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Newspaper

Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1906

Page

8

Bondurant Hardware Company Incorporation Petition

Petitioners seek incorporation of Bondurant Hardware Company in Clarke County with 300 shares common and 200 shares preferred stock, 20 year term, board of three directors, Athens office, power to buy sell and manufacture hardware, rail as general agent. Petitions filed January 4 1906 with Deupree Hunnicutt attorney. Clerk of Superior Court certifies true copy.

Georgia Clarke County E. J. Bondurant M.S Bondurant W. T. Bush R. L. Johnson Bondurant Hardware Company Board of Directors Ir Tre Athens Deupree Hunnicutt L. B. J. Crawford Superior Court Said County BE. J. Crawford Clarke Co

Sale of Newman Brothers piano in Clarke County court notice

Public outcry sale set for February first at the county court house Athens Clarke to satisfy an execution in favor of Newnan Brothers against Mrs B T Bishop. Sheriff Jon W Wier cites the levy and describes the piano as Oak Case No 13256. Also notices of administration and guardianship pending in Clarke and Greene counties with hearings in February 1906.

Louse Insaid Towtt Newman Brothers Company B. T. Bishop City Court of Athens Newnan Druthers Company Mre Bishop Jonn W. Wier

Husbands Needed in Western States for Mataching Marriages

Omaha dispatch reports Mrs. M Elva of Toledo Ohio urged Postmaster Woodward to alert Nebraska Wyoming and other western states that marriageable men are scarce there and that men may pay commissions for finding wives. The note spurs letters from local men seeking mates and details on the matrimonial market. Football rules may change this year but next fall the games will be as glorious and as full of gore as usual.

Omaha, Neb M. Elva Toledo Ohio Woodward Omaha Nebraska Wyoming Elva Big Horn County Olmaba

Markets News From Athens and New York Cotton

Athens open shows New York futures with mixed bids and downward bias in Liverpool markets. New Orleans notes a drift lower as officials cite dullness. American markets hold steady amid cautious profit taking while mills run hard and demand lags, nudging prices toward modest gains if spot business improves.

New Orleans Liverpool New Vork Setady Gibert & Clay

Cotton Letter: Liverpool Open Bearish. U.S. markets steady

New York reports Liverpool opening weak with bearish cables as cotton supplies from the south appear plentiful. U.S. markets opened weak but strengthened on declines as short sellers covered for small profits. Demand from the south remained modest and outside speculators held large long positions, keeping a wary tone.

Grim Tragedy Of Consumption Prompts Hopeful Cure

R Siedenburg and Co warn of daily deaths from consumption while coughs and colds rise. F G Huntley of Oaklandon Indiana recalls his wife being saved after three doctors gave up and she improved with Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. The remedy kills germs, relieves with a single dose, and is sold by H R Palmer & Sons and W J Smith & Bro with a triad bottle free.

Yielm F. G. Huntley Oaklandon Ind Dr. King H. R. Palmer & Sons W. J. Smith & Bro

Dispensary in Carolin prompts Charleston governor message

Governor Heyward delivers a state address criticizing the dispensary system as a cloud over South Carolina. He notes counties seeking abolition target the operation method, urges immediate remedies, and rejects forcing dispensaries on unwilling counties or communities.

Columbia 8. C D. C. Heyward General Assembly of South Carolina

Glossary of 1920s Social Terms and Slang Judging News Style

A compact glossary listing worn phrases and labels used in society and crime reporting. It defines categories such as Real Meaning, Society Matron, Prominent Yale Graduate, Multimillionaire and others. The text also explains descriptors like Fatally Injured, Hollow terms for accidents, and coded words used in sensational coverage.

Yale

Water Drinking Strongman Stirring Boston Market

Samuel Julius Johnson claims to be world’s champion water drinker, rival Bill Kendall, a Virginia-born market worker in Boston, drinks up to 18 half pints daily, prefers mineral spring water, and says the habit keeps him strong enough to lift 500 pound beef quarters. His employer notes his exceptional strength after six months in the market.

Bil Kendall Bill Kendall Virginia Boston Bill RI Pass Billy Levi Wentworth Boston Globe

Niagara Falls in Peril Warned by Philadelphia Press

The Philadelphia Press urges protection of Niagara Falls from electric power companies. It cites Birkenbine’s warnings on water diversions, notes 35 percent already authorized and concerns over further reductions. It recalls Roosevelt, Dr. John M. Clark, Alton Adams, and Lord Kelvin warning of potential dry falls and the need for federal action.

John Birkenbine Pennsylvania Forestry Association Niagara Falls Birkenbine Niagara Genessee River Falls Montmorency Quebec Great Lakes Niagara River Forestry Association Roosevelt Congress New York John M. Clark Popular Science Monthly Alton D. Adams Cassiers Engineering New York State Goat Island Lord Kelvin United States National Congress Ita Volce Philadelphia Press

Bank Funds Targeted by Bandit Crime Debate Report

Washington Post notes a crime against property involving bank or trust funds. The discussion deems the penalty likely to exceed ten days in jail, with both sides claiming victory as the debate proceeded on schedule and with expected outcomes.

Perton Qailty Washington Post

A Guaranteed Cure for Piles Advertised by Paris Indiane Co

A guaranteed cure for piles promises relief from itching bleeding and prolapse with a 50 cent preparation called paraointment. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure any case in 6 to 14 days with first application providing relief. Send 50 cents to Paris Indiane Co Saint Louis Missouri for mail order.

Paris Iadienne Co Loula

His Twenty Seventh Baby Brings Monroe Pride And News

Jonathan Allan Monroe, cattle buyer at Union Stock Yards, welcomed his twenty seventh child. The infant boy arrived yesterday as Monroe, 63, praised the new arrival and recalled knowing President Roosevelt in Albany. Fifteen children remain at home, three married daughters, and none of the sons have married. The Chicago corresp. New York Sun.

Jonathan Allan Monroe Mr. Monroe Union Stock Yards Roosevelt Albany N. Y Oshaw L ‘Ing Chicago Cor New York Sun

The Most Costly Coat and a Gigantic Port Rat

The report notes William H. Moore wearing the United States’ costliest coat worth $19,000 made from sable fur. It also mentions Mrs. William B. Leeds in a $12,000 Russian sabre coat and a $2,000 matching hat. At the Oriental dock, warehouseman E Holmes killed a huge port rat, weighing nearly seven pounds and two feet long after a 20 minute fight, the largest ever seen in the port.

William H. Moore New York Chicago United States William B. Leeds Leeds Springfield Republican E. Holmes Oriental Dock Holmes South America

Bristow's Mistake in Nephew Drawing Will

A brief, humorous item notes Bristow's error when his lawyer nephew drafted his will. The joke hinges on the paradox that as a legal professional he could approve the will, yet as a relative he would seek to overturn it. Also included is an ad line for Be W Grove's cold cure and a Laxative Bromo Quinine tablet endorsement.

Bristow Yeu

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Sball Sheriff Sale Gisongla Lizie Shauilton Laneston Hurley MeLiuary Os. B. Wingfield, Sr Hlopgia H.R. Fitzpatrick Catherine Buchanan Enil Cai Tontel St. Wingfield, Jr Ihorgia John J. Arneid Said Larence B. Arnold Greene Wore Almira A. Wricht Matilda F. Oliver C Hild B. Wingfield, Sr Ordinary Clarke County, Ga Segagia Quickness College Macon Oper R. Siedenburg & CO Carolin Gov. Heyward Pearl Paul Kelly Timothy D. Sullivan Dash—Galt Havoc Philadelphia Cleveland Plain Dealer BE. W. Grove
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