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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
5
A rustic advertisement touts a home cure for bladder and kidney trouble and rheumatism using a mix of dandelion extract, metas ounce, compound Kargon, and sarsaparilla. It claims quick relief after meals and at bedtime, warning of scalding pain, backache, and urinary issues, and urges purchase from a local druggist despite dubious claims.
John A. Steele of Everett, released on parole from Danvers asylum, shot three prominent labor figures in the Massachusetts State House anteroom. Edward Cohen of Lynn, president of the state AFL, was gravely wounded. Dennis D. Driscoll of Boston, secretary, was struck by a glancing blow and left unconscious. Arthur M. Huddleston of Boston, former Central Labor Union president, was wounded. Steele was overpowered by officials. Cohen remained in critical condition at Massachusetts General Hospital, Driscoll regained consciousness, Huddleston's injury was minor. The story notes a medical advertisement appended to the article.
Manager Palmer has secured The Great Divide for an early date. Henry Miller presented the play in New York for two seasons, drawing rave reviews and record box office. The production features lavish effects and a renowned cast, promising a faithful metropolitan run on stage here.
December 6 reports light snow in Commerce bringing first real touch of winter. Citizens, wary of storms, note cold snap and local reports speak of hearty hospitality and contentment as businesses and homes respond to the season.
Janis Donahue of New Britain Connecticut reports trying several kidney remedies and diabetes treatments before using Foley's Kidney Cure. After two bottles she began improvement, and with five bottles was cured and passed examination for life insurance. The product claims to cure all forms of kidney and bladder trouble.
Baltimore December 6 actress Clara Bloodgood killed herself in her Hotel Stafford room. She had performed that matinee and planned to star in The Truth at the Academy of Music. A pistol with three empty chambers and a copy of How to Shoot Straight were found near the body, motive linked to feared nervous breakdown.
A lash of old time ads hawk Dr Shoops Cough Cure as harmless and safe for mothers to give to babies. It touts a lung healing shrub extract, no opium, no chloroform, and claims to soothe coughs and heal bronchial membranes. The ad calls the shrub sacred and urges demand for Dr Bhoop's product from H. R. Palmer & Sons.
In St Louis a 16 year old girl Marie Thompson was given to her parents after a habeas corpus case against a Gypsy camp. The parents Antonio and wife were arrested on charges of selling their daughter into slavery after Gypsy Peter Adams claimed to have paid 500 gold dollars. The Gypsies deny the abduction and contend Marie was sold for marriage. the girl denies any marriage has occurred. Separately in Washington President Roosevelt ordered General Funston to deploy regular troops to Goldfield Nevada to restore order, with force details left to Funston and the San Francisco departure point.
In Savannah difficulties from the Roosevelt slump reach a first cousin of the president, Robert H Bulloch. He has worked for the Atlantic Coast Line, Savannah Florida and Western, and Plant System, and will lose his draftsmanship job January 1 as the company trims operating expenses amid a broader market curtailment.
A letter from Robert O. Burke of Elnora New York describes severe illness with dropsy and impaired sight due to Bright's disease. He credits Leys Kidney Cure with rapid improvement after three bottles and the disappearance of dropsy and other symptoms. Sold by all druggists.
A Washington patrolman debates lawful authority with a youngster in Dupont Circle who claims immunity as the son of an envoy extraordinary and a minister plenipotentiary. The boy asserts diplomats’ families cannot be punished, while the officer counters with arrest for shrubbery damage. The episode ends with the boy awaiting his father at the legation.
The Brazilian minister to Bolivia faces a cumbersome route home due to missing rail and sea links in South America. He must travel west to a seaport then north to Panama, cross the Isthmus by rail, sail to New York, then London, and finally to Rio Janeiro, revealing the continent’s poor transport links.
Chamberlains Balve is praised for ordinary skin diseases for its quick relief from itching and smarting and its curative effect. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons, Warren J. Smith & Bro, L. P. Canning, E. C. McEvoy, Orr Drug Co. in Athens, Georgia.
An advertisement proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for coughs colds and pneumonia. It claims no opiates and notes a yellow package sold by all druggists.
A New York lawyer recalls a West railroad death where a section hand was struck by a locomotive. Witnesses admit the whistle blew after the incident, with the lawyer suggesting the whistle was meant to warn the next man, a claim the witness reluctantly concedes.
Two months earlier a baby girl nearly died from measles settling on the lungs leading to bronchitis. After visiting eight stores and failing to find relief a clerk urged Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The remedy saved the child, now alive and well. Geo W Spence Holly Spring NC endorses it as safe and pleasant. Sold by local druggists in Athens GA.
Norman B. Ream pressed J Pierpont Morgan on when prices would stop their decline. Morgan retorted with a fatherly rain anecdote saying he knew of only one rainstorm that did not stop, and that was the current one observed in Broad Street.
A reverend man in an ink collar and frock coat seeks a ticket to a town near Boston at Grand Central station and, unsure of the name, names Whisky Straight but the agent suggests Jamaica Plain as the likely destination. The humorous exchange highlights a misnamed stop near Boston.
An explanation that many colds precede diphtheria and that the cold itself weakens the body to allow the diphtheria germ to take hold. Chamberlains Cough Remedy is promoted as a quick cure for the cold and a preventive against diphtheria, with multiple local sponsors listed in Athens Georgia.
Cautionary note warns against seeking remedies for coughs and colds from others due to unknown preparations. Promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a genuine remedy that cures coughs colds and prevents pneumonia in a yellow package. Sold by all druggists and urges refusing substitutes.
In a county in Arkansas a man named Waltera faces trial for stealing a watch. Harper's Weekly notes the evidence was conflicting as the jurors prepared to retire. The judge offered help to ease any disputes and one juror asked a pointed question about the prisoner’s guilt.
The article describes Mr. Cooper's New Discovery as a stomach toning remedy said to expel internal parasites like tapeworms and cure associated illnesses. A Chicago case notes fourteen year old Jessie Birdsall improved after using the medicine, with a Parasitic infestation reported as cleared and health expected to improve further. The Orr Drug Company is listed as local agents.
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