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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1903
Page
3
The text blends garbled phrases about a cafe event at Gilleland's Cafe and medical assertions promoting De Witt's Little Early Risers pills. It references Pompano at a cafe, Purgative pressure, and remarks from W. H. Howell of Houston, Texas. Safety and clarity are limited, with many broken sentences and unclear context.
A Clover Nook Farm resident D L Beach reports four years of stomach trouble improved after using Chamberlains stomach and liver tablets. The ad urges readers with similar issues to try a box, priced at 25 cents, sold by H R Palmer and Son and W J Smith and Bro.
Constantinople dispatch reports imperial forces recaptured Vasiliko on the Black Sea after insurgents, surrounded at Kellning district, were massacred by Turkish troops. Also notes easing tensions in Beirut and political moves as foreign concerns rise over unrest in the region.
Dan Teachey awaits a Oct. 2 execution at Kenansville after a Raleigh trial found he murdered Bob Rivenbar while following him on a public road and shooting him at a Negro woman’s home. Three witnesses and the dying declaration were entered. Teachey broke jail briefly, surrendered, and is jailed in Goldsboro for safekeeping while the Supreme Court reviews his appeal.
In Montgomery on September 11 the House passed a Dill to appropriate 25 000 for new buildings and 125 for inmate support at Jefferson Soldiers Home Mountain Creek Alabama. The bill sets state control of the home and authorizes a three member board of management chosen by the governor. The measure aims to avoid large future appropriations though the governor may veto. The House worked hard and passed many bills.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as curing cancer of the nose and face and other blood disorders. It cites Mrs M L Adams of Fredonia Alabama and Mrs B M Guerney of Warrior Stand Alabama as cured examples. The ad promises digestion help and kidney strength, with $1 large bottles and free samples by mail from Blood Balm Co Atlanta Ga.
Thomas Comer, a Birmingham railroad man visiting his brother in Montgomery, died by suicide with a pistol. A note to his brother read I am forced to death TOM. The incident left no clear motive and was followed by local notices and unrelated ads.
W B Ledbetter of Shreveport Louisiana reports serious improvement after using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. The ad claims the salve cures blind bleeding itching and protracted piles and asserts it outperforms many counterfeit substitutes sold by druggists.
An old time druggist offers a No Cure No Pay guarantee promising refunds if PA ZO OINTMENT fails to cure ringworm tetter old ulcers and sores pimples and blackheads on the face and all skin diseases observed in the ad worn with questionable spellings.
A motor car equipped with shorseshoers gaddlers carpenters and blacksmith outfits will depart New York for the war department in Washington for testing at Fort Leavenworth Kan. It is the first vehicle of its kind built for potential field repairs and maintenance for artillery cavalry or infantry units.
Fragmentary state clues a dog bite leading to hydrophobia cases in Williamsport. Andrew Marks aged 1 and Sylvian Marks aged 8y5m travel for treatment. Clinton Marks bitten three months earlier, died after hydrophobia followed. Other notices reference medical ads and local events.
Distressing kidney and bladder disease relieved in six hours by New Great South American Kidney Care. It quickly eases bladder and back pain and water retention. If you want quick relief, this remedy is sold by H. B. Palmer & Sons, Druggists, Athens, Georgia.
In Nashville an armed encounter ended with Alexander Lindsay and Dougherty fatally shot as officers moved to arrest them. The incident followed a pursuit after a disturbance connected to a Stockdale and Dougherty dispute, with neighbors aiding a local victim and older residents recalling the men’s violent history. The report notes prior illnesses and other local events, including a citizen’s survival story and a public notice about railway rates.
Indigestion sufferers may benefit from Kudol Dyspepsia Cure which aids digestion and makes food taste good. The remedy is claimed to relieve dyspepsia and stomach symptoms by aiding digestion and nutrient absorption, sold by all druggists.
A chef argues that the preferred method depends on the meat type with baked beef deemed superior to roasted on a spit. He asserts oven cooking yields tenderness and digestibility whereas roasts on a spit require constant turning and basteing for best results.
A vintage advertisement extols Dr King’s New Life Pill claiming to regulate life and relieve ailments from constipation to headaches. It markets a gentle yet thorough remedy with a price and vendor names, ending with a fragment about oysters at Gilleland's Cafe.
An ad column promotes Clifton Flour sold to retailers for freshness and Bransford's Clifton for home use. It urges Hood's Sarsaparilla as a health tonic. A brief, unclear note mentions a Chinese merchant detained under the Chinese exclusion act during immigration processing.
Oo W Cooper announces candidacy for alderman from the first ward subject to Democratic party action. The notice appears in the local political notices section of Gileland's Cafe.
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