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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1916
Page
3
Old Botts buys a shabby book bundle from Miss Pansy Mead. He later discovers missing volumes and learns she is selling to fund a sewing machine, while a young man reveals he and Pansy are engaged and had planned to keep a complete set for their future home.
Judge Brand set the Partee and Weldon case for June 26 in this city after denying a continuance. The high profile murder of the Davis brothers at a Lavonia show ground last winter prompted a venue change. Indictments name Weldon as co defendant. heavy bonds posted. Attending prosecutors include Thomas J. Brown and Hugh M. Dorsey. defense counsel includes Geo C Thomas and Milton Thomas.
Rev S P Wiggins announces the Athens Methodist district conference third round and the district session set for Tignall Ga on July 18 19 Bishop Candler to preach that night delegates will travel from Washington by train and autos committee members are named urging support for Christian education and Emory University
Mrs. EB R. Shy of Athens testifies after more than eight years that Doan's Kidney Pills cured her back pain and rheumatic trouble. She keeps a supply and says they always benefit her, with access at Palmer & Son's Drug Store and a 50 cent price at dealers.
Wilkes County eyes a busy 4 year political cycle with candidates for Toombs circuit judge Cameron Walker successor Hawes Cloud front runner Clement E Sutton seeks Toombs solicitor seat R C Norman seeks re election for solicitor general State Senate hopefuls Boyce Ficklen Garnett Green Fred Booker A S Anderson and possible 4 way race in the statehouse forecast for September 12th results.
National results include Pittsburgh 1 Cincinnati 6 and New York 3 Philadelphia 2. American games feature Detroit 2 17 and St Louis 86 with a note on the train schedule. Southern matchups show Memphis 6 Birmingham 4 and Nashville-Mobile rain, plus Albany 0 Augusta 4 and Macon 4 Jacksonville 6.
Medical authorities warn all colds should be treated seriously to avoid chronic bronchial and pulmonary trouble. The advertisement touts Eckman's Alterative as a relief aid for twenty years, claiming calcium chloride based formula is easily assimilated and free of habit forming drugs.
A reflection on prudent use of resources urges avoiding waste while avoiding parsimony. It contrasts noble spending on proper ends with fear of squander, asserting economy as a virtue rather than miserliness.
Yesterday morning Judge Harde man presiding for Judge Brand opened the Clarke Superior Court special term. After jurors were qualified the Mitchell versus six damages case began with testimony not yet complete when court adjourned at five. Many lawyers left to attend Lucy Cobb Institute graduation and Hon. Wm. M. Howard's address.
Washington May 29 Congress considers bills to prohibit showing D W Griffiths Birth of a Nation in the capital. Benjamin Focht defends Thaddeus Stevens against the film's portrayal, calling it immoral and untrue to history. The film continues to run twice daily on Capitol Hill with high attendance.
A pamphlet promotes Mrs. Osgood's Wonder as a simple inexpensive treatment that removes all traces of hair without pain or injury. A society woman allegedly used it to cure her hair growth, with a money back guarantee. Available from H. R. Palmer & Sons and other druggists.
Washington Georgia May 29 funeral services and burial were held for R. E. Smith Sr. at Smyrna church. He was 86, in declining health, survived by his wife and a large Wilkes County family, with LaFayette Lodge of Masons conducting graveside rites.
In Washington Star style quotes, Meekton says Henrietta would not let him run, dismissing the idea of voting for him as a candidate and refusing to worry about his own political prospects.
Hartwell and Hart county discuss a summer start for a trolley line linking Anderson South Carolina with Georgia cities. The route would pass Hart county and Hartwell, connect with a line at Stone Mountain near Atlanta, and boost property values as cooperation flows in. Hartwell Institute closes with Prof C G Power reelected and a large graduating class. Prospects for a major Hart county fair in October rise with high premiums and strong enthusiasm.
Prosperity and leaders Prof. E. C. Dillard and Mr. Thos. B. Thornton collaborate on arrangements aiming for the greatest success in the history of the fair association.
A testimonial style ad notes that women who found relief from suffering advocate Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad claims wide sales as women across the country share success stories and encourage others to try the remedy.
Col Dorsey Davis of Lavonia visited Athens yesterday to campaign for solicitor general of the Northern circuit. Local supporters back his bid while voters consider the race. A medicinal note promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a help against colds, emphasizing its sale by all.
Advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for a catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsed by F J Cheney and Company of Toledo with claims of internal action and blood surface benefits.
In Commerce Georgia Rev McG Shields D D preached the high school baccalaureate sermon to a large crowd using the grain of wheat verse as his text and spoke on Service and Self sacrifice He also delivered another sermon to the united Baptist Methodist and Presbyterian congregations at the Presbyterian church with Be thou faithful unto death as his text He is state evangelist of the Georgia Synod and plans to return for further services respected by the local community
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