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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1905
Page
3
A gentleman urges readers to buy copies in the final week of the Big Prize contest, praising the Voss as the best paper in America and thanking supporters while aiming to bring the prize to Georgia and Athens.
The article notes checkers or draughts as an ancient, global game with roots from Egypt, Greece, and Rome and recounts rural American imagery of families playing near the barn. It mentions an international checker match in 1888 9 and cites Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as a recommended remedy with local pharmacy details.
George L Fox offers a detailed critique of the Harvard Yale debate noting Yale strength in logic and eloquence while Harvard won on framing. He argues Yale lacked drive and that Harvard exploited a narrow line of argument, yet credits Yale for overall quality and potential for future contests.
US commodity notes show multiple grain and energy contracts with mixed moves. WHEAT and CORN futures list May and July terms with slight shifts. OLN and LARD quotations appear with varied daily values, reflecting a busy Chicago market page.
John Pero of Bay City Michigan aged 75 died today from lockjaw caused by a Civil War wound and ensuing tetanus that left him unable to eat except by liquid through a tube. He lived with his granddaughter and communicated by signs. Doctors called his case one of the most remarkable of record.
Public endorsement from W R Booth of 452 River Street describes chronic backache and kidney issues. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills from H R Palmer & Sons for pain relief and improved sleep and overall health, noting the product's availability and price.
In Atlanta on May 17 Lula Lancaster a widow living at 139 Rawson street was gravely shot by 17 year old Robert Flynn of 14 Terry street. Police say the shooting appears accidental and Flynn was escorted home by four youths. Local witnesses report Flynn had brought the pistol to visit a daughter and had been warned to unload it.
Morton L Hu of Levanon Indiana states his wife suffered inflammatory rheumatism in every muscle and joint and was bedridden for six weeks after eight doctors with no relief. She recovered in three days after using Mystic Cure for Rheumatism sold by H R Palmer & Sons at 105 Clayton Street.
Covington Georgia May 17 Arrest of Chief of Police Bradford Bohannon and Patrolman P W Skelton on perjury warrants tied to a sensational gambling raid shocks the town. Each was released on $100 bonds after years of service and solid community standing.
In Columbus Ohio on May 17 a one month old child of Henry Vanter died after being bitten by a rat a week earlier. The mother left the baby briefly in the cradle and returned to find a rat gnawing at its face. The rat had bitten the nose and multiple facial areas.
L Wagner a Richmond Va wholesale druggist reports a severe sciatic rheumatism attack lasting nearly two months cured by Mystic Cure for Rheumatism after doctors prescriptions failed. He adds he has heard of similar fine results from others using it.
Directory lists First Methodist Presbyterian Emmanuel and OCONEE ST. Methodist with pastors, service times, Sunday School, and other activities. Stipulated hours include morning and evening preaching and midweek services. all seats free and open invitation implied.
Knights of Pythias Elmo Lodge No 40 meets Mondays at 8 30 at Castle Hall corner Clayton and Wall streets visiting Knights invited C C T Mell K of R Keystone Chapter No 1 Royal Arch Masons meets third Tuesday at o o'clock in Max Joseph building W B Lawhead High Priest Geo T Murrell Sec y Mt Vernon Lodge No 22 F and A M meets second Thursday at Masonic Hall Clayton Street all Master Masons invited Troy Beatty W M Glenn Lodge No 75 I O O F meets Tuesdays at 8 in Carlton building Jackson Street Odd Fellows in good standing invited I A Bradberry N G Eb Stone Recording Sec Williams Lodge No 15 I O O F meets Mondays at 7 Carlton building Jackson Street Athena Lodge No 790 B P O E meets Wednesdays at 8 30 Moss building street Shackelford Exalted Ruler Palmer Sec y Oconee Tribe No 15 I O R M meets Wednesdays at 8 30 Red Men Hall Deupree building Red Men invited to attend C E Poss Sachm 4 Lambert Chief of Records
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