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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1903
Page
5
A Milwaukee resident Mrs Helena Blau of 123 Seventh Street testifies that Wine of Cardus restored her health after a period of suffering and saved her from a difficult life. The letter highlights health benefits claimed for the product across social classes.
A London Tit-Bits item lists a bizarre catalog from a bankrupt dealer’s accounts found in the west of England. It names a string of customer fates and labels such as Woman on the Key, coal woman, market woman, old Trish woman, stableman, Mrs. Irish Won, blue bonnet teen bonnet, green coat, and more, implying a misdeeds ledger or notes for official receivers. The piece reads as a sensational list of quirky descriptors tied to individuals rather than full identities.
A fragmentary collage describes an old house interior with a brick oven and plants, then shifts to 19th century advertisements for Botanic Blood Balm promising cures for numerous ailments, followed by brief notes on packaging cargo and a street column joke about a mismatched phone call in Cincinnati.
An Oklahoma settler in 1889 survived a severe bout of diarrhea after using Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. A neighbor supplied a small bottle. after a dose and rest, he slept soundly and recovered within hours. The note promotes the remedy with local druggists listed.
A quip about sticking to wallpaper and paste appears with a note on justice as blind. An anti-diarrhetic product by Dr E Detchon promises relief for bed-wetting in children, claiming value over 100 dollars, sold by H R Palmer & Sons druggists in Athens Georgia.
A curious tale claims the tobacco plant sprang from a serpent bite after the prophet Mohammed warmed a venomous serpent and spared it. The serpent cursed humans for perpetual war, then bit him. venom and compassion allegedly fused at the bite site to form tobacco.
The article explains that wind does not make air colder, only speeds evaporation from the skin to create the sensation of chill. Two dry bulb thermometers show the same reading when placed windward and sheltered after a short exposure, proving wind is air in motion, not a colder state of air.
An assortment of 19th century medical ads and quips. Gstman Syrup by Dr A Bachee touted as a cure for coughs and lung troubles with two million yearly sales. Boscheo's German Syrup claimed worldwide reach since 1868. Other items praise Huckleberry Cordial for stomach woes and Cherokee Remedy for coughs. Also includes short humorous exchanges and a stray quotation.
A fragment from a Detroit Free Press item hints at a humorous exchange where Chloe teases about a man’s impatience with a dog named Fido, implying a light domestic moment. The line suggests a playfully candid dialogue rather than a formal report.
A London Outlook critique portrays Thomas Carlyle and his wife as a childless, unsettled couple whose literary eminence is hampered by their barren status. The piece suggests a moralized, sleepless household where even privacy fails to shield them from existential reflections on eternity and life.
Ferdinand Praeger recalls a visit with Richard Wagner at his Swiss home. The 60 year old composer suddenly stood on his head atop an ottoman in the drawing room. His wife entering caused alarm before he reassured her he was sane and proving he could balance on his head at sixty, more than Praeger could.
The text explains that the common snake loves water and eats amphibians and fish. It notes frogs display fear when pursued by snakes, leaping feebly and crying out as danger nears, and even react to a grass movement simulating a snake with terror.
Mrs 8 H Newson of Decatur Alabama endured years of indigestion and bowel trouble. She says death seemed near until Electric Bitters cured her liver kidney stomach and bowel issues. The remedy is sold by WW Smith & Bro Palmer & Sons.
A Wichita street scene rumor and a purse incident are noted alongside mock ads and curios about a Ladder Dwarf in mines and a rattlesnake decoy. Columns also promote Dr King’s New Life Pills at 25 cents and DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for various ailments.
Authorized to offer for sale a house and lot on the corner of Broad and a two room tenant house. Details and price to be arranged with the executor. Prospective buyers may inquire for further terms.
Community fraternal groups including Knights of Pythias Royal Arch Masons Odd Fellows and B P O E hold regular meetings at the Max Joseph building corner Clayton and Wall streets. Schedules list dates evenings and attending officers inviting visiting members to attend.
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