Booth Recovers Money From Athens Students In Atlanta
Mr George M Booth chased two Athens University students who owed him eighty dollars. He confronted one in front of the Embal House, bluffing and securing half their money before leading the trunk issue to a magistrate. Both boys eventually paid after telegrams and borrowing. Booth returned home with funds, unsure of any intent to defraud. The piece combines this anecdote with health advertisements for Shaker Digestive Cordial and Exolol for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Booth
Atlanta
Mr. Booth
Athens
Gate City
A Beloved Athens Matron Dies After Week of Illness
Mrs Rebecca Crawford Hamilton, aged seventy two, died quietly Friday noon after a week of illness. A devoted mother of nine, she lived in Athens many years and was renowned for mercy and charity. Survived by children in Columbia, Atlanta, Augusta, Thomasville, and Memphis, she inclined Baptist faith and dedicated her life to good works and gentle kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Crawford Hamilton
Hamilton
Nathan Crawford
Columbia County
Nathan A. Crawford
Lincoln County
Remsen Crawford
Tan Athens Banner
Ste
James 8. Hamilton
Georgia
Thomas A. Hamilton
Atlanta
Guy C. Hamilton
Augusta
G. McLendop
Thomasville
Francois Fontaine
James S. Davad
Memphis
A. Williams
Mary Hamilton
Anna Hamilton
Baptist Church
Israel
Divine Healer Schrader in Macon Sparks Curiosity
The so called Divine Healer Schrader, age twenty five, visited Macon for a few days drawing attention as crowds followed him. State law bars men of his class from practicing in Georgia and he left after a few hours. Palmer and Kinnebrew advertise One Minute Cough Cure as a modern remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schrader
Macon
August Schrader
Divine Heasler
Georgia
Macon News
Palmer & Kinnebrew
Lyndon
Scott's Emulsion Builds Up While Digestion Fails
You cannot lose flesh under ordinary conditions without knowing it signals a problem with digestion or nutrition. If the brain and nerves lack nourishment they cannot function, and poor blood supply hinders circulation. Wasting is tearing down while Scott's Emulsion builds up by improving digestion and supplying nutrition. Book free.
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Scott
Man shot at as bullet whizzes by in city street
Mr Fred Beuse, while walking near Harris and Dasling streets yesterday morning, heard a gunshot. He saw a negro running away and had no idea who fired the shot or why the incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Beusse
Harris and
Dasling
Betse
Bir
Gladness From Figs Laxative Claim Endorsed
A vintage advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a gentle internal cleanser. It asserts many illnesses stem from poor system function rather than disease and promotes the California Fig Syrup Co. product as the only genuine remedy sold by reputable druggists. It urges good health and warns to ensure authentic labeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Skiff the Jeweler Christmas Sales Plea in Athens
Skiff the Jeweler promotes a late Christmas shopping push on Clayton street highlighting a wide range of jewelry silverware and novelties. The notice urges support before Christmas and notes fair prices comparable to cotton, stressing the store as the city’s sole jewelry shop on Clayton street next to the post office.
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Skiff
Athens
Clayton Street
Funeral of Mrs. R. C. Hamilton At Presbyterian Church
The funeral was held at the Presbyterian church on Saturday morning at eleven, with large attendance. The service featured choir renditions of Asleep in Jesus and Abide With Me, scripture reading from Psalm 121, a sermon by Dr. W. H. Young of First Baptist, comfort for the family, and burial at Oconee cemetery amid floral and religious rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
R. C. Hamilton
J. W. Brumby
C. M,snelling
C. M.straban
T. 5. Mell
Jesus
W. H. Young
First Baptist Church
A Field for Our Rubbers in Germany Says Consul Monaghan
United States Consul Monaghan at Chemnitz reports a large German market for American rubber goods. He notes Russia and Germany supply most wear, but American rubber offers better durability despite higher price. He cites Germany England New South Wales trade, sees Pacific freight benefits for U S exports, and critiques circulars as ineffective. Also mentions De-Witta Little Kerry Risers pills by Palmer & Kinnebrew.
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United States
Chemnitz
Am Crean
Wasatsaron
Germany
Monaghan
State Department
Russia
Empire
England
New South Wales
Pacific
Bottled Up Blood Poison Treatment Warns Against Mercury
A historical medical fairness piece critiques common blood disease cures, condemning mercury and other drugs for masking symptoms while harming the patient. It argues that potash and mercury dry up the poison but cause coppery skin, joint stiffness, and rheumatic pain as worse outcomes.
