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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1909
Page
2
An advertisement extols William Tell Flour made from finest Ohio wheat. It promises light white bread and wholesome pastry, noting flour’s delicacy and the need for careful protection from field to kitchen. Your grocer will supply you with this premium product.
Birmingham, Alabama December 29 Mrs T A Hamilton a well known society figure was fatally burned this afternoon at her home on Tenth avenue south between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets while cleaning a garment with gasoline A gasoline vessel sat before her when it ignited and her clothing caught fire she was horribly burned before help could reach her
Rome Ga December 29 Judge Sam P Maddox of Dalton announced his candidacy for Congress to succeed Hon Gordon Lee He plans a formal announcement later and is soliciting support He has served as solicitor general of the Cherokee circuit for eight years his term ending January 1
Frank J. Cheney swears as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. that the Toledo firm will pay one hundred dollars for each catarrah case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The document, sworn December 6, 1886, promotes the cure as acting on blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials and druggist sales noted.
Indiana officials led ceremonies at the Vicksburg Battle Park to dedicate monuments and markers honoring Native American soldiers who participated in the 1863 siege and capture of Vicksburg. Governor Hanly and a large Indiana delegation attended the event.
A Hulligay Arkansas resident, W C Kiestler, touts Electric Bitters as a universal remedy for malaria stomach and liver troubles and general weakness. The ad claims the medicine purifies blood tones nerves and restores vigor with a money back guarantee if it fails to help, offered by W J Smith & Bro H R Palm et al.
Commerce Georgia dispatch reports Knights of Pythias lodge celebrations at Hotel Commerce. A grand banquet followed routine business and social time in castle hall. Speeches by Rev J D McPhail L L Davis John Hawkins Luther Elrod and visitors praised Chancellor Commander Hood for a year of unprecedented lodge prosperity.
An advertisement touts Hyomel as a cure for catarrh and related symptoms. Palmer & Song guarantee it will cure catarrh or refund. The complete Hyomel outfit with inhaler costs one dollar. The copy also claims relief from croschitis asthma coughs and hay fever.
A worldwide obituary survey lists rulers, diplomats, generals, scientists, writers, and artists who died in the past year. It names Empress Tsai-An, multiple princes and premiers, Grover Cleveland, Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Uncle Remus author Joel Chandler Harris, and many other notable figures from the United States, Europe, and beyond. The report covers royalty, statesmen, clergy, military leaders, educators, artists, and business magnates, reflecting broad losses across nations and professions.
A severely injured New Yorker recounts the Messina earthquake to Chicago readers. She describes waking to chaos, crowds in night clothes, collapsing buildings, fires and a gas explosion, with terror as seas flooded streets and a vast relief effort formed in the square. The survivor recalls the crush of rubble and a blackout of memory. Separately in Chicago a ballooning wedding plan unfolds for Charles A. Coey and Milas Carrie Hume Lewis with a two month California motor and ascent tour after their ceremony.
A column warns frequent colds lead to chronic catarrh and urges prompt treatment. It endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with a testimonial from Mrs. M. White of Butler Tennessee and lists local druggists selling it.
Atlanta Des 29 The condition of William M Slaton superintendent of the Atlanta public schools who has been ill with a severe attack of pleuro pneumonia is somewhat more encouraging than yesterday The condition of Professor Slatons sts considered grave however and his family are constantly at the bed side On Saturday night Professor Slaton s chances for recovery were considered slim but on Sunday morning there was a slight change for the better and since that time there has been a steady and encouraging improvement.
Rome Georgia December 29 Clifford Clark 19 committed suicide by drinking an ounce of carbolic acid at his father W T Clark's home. Despondent over a young lady's failure to reciprocate his affections he died within an hour.
Atlanta on December 29 a move to enjoin the Georgia prohibition law was announced. Attorneys Felder and associates will file in federal court to overturn Judge Newman’s refusal of injunction. The case, begun for Christian Moerlein Brewing Co and joined by Chattanooga Brewing Co, argues the law is unconstitutional for dual prohibitions on sale and manufacture, requires a constitutional amendment for enforcement, and claims legislative process flaws. An appeal to the United States Supreme Court is anticipated.
Roanoke, December 29. Weather Grubs a negro wanted for wrecking Norfolk and Western trains confessed after arrest near Wytheville. He admitted placing spikes and cross ties on rails during three weeks to destroy the Chattanooga and Washington Limited, driven by a motive of quarrel with a section foreman. He feared enraged citizens.
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