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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1910
Page
2
The notice lists arrival and departure times for Seaboard Air Line and Southern Georgia Rail lines serving Athens and surrounding areas. It details daily, Sunday, and classed trains with specific times, and notes lines that do not run north of Athens, all in Athens City time.
Mrs W W Turner, struck Friday morning by a stroke now reported improving after physicians diagnosed a brain clot. Her condition was once precarious but not considered critical. an advertisement for Electric Bitters follows, offering relief for female troubles and nervous complaints, with local merchants named. The piece also notes the late Samuel Spencer monument unveiling at Atlanta Terminal Station.
An enterprising Palmer and Sons druggists have erected a large electric advertising sign in front of their Clayton street shop. The sign uses many lights and makes the store name visible for blocks, part of a local trend of new electric signs improving street lighting and the appearance of advertised houses.
Arthur Dewberry alias Henry Williams was arrested in Atlanta after a dropped photograph of his sweetheart in a room he burgled led officers to connect him with a clothing theft. He was brought back to Atlanta to answer burglary charges and had been jailed for idling and loitering here.
The program committee has completed arrangements for a parade on Wednesday morning. They urge more automobiles to be donated for visitors and local representatives, to be at the Georgian hotel between nine and ten. Mr C A Von der Lieth oversees the effort and requests early notice of participating machines.
Pittsburg dealer T J Blackmore reports using Dr Detchons Relief for Rheumatism to end nine months of pain in 24 hours after consulting five doctors with little relief. He endorses the medicine and says it is sold by L P Canning at the Clayton and Jackson streets drugstore.
In a Saturday game Bogart shut out Southern Manufacturing 5 to 0. Peeler and Mager pitched well, with scarce hits. A foul fly catch by Spangler in short left field and a trick play by Crow and Doolittle highlighted the win as both teams showed strong defense and solid fielding.
R L Moss Sr., an eighty three year old prominent Athens citizen, has been dangerously ill in recent days with pneumonia. He is reportedly making a heroic fight while friends fear for his condition.
Senator Culberson says congressional appropriations this year exceed 1903 by 51 percent, while Congressman Tawney protests extravagance. Senator Aldrich adds that a good businessman could run the government with $300,000,000 less than current costs, a remark that could embarrass Republicans in the upcoming congressional campaign.
Rev Caleb Ridley D D a major southern Baptist minister will preach at 11 this morning at the First Baptist Church in Athens before continuing to Beaumont Texas from the Southern Baptist convention in Baltimore. Athens readers are invited to hear one of the churchs prominent figures with the service program listed elsewhere in this paper.
Hesters weekly crop movement shows 82,305 bales in sight for the week versus 112,218 last year and 82,797 the year before. In sight since Sept 1 totals 9,797,722 bales, down from 12,887,651 last year and 10,644,074 prior year. Overland for the week 9,968 bales, compared with 14,909 and 15,612 last two years. Overland since Sept 1 totals 741,767 bales, below 1,123,725 last year and 675,603 prior year. Southern consumption 35,000 bales, versus 45,000 last year and 37,000 year before.
Short notes list goods services jobs and events in Athens Georgia. Items include pharmacy service pricing real estate painting papering insurance and employment ads plus fraternal lodge meetings and knighthood notices with dates and locations.
A lively girl known as a Regular Tom Boy climbs trees fences and ditches, often getting scratches and bruises. Her mother used Bucklen's Amica Salve, which quickly healed wounds, ulcers, eczema and old sores. Available for 25 cents at W.J. Smith & Bro and HR Palmer & Sons.
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