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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1905
Page
5
The John Z. Cooper property offers a 15 room house to be put in good repair with modern conveniences at the corner of Daugherty and Thomas streets. Also available is 7 R.H. on Lumpkin street, office rooms in the new Tuck building, and two store rooms in the Tuck building.
J T Anderson notes arrival and departure times under city time for Seaboard Air Line railroad southbound trains.
Real estate ad lists several properties near Athens including two houses on Barber Street with sewer connected and priced 500 to 750 dollars, lots on Childa and Pulaski streets at 500 and 350 dollars, plus 1400 acre horse farm seven miles from Athens. Fire insurance sales offered by Sea Fire Insurance with office on Second Story Southern Mutual and phone numbers 450 and 369.
Nine people at Greens Fork National Bank annual stockholders session in Richmond were overcome by escaping natural gas fumes. Attendees fainted in the cold after leaving the private office where the meeting took place. Frank M. Kyler and R K Shively became seriously ill, with several others unconscious but expected to recover.
Noah F. Batten, missing since December, was found alive in a sealed box car 20 miles from the assault scene in Corpus Christi Texas. He bore three throat gashes and had been without food or drink for two weeks before rescue. Detectives seek the attacker’s whereabouts.
Athens market notes dated January 12 1905 show spot prices in Athens New York and Chicago markets. Includes New York futures with open and close figures for January March May July and October contracts and Chicago grain and produce pricing data. Reading reflects early 20th century commodities reporting with multiple commodity prices and contract columns.
Morton L. Hill of Lebanon Indiana reports his wife suffered inflammatory rheumatism in every muscle and joint. After six weeks bedridden and eight physicians with no relief she used the Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and Quick relief let her walk in three days. Palmer & Sons sell the remedy.
L M Bonham an engineer for Cleveland Akron and Columbus was found dead in his locomotive cab near Mt. Vernon Ohio this morning. A fatal head wound suggested he was struck by a falling object while looking from the cab window. The body was found by the fireman with his hand still on the throttle. The train reportedly traveled miles before discovery. Bonham resided in Columbus.
In Jefferson City Missouri on January 12 the House of Representatives unanimously adopted a resolution to form a committee to probe charges that contributions funded the campaign to elect Thomas Niedringhaus of St Louis to succeed Senator Cockrell. The Democratic Senate also formed an investigation panel with five members, three Democrats and two Republicans.
A Rock Mills Alabama man near fifty one says he can eat anything now after using Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for indigestion. He credits the remedy with his relief and notes it is sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith and Bro.
Chicago on January 12 Anton Herman faced charges for failing to send his daughter Katie 11 to school He testified he has nineteen children six of whom are of school age He cannot afford clothes and books from his lumber yard earnings He has been married 34 years living with a second wife The court fined him $10 with payment suspended on condition Katie attend school
A promotion touts Dr Boschee's German Syrup as a tonic for consumptives, claiming it cures coughing and night sweats and guarantees free expectancy in the morning. It advertises trial bottles for 25c and large bottles for 76c at all druggists, noting forty years of claimed success.
In the House during the army appropriation debate, Representative Johnson of South Carolina denounced a systematic effort to depress cotton prices. He claimed certain New York figures misrepresented cotton costs and urged action against those who claim cotton can be grown at 4 1/2 cents.
Paducah Kentucky January 12 A farmer named John Davidson was found stiff and apparently dead in his wagon near the city limits. He was revived by a hot fire after coroner James Crow and undertaker Pool arrived. Davidson said he had been drinking and had hired a boy to drive the team after a quarrel. he slept in the wagon and was found in a serious condition.
J A Bowman a prominent Trimble county farmer in Milton Kentucky died by his own hand today. He rode toward Hunters bottom, dismounted about a mile outside town, broke a hole in the ice and crawled into the water, drowning. His horse returned riderless to the Bowman home.
The body of O. A. Whitaker a Paragon Indiana student at Bingham Military Academy was found hanging from a tree in Victoria woods Asheville North Carolina January 12. The coroner's jury ruled death by own action. Whitaker aged 22 arrived ten days ago and reportedly suffered homesickness. He left the academy last night without permission and was seen pacing the railway station platform.
Washington reports indicate Georgia figures Bacon and Hardwick may clash for the Senate but Hardwick denounces opposition and insists on warm ties. Both men say they will support Bacon on race questions and reject any role as a party boss in state primaries.
Catarrh of the stomach is described as common and stubborn with bloating after meals and a foul mouth. The article advocates Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets containing Dias Tase and pepsin as a safe simple remedy for digestion and catarrh relief based on testimonial from R S Workman of Chicago.
A Detroit Free Press quip notes an actress faces a humorous dilemma as she must maintain a straight face while in a role that demands constant humor.
Little Rock Arkansas January 12 governor Jefferson Davis took office in simple ceremonies for a third term. He addressed the legislature urging sweeping changes including a plan to separate school taxes so that negro public schools would be financed by taxes paid by the black community.
Mrs. Cora Walker of Peterville California endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy as best for colds and pneumonia prevention. It provides quick cures and pleasant safety, with sales listed at H R Palmer Sons and W J Smith Bro.
Ripley Mississippi January 12 Joe Calvary a 12 year old boy of northern Tippah county is dead from excessive whiskey drinking. Some boys allegedly gave him the liquor or left it where he could reach it. He suffered convulsions and died within hours. Grand jury en route to investigate the incident.
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