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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1906
Page
5
A fragmented catalog of sale items lists carpet slippers, Japanese fans, gingham aprons, embroidery, oil cloth, children’s muslins, hair brushes, glassware, crockery, traps, boxes, weather dusters, curtain poles, galvanized pails, pressed glass lamps, china plates and cups. Prices range from 1¢ to 1.00, with notices about a tomorrow sale and show windows.
Governor Terrell discusses a bill to establish industrial and agricultural schools in Georgia's eleven districts. Funds from inspection fees would support the schools, with trustees appointed per district and land donations sought. Tuition would be free, and students could earn funds from farm and shop operations toward costs.
Henry James jokes about author personal life saying such gossip irritates him. He recounts burlesque claims about Shelley eating potatoes before writing and Fielding finishing Tom Jones in a night after a debauch, plus quirks of Kirke White and Cuvier with odd desk setups.
In a 19th century note, Major Hamm of the Constitutionalists in Mince Kentucky recalls a burglar attack and credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with curing piles after a ten day treatment. The ad praises its use for burns sores cuts and wounds and lists J Smith & Bro and Palmer & Sons drug stores as sellers at 25 cents.
Lewis Morrison, renowned actor famed for his stage work in Faust, died suddenly at St John’s Hospital Yonkers following stomach surgery. Born in 1815 in Kingston Jamaica to English parents, he came to the U.S. and served in the Civil War before a long career with leading stars like Booth, Forrest, and Cushman.
A Black 18 year old allegedly attacked a 7 year old white girl in Saluda near Batesburg. The girl was badly hurt and likely to die. The suspect fled to nearby swamps. a mob surrounds the area tonight. Governor's office urged sheriff to protect the man if captured, but locals expect a mob’s harm rather than due process.
In Ocala Florida on August 20 R E Wishart was killed in San Antonio Pasco county by Burton a turpentine worker. Burton mistook Wishart for dentist Nichols and fired a shotgun blast into Wishart's heart after asking for Nichols. Wishart had moved from Lumberton North Carolina eight years ago and owned property on the west coast.
Gainesville Georgia August 20 Sheriff Andrew Jackson of White county arrived with Dave Moore a colored man accused of criminally assaulting the daughter of James Hood a White county farmer last Friday afternoon He says a mob chased him firing about a hundred shots He escaped and Moore was arrested yesterday in White county.
John Philip Sousa condemns a law allowing talking machine firms to make and broadcast his marches for free. He cites contempt for injustice, recalling a Washingtonian fined for contempt and a witty exchange over a ten dollar bill as payment. The Banner Leads on Fine Printing.
Dallas Aug 20 United States Senator Culberson asked the War Department to remove negro troops from Fort Brown amid fears of riot and bloodshed. He urged a telegraphic report from the Fort Brown commander to base action on conditions. General McCaskey recommended immediate withdrawal of negro troops from Brownsville and other Rio Grande Texas posts, with interim garrison relief.
Judge Howell Cobb returns to Athens from Atlanta after a severe bout of acute indigestion at the Kimball house. He was unconscious on the floor but has rallied and will be out again in a few days, much to the relief of his many friends in the city.
A wife teases her husband who goes to Europe by sending postcards claiming they are from Brixton and Paris. He discovers the trick when Jane returns his own postcards, proving the home front understood the ruse and played along.
The Washington Star quotes the czar urging the press censor to be vigilant for publications entering the palace. A warning about bad news follows a fortune teller's omen. Amherst professor Tyler discusses digestion and balance, urging care after overeating with Kodol as a digestive aid sold by Orr Drug Company.
Oliver Wendell Holmes was asked about literary work on a sea voyage and replied he had been a frequent contributor to the Atlantic. An anecdote about a New York merchant traveling to San Francisco ends with his witty boast that he is the Overland Monthly himself after missing the magazine.
Acute attacks of colic diarrhoea and dysentery strike without warning and prompt relief is claimed from Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. A dose supposedly relieves before a physician arrives and is said to never fail in severe cases, with sales through H R Palmer and Bons and W J Smith and Bro.
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