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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1900
Page
4
The Athens Banner announces subscription rates for city delivery and mail options with annual, six month, and three month terms. Local notices are ten cents per line per insertion, with discounts for extended contracts, and payment methods include express, postal note, money order, or registered letter.
Columns argue for strict Monroe doctrine amid France Brasil disputes and U S Supreme Court questions on constitution and flag. Discussion covers England alliances, treaties, and potential war risks, urging strong national policy and vigilant citizenship.
The item describes rheumatism making people feel aged with stiff joints and pain. It cites sufferers Mrs. Hace Tur Bollyar of Missouri and W. J. Shepard of Connecticut, claiming Hood's Sarsaparilla permanently helps by correcting acid in the blood and building up the whole system.
An ad style piece touts Swift's Specific as a complete cure for catarrh claiming it cleanses the blood and reaches the disease origin. A Kentucky resident from Harrodsburg testifies to its effectiveness after suffering severe catarrh and endorses taking the medicine as directed.
Telegraphic dispatches report William J. Bryan will start a weekly paper with duties to edit and manage. He aims to sustain public policies he has long advocated and avoid partisanship while pursuing honest patriotic effort for the people.
Catarrh is claimed to be a blood or constitutional disease requiring internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces, not a quack medicine. Promoted as a regular prescription, with testimonials available, by F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo Ohio, price 7 50. Sold by druggists.
The University of Alabama faces upheaval as President James K. Powers and Commandant West resign. Senior Captain James R. Forman named to replace West, with the board of control and student leaders aiming to curb further disorder. Resignations take effect at term end in June.
Fragmented dispatches report Tong Fun Siang seizing power, terrorizing the empress, and directing troop movements as negotiations falter. Allies fail to close arsenals at Hankow and Shanghai, delaying a joint Chinese note amid rising military tension. Lord Strathcona installed rector of Aberdeen amid empire unity talk. Choate to return to Washington per press summaries.
The Senate met in executive session after routine open business. Senator Tillman urged a resolution asking the President to transmit communications with Colombia about treaty steps for a canal, with Lodge asking the issue be taken up in executive session. The session followed debate on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
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