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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
3
A 25 December reunion gathering honors Taft era peers. Attendees include Rev. Lex Boc and Bert Wo Phesteet. figures linked to New York courts and U.S. leadership history are noted among guests and organizing groups at the event.
Mr. Frank Conlan of 1 Houston Street New York extols a tonic marketed as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia and liver issues. The ad claims tonic Bitters restore vigor and aid digestion with a guaranteed product from Wl JoSmith & fre, Hit, Bales & Sons drug stores.
A garbled passage describes a dedication at Valley Forge related to a Memorial Chapel. It mentions the American Arms, an evacuation, and a marshal’s memorial context with unclear names and roles. The text is fragmented and obscured.
A discussion in a session outlines a proposed national Code of Ethics for lumbermen and related trades. Emphasis covers wholesales, manufacturing, and industry conduct across the United States and territories as guidance for professional behavior.
In a packed program at the California Wheel Club, women racers compete tonight with a 10 oclock start and a finish point along the city course. The event imposes a three lap limit and bans outside assistance while prize details and safety rules are outlined by the organizing body.
Chattanooga reports a weekly list from The Tradesman showing numerous new industries across the South. Alabama Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma Texas and more announce lumber mills oil and gas operations canneries foundries water works and manufacturing plants with values ranging from small to hundreds of thousands of dollars. The survey signals steady industrial expansion amid improved crop and fruit yields boosting regional investment.
In New York on June 19 a federal court held a preliminary hearing on the cotton leakage conspiracy cases linked to the 1905 scandal. Defendants include Theodore H. Price Moses Haas Frederick A. Peckham and Edwin S Holmes Jr Holmes a former assistant statistician at the Agriculture Department faces two indictments one for conspiracy to commit an offence against the United States and another for bribery of a government official.
The annual Northwest conference of the Young Women’s Christian Association opens in Seaside house with formal to begin tonight. Delegates from Montana Washington Idaho and Oregon number in the hundreds and a full program is planned. Noted speakers include Bishop Robert Paddock Miss Emma Hays Miss Harriet Reynolds J P Boothe Dr Francis J Van Horn and Dr Hiram K Foulkes among others.
A testimonial from A. M. Ake of Wood Indiana credits Foley's Honey and Tar with curing advanced lung trouble and stopping coughs. The ad also lists numerous regional business ventures and investments across multiple states, highlighting factories, development companies, and services. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is praised for children and sold by all druggists.
Government reports stress birds as key to pest control and forest health. Uniform bird protection laws are urged to curb insects, with officials noting the birds’ role in preserving crops, soils, and timber.
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