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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1906
Page
2
A dense page includes subscription rates for The Athens Banner, notice about carrier duties, and a long political column urging retention of the dispensary. It also references local tax growth for Clarke County and a petition drive to keep the whiskey dispensary amid Prohibition debates.
A Georgia denunciation decries reported ballot-buying in Chatham County during a Savannah primary. It accuses plans to pay up to forty dollars per vote, claims ten thousand dollars and possibly one hundred thousand dollars were spent, and condemns churchmen witnesses, urging reform to preserve government integrity.
The author argues that insuring health benefits both the family and the individual. By guarding health, one prepares against disease that often starts in the liver and reveals itself through many symptoms, especially at the first attack.
Yale athletics chief Max Schwartz denounces trickery and notes colleges using deceit lose trust and credibility. He recalls Paris claque practice to illustrate paid acclaim and hiss tactics used to influence audiences and outcomes in theater and sports.
The regular monthly Vestry meeting will be held at the Rectory this Thursday evening at 8:30. Rector Troy Beaty signs the notice.
Dr Joseph A Thompson of Hyattsville Maryland claims discovery of an effective remedy for hydrophobia gained while travel in tropical regions. He describes a plant based treatment blown into the nostrils causing a rapid mucous flow and revival in rabies cases, with tests so far limited to lower animals and pending human trials.
An advertisement promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a permanent cure for kidney illness. It cites two danger signals from urine and back pain. J Odum of Athens testifies the pills relieved his backache, regulated kidney secretions, and improved well being after purchasing at N R Palmer & Sons. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY, sale agents. Remember the name Dean's.
One large 100 by 280 foot lot on the Boulevard with water gas and electric lights. Another 50 by 210 foot lot on Grady Avenue with water gas electric lights and sewerage.
Mt Vernon Masons meet on second Thursdays at Masonic Hall Clayton Street. Elmo Knights of Pythias meet Mondays at 8 in Castle Hall Max Joseph building. Keystone Royal Arch Masons meet third Tuesdays at Max Joseph building. I C O F at Carlton building meets Tuesdays and Williams Lodge meets Mondays at 9. Soquee Tribe I O R M meets Wednesdays at Knights of Pythias hall.
Mrs. Thorntons property on Lumpkin Street offers a ten room house on a 100 by 500 foot lot with a splendid water well. Two excellent homes available in this district for buyers seeking ample space and reliable water access.
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