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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1903
Page
7
A nurse must arrive in crisis, be trusted with patient privacy, manage a room, read aloud, and discreetly balance duties. She should anticipate needs, coordinate with servants, and endure personal sacrifices while families resume normal life after recovery.
A Verbena Alabama man, J Aidledge, faced a severe pile condition with 24 tumors and hospital stays. Bucklen's Archa Salve halted inflammation and cured him, with the pain ending after treatment at local druggists.
The New York Press notes that prescription efficacy depends on ingredients and drug interactions. Sweet medicines tend to stay effective longer than acidic or bitter ones, and most medicines remain usable for about ninety six months after compounding. A curdled appearance signals poor quality but is not foolproof. better to avoid old medicines to prevent discomfort.
The passage notes Cardinal Polignac’s 1700 iron closed stove, a failed English introduction a few years later due to habit, Franklin’s 1745 stove, early 1771s electricity-linked stoves, a coal burning downward draft model, and Count Rumford’s improvements between 1785 and 1795.
In the South before the Civil War planters largely designed their own homes or hired imported designs due to scarce skilled labor. Jefferson drew plans for Mount Vernon era houses. Greek architecture texts circulated in family libraries. Moving houses in Spanish cities is done by hoisting goods in baskets through narrow windows due to lack of elevators.
An 19th century consumer notice warns against mercury based remedies for catarrh and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and internally absorbed. The piece also references Hall's Family Pills and includes digressive natural history notes on pain perception in various animals.
Eight short notes of interest advertise Dr Galloway prescriptions at Orr Drug Co and a photography studio run by O W Motes on College Avenue Athens Ga. It touts Mr States as the best photographer in the South and promises top work in new styles and finishes with guarantees to patrons. Also featured is the Finest And largest selection Fraits at the Athenian Market and phone support at 259.
A Warsaw journal recounts a Polish nobleman's winter migration test. A stork wore a neck tag claiming origin from Poland. In spring the bird appeared in the nobleman's park bearing a bundle of precious stones and a metal plate reading India returns gifts to Poles.
Local notices advertise fresh eggs at 15c per dozen from Abney and New Athenian Market daily deliveries. J. P. Fears & Son's sell sweet peas and English peas. potatoes priced by the bushel or peck. Also photos by McAdam Studio, Cuba molasses, meats from Kansas City, and various sales and services. The Southern Mutual Insurance annual meeting is set for June 2 1908 in Athens.
The NYFD horses receive special care and affection in most engine houses. Each stall bears the horse’s name Tom Harry Dick or Major in aluminium letters. Firemen pamper the animals with luxuries and candies like leaf sugar and nougat, feeding sweets to the horses themselves.
The Bridewell burying ground in England holds Mme Creswell, linked by Charles II dramatists who died in Bridewell prison and left 10 pounds for a funeral sermon. The preacher dodged praise by noting she was born well lived well and died well, tied to Creswell Clerkenwell and Bridewell.
The piece outlines clerical types in novels, noting bishops, deans, archdeacons, rectors and vicars as archetypes for comic relief or villainy. It closes with an ad for DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills claiming digestive relief and lasting cure when used a few days. Sold by The Ore Drug Co.
In making up our bill of fare consult the Athenian Market before placing your order. Phone 259.
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