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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1899
Page
7
French and Italian bakers claim the world’s longest loaves. Italy bakes pipe bread two to three feet long while France makes very long rolls four to six feet, remarkable in scale and shape.
Dupont Georgia April 19 There is a farmer near Dupont who prospers without cotton. William Barlow seven miles south of town grows corn peas rice potatoes and other crops for home use and sale he markets surplus corn as meal raises pork and beef and maintains fixed prices. His business like management has made him wealthy.
An 1890s style appeal touts Mozley’s Lemon Elixir as a universal tonic for biliousness indigestion headaches sleeplessness fever and various illnesses. Endorsements from L. J. Alldred and Mrs. Gretham laud its health restores. Ends noting 25 cents and availability at druggists.
A collection of short quips on cockneys legends about the Thames and Bow Bells, a classroom moment about adjectives and nouns, a dramatic game Drummond devised, a Tichborne trial quip about canaille, a misread art store joke, and a note on Japan’s island empire.
Revenue officers Deputy Collectors Pat Henry Moore and B H Kinnebrew raided two stills near Jeptha Madison County. The first was deserted with gear. no liquor found. The second yielded 40 gallons of singling and 500 gallons of beer. Ed Graham was arrested.
A stranger entered the State's Savings Bank in Council Bluffs Iowa around 3 pm and ordered Cashier Brown to hand over the money. Brown struck at the robber with a stool, was shot in the arm but not seriously. The robber fled without stealing cash. police search for the unidentified assailant.
Former Looking Glass editor Orth Stein will not face prosecution in Atlanta for carrying a concealed pistol. Judge Candler did not press the case on the solicitor general's motion noting lack of witnesses after the death of Judge Berry.
In Charleston on April 19 the Lake City lynching case reaches a late stage as testimony ends and government evidence is reviewed. Witnesses claim sightings of J P Newham in Lake City on the lynching day while lawyers argue legal points and a jury charge ahead of a Thursday verdict likely afternoon session.
The second team of the University is likely to make one or two trips before season end. They have excellent practice and played a fine game against Varsity. Manager Heidt plans games with Barnesville Dahlonega and Lexington, with most arrangements expected soon.
In a damage suit Dr N B Jenkins spit in defense counsel J C J Williams and fled. He was pursued by onlookers and held at bay with a knife before Judge Sneed who jailed him until tomorrow morning and fined him 50 dollars for contempt. The report also notes a testimonial for Chamberlains Cough Remedy by W M Terry of Elkton Ky. Sold by H R Palmer Sons.
Paris rumors claim the French court of cessation will limit the Dreyfus inquiry to present a clear position to the chamber of deputies. Some London correspondents warn such a move could ignite wider conflict, while others say a pardon may come once a verdict is issued.
The Georgia Underwriters association opened its annual convention in Savannah with about seventy representatives from insurance companies across the state attending. The session will continue over two days.
The Southern Pines business men convention convened at Pineywoods Inn under the board of trade. Industrial agents of the Seaboard Air Line presented reports and papers on southern state improvement. G C Grogan of Elberton Ga spoke to welcome the mayor. Georgia delegates numbered over sixty-five. Tomorrow Edwin Brabston of Brunswick Ga will address bankers and northern investors on Georgia's resources.
In Tallahassee yesterday afternoon the house senatorial vote showed Taliaferro ahead with 46 while Pasco had 89 and Clark 2. Sparkman 1 nonzero, scattered 5. The result ends with deadlock and no election.
The Presbyterian church congregation in Athens decided to erect a monument over the grave of Dr. Charles W. Lane their pastor for twenty four years. The contract was awarded to A. R. Robertson and the monument is to be set by Memorial Day.
The street committee awarded the contract for Belgian block paving to Ethridge Granite Co of Elberton at 25 dollars per thousand. Delivery is to Seaboard depot, with 1.88 per thousand extra to Spring street mountain track, totaling 26.83 per thousand. First delivery in two weeks.
Senator elect Culberson of Texas met Secretary Alger at the War Department to press reestablishment of the old Texas military department with headquarters in San Antonio, arguing Texas needs the department restored.
Governor McLaurin ordered one hundred convicts from the state penitentiary to Issaquena county to work on levee lines. The levees are in very low condition and cannot withstand expected high water.
In Boston Georgia on April 19 Mr J K F Martin of Patten hauled to town and sold a bale of cotton he made and ginned twenty six years ago. The buyer paid fifty cents for the antiquated bale.
A Scranton woman recounts a prolonged illness with severe pain and weakness. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, bought via her father, with restoring her health and allowing a return to work and marriage. The testimonial extols the pills as a household remedy and notes their availability from Schenectady NY druggists.
A New Orleans barber recalls wigs in use and a shaved man nearly scalped by a wig mistake, showing how dandruff fears and wigs could mislead. The Rushlight describes Scotch cottage lighting with rushes and fat tallow, molded candles, and guards against excise officers guarding candle molds.
A man recalls fracturing his olecranon in 1873 after a fall on ice. He describes long lasting disability in the left arm, delayed diagnosis by Dr Henry Fish, radiographs showing a loose bone fragment, and bone splinters protruding from the skin that were removed.
Two brief diary notes quote Sir F Doyle on Lord Boughter’s rumored death and a deputation tally. The entries hint at a tangled exchange of phrases about exit and numbers, reflecting London gossip in Grant-Dof’s records.
A New York Herald writer recalls a window sign offering free ladies hairdressing from 1 to 5 PM in a Third Avenue shop. An apprentice staff and the head stylist watched as a middle aged client had her hair done, illustrating how free services attract experience for students. The piece also cites historical notes from The Tatler on canes as signs of priggish fashion and public manners.
A fragmentary column passage shares a bold quicksand anecdote from a British officer abroad and includes household tips for removing kerosene stains from carpet. It mixes a travel memory with short financial advice and historical notes on London burials and beet sugar origins.
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