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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1907
Page
7
Elly of The Banner thanks editor Heise for an editorial urging action to end the senseless Christmas fireworks use. The writer argues for a city ordinance before next Christmas to curb fireworks, noting dangers, desecration, and health risks, while suggesting selling fireworks only for Independence Day.
Mr L F Johnson of Chattanooga Tennessee has purchased the Oconee Enterprise and will take control February 1. He is an experienced newspaper man with strong ties in Oconee County and Georgia. His friends in the county and state welcome his move to become a citizen.
The Banner urges advance payment for all legal notices to avoid losses from nonpayment, noting sheriff files and charter applications are excluded. An advertisement promotes Dr Shoop's Cough Cure, touting its safety and herbal ingredients for soothing coughs and bronchial irritation.
Georgia weighs withdrawal from the SIAA as Clemson and Georgia back amendments to restrict players to in college one year and bar card systems unless bona fide sales are certified. Vanderbilt Sewanee Tech oppose. a student meeting on campus discussed action with possible Georgia withdrawal and a broader walkout by other colleges.
Washington December 11 Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas spoke in the senate in his maiden address, urging trust destruction and harsh penalties for breakers. He warned of a future in knee breeches if trusts remain unchecked, and backed a bill to regulate prices with severe penalties and charter revocation for offenders. Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index notes continued growth with hundreds of thousands in new capital, rail improvements, bonds for municipal projects, and expanding mills and mining in multiple towns.
Mr. Robert O Burke of Elnora New York writes of relief from Brights disease after using Foleys Kidney Cure He says frequent nightly urination severe dropsy and impaired vision improved after one 50 cent bottle and fully resolved after the third bottle Sold by all druggists.
A free yet gentle laxative action is produced by Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as it clears the system without opiates or narcotics. The product is boldly advertised as suitable for children and available from all druggists.
A regional poem notes Santa Claus shrinking in size and vitality as a panic year passes. It jokes that he now subsists on small change instead of greenbacks and gold, wondering if prosperity has bloated him before. The piece muses on whether a leaner saint may prove livelier and more thrifty in tough times.
Prof Andrew J Ritchie, founder, aims to raise twenty five thousand dollars by January 1 1908 for Rabun Gap school. Subscriptions are in five installments of fifty dollars each requiring one hundred subscribers. seventy two secured so far with twenty nine more needed by month end. Cities like Atlanta Athens and Savannah back the plan and a strong trustee board plus an auxiliary list of named ladies will manage the institution.
Morton L Hill of Lebanon Ind reports his wife endured severe inflammatory rheumatism, bedridden six weeks and seen eight doctors with no relief until Dr Detchen relief for rheumatism. He says it gave immediate relief and she could walk in three days, claiming it saved her life.
After a heated debate the ordinance to remove the ban on Sunday concerts and mild entertainments was referred to the laws and legislation committee. The board will not meet again until Tuesday, with a public hearing Friday. Alderman Doull proposed restricting plays while allowing concerts and lectures, sparking sharp discussion. Rev Francis Moran urged reconsideration of the law as interpreted by Justice O Gorman.
Advertised medical claim extols Hyomei as a universal cure for catarrhal troubles. A guarantee from H. R. Palmer & Sons promises money back if it fails, while noting the formula is open to physicians and the product is inhaled rather than ingested under Pure Food and Drug Law serial 1418.
Thomas Taggart led a Democratic National Committee delegation to Washington to set the date and site for the next national convention. He listed St Louis, St Paul, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, and Cincinnati as candidates, with Chicago favored except for money concerns. He noted geography, rail facilities, and finances as key factors. Taggart cited no official word from Cleveland.
Not quantity but digestion and assimilation build vigor. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets invigorate the stomach and liver to improve food relish, strength, endurance, and a clear head. Price 25 cents. Samples free. For sale by H. R. Palmer & Sons Warren J. Smith & Bro L. P. Canning EB. C. McEvoy Orr Drug Co Athens Ga.
Savannah December 11 steamship Eugenia arrived this afternoon with 275 immigrants 150 to be debarked in Savannah and sent to various counties including Brooks Lowndes Dooley Decatur Bulloch Effingham Bibb and Muscogee. Others likely sail to New Orleans tomorrow. Immigration officers arrived this morning and some will remain in Chatham county while the rest head to destinations.
A Philadelphia Ledger notes a young salesman writes an ad for a suburban lot sale. The senior partner riffs on Napoleonic rhetoric, asking sarcastically what use advertising him with their money. The exchange highlights cautious business wit in a realty firm.
Abraham Brown of Winterton New York recounts doctors mislabeling his illness as heart disease kidney trouble blood poison stomach and liver issues. After trying Electric Bitters per his wife’s advice he reports lasting improvement and credits a single bottle with more benefit than five doctors prescribed. W J Smith Bros H R Palmer Sons druggists advertise the remedy guarantees to cure blood poison and related digestive and kidney complaints.
Boston, December 11. In a hard fought contest, the city swung Republican George A. Hibbard to defeat Mayor John F. Fitzgerald. Final mayoral votes show Courthurst 15,871. Fitzgerald 36,054. Hibbard 38,064. The city voted to license liquor sales by a large margin, aided by clergy opposition to suburban saloons.
How a cold can leave a child susceptible to diphtheria and how Chamberlains Cough Remedy is claimed to quickly cure the cold and lessen germ disease risk. For sale by Warren J. Smith & Bro and others in Athens Ga.
Sugar making is poised as a major Texas industry. The lower Rio Grande valley, 160 miles inland from the gulf, is described as ideal for cane, with 12 month maturity and climate superior to Louisiana. Texas plans vast plantations, irrigation, and refineries to enter the U S sugar market, inviting small investors to seek opportunity on the frontier.
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