05 Jul 1907
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1907
Page
1
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a guaranteed cure for severe skin ailments and related symptoms. It claims to treat boils, eruptions, and throat sores, promising quick, complete relief sold by pharmacists with free sample offers.
A garbled passage describes visits to a location for a stated purpose with names and places only partially readable. The text mentions dates, people, and local sites in an unclear sequence, yielding a shaky public record fragment rather than a coherent event.
A testimonial from a Athens resident describes relief from chronic kidney pain after using Down's Kidney Pills. The writer claims pain vanished within forty hours and kidney secretions stabilized. Ad mentions H R Palmer Sons Drug Store and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as sellers with a price of 50 cents.
R H McCrarry vice president of the Citizens Bank has been confined to his room for weeks with fever. For several days his condition has been alarming to friends but no relapse is reported and he is expected to be out again soon.
The article recounts Willina de Mesa and Miss Magu Hunter Moss on a journey to Germany to visit Mr ROL Moss Sr and family. It describes scenes of German cities, rivers, parks, and architecture, and notes observers among locals and tours of cultural sites as they travel.
A letter to Professor F M Harper discusses arithmetical puzzles about paint value. It states average paint costs and painter wages, concluding the price is minus 1.75 dollars per gallon, implying free paint if wages are covered. The note is signed by Devoe & Co and mentions Talmage Hardware Co. and clean streets. Dr Moss and his sister depart Bremen for Berlin for a visit thereafter.
The Charleston Navy repaired Old Ironsides at a cost of $100000 and argues the expenditure is worthwhile to preserve the nation’s historic relics of its great past for future generations.
Government experts and university links surface in Washington notes. Oscar Austin joins National Geographic Society as a key statistician while John Ball Osborne advances consular service. Louisiana Tigers burial marks Civil War reverence. May Commerce report flags steady inland movement and river development needs. Georgia peaches win lower freight rates from Interstate Commerce Commission, benefiting shippers in Macon and other points.
Rev. George R. Loehr reports the death of Dr. Young J. Allen, famed China missionary, after a several day illness ending May 30. Allen advised editors and writers until near death, with his collaborators finishing work as he declined. Telegrams to missions and many colleagues attended the bereaved church with tributes to his devout service.
A May 1 burial in Shanghai honors Dr Allen with large attendance by Chinese and locals. Rev Gillett Reid leads memorials praising Allen’s China Mission work and the Shemenini Missionary Association. The China Mission Conference mourns a leader, urging a memorial on North Carolina College campus and future church commemorations.
A health warning urges readers to keep Chamberlain's remedies on hand for cholera and diarrhea when physicians are unavailable. It promotes timely treatment to prevent fatalities and lists local retailers and pharmacists who can supply the product.
Mr C Ly Carter of Skirum Alabama praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best. He reports severe past attacks but says half a bottle cured him this week and he feels like a new man. Sold by H R Palmer and others in Athens Georgia and nearby outlets.
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