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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1905
Page
3
A mixed page of local ads lists Allgood & Hawks at Vernstein stables offering boarding and trade, Abney’s for sweet potatoes, nuts, and groceries, music lessons by Grace Monteith Rooks and Chas S Stanage, Clifton’s photography, and various sale prices on lace curtains, blankets, and quilts. Also notices seek a bookkeeper, a stenographer, and furnished rooms, with urging warnings about cigarette and whiskey users.
Homestead buzzed as paycar at the Carnegie steel works distributed about 2 million dollars to workers in the past 22 hours. Paymaster Corbett and his team, with armed guards, processed large bills while crowds of beggars and well dressed onlookers gathered. banks and officials swarmed to handle the flood as the city marked the era of immense industrial payout.
A quoted advertisement touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a remarkable remedy with great power over pain. It claims to quickly relieve rheumatic agony and restore sleep. Sold by Palmer & Bone and W. Latham & Bro.
A Turner & Hodgson fall sale proclaims larger scale investments in dress goods silks cottons wools and ready to wear with extensive prices across departments including woolen dress goods towels linens silks and ready to wear items. The notice invites customers to visit and be convinced by the new stock and low prices amid a broad promotional tone.
A drummer visiting Athens was set upon by a student gang. He was lured to a hotel by a ruse and taken to the campus where they shaved a strip across his head. He left in anger but chose not to report to authorities, ending up at a barber to fix the look.
Hyomei is advertised as effective against catarrhal deafness, claiming relief in days and a cure within weeks. A user from Mattewan, NY reports hearing improvement, reduced odor, and substantial savings versus specialists. The ad notes a $1 full outfit and a money-back guarantee by H R Palmer & Sons.
Southeastern lines list arrival and departure times for Seaboard Air Line Southbound No 41 No 33 and No 53 with morning to evening windows. Northern bound No 52 No 32 and No 38 and Southern Railway Nos 240 239 218 211 show departures and arrivals throughout the day. Georgia Railroad No 50 51 52 53 and Central of Georgia No 16 17 provide additional schedule entries with AM and PM times.
The regular meeting of Athena Rebekah Lodge I O O F will be held Thursday at eight o clock. No degree will be conferred as this is an anniversary night. Members and visiting members are invited to attend. Miss Hattie Gallaher, N Mian LLB Rishor, Rep.
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