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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
6
John Nichols on Thomas Street was chloroformed during the night by an unseen burglar who entered through a window blind. The thief stole Nichols's gold watch on a chain, his revolver, and about four to five dollars. Nichols awoke dazed and notified the police. doctors treated him as investigators pursued the bold crime.
Charles Bible DuBose, second son of Dr. and Mrs. William R. DuBoss, died Sunday night at his grandmother’s home in Sparta after a typhoid illness. He joined the Presbyterian church in Charlottesville last year. His father travels to the Philippines aboard the Solace, his mother stayed with him until the end. He had earned a Naval Academy appointment and excelled at Pantoss Virginia, where he ranked high in his class. He was 16 years old.
Mrs. B I Brooke of Detroit Michigan died of heart disease at her home yesterday morning. Widow of the late Colonel Brooke US Army she was mother of Mrs C B Griffith and sister of the late Mrs A K Childs. Funeral services set for tomorrow in Detroit. she had visited Athens several times and friends here mourn her loss. Also testimonials tout King’s New Discovery for consumption noting cures for bronchitis and asthma with trial bottles available locally.
The Banner reports Clarke county tax returns rose sharply this year despite the absence of Tax Receiver Dorsey. Total value reached 6,600,344, up 191,107 from 1901, with land and city property, bank shares, stocks, merchandise, household goods, machinery, crops, and other categories itemized. County totals by militia district listed, with negroes contributing 248,883 in value.
Advertised remedy Paine's Celery Compound claimed to improve overtaxed nerves and restore sleep in hot weather. It touted blood cleansing, kidney support, and strengthened nerves, with testimonial from E M Stephenson of the American Baptist Publication Society describing relief from nervous tremor vertigo and fatigue after use.
Carrie Chapman Catt argues at the National Educational Association gathering in Minneapolis that college women have proven their value after decades of advocacy. She urges granting women the ballot to strengthen governance and calls public education foundational to intelligent citizenship. Also promotes Chamberlain's Ollice, Obolera and Di arhora Remedy available from druggists.
Prominent Georgian William A Hemphill died Sunday night in Atlanta at age 62. A Athens native, he helped establish the Atlanta Constitution and served as mayor, education board president, and bank president. He left a devoted family and was active in Trinity Sunday school and the YMCA. Funeral services were held in Atlanta.
A London Telegraph piece recalls Charles Reade writing in placid mood though feared as a critic. It also describes the bluejay as a practical joker, hiding in leaves to spook small birds with hawk-like screams. Nature and poetry are linked, nature aiding but not creating poetry.
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