ice Heats False Teeth

Mrs. Loren Atwater of Galesburg Michigan heated her face for neuralgia and placed a lump of ice in her mouth. The ice contacted her superheated dentures causing the plates to explode in her mouth and tear gums and cheeks. Teeth valued at 30 dollars were damaged. A separate note promotes Suse Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for indigestion with a testimonial from Geo W Emory of Rock Mills Alabama. Sold by H R Palmer and W J Smith.

Ren Atwater Suse Chamberlain Geo. W. Emory Rock Mills Als H. R. Palmer & Sons W. J. Smith & Bro

Flagship Kniaz Sougaroff Founders After Rock Strike

Paris report says Vice Admiral Rozjestvenskys flagship the battleship Kniaz Sougaroff struck a rock and sank. The vessel, built in 1902 at St Petersburg, displaced 18 516 tons, with 367 12 feet length and armament including four 12 inch guns and six torpedo tubes. The ship carried 740 officers and men.

Paris St. Petersburg New York Herald Rojestvensky Kniaz Sougaroff Rerestvensky Tamatave Madagascar St. Marie Kniaz Souvarof

Spirit of Sam onslaught disrupts Greensburg Spiritualists

Greensburg Indiana January reports a chaotic spirit manifestation at Slabtown home linked to Sam Stevens a local cattle trader who promoted spiritualism. A large gathering witnessed a haunting like rattling chains and bells as furniture shattered and mediums vanished, leaving the group shaken and Stevens buying new furniture.

Greensburg Ind Samson Slabtown Sam Stevens Chicago Indianapolis Cincinnati Stevens

Asthma Piso's Cure Claims Relief Often Appraised

A fragmented note asserts that Asthma Piso's Cure provides relief nearly equal to a lure, suggesting limited efficacy claims. The passage presents a skeptical view of the remedy and its promised benefits without corroborating evidence.

Pittsburg Officer Recovers Masked Staged Affair at Dance

In Pittsburg today Justice Vitehestain heard a case of disorderly conduct from a ball at South Side Turner Hall. Wm H Mackintosh 3405 Carson street admitted masquerading as a girl for two years, revealing he had posed as a female for dances and accepted male advances before being discovered. He faced 30 days in the workhouse.

Pittsburg Penn Justice Vitehestain American Flint Glass Workers’ Union South Side Turner Hall Werner Wm. H. Mackintosh Carson Street Mary Kirk South Twelfth Street Mary Duffy Mackintosh Pullman Car Company Mary Ramsey

Electric Bitters touted as cure for malaria and ague

Sickening shivering fits of ague and malaria can be relieved and cured with Electric Bitters. The tonic is claimed to be especially beneficial for malaria and preferred to quinine. A Texas testimonial from E. S. Munday mentions a brother saved from malarial fever and jaundice after taking Electric Bitters. Price 50 cents at W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Sons.

E. S. Munday Henrietta Tex W. J. Smith & Bro H. R. Palmer & Sons

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J. K. Kinney Hancock and Meigs St J. T. Anderson Aat Hancock Ave Agt J.R. Crane & Co Gilleland’s Ias Dozier Realty Co College Ave iEor Sale Robt, Toombs DaBose Fire Insurance Council Proceedings Council Chamber Rhodes O'Farrell McMahon Finance MecMahan, Lipscomb, von Derau Fire Department Lipscomb Von Derau, Cooper McMahan Rowe Cooper Vonderal McMa Han Snelling, Cooper, Harris Lipscomb, McMahan Snell Ing O’farrell Cooper, McMahan Coop Ler O'Farrell, Rowe, Harris, Waterworks Vonderau, Lipscomb O'Farrell, Harris Hostler W. Turner Alderman Snelling J. W. Bradley J. S. McKie R. A. Saye J. T. Hamilton D. J. McCune Fred Seagraves A. H. Cook J. A. Evans C. W. Heard Henry Hill D. W. Hill W. E. Jackson B. O. W. Rose R. A. Burpee X. J R. E. McDorman E. P. Stone W. C. Wier P. A. Moore G. W. McDorman W. J. Potts T. M. Forrester D. A. Watson H. Peeler D. D. Beusse D. D. Newsome W. T. Carlton F. G. Barry W. P. Montgomery Wm. Lewis B. M. Betts John _Allgood J. W. Bailey Loyd Smith H. M. Fullilove A.C. Holliday Ths Boone Pauoes New York State Boone P Head of Beef Combine R. R. Ray McAdenville Carroll Burns Man OF West Virginia Montgomery W. Va Carrol Burns Lean Galesburg, Mich Ruggian Admiral Rojestvensky Ennis Express Money Order Laurens Ross Walker Street Augusta, GA Casioria
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