Germs and health line up against consumption danger
The article warns that city life spreads disease through dried sputum and dust, urging sanitation and broad health education. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic that purifies blood, strengthens digestion, and aids lungs, citing a testimonial of recovery and offering The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser free by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Noel W. Orvin
Langley, Aiken Co
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N
Georgia dog tax law aims to fund registration and ownership checks
The Banner summarizes an act to levy a one dollar tax on male dogs and one dollar fifty cents on female dogs four months old plus annual registration by January first. Ordinary must maintain a public Register of Dogs and issue brass collars with a registered mark. Dogs without collars by March risk penalties.
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Clarke Superior Court
General Assembly of Georgia
Bott Frither
Dorine
Tae
Dog Tax and Impoundment Statutes Passed by County
The act requires owners of dogs to register and pay taxes, impounding any unregistered dogs after forty eight hours, with penalties for noncompliance. Constables are paid per dog killed during March and April, duplicates for registered dogs may be issued, and fees documented for school funding. Violators face misdemeanor penalties.
Hall's Great Discovery advertised for kidney and bladder troubles
An old advertisement touts Hall's Great Discovery as a universal cure for kidney and bladder issues including gravel diabetes and back pain. It claims mail order availability for $1, lists E W Hall as sole manufacturer in St Louis, with Temple Texas as a local seller and a testimonial from WER Tyler DDS. The clumsy text also includes a legal note about acts and grand jury recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
E. W. Hall
St Louis
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Temple
Texas
Tyler, Dds
Barnesville
Prohibition Laws Upheld By Supreme Court Ruling
A Georgia Supreme Court decision in O Brien against the state affects Warren County and counties with local prohibitions. The ruling voids conflicting county acts past February 27 1877 that banned sale of all intoxicants where the general law allows domestic wines. It declares prosecutions for unlicensed sale or church-proximity violations invalid where no local prohibition exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
O' Brien
Warren County
Georgia
Fish
O'Brien
Superio Court
Vacans
O'Bren
Trade with China and Japan Surges in Decade to 1899
A report by Frank U Hitchcock shows strong growth in US Asiatic trade with China and Japan over the decade ending 1899. Merchandise value rose from $46.3 million in 1889 to $57.2 million in 1509 and peaked at $60.2 million in 1893, despite 1896 wartime downturn. Imports and exports shifted, with exports increasing markedly in recent years while imports fluctuated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank U Hitchcock
Agricultural Department
China
Japan
Hong Kong
United States
Jaca
Record of China trade and a cough remedy ad
The text notes record gains in China trade within 1839 to 1899 with exports rising substantially in 1897, 1893 and 1899, totaling $4,494,440 in 1899. It also promotes Boschee's German Syrup as a long standing cough and cold remedy, claiming it relieves severe threats and long troubles and offers a sample at H. R. Palmer & Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Japan
Boschee
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Senate week preview on Philippine question and currency bill
Washington reports Senators Bacon and Tillman will speak this week on the Philippine question while the currency bill is expected to dominate sessions. A shift in senate offices is anticipated with Bennett to be secretary and Randall sergeant-at-arms. Jones will pursue reconsideration of the Samoan treaty in executive session, opposed by Republicans, and the Quay contest remains deferred until the currency bill is resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillman
Senate
Bennett
Ranedall
Jones
British general sums up lessons from campaign
A British general assessed the campaign in London, noting we understand the enemy and the power of modern weapons, but desiring better strategic discipline. He said long range guns lessen the attacker’s advantage, and that learnings from American actions at Santiago could have helped. He warned it may take six months to a year to achieve the objective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
London
Santiago
Ely's Dream Balm Promises Cure for Catarrh
An old brief touts Ely's Dream Balm as a cleansing soothing remedy for catarrh or head cold. It warns against drying inhalants and notes the product is sold by druggists for 50 cents or by Ely Brothers, 64 Warren St., New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren St
New York
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