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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1906
Page
4
The article notes spring hat styles with wired ribbons in black and white, striped ribbons, and large bouquet-like designs. It highlights bright plaids and empire period influences, with bold color blocks and stripe tailoring echoing Josephine’s preferences in trimmed hats.
Miss McCoy and Miss Drummond hosted a decorous gathering with many attendees including Miss Welch and Miss Hunnicutt. Gov Terrell entertained Mr and Mrs Hyde at a pink carnation dinner in Atlanta while Mrs Linell seeks news of her missing husband in Philadelphia.
A community notice requests donations of automobile tickets to the Elks via committee members Geo H Palmer Aaron Cohen and J C Mell. The item promotes safety on gas leaks and advertises Ely's Dream Balm as a claimed remedy with purchase details.
An advertisement touts Frecklica and Pimples removers claiming to erase freckles pimples liver spots sun tan and other blemishes in ten to twenty days with a money back guarantee. It markets a product from National Toilet Company Paris Tennessee priced 50 cents to 1.00 and assures no harm.
Fragmentary tale from a 19th century court scene recounts a case involving a drug vendor promoting catarrh cures with mercury. A judge’s promise of payment is linked to a debtor’s claim, with a confrontation over recovering $100. The text mixes sensational medical quackery with a rural trial narrative.
A brief note discusses the moon having an atmosphere enabling some life forms but not humans. It references Electric Bitters as a cure for headaches biliousness malaria chills fever jaundice dyspepsia dizziness liver and kidney complaints and general debility and female weakness. It claims the product as an unparalleled general tonic.
Local Athens ads list Orr Drug Co specialists R C Orr and J W Galoway and various shops. Mentions Stir Bakery Star Bakery McM Arnold Uptown Drug Store Abney’s and Eppes Wilkins for groceries and services. Community events include Charity Ball for B nai Israel Synagogue at Deupree Hall March 14 with admission 1.00 and one gentleman plus one or more ladies admitted.
A breathless man follows a stylish woman along Titth avenue yesterday afternoon. A well-dressed youth escorts her past a car, while a passerby notices a shaken man near the gate and a hurried exchange. witnesses describe a tense scene with a white scarf and the word Whit on a sign.
A garbled historical text references lung hemorrhages cured, mentions a Wood and Pothok Regiment with several fins, and suggests a Paley taker and a Danish connection. The fragment hints at medical recommendations and monetary stops, with unclear outcomes and mixed phrases from a wartime or medical context.
A garbled account highlights a figure dubbed the greatest man in Wall Street amid a public gathering. The text references party day activities, market chatter, and notable figures, though many details are unreadable.
A Tae Kentucky merchant J W Williams reports blood marks at his home linking to a horrific scene. The account claims twenty years of hemorrhages and a cure with Dr King’s New Discovery. The ad promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and pneumonia prevention.
Carlton building lodge meetings announced for Williams Lodge No 15 I O O F and Soquee Tribe No 54 J O R M at specified weekly nights. Officers EPPS G N L Garebold and MICHAEL Lambert urge in good standing members to attend. Knights of Pythias hall hosting Wednesdays for J O R M duell with qualified members urged.
A witty exchange explains why the little lunch spots are called short order houses as Rollo muses on the crowded counter and the regulars who pop in for quick meals. The joke hinges on patrons being “a little short.”
Cary Missouri postmistress Mrs Alexander says the product keeps the stomach liver and bowels in perfect order. The advertisement claims painless purifiers that renew energy and are guaranteed by W J Smith and Bro Nf R Palmer and Sons druggists.
Fragmentary text discusses using right people in right places with mention of networks and brokers. The legible parts include a company name Hapioods Inc and Brain a Brokers, but no coherent facts or actions emerge.
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