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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1906
Page
5
An advertisement extols Botanic Balm B. B. B. as a cure for catarrh and foul breath, claiming it purifies the blood and restores health. It asserts catarrh damages nerves and causes decay, offering the balm as a tonic to the throat, nose, and mucous membranes with claims of improved hearing and vitality.
A Georgia drive led by the United Daughters of the Confederacy appeals for Memorial Day collections to fund a monument to Captain Henry Wirz at Andersonville. The letter quotes historians and outlines committees on site design inscriptions and admiralty of sources, aiming to vindicate Wirz's conduct and memory.
Hon Thomas M Bell of the Ninth district, a first term congressman, works to foster tobacco cultivation in his area and to secure road improvement funds. He writes to Postmaster General Cortelyou urging federal support for highways using public land sale revenues, to boost mail service and commerce nationwide.
Provincial Constable Wm Thomas Lanorgan of Chaplean Ontario recounts catching a severe cold while pursuing a burglar in a forest swamp last fall. He credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with a complete cure after two small bottles. This remedy targets coughs and colds and is marketed as faster and more effective than other treatments. Sold by H R Palmer and Sons and W J Smith and Bro.
Havana reports a mounting strike crisis with 1,000 workers dispersed by mounted police and a leader arrested. Four trade representative committees pledge a general walkout tomorrow, with more than twenty trades expected to join, while dockers and harbor workers may delay until Wednesday. The dispute centers on wage changes and union rights within the company contract. Other Cuban cities may also join the protests as unions press long-standing grievances.
In Monroe county, Alabama, a Black man who had been drawn for the grand jury but not summoned was whipped after crossing the river to Monroeville to serve. He refused to request dismissal. a later confrontation led the judge to instruct the grand jury and condemn the attackers. Tensions rise as orders to move Blacks away appear in parts of the county. A separate notice promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism relief with local merchants listed. A welcome is extended to the governor and the University of Georgia board of trustees.
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