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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
8
A damaged OCR page lists various medicines and remedies with scattered phrases about family matters and unrelated notes. It mentions diarrhea remedies, cough syrups, band aids, and a few names, with unclear local context and dates.
An old advertisement from 136 Houston Street promotes Grand Family Medicine and a bottle labeled as a medicine for Hospetia and hiver complications. It claims bitters regulate the circulation purify the blood renew vigor and vitality. Sold by J Smith at H R drug stores for 80.
A Wood resident reports lasting improvement from Honey and Tar for advanced lung trouble claiming bursted hemorrhages have ceased and the cough healed. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised to stop coughing and heal lungs while Foley's Kidney Cure is promoted for kidney or bladder troubles. Sold by druggists. inquiries urged for medical aid.
The piece discusses claims by I Hoead that some tales are mere folk stories while others are sacred legends. It recounts the Jonah and Bartley narratives, noting the Whale of Falkland Island and the Star ship saga with Bartley swallowed, later freed. Many doubt the sensational tale yet some insist the Jonah tale may be found in myth.
Urges immediate care for child bowels with abnormal looseness and recommends Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil. Sold by H R Palmer & Sons W Smith & Bro L P Canning B CeEvoy Orr Drug Co Athens Ga.
Short items list drugstore ads and services from Orr Drug Company and Thornton's Candies. Notes require nurse and housing offers, rental requests, car hire, candy updates, hay prices, room requests, and small personal notices. Several names, addresses, and phone numbers appear for transactions and classifieds.
A 100 dollar reward offer for incurable catarrh appears with endorsements from Walden Kinnan and Marvin and a note that Hall's Catarrh Cure acts on the blood and mucous membranes. The piece promotes the product 75 cents a bottle and Hall's Family Pills for constipation, with testimonials supplied free.
Tom Moore of Rural Route 1 Cochran Ga writes of a bad sore on his foot that Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured after applying less than half of a 25 cent box. The product is sold under guarantee at W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons drug stores.
The Georgia Dental Society opened its fortieth annual session in Augusta in the city court room with Dr T C Gibson presiding. Address of welcome by Mayor Dunbar and Dr James A Jackson followed by papers and discussions. Officers elected include C P Davis president and W C Miler first vice president. Executive committee reduced to three members with reelection of W E Bagg, W M Zirke, and E A Tigner.
Rain halted the Atlanta Memphis game with no play. Montgomery and Little Rock reports show score fragments and battery pairings including Vananda Hart Buchanan Wood, umpires Fitzsimmons and O'Brien. Birmingham Mobile batteries and umpire notes appear, while Nashville New Orleans and Rangeense listings fragmentary mention.
Liverpool sales were light and futures fell slightly. New York opened lower but gained during the day and closed with July up 8 points and October up about 12. Local market quiet but firm at 11 3/4 cents for middling.
It is an antiseptic limitent that prevents blood poisoning from cuts bruises or burns and speeds healing without maturation. It relieves burn pain almost instantly. Sold by H R Palmer and Sons W J Smith and Bro L P Canning E C McEvoy Orr Drug Co Athens Ga.
The City Council offers discounts for full payment of city taxes: 2 percent in July, 1 2 percent in August, and 4 percent in September. Interest at 7 percent per year accrues on taxes unpaid after November 20, starting July 1. City taxes due from July 1. W. L. Wood, City Clerk and Treasurer.
The New York Sun reviews Senator Robert Love Taylor of Tennessee for his bow to the Senate on Proposed Financial Legislation. It notes the speech contains no currency reform, ends with Applause is not permitted, and blends comic and political critique aimed at centralization and tariff issues. The piece highlights Taylor’s fiddle persona and contrasts his Nashville reception with Washington scrutiny.
Lester M. Nelson of Naples Maine writes that King’s New Discovery saved his life after years of use for coughs and colds. The remedy is praised as a preventive for pneumonia and healer of weak lungs. Sold at W. J. Smith & Bro H. R. Palmer & Sons drug stores. 50c and 1.00. Trial bottle free.
Tonight. If you would enjoy tomorrow take Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets tonight. They produce an agreeable laxative effect, clear the head and cleanse the stomach. Price cents. Samples free at H. R. almer & Sons. W. J. Smith & Bro. L. P. Canning, E. C McEvoy, Orr Drug Co., Athens, Ga.
Rail timetable notes Gainesville Midland and Central of Georgia lines with daily and Sunday departures and arrivals between Gainesville and Athens. Mixed trains and multiple daily slots listed. Beaboard Air Line connections shown. Southbound service details include No 52 32 38. Southern and Central of Georgia routings with regular and except Sunday services.
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