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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1907
Page
7
Obituaries note Mrs. John L. Turner of Calverton and Mrs. Pierce Turner of Vanrocy among those mourned. The piece recounts deaths, family ties, and funeral arrangements, including remarks on Mrs. Sears in Athens.
Readable fragments describe Biedermirt paintings from the Jamestown Exposition in Norfolk. Reproductions on plate pages are highlighted with mention of a World feature in New York papers and a suggestion that the pictures are worth framing.
A crowded slate features Harvard against Williams at Cambridge and Yale facing Dartmouth in Cambridge, Mt. Laes Hlege at New Haven, Conn. Cornell meets Colorado at Ithaca with Columbia facing Brown in Providence. Penn battles Ursinus in Philadelphia and Navy hosts Virginia in Charlottesville. NYU plays Army at West Point while Illinois hosts Northwestern and many other matchups fill the day across multiple campuses.
A review extols IAALE-HOURS IN SOUTHERN HISTORY as the most important Southern study in years. The piece praises Dro Hall’s work for factual insight, stirring loyalty without inflaming hatred, and contrasts Southern and Northern readers in tone and reception.
An antiquead ad claims Dr Kin New Discovery cures asthma and incipient consumption. Testimonial from Fort Edward New York cites dramatic relief for a son’s wife with coughs and chest symptoms. Stockists W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons offer 50 cents to 1 dollar bottles with a free trial.
Mrs D F Mercier of Commerce Georgia died yesterday at age stated after long illness. She leaves a husband and nine children with Rev Bo O W Mercier among relatives. Daughter of Rev Benjamin Brown she was a prominent Baptist with deep religious faith. Funeral to be held today.
A reader questions whether Ely's Cream Balm truly restores scent and taste damaged by nasal congestion. The ad claims lasting relief after one year of symptoms and directs readers to mail for samples from Ely Bros., 56 Warren Street, New York.
The Childs Street School baseball team defeated the Normal School team in a high spirited afternoon contest. Warr Pinlberry and Harbins starred for Childs while Dorsey Mitchell Hier and L Wagner led Normal. Rich mond druggist H R Palmer & Sons advertised Mystic Cure for Rheumatism.
Change of schedule effective 12:01 PM May 5. Train No. 406 operates north and south with minor times noted. Matinee today at 3 PM.
A five year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs S H Locklin of Athens, stepped on a nail which penetrated and passed through her foot. She remained conscious and showed signs of improvement last night though serious complications were feared.
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