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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1905
Page
3
Ladies shirt waist suits priced at 98 cents with silk and lawn options in the sale. Silk shirt waist suits listed from 12.50 to 15.00 now available for 8.50, with all silk linen and lawn shirt waists included in store wide clearance.
Michael Brothers Company offers a fresh stock of ladies muslin undergarments including gowns skirts chemise drawers and corset covers at discounted prices. Affordable selections for smart daily wear and lounging.
A sale offers five thousand yards of Cambrie Nainsook and Swiss embroideries in matched sets at 10 cents per yard, a reduction from the usual 15 cents. Local shoppers can take advantage of the lower price on these fabrics.
The department offers every item at one half of former prices including hats shapes flowers ribbons and trims. All hats trimmed or untrimmed are included with nothing reserved in the sale.
Adam H. Howard a 25 year old news butcher and Spanish American War veteran attempted suicide aboard a Seaboard train between Atlanta and Savannah. He swallowed laudaum and whiskey, begged not to notify his mother, and was found in serious condition. He received medical care and his fate was uncertain.
A Sunday report claimed several yellow fever cases in Atlanta prompting a firm denial from city authorities who said cases from infected districts would not alarm Atlanta nor spread locally. Athens echoed calm, noting only a few mosquitoes and recalling past isolated cases before the war with no outbreak.
In Winterville Georgia on August 14 Will J Smith shot his brother Horace after a dispute over a horse. Horace fired first but missed. Will J then used a shotgun and struck Horace in the side. the wound is serious but not fatal. They reside about 112 miles from Winterville.
They appeal to our sympathies for bilious and dyspeptic readers. The tablets restore health by invigorating the stomach and liver and improving digestion and bowel regularity. Sold by HB Palmer & Sons Athens J Re & Prow Amen.
Oyster Bay N Y August 14 Notwithstanding prior announcements congress may not be called into extraordinary session next November Indications are now that no extraordinary session will be held this year This statement is on authority of President Roosevelt He will decide after returning to Washington late September The chances of an extra session appear to be fading with pressure against it Many senators and representatives urge against an extra session noting little to gain and potential inconvenience The initial October timing for railroad rate legislation was abandoned and the session would wait until after the November election If called it would begin the first Monday after the elections and three weeks before the regular December session The president may also tour the south due to yellow fever in New Orleans, visiting Atlantic coast states in October and then Louisiana Arkansas and perhaps Tennessee No definite plans have been made Senator Lodge returned from Europe and praised cordial Britain and France views of America While peace talks with the Far East are hoped for, optimism is guarded President Roosevelt and family attended morning services at church and received no visitors
The Rev Bernard Schulte and his wife were attacked at Mechanicsville by a negro who felled the clergyman and beat his wife. The assailant was shot and killed in Saratoga later while resisting arrest. Schulte had come to oversee the Episcopal church during the rector’s absence.
The Georgia People's Party executive committee, led by J. J. Holloway, will meet August 17 at 10 a.m. at the Cannon Hotel in Atlanta to outline a statewide campaign plan. Attendees from every county are urged, with populists statewide invited to attend and lend influence to the council.
An exchange notes unclear terms about a twenty-nill ion dollar valve to the Russigne to gain peace, with several country names and peasants present in the distorted text.
A call to observe Work Day for Georgia orphans on Saturday September 23 urging all Christians and citizens to donate earnings to orphanages. It argues benefits to orphans, society, children, the state, and moral welfare, naming Orphans Day as a needed effort. Also notes strong demand for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy sold by local Athens stores with supporting testimonials.
Mr G W Griffeth of Jackson County was seriously injured yesterday when his horse bolted on Lumpkin street near Hancock avenue. The buggy wagon overturned, throwing Griffeth onto the pavement and bruising him, though no bones were broken.
Mr. Herbert E. Choate returned from Savannah where he represented the Athens Chamber of Commerce at the Georgia Federation of Commercial Leaders. The new body adopted its constitution and by laws, planned its first annual meeting in Athens during University Commence week next June, and set dues and representation rules.
A Cumberland family recounts their infant daughter’s near death from throat trouble. After two doctors lost hope, Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds relieved her with four bottles, restoring perfect health. Sold at H B Palmer & Sons and W J Grich & Bros.
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