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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1903
Page
3
A patient describes long lasting headaches and nasal blockage with foul breath and persistent coughing. After hearing of 8.8.8 she used several bottles and claims cure from the disease’s first signs, noting no return since. Miss Mary L. from Northwest Cor 7th and Felix Sts in St. Joseph.
Builders and Bridge and Ferry Company dispute ownership as a bridge over the Ohio River nears completion. Officials and police guard the site while the public and mail service face possible disruption.
Mr G Lavendr of Paolaski Street reports relief from kidney trouble and headache after a week with Globe Tonio remedy. He praises the treatment as wonderful. Simples free or $100 bottle for 852. 40 Clayton Street. Your druggist sells it.
Greenesburg, Sr judge W. T Holland declares he suffered two years ago from indigestion with distress after meals and restless nights. After using Kodol Dyapepsia Care, he says his sleep is refreshed and digestion is perfect. Sold by all druggists.
At Raleigh station on August 31 a white wife of a mill superintendent was insulted by a young white man. She struck him with her closed umbrella, hitting him on the head and felling him. He fled. police sought his identity while noting he claimed to be drunk though she says he was sober.
August police detained eleven suspects after the murder of Frank Stewart and John Bo Johnson of the Chicago City Railway. Seven remain in custody with John Sleuder, a former employee, noted for contradictions during questioning. In Virginia, 17 year old Everett Fleming killed Constable Alfred Hall and wounded George Mullins during a Saturday arrest attempt.
Hatfield and Westminster events mark the funeral of Lord Salisbury with royal and diplomatic attendance. Private arrangements limited mourners to family, tenants, retainers, and neighbors, while a Westminster service honored the premier with Queen Alexandra’s wreath on the coffin.
A dealer in Parkersburg WV endorses Dean's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney ills. Captain D W Welsh reports relief after using the product, with family members also aided. Advertisement states price 50 cents a box and lists Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole agents.
New York dispatch from Panama reports revolutionary sentiment rising after Colombia’s Bogota congress rejected the canal treaty. Government action is deemed essential to prevent outbreak, with General Guertas as the sole strong government figure in Panama. Naval forces are largely American or pro American English in control.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as curing cancer of the nose and face and other skin diseases. It cites Mrs. M. L. Adams of Fredonia Alabama and Mrs. B. M. Guerney of Warrior Stand Alabama among cure cases, claims added benefi ts for digestion and kidneys, and offers a free sample and prepaid order from Blood Balm Co. Atlanta Georgia.
New York reports the summer of 1903 as the coldest on record per the Weather Bureau with June 1891, August 69.5 degrees and July near normal. A separate notice urges Ely's Cream Balm for Nasal Catarrh while San Francisco headlines reveal Patrick Leary confessing to relations with Mrs Powers and motive in the Martin Bowers death.
Visiting veterans arrive by train and are housed across St Paul as the Army of the Philippines holds its fourth annual convention. General Hale presided at the first business session and addressed progress on organizing camps and revised constitutional matters. Governor Van Zant welcomed the group and officers will be elected at the final business meeting.
A historical notice describes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure aiding digestion and making food taste better. It claims the remedy digests food and helps nutrients assimilate, sold by druggists in Wilmington North Carolina. Also brief obituaries and notices mention a murdered carpenter, emigration to Louisiana rice fields, and a prominent Cincinnati railroad builder John Carlisle, all dated August 31.
August 31 report describes the Reliance and Shamrock racing off Sandy Hook after an autumn storm. Winds and seas challenged spectators as the yachts started a potential final leg with Reliance leading by the turn and morning progress showing a two mile advantage in the late afternoon.
The late government wheat report shows the crop down by thirty five million bushels from last year, signaling much higher flour until 1904. All flour is rising, though Bransford's Clifton has not advanced as much. It’s a strong moment to stock up before prices climb further. French flour continually in stock at Wingfield Cash Grocery.
An advertisement extols Cuticura for skin and scalp eczema with claims of high success. It describes using Cuticura Soap to remove scales, Cuticura Ointment on affected areas, and Resolvent pills or liquid, plus cautions against cold water and winds. The copy lists prices and distributions in London Boston Columbus and notes Sole Proprietors.
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