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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1900
Page
3
The Athens Daily Banner lists ownership and editorial staff, carrier delivery and mailing options, and subscription rates for daily weekly and Sunday editions. It notes cash in advance, mailing rates, and local notices priced per line with extended contract discounts.
The item cites a rumor claiming Rudyard Kipling wrote David Hamnm under a pen name Edward Noyes Weatcott, linked to a waistcoat. It also reports Atchison Kansas enforcing municipal care for tramps, forcing work, and banning private feeding. It notes Sarah Doran Terry aged 109 in Philadelphia and other varied items.
Egyptian long staple cotton arrives at a South Carolina mill where managers say sea island cotton lacks the strength and silky wheel of the Egyptian variety. Experiments in Georgia and Florida aim to produce a suitable long staple for southern spinners.
Experiential claims extol Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best medicine money can buy for cures, health restoration, and vitality. A testimonial from E J. Giffels attributes regained strength and work ability to the remedy after poor health and fatigue.
An advertisement touts Swift's Specific as a blood purifier that cures chronic ulcers and other blood diseases. It quotes a user from Virginia who reports six years of suffering cured after using the product. The piece asserts the remedy is all vegetable and free of potash or mercury and offers free books from the company.
Reports from Europe and American observers clash over Boer force size in the South African war, with figures ranging from as high as 100000 down to about 50000. Analyses break down forces by regional and foreign components amid siege contexts at Ladysmith Kimberley Mafeking and surrounding areas.
Manila reports Americans occupy Santa Cruz on Laguna de Bay but find the town deserted. Admiral Fitzgerald of the British navy travels via Omaha en route to England after two years as second in command of the Asiatic squadron. A Houston farmer, A J Honeycutt, wounds his wife and kills his daughter then is jailed as his family faces possible deaths.
Pretoria dispatch reports British forces attacked Boer positions at Colesberg Cape Colony at 10 am today. Heavy fighting occurred but no result is known. latest accounts state Boers still hold their positions.
The University Engineering Society will meet at 7:80 tonight to hear an architectural lantern lecture and discuss two cash prizes for the best scientific articles written during the year for the Engineering Annual. Prizes funded by Joel Hart and several alumni reward top entries from engineering students. Also promotes Hathaway electric belt offered by Dr J Newton Hathaway with trial terms and address in Atlanta.
London reports ongoing operations north of the Tugela amid scarce artillery and entrenched Boer positions delaying Warren forces. Boers reportedly mount guns and set a retreat line while Dundonald’s entry into Ladysmith remains uncertain. Yeomanry morale suffers as red tape and disaffection disrupt plans and South Bedfordshire yeomanry disbands a full company.
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