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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1903
Page
3
A troubled report states Curtio Jett has been jailed on murder charges related to J. B. Marcam near Juheom Ke a few days ago. The tale of feuding ties and alleged accomplices is disputed by some, including J. B. Lawen and a friend of Maram.
A Turkish author in Constantinople faced arrest after police seized his translated novel, which critiqued politics of the era and contained no apparent legal violations. He was jailed and forced to translate the work, then released with a sum of money once the translation was completed. The author had sought to read the entire serialized tale as it appeared daily.
Dr King’s New Discovery touted as a universal remedy for coughs chest troubles and consumption with testimonials from Mrs O B Van Metre of Shepherdtown West Virginia claiming cure after one bottle. Marketed as infallible for croup whooping cough grip pneumonia and consumption by W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons druggists with trial bottles available typical prices listed.
Fragmented text discusses diet and health tips including Kentucky wheat flour for anemia and indigestion cures. It blends kaleidoscopic customs from Lanark Scotland with references to Catarrh and Dyspepsia cures. It mentions Wingfield Cash Grocery and The Orr Drug Co as vendors for tonics and tonics. It also includes instructions about juicing berries and avoiding seeds for delicate stomachs.
An advertisement touts Stuart's Gin and Boho or Bocho as cures for Bright's disease, diabetes, gravel, mucous discharges, and progressed kidney ailments. It claims long-tested success, offers free samples from Stuart Drug Co in Atlanta, and states 15,000 bottles reserved for free distribution to prove effectiveness.
Daily cotton news notes Liverpool Midling uplands at 5 50 with 12 000 sales. New York spots at 11 50. Athens middling around 10 1 2. Port receipts today 8 000 versus 5 096 year ago. American receipts and tone described as strong.
An account of the United Confederate Veterans reunion outlines low round trip rates from Athens to New Orleans via the Seaboard Air Line. Tickets may be purchased for the journey to the reunion and return at a special reduced fare, details pending further notice.
Tickets go on sale May 16 to 21 with limited return by May 24. Extension to June 15 available by depositing ticket with Joint Agent for a 50 cent fee. Veterans and friends offered quickest comfortable trip with special train service. information from J Z Hoke Athens Agent and J A von Doblen Atlanta Trav Pass Agent, W E Christian General Passenger Agent.
An uncanny tale from New York World describes Chopin composing beside a skeletal figure as dusk deepens. The visionary scene ends with a swoon and the skeleton left on the piano bench, a haunting image said to birth a lifelong march.
A bundle of product pitches and testimonials tout Castoria for infants and children and various tonics like August Flower and Dr King’s Life Pills. Claims suffer from dyspepsia and liver complaints with dramatic cures noted by users in old newspaper ads. Local druggists W J Smith & Bro and B R Palmer & Sons are listed as sellers.
May calls for a rich pure blood supply to avert summer fatigue and illness. Paine's Celery Compound claims to cleanse toxins and enrich blood with red cells, aiding overall bodily function. A Stamford testimonial details dramatic skin healing after abscesses and eczema, improved after two bottles and ongoing treatment.
A promotional note for Minister Bowen appears amid a column of varied items including patent medicines and travel notices. The advertisement for DeWitt’s Little Early Risers claims cure for constipation and liver troubles, followed by a Kentucky flour boast and a Southern Railway discount travel opportunity for the United Confederate Veterans Reunion in New Orleans in May 1903 with schedules and agent contacts.
Seaboard Air Line Railway offers a one dollar round trip ticket from Athens to Atlanta and back, valid only on the issuance date. Agent J Z Hoke at Athens and A G. A. at Atlanta issue tickets. Co B Ryan G A of Portsmouth VA approves. Also notes Chamberlains stomach and liver tablets as a pleasant remedy available from druggists.
Senator Harvie Jordan established a large and enthusiastic farmers institute at Hartwell Georgia on Saturday, signaling a push to organize local agricultural community efforts and share knowledge across farming networks.
A 15 year old Clarence Speer struck his 12 year old cousin Will Tribble in the head with a rock at Norcross Georgia, killing him instantly. Speer is in custody. The item includes unrelated advertisements about Clifton towels and Chamberlain's Yolk Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
Col J H Mobley a prominent lawyer and Mason dies at his Hamilton Georgia home in his eightieth year. The item notes his status and location. It also includes an unrelated ad style testimony about Dr Merritt and Electro Bitters, plus a 1903 railroad excursion to Rome, listing dates and schedules with agents named Hoke Athens and W E Christian.
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