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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1905
Page
6
Sunday services across multiple churches are listed with times for Holy Communion morning prayers Sunday School and evening services. Lodge and Masonic orders are scheduled with meeting nights, locations, and contact notes for St Elmo K of P, Keystone Royal Arch, Mount Vernon F and A M, Glenn I O O F, Willbanks I O O F, Qoconee I O R M, and Athena Lodge BPOE with inviting reminders for members.
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt critiques a Chicago man who, with sixteen children, cannot send six to school. It argues against overpopulation and praises raising a smaller, well educated family, noting public aid and wars as population control tools.
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, travelled from Pittsburg to Buffalo and denounced President Roosevelt's plan to restore the whipping post for wife beaters. He called the punishment barbarous and said it would brutalize society while urging adequate penalties for abusers.
A promotional notice for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets describing quick relief from biliousness. Sold by J Aler & Sons and W J Smith & Bro.
A Kansas City Journal item recounts a society woman on the East Side terrified by a rat during preparations for a dinner party. She hovers on a trunk to escape the rodent while guests wait, and the rat loiters unnoticed as the hour passes and a would be host arrives.
An old verse recalls Bertie taught crafts and artistry at school but not how to spell his name. His father demands true education as Uncle Eben cautions about overconfident teachers and the need to back up opinions.
Washington dispatch reports Representative John Sharp Williams planned a caucus to consider resigning his minority leadership. A sufficient signatories gathered before Democratic members learned his aim, leading many to withdraw. Discontent grew over the army pay amendment affecting retired officers led by General Nelson Miles. The caucus was set for Monday.
Mrs. Cora Walker of Peterville California endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best for colds and pneumonia prevention. The remedy is praised as quick to cure, pleasant and safe, with sales noted by H R Palmer and Sons and W J Smith and Bro.
Elberton Georgia reports completion of its waterworks system with plans to turn on water Monday if boiler castings dry properly. Foreman Kane and crew have left for Hawkinsville while John Kane remains for final tank testing. contractor Wagner stresses safety and proper condition before activation. Engineer Jaudon inspects the system and confirms readiness for service.
Indianapolis healer Dr H B Hettinger testifies that after months of pain from a sprained ankle he used Detchon's Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and in four days could walk without a cane, with two bottles curing him. Sold by H R Palmer & Sons at 105 Clayton street. The testimonial extols the remedy for rheumatism and climate-related stiffness.
Washington reports say a remark by Niedringhaus after his caucus nomination insulted the Irish and triggered a bitter split within the Missouri Republicans. Dick Kerens, a longtime party power, laced into the nomination as news of the threat spread.
A 25 year old man admitted in September 1902 at Philadelphia Hospital has lived in a cataleptic state for two years fed by a tube with liquid food. Doctors say his mind is beyond treatment though they hope to restore movement. He has not moved on his own in two years.
A dialogue from the Detroit Free Press contrasts a hustler seeking payment with a magistrate and officer inquiry, hinting at a labor dispute. The Philadelphia Press quotes a mother remark about her boy’s nose after a fall on a tram, noting mention of an iron car and a hurt child.
A Philadelphia Inquirer analysis warns against debt driven by greed and social pressure. It cites overspending on installments, risky investments, and reliance on relatives, leading to bankruptcy and strained finances.
An advertisement extols charcoal as a health and beauty aid. It highlights charcoal’s purification action in the stomach and bowels, breath freshening, teeth whitening, and complexion improvement, urging Stuart’s Charcoal Lozenges as a safe, beneficial daily treatment costing twenty five cents per box.
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