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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
1
Oct 13 at Tuflin Ohio delegates from across the state arrive to attend a three day convention. A welcome demonstration is held this evening and the regular business starts tomorrow morning. Mrs. Moore, president of the General Federation, is among the prominent guests.
An excerpt from Harry Purniss in The Strand Magazine argues crime often yields comedy rather than tragedy. It recalls a London street gag where a half penny busting penny prank leads to a baker losing his till, framed as a mischievous but harmless ruse rather than a serious crime.
A four year old named Paul answers promptly when asked the name of the first meal of the day. He replies oatmeal, showcasing a simple children's moment of learning and routine.
Senator A Clark of Montana doubted fears of a Bryan victory causing panic, saying Bryan’s win would boost business. He stressed a united Democratic front and planned speeches in Montana and other states to rally support for Bryan. Clark argued Roosevelt’s policies risk more disruption to business.
A New York World report describes the sale of the Marat copper tub in Paris once used in his murder. It notes prior sales of hair locks, teeth, wigs, and relics from figures such as Nelson, Thackeray, Napoléon, Metternich, Newton, and Kent, indicating strong appetite for historic mementos. The piece highlights curio collecting patterns and high prices for notable artifacts.
A friend who belonged to many societies often left her boy with his grandmother. The boy, lonely without his mother, cried out as she prepared to depart, “Oh, don’t go Don’t be a clubber any more, just be a mamma.”
An old remedy for back pain caused by rheumatic muscles is Chamberlain's Inment applied two or three times daily with massage at each use. Local vendors include H. R. Palmer & Co, Orr Drug Co, Warren J. Smith Bros, BE C. McEvoy, and L. P. Canning.
A married man who permits any family member to take anything but Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble is guilty of neglect. The genuine Honey and Tar contains no opsis and is sold in a yellow package.
In New York and Georgia, bondholders for the Atlanta-Birmingham line protest joint rates with Seaboard Air Line. If overdue interest on Atlanta-Birmingham first 4s remains unpaid, foreclosures could permit independent operation, potentially severing ties with Seaboard. Bondholders hold high stakes, while Seaboard faces large rebuild costs and revenue disputes.
A well dressed woman interrupted a political speaker by coughing repeatedly. The ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a quick cure for coughs and colds, noting it contains no opiates and comes in a yellow package. Sold by druggists.
Columbus Ga Oct 13 The jury in Uhland Culpepper's trial at Opelika Ala found him guilty of murdering Mary Elvin Haden near Phenix City. The killing followed an attack on her father after he had been out thirty minutes. Culpepper received a life sentence tonight at 8 o'clock.
Rt Rev Benjamin J Keiley Catholic bishop of Savannah marks his sixty first birthday amid congratulations. He recently returned from London where he participated in the Eucharist congress and now focuses on a large scale Catholic missionary plan for the southern negro population. A Pope approved fund aims to raise 100000 dollars through yearly subscriptions of one dollar from 100000 people to support educational work and religious outreach among southern blacks.
White ribbons flutter in Chattanooga as women from all areas gather to open the State Convention of the W C T U. The three day sessions promise one of the state’s most successful meetings with reports showing local branches in Tennessee more than doubling in the past year.
A historical note warns that ordinary colds can lead to pneumonia chronic catarrh and other infections. It claims diphtheria scarlet fever measles and whooping cough are likelier after a cold. Advocates Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the quickest cure and lists merchants H R Palmer Sons Orr Co LP Smith LP as sellers.
Emil Ascher a Chicago glove retailer stands to inherit at least a million from a long lost uncle in London. The family values harmony at home and fears sudden wealth would destroy their happiness. An inheritance dispute unfolds as a London law firm confirms the fortune.
Will D. Upshaw editor of the Golden Age spoke to a crowded Elberton audience on "John and His Hat." The lecture praised civic virtue, intelligence, purity, industry and courage as essential traits for a citizen to steer the state away from dangers and turmoil.
Antigo October 13Annual State Convention of the Grand Encampment and Patriarchs Militant of Wisconsin began with nearly 300 delegates from eighty towns and cities. The program includes the public ceremony "the decoration of chivalry" at the opera house and continues tomorrow.
A reflective poem speaks of fading violet springs and fields without primroses. The speaker, Dinah Mulloch Crailx, imagines a brave march toward autumns bright with distant suns and mild valleys, guiding life westward beyond golden hills as contented resolve replaces past dreams.
Dahlonega Ga October Colonel W P Price lies at the point of death in this city. He is a prominent citizen and longtime lawyer. He served as a Lamkin county legislator in the Bulloch legislature and was a gallant Confederate soldier. He was elected to Congress in 1870 and served three years. He has served his county and senatorial district in both the house and senate and led the North Georgian Agricultural College as president of its board of trustees for thirty years.
Savannah Ga Oct 13 Governor elect Joseph M Brown will be guest of the Germans of Savannah on German day next Thursday A 17 gun governor s salute will be fired at the German club grounds near Thunderbolt Brown will speak after introduction by J Randolph Anderson Five thousand invitations went out The mayor and aldermen with a delegation of prominent citizens will meet him at the train and escort him to Thunderbolt
Joseph W. Davidson an 82 year old railroad switchman was killed in the Western and Atlantic yards near Foundry street Atlanta last night. His head was severed and the body was sent to I M Patterson & Son funeral home. He leaves two brothers Emmett and Roy Davidson and three sisters Mrs O D Chandler Mrs J L Pincher and Miss Maude Davidson plus an uncle W H Davidson of Edgewood.
Leaders of organized labor gather in Dayton for the twenty-fifth annual convention of the Ohio federation. The silver jubilee marks the event with annual reports showing more than seventy unions joined the federation in the past year.
A Georgia farmer W A Floyd says Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured two severe sores on his hand and leg and would mortgage the farm for it. Available for 26 cents at local drug stores W J Smith Bro H R Palmer Sons.
The annual meeting of the American Board of Commissioners for foreign missions opened at the Clinton Avenue Congregational Church in Brooklyn. Reports showed receipts totaling 837 099 and expenses 880 011, with growth in mission field activity in Turkey and China. Noted speakers include Rev. Dr. George Washburn and Rev. Dr. S. Parkes Cadman, while preparations for the Academy of Music session were announced.
The annual meeting of the Presbyterian Synod of Arkansas opened in Texarkana Arkansas and will run through the week with many prominent ministers and laymen in attendance as delegates and visitors.
The Montana organization of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union marks its twenty-fifth anniversary with a largely attended three day convention in Halona Mont. The program features addresses social functions and routine business including reports and officer elections.
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