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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1905
Page
3
Seaboard Air Line, Southern Railway, and Georgia Railway schedules show southbound departures and arrivals by city time. Times listed include 12:50 pm, 6:35 pm, 1:03 pm, 4:46 pm, 5:27 pm, 6:20 pm, 10:15 pm, and 8:45 pm with varying routes and connections.
Advertises two houses on Barber street and multiple lots on Childs and Pulaski streets with prices from 350 to 750 dollars. Mentions acreage near Athens, 1400 acres with two horse open, and investment potential. Promotes fire insurance through Second Southern Mutual Bankary office and phone numbers.
The sheriff of Lafayette county Indiana holds authority to sell Michigan City to satisfy a judgment of over $11 000 against the city arising from a damages suit by Agnes Phillips for a sidewalk injury. The case affirmed by the Indiana Supreme Court and includes interest and costs. If collection fails the sheriff may offer the town for sale.
In Wheeling West Virginia county the assessor Lester Smith and his four year old son narrowly escaped a gas leak after a teething bull terrier pup slept in the house. The pup chewed a rubber tube attachment to a gas stove causing gas to fill the home before the men escaped to fresh air and were revived.
Joseph Wilson, a farmer near Athens, reports relief from severe back ache after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He describes dark, sediment-filled urine and nightly pain, then notes improvement the day after starting treatment at H. R. Palmer & Sons drug store. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, N C. sole agents.
In Akron Ohio a hornets nest bought by the hotel owner invaded the Empire Hotel bar when heat revived the insects. The nest trapped patrons as hornets swarmed the room forcing exits and sending the bartender to hospital with injured eyes. A police officer finally removed the nest.
New Orleans January 9 a farmer J B Caston found 29 human skeletons at Independence Louisiana. The remains are believed to be De Soto era soldiers killed by Indians. One grave contained 19 skeletons and another eight were unearthed nearby. Evidence suggests a mass burial and desecrated skulls. Independence histories note De Soto’s men were attacked en route from Mobile to Natchez.
In Newcastle Indiana on January 9 a curious event occurred as eleven old calendar clocks ceased together. Each clock shows time date and day and all hands froze at 12 o'clock, with no explanation given by the owners.
Harriet Howard of 209 West 34th Street New York says she suffered years with Salt Rheum or Eczema before using Bucklens Arnica Salve. She claims it provided a quick and sure relief for cuts and skin troubles.
A prank by a pet monkey set a kerosene lamp alight in the second floor pure food fair at Springfield city hall. The fire spread to an adjoining block, but about 60 people escaped unharmed though two women were overcome by smoke.
In Coffee county at McDonald’s mill Mrs. W. M. Buford was badly injured when her grandson Lester, playing with a parlor rifle, discharged it. The bullet entered her left temple, took both eyes, and lodged in a wall. She is not expected to recover.
The Davidson College faculty, under Presbyterian oversight, expelled twenty four students including four seniors amid charges of chicken stealing drunkenness and tobacco car looting. The action was swift and stern reflecting disciplinary standards.
St Petersburg January 9 reports say peace talk spreads after Emperor Nicholas conferences with the council of the empire ministers and advisors. Foreign Minister Lamsdorff is linked to peace as a possibility though no confirmation or official shift from the current war policy is found.
Sickening shivering fits of ague and malaria can be relieved and cured with Electric Bitters. The tonic medicine is especially beneficial for malaria, with true curative influence. Compared to Quinine, it has no bad after effects. A Texas testimonial notes a life saved from malaria and jaundice after taking Electric Bitters. available at local drug stores for 50 cents.
Denver January 9 Governor Adams declares confidence that a contest to his election will be pursued by Governor Peabody. Peabody may file after the fifth day of the current session, once inauguration occurs. Adams says the statewide scope could reveal fraud in outlying counties, strengthening his position.
An old advertisement touts Piso's Cure for lung colds and pneumonia prevention. It targets readers by claiming medical benefit and lists a price of 25 cents.
Mrs. Cora Walker of Peterville California endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best for colds and pneumonia prevention. The ad claims rapid cure pleasant safety and urges purchase through H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith Bros.
Postal Inspector William Williams of Denver demonstrated dramatic changes to his body through a nerve stretching routine and bone loosening to defy Bertillon measurements. He reduced weight from 190 to 159 pounds and grew from 5 feet 2 inches to 5 feet 4 inches, challenging the system’s infallibility. The report notes a patent for an apparatus to further increase height and a rack device to stretch the body at intervals.
Rev. John Reid Jr of Great Falls Mont endorses Ely's Cream Balm as a positive cure for catarrh when used as directed. Pastor Francis W Poole and Joseph Stewart of Buffalo testify to its effectiveness, noting no irritation or sneezing. Sold by druggists for 60 cents or mailed by Ely Brothers New York.
A Midwest reader testifies that Dr King s New Discovery cured his wife of consumption after three doctors gave up. The ad claims the medicine kills germs of all diseases and offers a free trial bottle with guaranteed relief for 50 cents or one dollar at local druggists W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons.
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