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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1905
Page
7
Mrs Hunt of Newark Newark New Jersey describes brutal skin disease with bleeding flesh and hair loss until Cuticura products provided relief. She credits Cuticura Ointment Soap and Resorent for stopping sores and enabling healing and hair regrowth. She invites others to write for confirmation.
The Philadelphia Ledger portrays Anson Phelps Stokes Jr known as the Coin Coaxer as a major Yale benefactor who has raised two million dollars since Easter and supports temperance efforts. He urges cleanliness as a sign of improvement and warns that drunkenness and dirt go hand in hand. The piece includes humorous quotes and anecdotes.
A lawyer Abraham Levy recalls a voyage disaster off Hatteras when a lightning strike ignited oil and steam cooked rice, sugar and eggs into a massive floating dessert island. The crew survived 14 days adrift near Cape May before rescue by the Myrtle B. The tale ends with Levy horrified by rice pudding.
Dumas pere boasted of earning 30 sous a line for his writing. A bystander claimed £5 000 per line, and Dumas retorted that the other man was joking. The reply was that the higher rate came from constructing railways.
In Treven Township Jacob Pressler died quietly and was buried. The buried alive man’s will favored nephew Herman Pressler, sparking a long legal fight. A creek undermined the grave, revealing the tragedy as Pressler penned with his blood the words I revoke my will. The case shifted to the son, now a 21 year old, ending the dispute.
An advertisement touts Nadine Face Powder as a newly discovered formula that smooths skin with a velvet feel and a lasting finish. It claims lasting freshness for the complexion and offers satisfaction or refund. Distributed by National Jollet Co in Paris with druggists selling the product.
Washington reports a heated debate sparked by Frederic Emory ex-chief alleging pervasive red tape and mismanagement across departments. He criticizes politics influenced leadership, touts aim to shift away from bureaucratic rule toward direct control, and underscores risks of favoritism in rate making and public business.
Nan Patterson allegedly left the Tombs with a rabbit’s foot, an official talisman linked to many inmates’ fates. Warden Flynn and caterer John G. Jones seek its return, hoping the charm’s supposed luck aids others like Bertha Clarche. Patterson’s release may end the superstition’s influence.
A reminiscence details a Mormon endowment garment described as a white and tan shield worn by believers for life. It notes markings, a new name given to women for the afterlife, and secrecy among practitioners. The sharing companion story is a separate aside about a Baltimore financier rushing to pack for a train.
Andrew Cunningham and Earl Trainor, noted jailbreakers, escaped La Crosse Jail amid strict precautions. Cunningham used a chisel to breach a stone floor block, slipping through an air passage to a backyard and freedom. Authorities remain baffled by the method as other inmates were kept under tight watch.
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