Southern landowners urged to welcome immigrants for growth
An 1907 appeal by M W Richards urges Southern farmers and landowners to actively seek and assist desirable home seekers. The letter argues immigration boosts land values, roads, schools, markets, and towns, and calls for low prices and fair terms. It urges owners along the Southern Railway and Mobile and Ohio lines to cooperate in placing immigrants with advantages.
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South
United States
Southern Railway
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
M. W. Richards
Relief for colic and diarrhoea claims Chamberlains remedy
Colic and diarrhoea pains are quickly relieved by Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by H. R. Palmer & Sons Warren J. Smith & Bro L P Canning E C McEvoy and Orr Drug Co Athens Ga
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Warren J. Smith & Bro
L.P. Canning
E. C. McEvoy and
Orr Drug Co
Athens
Skate congress opens in Chicago and preparatory meets
This week lists the opening of the tenth annual North America Skate congress in Chicago and the sixth annual interscholastic athletic league meet in Chicago. It also notes the seventh annual shooting tournament of the Wisconsin and Upper Peninsula Gun Clubs in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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North America
Chicago
Wisconsin
Upper Peninsular
Michigan
Millwaukee
Wis
He Fired the Stick to Heal a 40 Year Sore
North Mills North Carolina man John Garrett writes his long chronic sore healed after applying Bucklen arnica salve. The remedy, guaranteed for piles burns and similar wounds, is sold by W J Smith and Bro and H R Palmer & Sons for 25 cents.
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John Garrett
North Mills
N.C
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Pawnbrokers and Odd Pledges Dominate Victorian Trade
A Pearson's Weekly portrait shows pawnbrokers handling odd collateral from traveling salesmen to season tickets and even false teeth. It notes how borrowers pledge winnings and notes for a sovereign or more, with scams around post redemption and unique items like an elephant pledge to raise funds for showmen and doctors on temporary duty.
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Pearson's Weekly
Bank of England
London
Do Not Negiete the Children This Season
Do Not Negiete the Children This Season. The first loosening of a child's bowels should get immediate attention. The recommended remedy is Chamberlain's Gold, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, followed by castor oil as directed with each bottle. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons and other Athens area druggists.
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Chamberlain
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Warren J. Smith & Bro
L. P. Canning
Appendicitis origins and misunderstood causes in 19th century
The Chicago Chronicle notes the term appendicitis coined by Dr. Reginald Fitz in 1886 and outlines early understanding of causes, including foreign bodies, blows, and dietary factors. It cites autopsy data from Boston City, Johns Hopkins, and Rhode Island hospitals, with limited deaths directly from the disease and discusses racial diet differences in hospital admissions and operations.
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Chicago Chronicle
Regnald H. Fitz
Boston
Fitz
John Hopkins Hospital
Boston City
John Hopkins
Rhode Island
Jmen
Anatomy of the appendix a century of study and debate
The article outlines appendix size by age and gender with rare lengths over two feet, notes variability in width and direction, and cites Johns Hopkins as routinely inspecting during abdominal operations. It reports physicians largely oppose removing a normal appendix as a preventive measure, yet considers future frequency of appendicitis prompting renewed discussion.
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John Hopkins Medical School
Back Pain and Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad
Athens readers report backache lasting years improved after taking Doan's Kidney Pills. H. C. Hanson of Atlanta describes rapid relief within 48 hours and improved kidney secretions. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Son's Drug Store with Foster Milburn Co. as agents. Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
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H. C. Hanson
Mitchell Street
Atlanta
Dean
Athens
H. R. Palmer _& Son
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Doan
Quip about selling a joke and a musical comedy idea
In a Quanaday the Louisville Courier Journal notes a joke idea and compares selling it for 50 cents to writing a musical comedy around it. The ad promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a small safe pill sold by Orr Drug Co.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
DeWitt
Orr Drug Co
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Mobile and Ohio Railroad Co
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