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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1909
Page
6
Pensacola residents ignored blue laws as cigar and soda water stands stayed open and crowded all day while harbor boats carried pleasure seekers. Two baseball games were played in the afternoon and Greek fruit merchants faced closure during a test awaiting supreme court ruling.
Indianapolis March 22 The annual Indianapolis Automobile Show opened today and will run through Saturday. It promises to be the largest and most representative event yet, with a parade hill contest endurance run and five novelty races on the program.
A brief drug advertisement urges readers to try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a mild effective laxative. It notes a pleasant cathartic action and invites visits to H R Palmer & Sons Orr Drug Co W J Smith Bro E B C McEvoy L P Canning's Drug Store for a free sample.
Scranton Pa March 22 Former congressman William Connell coal operator and philanthropist died from a paralytic stroke. He began in Luzerne County coal mines and became a multi millionaire through business acumen. He arbitrated the Mud Run disaster claims of 1888 and aided coal strike settlements. He served in the 55th to 58th Congresses. Notable biographical notes end with an unrelated patent medicine testimonial.
Cleveland and Sharon detectives chase an Ashtabula kidnap crew after J P Whitla hands $10,000 in Flatiron Park as directed. A hotel letter triggers a search. money left unattended while police guard the park. Whitla returns to Cleveland with his detective bodyguard amid ongoing efforts to locate the captors. Montgomery Alabama acreage outlook shows cotton area near 1908 levels with potential 10 percent reduction and rising yields.
In Albion Michigan residents laud Mi-o-na the dyspepsia cure with a world wide reputation. Local shoppers report quick relief from stomach trouble indigestion and dyspepsia after using Mi o na. Athens druggists H R Palmer and Sons sell Mi o na for 50 cents a large box and offer a money back guarantee if it fails to cure.
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Remedy cures kidney and bladder troubles not beyond medicine. It promises relief for backache and irregularities that could lead to Bright's disease or diabetes. The text also mentions a separate note about a missing boy and kidnappers and an update on Whitla's return to Cleveland and Sharon after a police conference with Detective Perking.
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