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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1899
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists delivery options by carrier or mail with annual and half year prices. It also details rates for weekly and Sunday editions, transient ads at one dollar per square, and follow up charges. Notices are ten cents per line, with enterprise rates for long runs, and remittances by several methods.
The Philadelphia Medical Journal reports a 48 percent drop in diphtheria and croup deaths over three years in Chicago, saving about 1953 lives versus the prior period. Other items note textile fabrics soaked in ammonia solution to prevent fire, and commentary on New York export loss and trust reforms.
The page surveys ongoing Philippine conflict with General Otis and Aguinaldo, then reflects on labor and burden bearing, cites a New York poison packaging law tied to a Brooklyn patent, contrasts imperial campaigns and costs, notes U.S. census growth, recounts a cruelty case, and closes with health and dietary tips.
Kingston reports a political crisis over a new tariff bill with a deadlock lasting past April 4. Sir Augustus proposes compromise while representatives demand end to coercive measures. A moral victory calms tensions as Jamaica anticipates Chamberlain’s possible concessions and a push for annexation sentiment in the Leeward islands.
The Iowa crew in San Francisco on April 4 presented Captain Robly D. Evans with a sword inscribed by the crew for his actions in Cuban waters during the Spanish American War. The gesture honors his refusal to accept a Spanish captain’s sword after the battle off Santiago. A separate note mentions Smith and Bros and H. R. Palmer & Sons securing Dr King’s New Discovery agency for coughs and colds. The article includes promotional copy about the remedy.
A speaker urges daily self care to avoid disease, comparing human health to tending a horse and garden. He praises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a top aid for digestion liver blood and overall strength, claiming high cure rates for lingering coughs and lung issues. A testimonial from E G McKinney cites recovery from consumption after using the product. Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are noted for curing constipation.
The Murray and Mack duo opened to strong local praise with Finnigan and Casey drawing cheers. The act featured the Trumbull sisters on harps with a sand-dance, a cake walk, a boxing burlesque, and a playful duel, establishing them as Athens favorites. Also promotion for Bucklen arnica salve from Smith & Bros. drug store.
The Bessie Mell Industrial Home reports March figures with income rising through city dues custom work and garment sales. It notes 50 applicants, 25 workers, 17 residents, 8 outside, 98 active days, and 22 aided from Harvest Home. Donations, honorary members, and material donations supported operations as demand grows.
Mallison Braided Cord Company president Mr Edwards travels to New York to buy substantial new machinery to equip the cord mill at the old Paper mill site. Once installed the plant will nearly double capacity and create numerous new jobs. A second item promotes California Fig Syrup Co as a trusted laxative using senna and aromatic plants. The ad notes distributors in San Francisco Louisville and New York with a 50 cent bottle price.
Washington April 4 The merchant vessel fleet built in the United States and numbered by the Bureau of Navigation shows 632 ships 169 794 gross tons for 1898 three quarters while 460 ships 125 035 gross tons for 1897 For the full year construction may exceed 230 000 tons The year’s naming honors include twelve ships after Admiral Dewey six after Admiral Sampson two after Admiral Schley and others tied to war figures The trend reflects war memory with ships named Maine Oregons Towns Olympias Rough Rider Manila and more
A Quebec sourced report declares the Dominion of Canada has no usable army or defenses. The claim attributes it to the head of the so called army and its commanding general, signaling a public admission of weakness.
A fire gutted the G. D. Briant & Ga. saloon at Broad and Second Avenue in Rome early today. The blaze origin is unknown and the loss is placed at $18,000 with insurance coverage.
An Athenian letter urges abolishing Clarke County's county commissioners over dispensary fund decisions. It argues the ordinary county officials should handle allocations, warns a county board would reduce Athens’ share, and cites widespread abolition in similar counties as precedent.
Yesterday morning Sheriff Wier sold multiple properties including Susannah Nixon place 120 acres in Kenneys district for $620 to Thomas Fleming. Armstead Morton 10 acres sold to Denpree Hunni cutt for $110. Burson tract 300 acres in Bradberry district sold to A L Richardson for $730. Lizzie Fowler bid John Fowler property for $70. Emanuel church bought St Marys church property for 5.
The Daily Mail correspondent in Gothenburg reports that Norway's warlike preparations aim to attack Sweden. The piece notes Sweden’s defenses are inferior and that a Norwegian fleet could threaten key coastal defenses and cities, suggesting imminent hostile action if mobilization continues.
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