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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1899
Page
7
An advertisement touts a vegetable remedy marketed by Swift Specific Company of Atlanta Georgia. It claims to cure cancer eczema scrofula rheumatism contagious blood poison tetter boils carbuncles sores and more without minerals or chemicals.
The mayor Rufus Brown handles minor disorderly conduct cases. One man could not pay a five dollar fine and received 16 days of hard labor on the streets. Others paid fines ranging from 1.25 to 5 dollars or chose work over jail, including Henderson Brown and Newton Webb.
The Georgia baseball squad trains hard and shows improving team work as they prepare for next Monday's campus game against Trinity North Carolina. A large crowd is expected as Georgia seeks to avenge a prior defeat.
An early 20th century ad tale promotes Nubian Tea for dyspepsia constipation liver aid at 25 cents via Brumby Drug Co. A humorous note then relates Dr Gruby of Paris and humane acts toward insects, ending with a joke about a patient fly.
A miscellany of historical miniatures includes Vienna barbers regulated by a union, strict apprentice rules for men and women, and modest earnings. Other items describe Queen Elizabeth’s ceremonial dinner preparations, Frau Blumenthal’s theater royalties, and a Scottish voter’s quip about pies influencing Liberal support.
In Albany Georgia Walter R Jackson a young business man killed his wife and their three month old babe then shot himself. The bodies were found in bed this morning with a pistol in each head and the child shot through the body. The coroner's jury determined the deed occurred during the night. Jackson once worked as cashier for Carter and Woolfolk and had recently suffered from a presumed despondency over personal losses.
Athens plans multiple bicycle meets this summer with track improvements on the campus. The first race slated for June main match Caldwell versus Fields with others. A big Fourth of July meet is anticipated with top racers from across the country.
S G McDaniel J A Lester and J M Betts dressed as darkies to hide their faces and entered the gallery Tuesday night. They pleaded guilty before Mayor Smith who fined each 1.25 and warned against repetition.
Local notice promotes Ely's Dream Balm for colds and nasal relief. It claims rapid absorption, cleansing of nasal passages, reduced inflammation, healing and protection of membranes, and restoration of smell. Available in full size 50c and trial size 10c from Ely Brothers at 56 Warren Street, New York.
Lieutenant Frank Z. Curry of the Third Georgia Volunteer Infantry will be turned over to civil authorities in Savannah and tried in Chatham Superior Court for the January shooting death of Private Leo Reid. The War Department directed delivery due to officer shortages in the Department of the Gulf.
Denver returns show Henry V. Johnson Democrat leading with about 3,000 votes after 75 of 101 precincts counted. Johnson has 4,998, Gates 3,856, Ames 3,309, MacMurray 2,776 in the mayoral contest.
April 5 report from Port au Prince Haiti states strain between Haiti and the Dominican Republic over contested territories. Troop mobilizations at frontiers rumors of Dominican incursions into Haitian lands near Las Cabas raise the threat of conflict.
Warren F. Leland, owner of the Windsor hotel destroyed by the March 17 fire, died at 5:54 p.m. at the Hotel Grenoble following an appendectomy. He had been in ill health after the loss of his wife and daughter in the blaze, with two relapses after the operation before his death.
In Quincey Illinois on April 5 Democrats won the city ticket by pluralities from 100 to 1,000. The GOP candidate for mayor Charles H. Williamson, head of the Gold Standard Democrats, was defeated by about 1,000 after a fervent campaign.
Richmond Virginia on April 5 Virginia defeated Princeton 19 to 4 on Virginia's home field. Scoring details show Virginia 7 runs in the first inning, Princeton 4 in the last. Batteries were Summergill and Nalle for Virginia, Harrison and Kafer for Princeton.
Snow began falling at 11 a.m. in Norfolk delaying the Tennis Construction Company from breaking ground on the electric street railway to Sewell's Point. The city reported very cold weather and continued snowfall through the afternoon. The project includes piers and a hotel at Sewell's Point.
The monthly session of the court of ordinary disposed several matters. The will of the late David C. Barrow was probated and David C. Barrow Jr. qualified as executor. A P Cochran named administrator for Peter Weil estate. Alex S Erwin Jr named administrator for Mary E Gould estate. Hoyt Saye appointed guardian of his minor children. J C Moore named guardian of Willie and Mary Moore. Twelve months support set aside for Daisy Hudson.
Acting Secretary Allen received a letter from the Neptune Company indicating it is not possible to raise and repair the vessels of Cervera's fleet sunk near Santiago. The Swedish wrecking concern cites technical impossibilities and financial limits.
In Cleveland Ohio during the summer of 1895 Charles I Vogel twenty three from Lorain Street suffered six months of severe headaches tied to a stomach ailment. He read testimonials for Dr Williams Pink Pills and bought a box. Within weeks headaches eased and after a month he was cured. The pills, claimed to restore blood and nerves, are sold nationwide at 50 cents per box or six for two dollars fifty.
Collier's Weekly notes kleptomania as a pathology rather than crime. It describes multiple cases in wealthy New York households including a woman tied by birth and marriage to owners, a social journalist with a revolving drawing room thefts, and a political figure whose ring vanished at a dinner.
A lighthearted scene reports two young women at a luncheon exchanging barbed compliments about past love letters and private affairs. A separate anecdote from a nurse describes an elderly patient waking at 5 am for vanity and routine, despite illness and fatigue.
The article notes the heron’s remarkable digestion ability and its capacity to swallow large fish and bones. It describes the neck expansion like india rubber, Be it beef bones swallowed whole causing alarm, and the bird later regurgitates a bone. It also mentions piercing catfish with a beak and rinsing swallowed sand or debris before re swallowing.
A faithful colored janitor named Tom leaves a city firm after a partner drafts a detailed weekly chores list he cannot read. A second man reads and explains the plan, prompting Tom to exclaim he will not do all that work and then vanish.
A collage of odd anecdotes including a camel seeking revenge after months of abuse in an African oil mill, the famous Daniel O Connell joking with a boy, and a reminiscence of beauty patches from the 1840s. The pieces mix cautionary, humorous, and reflective moments.
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