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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1909
Page
3
Train timetable fragment shows arrivals from Macon and connections at Madison with Georgia Railroad routes to the south. References H R McLean commercial agent and D A Nolan depot agent for information.
A Boston era advertisement from the Athens Electric Railway Co. extols a president compliment and promotes a cylindrical electric milk heater. The ad promises ready milk with a plug in light socket setup, costing 4.45 dollars, offered cash or credit for new parents and their babies.
The Tradesman lists new south industries for the week ending today, highlighting transactions of 100,000 dollars or more across Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Oklahoma Oklahoma and beyond. The entries name mining, lumber, manufacturing, power, gas, and related facilities in numerous towns and states, reflecting broad industrial growth and investment.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous firms by city and state with implied values for factories, mills, plants, and companies. Entries include oil, cotton gin, mining, ice factory, hardware, bottling works, lumber, planing mill, construction, electric light plant, and other ventures in Texas, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and beyond. Names appear variously as Wingfield, Haral Cot ton, Gaffhey, Ripley, Halls, Mt. Pleasant, Dallis, Moresvill, Galveston, Avietine, Stearmont, Crystal Falls, Houston, Larkin, Port Arthur, Quinahb, Shiner, Orange, San Antonio, Virginia, Portsmouth, Roanoke, Richmond, Alexandria, Tazewell, Ashland, Wheeling, Logan, and more, with amounts from a few thousand to hundreds of thousands.
An early anniversary note marks the birth of Anni An Versa from Berkeley, commemorating a historic birth with a brief verse on time and empire. The text presents a poetic reflection attributed to George Berkeley, noting a two hundred twenty five year span and the enduring course of civilization.
Rev. Joseph H. Fesperman of Salisbury North Carolina, author of several books, describes years of kidney trouble culminating in a severe winter attack. He was bedridden eight days and suffered constant pain with thick white sediment in urine. After using Foley's Kidney Remedy the pain abated, urine normalized, and he fully recommends the product. Sold by all druggists.
Dublin notes mark the 225th anniversary of George Berkeley born in Kilkenny on March 12 1684. The prelate philosopher admired by Pope and contemporaries proposed a Bermuda college for clergy and missionaries, later shifting the project to the American mainland. He sailed to America in 1729 and, awaiting endowment, settled at Whitehall Newport before returning to England. He shared his library with Yale and Harvard and endowed scholarships and prizes at Yale using the Whitehall farm titles.
Two diners in a Tit Bits hotel dispute whether a pineapple is a fruit or a vegetable. They ask the waiter John to settle the matter. His reply: a pineapple is neither it is always a dextra.
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Remedy can cure kidney or bladder issues not beyond medicine. It asserts relief from backache and irregularities that, if neglected, could lead to Bright's disease or diabetes.
Rev Mr Daniels from Fort Petterman officiated a marriage in San Francisco when a wedding ceremony would have been postponed. He flagged a freight train at a flag station, pressed the crew into service as witnesses, and conducted the ceremony with the bride on the caboose steps, groom on the ground, and conductor and brakeman observing. Charles Page and Mrs Louise Conwell were the couple.
A western congressman known for affable manner and absentmindedness pins a public misstep to his habitual temperament. After a month of campaigning, his daughter rushes to greet him at the hometown station, and he greets her with a proud, paternal kiss and a joking misreference to himself as “your dear old father.”
Advertisement promotes Cham berlain's Liniment as an effective remedy for lame shoulders whether from a sprain or rheumatic pain. Advises liberal application with vigorous rubbing, claiming a quick cure, and lists local sellers H. R. Palmer & Sons Orr Drug Co. W. J. Smith & Bro. E. C. McEvoy L. P. Canning.
Businessmen on London Street in New York City seek a change of street name to avoid ridicule. Property owners report tenants reluctant to renew leases and warn the area may become deserted if action is not taken. Suggestions are welcomed by the public.
In a Delineator piece Auntie watches her niece arrange pantry shelves and name spices. The girl proclaims she can read but says she reads differently, noting she reads by smell rather than by sight.
A period advertisement promoting Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe cough remedy. It claims the product stops coughing, heals and strengthens the lungs, and prevents serious illness. It warns against substitutes and notes the genuine product comes in a yellow package and is sold by all druggists.
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