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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1909
Page
8
The listings target buyers with little time and low funds, emphasizing location near town and affordable prices for a man who has not much money for a home. The tone suggests quick, practical choices suitable for time constrained, budget conscious buyers.
A Washington Post piece cites Bodleian Library records of Peter the Great and his 20 companions enjoying a breakfast with meat, bread, and heavy alcohol, noting Russia’s historic hedonism with brandy mulled wine and sack. It contrasts European temperance patterns and notes Scotland’s longevity despite higher alcohol use.
Local society items list visits and travel plans for Mrs. Turner Mrs. Walker Miss Beyner Miss Phinizy and other guests during commencement week at the University of Georgia. Political briefs mention John L Wilson weighing a senate bid in 1910 West Virginia GOP factional harmony under Governor Glasscock and candidacy chatter around T B Walker Kellogg and a Denver Jane Jefferson clubs convention led by Ruth Bryan Leavitt.
Will Hays was arrested Sunday afternoon for selling liquor at his home near the Linton woods. Mayor Dorsey sentenced him to one hundred dollars after a plea of not guilty. Police are closely watching for blind tiger violations as they crack down citywide.
Yesterday afternoon Mayor Dorsey tried Binyon Thomas a young man of color on the charge of attempted assault on the daughter of Tobe Hudson. The evidence did not prove the crime, and the mayor, noting the child was frightened, imposed a ten dollar fine.
Athens officials step up enforcement of a city ordinance requiring driving to the right. Chief McKie orders docketing of violators with fifteen cases already filed. Four cases were tried yesterday with Mayor Dorsey fining each offender one dollar.
Evans Killeen nine months old of Avenue A swallowed a metal jack from a marble game. Doctors rushed him to Bellevue in a fast ambulance, performing a high speed rescue and emergency manipulation to dislodge the object but the outcome was not stated.
The Savannah Press appeals to Lucy Cobb Institute alumnae to aid a penniless orphan from the West who came to Savannah for health but with tuberculosis now in a sanitarium. Her funds are exhausted and doctors say only comfort is possible. readers are urged to give promptly.
Sufferers from hay fever may suffer nasal fullness and itch. Rubbing should be thorough until ears grow red and hot. The remedy is simple and worth a trial. Fat in any form should never be consumed.
The report lists ruling prices from New York and Liverpool cotton exchanges for June 8, noting tone as barely steady with sales of 7,000 bales. It includes opening and closing figures for several delivery months, then shifts to a brief feature praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a proven remedy with a lengthy claims record.
The Athens Typographical Union 595 urges women to join the Label Contest by sending their name address and labels to Label Committee Box 462 Athens Ga before June 15 1909. Names will be published starting June 22 1909 with contestant label counts.
The Briggs Piano Co of Whatcom Washington reports receiving a car load of Weaver organs and pianos and says the Weaver pianos are especially pleasing and capable of competing with any piano on the market. A call is made to ask for a Weaver catalogue. Also notes agents and product mentions for Weaver Organ and Piano Co and Benscot Lithia Water.
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