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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1905
Page
6
A jumble of classified items includes house rentals and room offers at Wretine ton street, help wanted for a strong boy not under 15, a girl who can write neatly and compute fast, and various ads for fresh produce and canned goods at M M Arnold's. Also church notices from First Methodist Presbyterian Baptist and Emmanuel Church outline services and times.
A fragment of doggerel describes a Worces ter curate who claims command but demands recruits be blacker than soot to avoid a preaching assignment elsewhere. The couplet hints at satire and local color in verse form.
A rambling tale from Tehbers and Lehberg on 47 Broome describes a wild brindle cat whose nocturnal mischief leads to a dramatic pursuit. Neighbors, a janitor named Jake Schoenbers, and a gun-wielding pursuer collide in a chaotic scene ending with the cat vanishing from a rooftop escape.
The Macon fair plans a battery of artillery, about one hundred men and horses, for Georgia Farmers Day alongside a strengthened poultry show led by James Budd. Minnesota farmers may visit, stockbreeders join, and lectures from prominent breeders are planned with Senator Tillman as a speaker. The Milky Way amusements will be expanded for a full fair experience.
A compact note discusses handling disagreements with civility and suggests offering congratulations when a counterpart presents a differing point. It emphasizes restraint and respectful discourse over confrontation.
Base ball results show Atlanta beating Memphis 6 to 12 with McCoy Sellers Shea Suggs and Alexander. Nashville won 13 to 6 over New Orleans with Herman Mellackey Whitridge Slinivan. Birmingham hosted Rock City as Fitzpatrick Clark and others pitched. Montgomery defeated Shreveport with Starkell Yeager Swann Fritz. An employment ad notes opportunities for strong youths and cigarette smokers need not apply from Michael Bros Co.
Helen Arthur recounts a Boston student Louise Crossed and her move to New York. Arnold Daly shares how he, as Frohman’s office boy, waited months while the motto constancy of purpose echoed in the tale of early career drive.
In a hotel parlor by the beach a fashionable woman performs cosmetic artistry before about a dozen observers. She applies rose foundation, white powder, and precise chestnut eye lines, then surveys her work and strolls onto the hotel piazza, leaving the onlookers amused and impressed.
A fragmentary note recounts a patient with severe raw bleeding eczema described as resembling raw beef. It mentions doctors offering relief and a first real sleep after initial treatment, reflecting a grim medical observation and hoped recovery.
An eczema sufferer from Newark New Jersey attests to dramatic relief using Cuticura Ointment Soap and Resolvent. The writer credits cooling relief, sleep return, and hair regrowth, claiming complete healing after weeks of torment and urging others to write for details or free information.
A fragment reports a merchant blaming money as evil yet praising its good use. A soubrette recalls a failed starring tour and regrets turning down offers of marriage, noting she advertised too little and missed chances amid sympathetic friends.
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