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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
3
Lawmakers debate future of convict labor after April 1 1909 with rush to settle who holds and pays for work on public roads. House supports county allotment with state hire option at set rates while senate pushes state worker plan and opposes contract work.
Wm Jennings Bryan campaigned in Wheeling and Steubenville after crossing the Ohio River. He criticized Taft's platform highlighting labor and anti injunction planks and urged direct senator elections and campaign contribution disclosures. He argued the Democratic stance supports labor while the Republicans oppose it and warned of tariff scares.
A Pendleton to Le Grande Eastbound O R N train passenger recounts how Sam A Garber used Chamberlains Colic Remedy to aid a sick woman with cramps. He treated her in the coach and, after two doses, she recovered before the train reached Le Grande. The remedy is sold by local druggists including H R Palmer & Sons and Orr Drug Co.
Sure-Enough Knocker J C Goodwin of Reidsville North Carolina says Bucken's Arnica Salve cured a leg ulcer after a single complaint with no scar remaining. The ad guarantees relief for piles sores ooorns and asks readers to buy from W J Smith & Bro H R B Palmer & Son drug stores.
Encouraging test fall season ushers in record business prospects as cotton bales marketed yesterday and local stores report splendid opening sales. Broad and Clayton streets bustle with crowds trading, merchants praise full stocks, and idlehour attractions draw shoppers after a quiet summer.
The Athens Normal School announces a six part lyceum series starting in October. Emma Del Dandie and Alton Packard lead acts with Booth Lowrey and Dr L Y Herber as presenters, plus Sterling Tattis impersonating Dickens characters. The Normal orchestra accompanies each show with reserved season tickets at $2.50 available from Euler B. Smith.
The disfranchisement amendment prompts increased registration among Black residents in many counties. Tax Collector Linton reports all registered Negroes in his area are qualified for the October vote. Democrats urged to vote for candidates and for the disfranchisement measure, and to register if not already done before October’s general election.
Chicago riders organize a 400 mile reliability run from Chicago to Rome Indiana and back under the Chicago Motorcycle Club. The Western division of the FAFM sponsors the event which draws about twenty five top riders. The tour starts at 7 am Monday along a route via Valparaiso Michigan City South Bend Rochester to Kokomo with the return along the same path.
Republicans of Colorado convened in Denver in the Auditorium at 10 this morning to name a full state ticket from governor to congressman at large, with presidential electors also chosen. The gathering was expected to be harmonious with few contests of note.
New York on September 12 faces a citywide fire scare with detectives posted on crowded blocks. Firemen and police brace for incendiary saboteurs as brutal hose shortages linger from political neglect.
The ad warns kidney trouble is insidious and may lead to fatal illness. It urges taking Foley's Kidney Cure at first signs to correct irregularities and prevent Bright's disease or diabetes. Sold by all druggists.
Senator Ira Farmer lauds P. M. Hawes in a review of Senate leaders. The piece notes Hawes as a diligent worker and skilled politican, contrasting his serious 1907 sessions with a more relaxed tone after Hoke Smith’s defeat, and mentions his resemblance to Sheriff Hawes of McDuffie.
Augusia Maine electors prepare for a Monday vote with Bert M Fernald and Obadiah Gardner as gubernatorial nominees. Prohibition dominates the campaign with a proposed resubmission of the 1883 amendment drawing sharp lines between parties. State appropriations and a key Third District contest involving Edwin C Burling are also debated.
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy advertised as a universal aid for stomach pains cramps and diarrhoea. Available for sale from H.R. Palmer & Song Orr Drug Co Warren J. Smith & Bro B.C. McEvoy and L. P. Canning.
Appeals urge charitable giving for Georgia Orphan Homes to aid destitute children. Public notices list target dates for annual Work Day contributions from Georgia churches and homes in Clinton Clinton South Georgia Macon Decatur Hapeville Baldwin St Simons Island Atlanta and others.
Georgia state chemist Dr. R E Stallings reports extensive adulteration in foods and commercial feeds analyzed up to June 1 1908. Since enforcement began the quality of feeds has improved and seized adulterated lots have been shipped out of the state. The bulletin urges using cotton seed meal by products as cheap, safe feed and praises Georgia’s Pure Food Law for improving markets and savings.
Baltimore observes Old Defenders Day with a stock exchange and bank closings. The holiday honors the 1814 defense of the city against the British and inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner.
A. C. Goriatosky prepares for the new season with Norman Hackett in Classmates and many others. The lineup includes Coburns Minstrels Adelaide Thurston Rosabel Morrison Faust Florence Gear Human Hearts The Merry Widow and more. Negotiations continue with Klaw and Erlanger Frohman and others for post election engagements.
An Atlanta man claims he was charged a dollar per drink after a dentist pulled four teeth to supply alcoholic drinks. He says the front of his face sank after the procedure as he faces costly denture work, while the dentist says the patient sought extraction for medical reasons.
A Maine man from Houston credits Dr King’s New Discovery with curing a winter cough after trying many remedies. He reports the cough vanished after buying a 500 bottle and again this season the same relief followed. Sold by W J Smith and Bro H R Palmer and Song drug stores with trial bottles offered.
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