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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1908
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner subscription options list yearly and weekly rates with cash in advance and mail delivery notes. A SPECIAL NOTICE warns about not collecting subscriptions from carriers. The piece shifts to political commentary on Roosevelt, Bryan, Kern, and tariff issues, plus registrar instructions for disfranchisement law and Southern nomination opinions for 1912.
The Commission on Country Life in America appointed by President Roosevelt discussed improving farmer life through education and state support, noting agriculture education, better country schools, and agricultural extensions. It urged national aid only to complement state efforts, highlighted rural mail delivery and good roads, and found Georgia’s people awake to improving conditions.
November 13 entries include 1492 Vincente Pinzon sailing from Paris for America, 1620 Plymouth colonists at Cape Cod, 1609 Rear Admiral Dahlgren born, 1813 Mexico declares independence, 1333 Edwin Booth born, 1849 California Constitution adopted, 1871 Duke of Marlborough born, 1900 Duke of Manchester wed Helen Zimmerman, 1907 German Emperor visited London.
John Drew, noted actor born in Philadelphia on November 13, 1853, is cited celebrating his 55th birthday. He is the son of the late John Drew, famed Irish comedian, and Mrs. John Drew, an actress and manager who died in 1897. The younger Drew was educated by private tutors and at a Philadelphia academy.
The nineteen year old stage figure rose as a leading member of Augustin Daly's company and later starred under Charles Frohman. Trained with Edwin Booth Adelaide Neilson and Fanny Davenport, he appeared in Rosemary Richard Carvel The Duke of Killbroankle and His House in Order in recent years.
Local readers are urged to try a harmless vegetable remedy said to ease kidney and rheumatic pain. A well-known pharmacist confirms it has helped many older patients with bladder, urinary, and back trouble, and asks for continued publication. The recipe uses Plant Extract Dandelion, Cone-halt ennee, Compound Kargon, and Sipsapa-Trilla with steps for adults to take after meals and at bedtime.
Burlington Wh Nov 12 The Rev French B E Oliver holding a revival writes to William Jennings Bryan urging him to become an evangelist and predicting he would rival the Apostle Paul. He recalls a letter twelve years ago urging Bryan to pursue the gospel and argues an ambassador of Christ with Bryan's gifts could benefit the nation more than any president.
When lungs are sore and inflamed the germs of pneumonia and consumption may take hold. Foley's Honey and Tar kills cough germs, cures obstinate coughing, heals the lungs and prevents serious results. The genuine yellow package is sold by all druggists.
Guaranteed cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with money back offer. Advertising claim states 50 cents price.
Denver reports Mrs Allen F Read sought extortion against Mrs Genevieve Chandler Phipps by dynamite threats. State Treasurer Albert E Bent recalls a visit by a woman claiming to work for an eastern magazine. Bent suspects the visitor was Read. A clairvoyant identified Read as one of two women who visited him, with one named Madame Le Roy. No Chicago bond theft corroboration found.
Advice for treating a burn or scald includes applying Chamberlain's Salve on a soft cloth to relieve pain quickly and aid healing without scarring in minor injuries. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons, Orr Drug Co., Warren J. Smith & Bro., E. C. McEvoy, L. P. Canning.
The Interstate Commerce Commission fixed November 12 as the effective date for a new rule requiring U S railway companies to file tariffs on through shipments from the Orient. The rule stems from investigations into traffic agreements among Pacific coast lines and Japanese steamship firms and followed the Pacific Mail Steamship Company indictment over Japan shipments.
The advertisement promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy highlighting hexamethylenetetramine as a uric solvent and antiseptic and urges prompt use at first signs of irregularities. It notes the product is sold by druggists. Also reported is the San Quentin note scheduling Mark A. Wilkins execution for murder of Vernie Carmin in Elmhurst Oakland.
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