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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1906
Page
5
An 19th century style testimonial advertises Blood Balm B B B as a cure for catarrh and deafness, claiming many have regained hearing after using the remedy. It promotes Blood Balm Co. of Atlanta and offers a 30 year pedigree, sample letters, and a money-back guarantee.
Lawrenceville Ga Jan 22 Special Rev Join W Austin arrived on the Seaboard train and caused a stir by abandoning his wife and fleeing with another man. He later returned to preach then left again with funds from Maddox Rucker Bank. Police arrested him on an assault with intent to murder charge connected to a 1905 poisoning incident.
An H R Palmer & Son ad promotes Hyomel as a simple pleasant guaranteed cure for catarrh. The inhaler delivers balsamic healing to nose and throat cleansing mucous membranes, with complete outfit priced at one dollar and an extra bottle at fifty cents.
Mayor Dorsey dealt with Bud Black, a negro man, on a charge of beating his wife after a disturbance at home. The evidence found him guilty of disorder, with a five dollar fine imposed and potential state court action if the wife prosecutes. An advertisement aim to grow the town paper and business.
Milwaukee maker Fred Kremple plans to present Alice Roosevelt with a butterfly portrait modeled on the Titian Madonna. He collected over 5,000 specimens, arranging light colored butterflies for skin and hair tones on heavy canvas to resemble an oil painting. The piece will be a notable keepsake for the president’s daughter. In other news, Immigration Commissioner Watchorn discusses New York as a center of girl trafficking. He cites cases, penalties, and proposed reforms, warning of cross-border imitation of Canadian gold era conditions.
Princeton Indiana January 22 a valuable registered Shetland pony owned by John Taylor died in a strange accident after finding and eating a gallon of tread yeast left outside the house. The yeast caused the pony to swell and suffocate despite efforts to save it.
Reports show progress on six first class battleships nearly complete as of December 1, with percentages for each ship. Also eleven armored cruisers and several torpedo boats in various stages, plus naval academy vacancy notes and upcoming candidate examinations.
Purified by a newly discovered method, the product promises a velvety appearance and fresh complexion. The National Toilet Co claims a money back refund if not fully satisfied, with sales through druggists and mail orders.
The President and Mrs Roosevelt announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Alice Lee Roosevelt to Nicholas Longworth. The wedding is planned for mid February in the White House with the East Room favored for the ceremony.
Like Apple A B Stickney, railroad president, urges Minnesota audience to link rail prosperity with public welfare and argues against watered stock. He says water in capital inflates value, but fair rates require intelligent law and government control, noting current basis for reasonable rates is unknown as his future looms.
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as a constitutional remedy with a $100 reward offer for any case it fails to cure. The article includes testimonials on kidney pills and mentions Foster-Milburn Co. as US agents, plus local endorsements of printing and a political note about Col. James M. Smith.
The New York World argues a $5,000,000 Cape Cod canal will remove Cape Cod perils for mariners by shortening routes and cutting exposure. Projections claim 30,000 annual passages, 6,000 steamers, and major savings versus Suez and Vineyard Sound routes, with broader canaland Erie system completion enhancing U.S. waterways.
The article describes Baltic amber gathering by coastal workers who endure harsh seas and cold, divers retrieving lumps of amber from the seabed and rocks, with the largest piece in the Berlin Royal Museum. Waders and divers work four to five hours daily in all seasons unless seas are icy, facing brutal conditions.
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