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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1904
Page
3
March 8 report notes a possible bill in New York legislature to prohibit transmission of racing results by telegraph or telephone within the state. Also mentions Chicago pool room shutdowns and alleged contact with New York gamblers.
An advertisement claims Scott's Emulsion can help both thin and fat people by delivering healthy solid flesh. It promises lasting gains and urges requests for a free sample, with contact address at Pearl Street, New York.
Col. George M. Napier has withdrawn from the race for collector general of the western circuit. The contest now features Col. S. J. Tribble and Col. T. J. Shackelford. Napier cited an eligibility dispute due to his Atlanta office and, after Judge Bleakley’s opinion, chose to step down to avoid public doubt or a scramble over the issue.
Athens prepares a major night show with about two hundred leading locals involved. Mr. Atkinson directs rehearsals and reports strong progress. O. B. Griffeth will be the principal in Reveries of a Bachelor, with Grace Palmer and Atkinson in leading roles. Singers include Julia Jackson Annie Griffith Mel May Walden Julia Brand and others. University boys will provide substantial choral support.
An advertising agent in Pittsburg observed nine of twenty three travellers surveyed used Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after meals. He notes travellers report relief from indigestion gas and discomfort and says the tablets aid digestion and can be safely relied on as a remedy. Sold by druggists everywhere.
A garbled classifieds page lists job prospects and various ads. It includes a male help wanted notice for a permanent representative in a cooperative mercantile house with pay features, plus numerous local shop and product promotions, cigar and ice cream ads, and small service offers from M. M. Arnold, H. P. Hinton, and others.
Liverpool market report notes spots middling uplands at a price 50, sales 8,000 American, receipts 21,000, American 11,000. The brief item records market activity and arrivals on the given date.
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