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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1903
Page
3
C W Motes advertises his College avenue studio as Georgia's finest photographic work headquarters with reasonable prices. Sittings offered in cloudy or fair weather. Phone 57. Also mentions university farm plants and assorted local goods for sale from J P Fears & Sons and Epper Wilkins Co.
Washington May 13 fifteen component societies of the Congress of American Physicians and Surgeons met today with debates over Adolph Lorenz Austrian surgeon. Cases from Charles Willett and Lolita Armour sparked discussion but no action. A St Louis physician condemned Lorenz work citing a death from meningitis in a boy eight, urging careful use. A general tilt favored Lorenz methods though conservative members criticized them. The report also mentions a health tonic advertisement for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
Savannah May 13 The Georgia Episcopal Diocesan convention opened at Christ Church with Bishop Nelson presiding He proposes renaming the Episcopal church but not to The Catholic Church of America The three day gathering will continue with the name change on the special order for tomorrow.
It may be that the Nicaraguan route will still be chosen for the great canal to join the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. If Columbia refuses to ratify the treaty, negotiations with Nicaragua will begin promptly. A woman shares two cautions from her experience with whooping cough and praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy for protecting children including a three month old baby.
A twelve month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Buchner died Tuesday afternoon at her parents home after a two week illness not entirely unexpected. The funeral was held at the residence by Rev J W M Morris and the body was laid to rest in Oconee cemetery.
An advertisement claims Hall's Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles including gravel diabetes weak back and rheumatism in men and women. One bottle mailed for $1 covers two months. Testimonials from Greenfield Tennessee praise the remedy for kidney trouble. Dr E W Hall manufacturer P O Box 629 St Louis Missouri.
Richard Henry Stoddard, the poet, died yesterday at his New York home. The obituary notes his status as a prominent literary figure and marks the end of a noted career in American verse. A second anecdote mentions a Germantown Cal resident praising Chamberlain's Pain Balm for sciatic rheumatism after fourteen years of affliction.
Jacksonville Florida May 13 A heavy rainfall and strong winds have caused widespread flooding. Turpentine camps and phosphate plants suffer damage while early vegetables and fruit are harmed. Coastlines flood as a schooner wrecks and rail yards flood with water rising. Waterworks doors dammed to keep furnaces dry.
An advertisement urges rebuilding corsumed tissues and renewing red blood corpuscles via quick digested nutritious flour made from native Kentucky wheat. Wingfield Cash Grocery promotes Clifton produced product as a health aid.
Macon Ga May 13 At the last session of Red Men of Georgia this morning Gainesville was unanimously chosen as the next meeting place for the great council of Red Men of Georgia.
Wingfield Cash Grocery promotes Clifton flour in a 48 pound sack claiming it includes a free 60 inch towel as an added bonus. The ad emphasizes value by bundling a home goods towel with a bag of flour.
There will be a regular communication of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 22 F and A M this Thursday night at 8 oclock in Masonic hall. Business of great importance to come before the lodge and all qualified brethren are fraternally invited to attend. F Dorsey W M J Garebold Secy.
State School Commissioner Merritt plans a month long summer school for Negro school teachers in Athens during July. Most of the Peabody fund for Negro education in the state will cover the school’s expenses. Also notes an ad for Dr King’s New Life Pills praising liver and stomach benefits.
Ernest Haywood, a North Carolina lawyer charged with the murder of Ludlow Skinner, son of Rev. Thomas E. Skinner, has sued out a writ of habeas corpus seeking bail. The hearing is set for the 21st inst in Raleigh.
Amun gives up his seat in a crowded car and a woman remains wordless in gratitude. The scene captures a quiet act of courtesy amid public transit bustle.
A fragmented newspaper item mentions the Atlanta & West Point Railroad offering a special night train from Atlanta to New Orleans on May 18 at 10 30 p m to aid travel from Athens. It also includes a stray ad about De Witt s Witch Hazel Salve praised as a quick cure for burns and piles sold by The Orr Drug Co. The text blends unrelated phrases and catalog-like content without a single clear news event.
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