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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1907
Page
2
An old advertisement promotes Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a cure for catarrh foul breath and deafness caused by catarrh. It claims the product purifies blood, strengthens nerves and bones, and offers free samples and medical advice from an Atlanta company.
The Southern Manufacturing Company plans to erect fifty new houses near its plant on the Seaboard Air Line railroad outside the city. The expansion, due to industrial growth, will house more operatives, making the area resemble a town. Construction starts soon and should finish by summer, providing steady work for carpenters and bricklayers.
Dr George Foster Peabody will host an elegant Monday evening dinner at the Metropolitan Club, honoring Chancellor D C Barrow of the University of Georgia. About seventy five Georgia residents in New York invited. Barrow will tour New York, then travel to Ithaca to review the university’s new agricultural hall and gather ideas to widen the state agricultural college scope.
Manager Marshburn of the University of Georgia football team has completed next fall’s schedule. Opponents include Dahlonega, Alabama in Montgomery, Davidson in Davidson, Mercer in Macon or Athens, Tech in Atlanta, Sewanee in Athens, Clemson in Atlanta, and Auburn in Macon or Atlanta. One more game will be added, with Coach Whitney arriving early and training vigorous.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 24. Melville Curtis, 9, son of Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Curtis of East Lake, Nog ered to death after suffering fatal burns by a cook stove fire at 5 oclock Tuesday morning. He endured agony for four hours, offered a prayer for his family, and died at 9 oclock. Senator Beveridge says the Georgia child labor law is a dead letter and Senator Bacon of this state took issue with him immediately in the Senate.
Clarkesville Ga Jan 29 Judge Logan E Bleckley ex chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court suffered another sinking spell yesterday noon and was unconscious most of the afternoon and evening Family gathered this morning and he was somewhat better today He remains weak and in a precarious condition
St Petersburg report believes the condition of Count Tolstoi the novelist and reformer is critical after recent illness. The note cites deteriorating health and uncertainty about recovery.
Commerce judge W W Stark announces a long trip starting the first Monday in February leaving from New York for Naples Italy. He will visit Gibraltar Algiers Naples Alexandria Cairo Jerusalem Nazareth Bethlehem the Dead Sea Jericho Damascus Smyrna Athens and Rome before returning via England. The journey includes the pyramids Sphinx and Suez Canal plus Mediterranean shorelines and historic sites.
Yesterday Prof E L Wers resigned his University faculty position and left for Cornell University Ithaca NY to complete his entomology studies. He is a young man of talent and promise whose work should bring success and distinction and benefit the state. His many friends will follow his career with interest.
Messrs. R. O. Phillips and E. L. Church of Lithonia Ga have moved to Athens and will establish a large plant for tiling granite blocks curbing building stone and artificial stone. They specialize in tiling and concrete walks and will submit bids on all work from an office near the old Check Factory.
Mr HV Head returns from New York with a large assortment of high grade gents furnishings. Head and McMahan invite locals to inspect the spring line arriving in February, promising perfect fit and best money can buy. Judge Stark to provide updates from his journey for the News and Jackson Herald.
Police officers picked up Aleck Howard yesterday on a vagrancy charge. He declared he need not work, claiming divine power. He carried a Bible and hymn book, spoke in a half crazed manner, was taken to the police headquarters, a warrant sworn, and Judge Howell Cobb to rule on the case tomorrow. He has several children in Athens who work, but he does not. He appears stout and capable.
Atlanta reports Joe Hill Hall of Hibb county is expected to head the Georgia House appropriations committee for 1907-08. Rumor ties John Slaton to the speaker role, with Hoke Smith’s upcoming reform agenda shaping a busy General Assembly.
Mrs. Frances Long Taylor, owner of the Clayton and Thomas street corner store, plans a one story addition between Bailey Supply Co. and the existing building. The 12 feet of rear space will be incorporated into the new structure, creating a compact convenient shop and a neat enhancement to the business section.
An Orr Drug Co recommended label promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as small morning pills. The ad emphasizes quick digestion and reliable "possession of health" with a simple, period tone.
Dr Noel M Moore of the University Medical Department Augusta will speak this afternoon at 3 on Farm Hygiene on the University campus. The talk, a graduate of the University and a noted young man, covers a topic of supreme importance to farmers and their families statewide.
Louis J. Brumby, formerly of this city and now in Ocala, Florida, earns praise as founder of the Florida Fruit and Truck Grower. The January issue marks the fourth anniversary with illustrated features on Marion Farms near Ocala and Spring Park Stock Farms near Gainesville, plus a look at Port Ingles and Florida's early century progress.
Yesterday was set for the University of Georgia baseball captain election but it was postponed to this afternoon at 3 30. Once named, the new captain will lead the squad into more active training as the team pursues a record schedule unseen before.
Senator Bacon plans to question Beveridge after a telegram from Judge John R. Wilkinson shows Fulton county had only ten applications for child workers ages 10 to 12 since January 1. Mills owners seek enforcement of the Georgia law while exceptions cover dependents. The item also notes Bucklen's Arnica Salve for various skin ailments with local drugstore listings.
Ex mayor Sherry McAuley of Alness, Dalton Georgia, shot himself in the head after reportedly feeling unwell. He left a room with his family, retrieved a pistol from a closet, and died before relatives could help. Despondency was noted, but no clear motive emerged.
Weak kidneys weaken the body and cause backache and urinary issues. The ad extols Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, with testimonials from W. R. Booth of 452 River Street about relief, sleep restoration, and improved health, offering the product at 50 cents via H. R. Palmer & Son's drug store.
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