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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1907
Page
5
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a permanent cure for blood poison and a wide range of symptoms including back and joint pains, skin eruptions, ulcers, and hair loss. It claims complete bodily healing, offers a free sample, and lists Atlanta Georgia as a base with bottles sold by druggists for one dollar.
Propositions die in Lumphia as local voters face referendums on proposed measures. Officials urged calm during counting and pledged timely results. Community groups split over economic and social impacts, with campaigns asking residents to participate.
A government meeting to craft the district agricultural curriculum appointed a committee. Members include Governor Terrell Chancellor Barrow Dr A M Soule President Parks and others with Charles J Peabody of New York attending part of the conference. The group will confer with school heads and report a course of study.
Mr M H Loudon of the American Signal Co Kansas City outlines the Born elvetri signal and automatic brake at a Friday city hall meeting. Dr M A Born, inventor, joins to explain workings. No stock solicitation. limited shares offered at fifty cents, one dollar face value.
The Banner recalls the arrest of William Gallin Hall in Madison County over thirty years ago for the murder of William King in Maison County. Hall is released on bond. testimony includes wresting and a fight that led to King’s death, with details of a preliminaries and ongoing court moves.
Rev Troy Beatty an Episcopal clergyman from Athens narrowly escaped injury in a wreck near the river site. Witnesses say he was traveling with Callaway when the collision occurred minutes before a church event. The minister and Callaway escaped unharmed as onlookers assisted.
The mayor and council will hold an adjourned meeting this evening at eight at city hall. Several matters will be discussed with priority given to the proposed bond for schools sewers and the University of Georgia. Notices will follow legal requirements and the election will be held when proper.
A prominent gathering of hotel executives occurred in Atlanta as leaders discussed industry concerns. The meeting focused on travel and lodging conditions within the region and highlighted key figures in attendance from the hospitality sector.
An upcoming annual meeting is planned for the holders of stock in the Soother Macined Insurance Company. The event will be held in Athens and will address corporate reports, election of officers, and other standard shareholder motions. Griffith and Serry are named in the notice as participants.
Seaboard Air Line runs a special Athens to Atlanta train on Saturday May 25 for the Gordon Monument unveiling. Depart Athens 7 30 a m, return Atlanta 8 30 p m Eastern time. One fare plus twenty five cents round trip. bands in uniform in groups of 20 or more pay one cent per mile. Tickets on sale May 24 for arrivals before noon May 25. Tickets expire May 28. J Z Hoke Agent.
Athens advertisers rush to secure space on the fence surrounding the Southern Mutual Insurance Co. lot. H. R. Palmer & Son urges firms to place ads now to gain daily exposure to thousands, promising tenfold returns.
The Engineering Society of the University issued a well regarded annual featuring talks on Concrete and Reinforced Concrete by Stafford Montgomery Electric Propulsion vs Steam Propulsion by Juan Y Gonzales and other notable papers like The Panama Canal by Walter E Stone Radioactivity by D T Hubbard and High Voltage Transmission by J B Eppes plus studies on Georgia's Forest Resources by James Leland Stanford and Two Great Engineers by W D Hunt.
Theodore Price predicts higher cotton prices as rumors of short supply circulate. He notes bullish signals from crop acreage and conditions and says a forthcoming report will detail acreage and status, implying strong demand before new crop sales.
University of Georgia students competed for the Ready Writers Medal in an exam led by Prof. Sanford. The prompt was Cotton as a developing factor in the South and entries were written without books or notes. Decisions will come in a few days.
The community hosts a Methodist gathering with invitations to Mrs. Lathes Go Jodntsen and guests at the parsonage dedication. Dr Hopkins will formally dedicate the parsonage while Mayors and families attend, along with Miss Ros ievaine Minis and Mr John Newby Owen in Wells.
Old vagrancy cases were dismissed in City Court. Several cases over three years old were dismissed on Tuesday. The solicitor is narrowing focus to recently indicted cases and converting those charged in the Verran sie into proper proceedings.
The Norfolk event known as the Historic Exposition is highlighted by The New York World with a colored picture. The Sunday World urges readers to view this set of pictures and enjoy the exposition coverage.
G. W. Cloyd of Clink Missouri escaped amputation after a jimson bar wound four years ago. He refused surgery and used Bucklea’s Arnica Salve, which reportedly cured the dangerous injury. Available for 25 cents at W. J. Smith & Bro. and H. R. Palmer & Son druggists.
Testimony from Mrs Edward Philips of Bare Md praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy used by her two month old daughter Catherine and by her when she had a dry cold. The remedy is advertised as for sale by H R Palmer & Sons W J Smith & Bro L B Po Cunning McEvoy and Orr Drug Co in Athens Ga.
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