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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
2
The Athens area notes cover a Poats marriage, garden club activities, meetings, guest visits, and local social happenings. Various residents such as Dr. and Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Nicholson, Miss Maude Jones, Miss Sarah Himitet, and many others are mentioned visiting, traveling, or hosting events around Athens.
A fragmentary item notes improvements to premises and city orders. It mentions work on lawns gardens avenues and public spaces amid color lines and a proposed order. The text is incomplete but indicates an official action affecting property and neighborhood maintenance.
One hundred dollar reward offer for incurable catarrh and endorsement from Walden Kinnan Marvin Druggists. F J Cheney & Co Toledo is claimed to be trustworthy with 15 years in business. Cure is taken internally and affects mood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials offered free. price 75 cents per bottle. sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Lester M. Nelson of Naples Maine writes that Dr King's New Discovery saved his life after years of coughing and colds. The remedy, long stood as a preventative of pneumonia and healer of weak lungs, is sold under guarantee at local drug stores for 50 cents and 1.00 with a trial bottle free.
A. M. Ake of Wood Indiana recounts years of severe lung illness and repeated doctor visits. After using Foley's Honey and Tar his lungs healed and he now remains sound, urging its use in advanced lung trouble. Refuse substitutes. Sold by all druggists.
In Columbus Georgia near Wildwood Circle a buggy driven by Bessie Jordan and Helen Dexter ran away. The horse bolted, overturning the rig into a ditch. Jordan suffered head cuts and facial injuries, Dexter was uninjured. Help arrived from Paul Dismukby and W. Lot and the party rode into town by car and electric car.
Madrid reports confirm a tornado sank the steamboat Ville de Brages on the Upper Coase last May. Of six Europeans who died four were killed and eaten by cannibals. Five and twenty black passengers drowned, with others lost.
After 15 years of chronic indigestion and spending over two hundred dollars, B F Ayscue of Ingleside NC commends Dr King s New Life Pills as the best pills sold. Sold under guarantee at W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer Sons drug stores for 25 cents.
Albany Ga June 17 In a sworn statement to John A Davis secretary of the democratic executive committee of the Second congressional district Hon A S Roddenberry of Thomasville defeated candidate in the recent primary declares his campaign ran up expenses from July 1 last year to June 5 this year. His postage bill amounts to 1200 and he lists expenditures at soda fountains and cigar stands as part of the funds used. He says the money was borrowed with deeds to real estate in Thomas County as security and only 370 in cash came from his brother. Griggs later filed a statement showing campaign expenses slightly under 1000.
Mr. Frank Conlan of New York cites Electric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia and liver issues. He claims it benefits lame back and weak kidneys, purifies the blood and restores vigor in both sexes, sold with guarantee at local drug stores.
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