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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1907
Page
3
E. G. Whitehead and W. P. Vonderau announce candidacies for re election as alderman from the Second Ward, subject to the Democratic primary. The notices indicate their intent to run in the upcoming party process.
The notice cites a date for alderman of the Third ward subject to the action of the democratic primary, with copy to B. Griffith.
A Paris man lit a cigarette on Boulevards St Michel and set his celluloid nose and beard on fire. He had replaced his real nose after a street fight with a horn nose and wore an artificial prosthetic, leading to the accidental blaze before it could be extinguished by a pharmacist.
An African hunter recalls a crocodile found ten feet above ground in a tree, explained by locals as the work of an angry elephant. Elephants wade in Lake Ngami to bathe while crocodiles bite at their legs, provoking such unusual retaliation.
London reports the International Horse Show at Olympia attracts top European and American exhibitors led by Walter Winans with ninety three entries. Notables include Fred T. Vanderbilt, J. W. Harriman, Ogden Armour, Frederick Pabst, and E. T. Stotesbury. Strong rivalry exists between English and American breeders with prizes expected for Yankees in heavy harness and saddle classes.
A vintage advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive remedy for catarrh. It claims constitutional treatment and direct action on blood and mucous surfaces, offering a $100 reward for any failure to cure. The notice lists F J. Seaney & Co. of Toledo as the address and notes 75 cents for the cure and suggests Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
W D Lawrence closes his office and leaves the city after ads in papers claimed he sought bulldogs chorus girls and teddy bears. The repeated prank provoked indignant crowds and prompted him to change his name and end his business in Cleveland.
C V Pepper, bedridden with lung hemorrhages, found relief after starting Dr King s New Discovery. Coughing stopped and bleeding slowed. within three weeks he returned to work. The remedy promises relief for coughs and colds with 50 cents to 1.00 price at local druggists W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer Sons. Trial bottle offered.
Members of the Texas Bankers Association with their wives and families gathered in Fort Worth to depart on their annual twenty day excursion. The trip covers over 5000 miles through fifteen states and Canadian provinces aboard a special Pullman train. Itinerary includes Topeka Kansas City Chicago Detroit Niagara Falls Kingston Toronto Montreal White Mountains Boston New York Philadelphia Washington Jamestown exposition Richmond Cincinnati and St Louis.
The Michigan branch of the United Commercial Travelers of America held its annual convention in Saginaw with many delegates and visitors. The program includes two presidents and ample entertainment alongside routine business. A late note promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with free samples at local drug stores.
Illinois soldiers from Chicago Springfield and other points arrive for the United Spanish War Veterans Department of Minors fourth annual encampment in Aurora June 7. The council of administration met at nine with opening exercises to follow. Today featured officer reports and routine business. tomorrow's main events include a parade drills speeches and a camp fire.
A local article promotes Chamberlains Remedies as affordable self care for common ailments. It highlights five preparations including Colic Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy and Cough Remedy with a bundle price of 1.25 dollars per set. Available at H R Palmer Sons Warren J Smith Orr Drug Co and other Athens vendors.
Dayton Ohio June 7 delegates from across the state fill Pythian Castle as the eighteenth annual Ohio Grand Council of the United Commercial Travelers opens. Grand Counsellor W E Ford presides. Ohio reports record membership with 15 more subordinate councils and 15 more members than any other grand jurisdiction.
Elaborate ceremonies marked the formal opening of the new Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. The $1,500,000 facility was attended by eminent physicians from across the country and members of the American Medical Association finishing its Atlantic City sessions.
The Magic No 3 is praised by Geo H Parris of Cedar Grove Maine in a letter noting relief from liver and kidney trouble after trying Electric Bitters. He reports one bottle helped and three bottles completed the cure. The product is sold by W J Smith and Bro and H R Palmer Sons for 50 cents.
In the Philadelphia Bulletin piece a leech dealer laments his fading industry once fed hospitals and hundreds of doctors. He recalls a time when leeches were vital, with 50 000 annual leeches sold to one hospital and 200 regular doctors, then notes bleeding fell out of favor and demand collapsed.
Newcastle Indiana June 7 Vice President Fairbanks to address the cornerstone laying of the Maxwell Briscoe automobile factory plant. A parade will precede the ceremony with the Masonic lodge in charge of the events and program.
The Kansas Spiritual association began its seventh annual meeting in Topeka Kansas today and will stay in session until Monday. Prominent participants include Dr. Jose Monotoyo of Wichita Mrs. E E McCarthy of Kansas City Mrs Bessie Bellman of Winfield and A Scott Bledsoe of Topeka.
The annual southern congress of the Young Women's Christian Association began its third conference at Kenilworth Inn in Asheville North Carolina today June 7 and will run for ten days. Prominent women in evangelistic and mission work will speak and the outlook is bright for a record conference.
Carthage Mo June 7 delegates from the Missouri division of the United Commercial Travelers gathered for the sixteenth annual meeting. They were greeted with welcomes at the Harington Hotel and proceeded to the high school auditorium for the opening session. The convention runs through tomorrow with an annual parade set for tomorrow afternoon.
Army life commentator notes soldierly loyalty amid a court martial over drunkenness. Private Dooley is identified by a gray bearded sergeant as the accused, with testimony questioning sobriety and movement rather than outright drunkenness.
A customer reports relief from tetter after using one box of Chamberlain's Salve. The testimonial praises Chamberlain's medicines as giving splendid satisfaction in Almond Alabama and lists local distributors including H. R. Palmer & Sons and Warren J. Smith & Bro.
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