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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
3
A local sale advertises house furnishings at reduced prices. Items include furniture and household goods offered to clear stock. Sale emphasizes affordability and value for buyers seeking budget home furnishings.
A brief items list notes Christmas napkins towels and a hemstitched sheet. The fragment suggests festive linen products possibly part of a holiday sale or catalog entry. Individual prices or seller names are not provided.
A period report surveys telephone use across European nations and Russia, noting Sweden leads with cheap private and growing state services, Finland mirrors Sweden, Austria Hungary lags, Italy's system remains weak under state control, and Germany Britain and Russia show mixed progress with plans for government takeovers. It contrasts with the United States boasting 6 million plus instruments and major capital invested.
Claim that Hyomel can cure all catarrhal troubles is pitched as rapid relief for nose and throat irritation. An outfit priced at $1.00 is offered with a refund guarantee if satisfaction is not achieved, though standard stomach dosing has failed.
It states that digestion strength comes from what is absorbed, not the amount eaten. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets invigorate the stomach and liver to improve digestion, appetite, strength, and endurance, with a clear head. Price 50 cents. free samples. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons and others in Athens.
December 16 at Hampton Roads the Atlantic Fleet of sixteen battleships left port with a royal salute and a peace mission. Rear Admiral Evans commands the fleet bound for Trinidad Rio Janeiro Punta Arenas Callao Magdalena Bay and then San Francisco, covering about 14 000 miles in three months. The Mayflower carried the president and officials who witnessed the historic departure.
Abraham Brown of Winterton New York describes doctors misdiagnosing him heart disease kidney trouble blood poison stomach and liver problems before his wife urged trying Electric Bitters. He credits one bottle with restoring his health and claims the remedy cured his ailments. reads like a relief claim backed by local druggists Banith Palmer and DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills as quick relief options.
Rochester’s H. Searle proposes a comprehensive plan to ease currency shortages. He calls for a large treasury paper issue with redeemable bonds, sub-treasuries in first class cities, loans up to 90 percent on civil bonds, and government revenue from interest to back currency.
How diphtheria follows a severe cold is explained and the value of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in curing the cold and reducing diphtheria risk is noted. The ad lists local sellers Warren J. Smith & Bro H.R. Palmer & Soma L. P. Conking and others.
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