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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1899
Page
6
Department of Agriculture order adopts Tagliabue test procedure to rate oil quality. Inspectors must heat oil stepwise from 90 to 128 degrees Fahrenheit, testing for flash points to determine safety beyond 120 degrees. O B Stevens signs as commissioner.
By the attorney general's advice, officials must condemn oils in tanks below 120 degrees and mark them rejected with inspector details. Selling or offering such oil is a misdemeanor, with fines to the county public school fund. owners may raise standards and, after fresh inspection, incur inspection fees. C. B. Stevens, Commissioner.
Readable sale note shows women garments on discount: gauze ribbed undershirts priced down from 10 cents to 6 cents each and a 25 cent item. Also mentions ready made duck skirts originally 1.25 dollars now offered at a reduced rate.
The state adopts the New York State Board of Health oil tester as the official device to test illuminating oils sold in the state, effective Sept 15, 1899. Inspectors must equip themselves by that date and oil companies are warned to dispose of oils not meeting the test. The article also includes agricultural notes on broom corn harvesting and curing, and a recipe-like guide for pea vine hay curing.
Maj. Henry H. Carlton announces his candidacy to fill the unexpired term of the late Alex S. Erwin Jr in Clarke County. A former representative and former president of the Georgia State Senate, Carlton says he will represent Clarke County’s varied interests if elected and notes he has consented to the race after public urging.
A vintage newspaper notice touts Mozley s Lemon Elixir as a cure all for liver kidney and stomach ailments and nervous prostration. The ad features testimonials from named Georgia and Virginia residents praising relief from headaches indigestion chills and heart issues with quoted endorsements and price 50c and 1 per bottle.
A fifteen month old boy Ned Williams, son of Mr and Mrs J R Williams on Baldwin Street, died after a brief illness. The funeral is set for this afternoon at 4 o clock at the Williams residence.
A compilation of brief dispatches from many cities from July 31 noting events including political moves, military transfers, local crime and accidents, and economic changes such as tax increases and industry developments across the United States and abroad. Major items mention Dewey and President McKinley, with scattered updates from Princeton, Philadelphia, and Charleston.
Local firm H R Palmer & Sons advertises free sample bottles of Boschee's German Syrup for adults with cold chest or bronchial symptoms and for children without parental order. The note claims a historic, worldwide endorsement and promises a 76 cent bottle proves its value, with sales through dealers everywhere.
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