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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1906
Page
3
A downtown dry goods office receives a call from a woman complaining that the bones sent are too large for her dog Flossie. She explains it is her dog's birthday and requests small dainty bones, only to learn the shop sells corset bones, not edible treats. The bookkeeper apologizes and clarifies the misdial.
A Vineville South Macon line electric car derailed from mud at a crossing near the D Brook bridge and plunged into a culvert, injuring two prominent Macon women and leaving several others with varying injuries. Mrs Woodruff and Mrs Shinholser face serious conditions as investigators probe the cause.
Dublin Georgia March 30 a pistol fell from Deputy Sheriff John A Walden pocket on the Wrightsville and Tennille passenger train at Lovett and fired fatally wounding Mrs Lorena Crabb in the eye She died about an hour later Passengers say the shooting was accidental Joiner sought to take Crabb s satchel with a pistol and cartridges Walden attempted to stop him The officer faced no blame and kept to his duty.
An article explains kidney function and how filtering blood prevents disease. A Tennessee farmer, Joseph Wilson of near Athens, endorses Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co. as effective for backache and improved kidney secretions after use, noting purchase at H R Palmer & Sons and urging readers to remember the Dean's name.
W. W. Kearney editor of the Independent at Lowry City Missouri says his family keeps Chamberlain's Cough Remedy on hand for instant use to check colds early and shorten illness. The remedy is also promoted as effective against croup in children and is available from Hi Sons and W. J. Smith.
Athens and New York market notes show futures and grain quotes with May July and December contract data. Wheat corn and oats futures patterns appear, with values partially visible for May and July positions and overall activity on the Chicago Grain and Produce table.
A March report notes Liverpool opening weak then steady, weather and coal strike fears affecting demand. May option uncertainty triggers a ten to twelve point bear break before bulls resume selling, with locals and outsiders buying as prices recover amid renewed activity.
A jumble of 19th century notices includes an ad warning against mercury in catarrh remedies and promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Also mentions Bucklen's Arnica Salve and a humorous anecdote about clergy and a plumber husband.
Mr J C Bayne editor of the Herald Addington Indian Territory reports am still afflicted with rheumatism yet Pain Balm from Chamberlain gives prompt relief. One application relieves pain and the product is sold by H R Palmer Sons and W J Smith & Bro.
Cincinnati Enquirer presents a six-page wall chart set with a fresh map of Ohio and portraits of governors, U S presidents, and maps of the Panama Canal region, Russia Japan war area, Philippines, Hawaii, Alaska, and Porto Rico. Free to subscribers paying one year’s subscription. agents invited.
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