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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1905
Page
2
Local items touch on the upcoming fair and Georgia politics while discussing national events. Mentions include the Mikasa sinking, Maine mystery, Russia Japan warship losses, Taft on Philippines independence, Oklahoma statehood push, and a Chicago lead pencil appendix find. Also notes church hat fashion in New Jersey and local political chatter.
The Augusta Herald criticizes a citizen using five or six wagons bearing Made in Athens for cotton hauling. It urges buying from Augusta agencies and questions Augusta’s public spirit. The Banner defends Athens firm ownership and notes Athens manufactures cannnot be matched. The piece also includes a Hall’s Catarrh Cure ad and supplement.
New York futures show mixed tones with September activity and October option pressure. Weather across the belt brings more rain but generally favorable for fiber. traders anticipate higher prices and cautious selling by southern planters as spinners may provide support. Athens Cotton & Stock Exchange.
Silver cups offered as premiums for best colt sired by Meadow King, with events in 1904 and 1905, and colt judging date set for October 5. Note signed by J N Williamson. Also an unrelated line extolling Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for constipation and indigestion with dealer details.
Jacob Hart a legless man dragged himself into Judge Barnes court and asked to plead guilty to murder. He had confessed to shooting his wife Marie on June 15, 1905 after accusing her of infidelity. Hart attempted suicide after the shooting but survived. Sentence set for Friday.
A Chicago Streetcar conductor, beaten in a labor riot and covered with sores, heals quickly after using Bucklen's Amica Salve. G. J. Welch of Tekonsha Michigan endorses the product for family use and sunburn protection. Available for 25 cents at H R Palmer & Son and W J Grich & Co.
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