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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1910
Page
2
New York authorities seriously discuss a municipal secret service to protect chief city officials after Mayor Gaynor’s shooting. Plans call for plainclothes detectives to guard city servants amid heightened partisan tensions.
New York notes gossip about tarring and feathering once common, a New Jersey revival mentioned, a Niagara Falls sturgeon story, a dog private car ride for $2000, a fiance who vanished with her savings, Mrs. Morgan’s dramatic burglar encounter, and pervasive lighthearted urban snips on mosquitoes, hospitals, and marriages amid bustling city life.
Advertisement notes Foley's Honey and Tar as relief for hay fever asthma and chronic bronchitis with no opiates or harmful drugs and urges refusing substitutes. Nearby boxing items include Frankie Conley vs Charley White in Milwaukee and Bombardier Wells vs Jenny Smith in England on September 8. Eddie McGoorty seeks a match in England. Stanley Ketchel’s belt recovered at the St Francis Hotel. Sandy Ferguson plans a West farm settlement under George Little to prepare for a bout with Jock Johnson.
Claude Brown of Reynoldsville TL reports months of kidney complaint baffling treatments until Foley's Kidney Remedy was taken in several large bottles and produced a complete cure. He calls it invaluable. Sold by all druggists.
A Chicago dispatch outlines a behind the scenes shift favoring railroad rate increases west of Chicago, aided by the Chicago Association of Commerce and shippers. It notes rising railroad securities, praise from President Taft allies, and the National Fraternal Congress backing uniform insurance regulation, with many societies rebuilding assets and lawmakers optimistic about political campaigns nationwide.
New York fashion writers survey the coming autumn and winter looks. Velvet trims and fur continue strong. beadwork on satin under veils, black and white ensembles, and white lace frocks gain favor. Short waists linger, skirts narrow but debated, Paris designers push rich brocades, and drenched with fur touches.
Foley Kidney Pills are described as a tonic with rapid effects for backache headache dizziness nervousness urinary irregularities and rheumatism. The advertisement emphasizes quality and prompt results.
Boston August 23 Wilgin Hackett and James Evans crew of the Cunard liner Saxonia faced a preliminary hearing on charges of aiding and abetting unlawful smuggling of a Chinaman. A confession by one detained man alleged he and seven others were landed unlawfully via the Saxonia with Hackett and Evans' help. Captain Benison of the Saxonia was also arrested on a technical charge of knowledge of the transfer.
Mrs Rose Glaser of Terre Haute Indiana says Foley Kidney Pills cured her severe kidney trouble after years of costly remedies. She is now able to work and would recommend the treatment. The ad hints at a political change with a note about Hoke Smith as governor.
Col Theodore Roosevelt leaves his home in a specially chartered car to begin an eighteen day tour across the West and Midwest. He will stop in Utica to speak to farmers and meet Douglas Robinson before continuing to Cheyenne and Denver then Osawatomie, Kansas City, Omaha, Sioux Falls, Fargo, St Paul and Milwaukee before returning to New York.
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