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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
6
An attorney extols Mother's Friend as a premier remedy for expectant mothers claiming it reduces suffering, speeds recovery, and ensures a healthier child. Advertises the product, priced at $1 a bottle, from The Bradfield Regulator Co of Atlanta with a free illustrated book for mothers.
Mrs. Linney Tolbert known as Mrs. Stinchcomb got drunk Sunday morning on Clayton street and collided with Sergeant Saye and tried to embrace him. Police took her to the calaboose. At First Baptist church they heard a loud scream as worshippers left. Afternoon she sobered up and in mayor's court she was found to have bitten the grit.
Military affairs note that under the governor's order all state officers will be elected February 1 with line and field officers expiring then. The Athens Guards will hold a formal officer election with no opposition. Capt. McCurdy expects a prize drill soon and urges $60 in outstanding subscriptions for funding uniforms be paid promptly.
Telegrams from Rennberg report seven officers and thirty men of the Suffolks killed with about fifty captured. General French replaced them with the Essex regiment, a fact bitter to their supporters who view it as disgrace. General Buller forwards White's Jan 6 messages describing ongoing attacks and heavy enemy reinforcement around Ladysmith.
London dispatch from General White reports a fierce assault on Caesar's Camp and Wagon Hill. The enemy pressed a strong, noon to evening attack, twice taking entrenchments before being repulsed with heavy losses. Devon forces under Colonel Park and Colonel Ian Hamilton held key positions.
A daughter risking danger cut the dress from the assailant’s mouth to free a choking man. The victim collapsed and died shortly after, despite efforts. The scene reflects a perilous confrontation with a fatal outcome.
In New Brighton a Christian Science couple refused medicine for diphtheria. Two children died. a third child and the father are gravely ill despite authorities stepping in. Coroner investigates lack of death certificate as health officials take charge to save the remaining victims.
Coroner reports Rev A M C Attaway a prominent Methodist minister near Pickens county died after a violent insanity attack triggered by the death of a son. He killed two dogs with an ax then attacked furniture and his wife before daughter intervened with a knife during the ordeal. His wife is also declared insane and under guard.
Col A E Buck the veteran Georgia Republican and current envoy to Japan plans to return south in late February to aid the state party before the March 7 convention in Atlanta. He has notified Georgia Republicans of his wish to join the effort and help align the state for delegate elections to the national convention.
Augusta Ga Jan 8 Colonel Joe White a popular railroad man is reported very ill with meningitis in a developing illness that alarms local business circles and health officials as he receives medical care and monitoring in the city hospital.
The report alleges General Gatacre killed his guide with a pistol during a patrol. A London dispatch notes a private Irish Rifles soldier claims the general shot the guide, but the tale remains unconfirmed and disputed by officials.
County Commissioners Chairman Vincent reports the county convict labor program is off to a good start. Convicts are housed at the county stockade on the pauper farm and guarded. They are cutting wood and will clear land for several parties, with road work to resume after winter.
Albert Walker, a young Black man, escaped the Athens stockade weeks ago and eluded police until Sunday night. Lieut McKie Officer Cook Elder and Rose found him on Thomas street and arrested him at the cala boose. He pleaded guilty to escape and Mayor Smith sentenced him to sixty days of work on the streets.
In city court, Minnie Jackson and Will Hill faced charges for stealing a pocket book containing 51 dollars from Sam Wagenman, a visiting former Fifteenth Pennsylvania Regiment member. Hill pled guilty, Jackson not guilty and was convicted by a jury, with Judge Cobb sentencing both to one year in the county jail.
Mrs. Addie Touchstone wife of James Touchstone a cotton mill worker vanished from her home in Atlanta last Tuesday and has not been heard from. Despondent over poverty she had separated from her husband and lived with her brother in law H T Ware at 60 Factory Street. Police fear she may have taken her own life in an unnamed place. Her brother in law searched unsuccessfully that night.
London dispatch quotes Lord De la Warr on the battle of Magersfontein. General Methuen faced an entrenched invisible foe. the Highland brigade rush failed, a costly disaster, with General Wauchope urging not to blame Methuen. Second Georgia monument plan in Laurel Grove Cemetery honors the regiment that lost sixteen men.
The readable text fragment notes a kind of bar formerly bought by customers, mentioning brand cues and shopping habits. No clear event or person is identifiable, but the snippet hints at consumer familiarity and retail context.
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