Swift Specific Co. Cure Promoted For Blood Diseases
An advertisement extols Swift’s S. S. S. as a cure for contageous blood disorders like scrofula eczema and cancer. It warns against mercury and harsh drugs and promises free books mailed to readers in Atlanta including touts a large cash reward for counterclaims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
Athens City Court Case Filed for November Term
The filing in the Athens city court proceeds under Judge Howell Cobb with the clerk noting the entry for the November term. The record cites state case details and emphasizes formal court action proceeding in the local municipal court.
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Buit
Ken Hie
City Court of
Athens
Howell Cobb
Regulator advertised as health booster from Makesson Ark
An aged general advertising fragment touts a regulator medicine that strengthens the system by driving impurities through proper channels. It promises health and strength with a daily dose for eighteen months, from Bradfield Co. Atlanta, sold by druggists for one dollar a bottle.
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Son
Makesson
Ark
Bradfield Neca CO
Atlanta
Clarke County Sheriff Sale Notices From Athens 1897
Clarke Sheriff sale notices list property levies in Athens Georgia during January 1897. Described are parcels in Clarke County and city lots on Milledge Avenue with details of boundaries, acreage, and structures. Notices advise heirs and tenants, with sheriff's sale to satisfy superior court writs and county court judgments.
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Clarke County
Georgia
Athens
Clarke
Joseph Mmry
Said County
Broad and
Jackson Streets
Broad Street
N Street
Jackson Street
Teras
Rosa Barry
Glarke
Asid County
Broad
Rock Spring Streets
Sweets
Patman Lester
Lester
Rock Spring Street
H. H. Grawford
Crawford
Said Smith
Classic City Building and Loan Association
HM. Smith
Superior Court
Henry Beusse
H. M. Smith
Histery
John W. Wier
Sherife
Luesda
Pat State
Ang County
Hoyt Wier
Wary C. Benton
Nancy Hardeman
Ta Jonas
T. Penton
T. Benton
W. Dd
Athens Building and Loan Association
John W. Wise
Court House
Athen
Tucker
Pink Morton
A. L. Tucker
E. T. Smith
L. Moss
Jobn
W. Wier
Emmet Hill
Athens Savings Banke
County
Jordan Cox
Morris Street
J.E Wall
Cee Cox
T. 8
Mell
Beuo Ba Vista Avenue
Sitular Avenue
Bac
Hiawassee Ave
Nachoochee
Lenoit Ave
Lenoir Avenue
Boulevard
Wynburn Ave
Mantahala Ave
Milledge Ave
Nadehata Ave
Nantahala Ave
Prince Ave
Buena. Viste Ave
Yonah Ave
Alzo
Boulevar
Sineadton C.&n BR. B. Ontte Eatt
Chase Street
Simon Marks
Holman
Onetreet
G. C.2 N. RB
Lima& Dfa
F. W. Lucag
Mary A. Hughes
Pak & Bate Tee
J. W. Wier
Inary’s
Three Killed In a Snowslide Near Ouray
In Ouray Oslo on December 19 a search party was sent to locate the bodies of three men believed killed by a snowslide while traveling from Telluride to Ouray. The event follows a government vote on expenses for the czar's visit and a socialist amendment concerning unemployment aid.
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Chamber of Dapjuties
Ouray
Oslo
Teluride
Administrative notice of heirs and filings in Franceahaty
An administrator cites a formal order and calls all interested parties to file objections by a specified date regarding a legacy matter. The fragmented notice identifies J A Patat as administrator and references fines or letters of diamiasion related to the estate.
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Georgia
Clarks Coenky
Orlinarys Or
J. A Patat
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Hades
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Castoria
E. C. Hamilton
Suntar
DeWitt
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R.L Moss
Edward T. Fleming
Yee Shes
Regulator
Ely
Warren Street
New York
Ulareke
Mateus
Oaks County
Smit
Smith
Barberyilie
Tennes
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Clayton St
Msil
Western Medicine CO
Kalamazoo, Mich
Court of Ordinary
Thong
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Z. We. Betts
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P. Vincent
Z. W. Baits
Larke
Ann Sovnet
Wilson
OL Ree Sherife
Soars
Ape Ely Vos Bees Clarke
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Alfred
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