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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
3
Several hundred bushels rust proof oats in prime condition offered at 75 cents per bushel. Price includes fob Bishop Georgia or delivery in Athens. Contact C. W. Green, Bishop Georgia for purchase.
Local notices tout C W Motes as premier photographer on College Avenue and list vendors selling fresh fish oysters potatoes syrups and household goods. The snippet promotes paintin g services and bids for help with general labor plus farm and auction items.
Citizens discuss the light situation after an editorial in The Banner calling for better electric service. Public demand grows for vigorous council action to provide the quality Athens deserves. Also note a reader's testimonial praising Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets with a 40 pound gain in 30 days.
A chaotic ad lists deep discounts on silks and waist silks from Michael Bros. with thousands of yards offered, including 290 per yard and 400 per yard for various striped silk fabrics. It mentions 50% reductions on selected kimonas and dress sacs as part of a massive clearance.
A fragmentary note questions certain citizens including Vitti Yoakom Yarbrough and Capt Nimmo, referencing a tale of truth and a sale notice. The text blends names with a quotation about Wesley and a mention of a Chamberlain’s Cough remedy.
At Athens the display shows a large hamper basket of energy yams and fine potatoes, praised as among the best of the season. The banner highlights the quality of potatoes as a standout feature of the market.
University students and city men are advised against street coin fiddling while Scott's Emulsion promotes cod liver oil for coughs colds throat and lung troubles as a modern easy to digest remedy. Free sample offered by Scott & Bowne New York.
Prince Galitzin governor general of Caucasias escaped a knife attack while driving with his wife in Tiflis, as three natives rushed the carriage. Two captured assailants were killed by Cossacks after a gunfight, one died on the scene. Galitzin later attended a local reception and theaters were closed amid public outrage.
Macon Ga Oct 28 Mrs Henrietta Dean Lamar widow of L C Lamar and formerly Mrs Holt died after a protracted illness at the home of C D Wynn. She was 77 born in Houston county and famed as a belle and intellect. Funeral from Orange street today with interment at Rose Hill cemetery.
The brief outlines a cotton market update from October 29 1903 noting price movements and trade activity. It lists entities such as merchants mills and shipping interests influencing demand and prices in the regional market.
A reader from Little Rock Ark reports relief from throat and lung inflammation and a hacking cough using Cheney's Expectorant. The note describes the product as a balm for throat and lungs and mentions the writer R L Brewster.
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