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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1907
Page
7
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a guaranteed cure for skin lesions bone pains itching and gland swelling. It claims to purify blood strengthen kidneys and stomachs and restore health with a single product available from the Blood Balm Co Atlanta for $1 per bottle or prepaid by express.
Mr WD Rush of Kentucky toured local estates and farms in the area, viewing several parcels with a tea estate staffer guiding him. He planned to stay several days to assess holdings before returning home for business, with intent to buy a house in the city and a plot near Athens.
A cabinet-maker from 212 Mitchell Street Atlanta reports back pain from overwork and kidney troubles. After using Doan's Kidney Pills, pain left within forty eight hours and kidney symptoms improved, with ongoing relief and full endorsement. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Son and other dealers.
The report states Vice President R H McBarry and officials indicate Couzens' Bank will recover quickly after a health scare. No relapse noted and he is expected to be out soon.
Dr Willim Le Mors and sister Miss Sarah Hunter Mugs describe their journey from Bremerhaven to Bremen and Berlin. They recount arrival by steamer, quick customs clearance, visits to Bremen sights like Rathaus and Dom, and vivid impressions of river scenery, mangled Dutch-style houses, windmills, and bustling streets with colorful costumes.
The Gear reports a wave of proposed incorporations and expansions in Georgia and Alabama. Projects include water power developments, cotton mills, fertilizer factories, sugarcane and timber ventures, rail links between the Chattahoochee and Pensacola, and city improvements such as parks and waterworks. Multiple towns list new plants, mills, and business buildings with substantial capital stock, plus contract awards for electrical equipment and urban planning efforts in Moultrie and Albany.
Letter from F W Devoe & Co discusses paint values and wages with a numeric puzzle showing minus price per gallon as a logical outcome. Includes notes about Talmage Hardware Co advertising painters and a clean streets claim. Additional brief items mention Dr Moss and sister leaving Bremen for Berlin and Charleston Navy Yard project cost of 100000 dollars.
Washington July 3 Experts in the Department of Agriculture monitor the rise of shady tobacco in Georgia Florida Alabama and Louisiana. Cohen the pioneer grows tobacco with cost effective screening techniques and owns a thousand acres under cultivation. Oscar P L Austin chief of the US bureau of statistics receives Belgian honor and moves at the College of the Tungdeal Sciences. Arthur Ludewitakl burial at Mount Olivet with Confederate band. May commerce report boosts water transport. Great Lakes navigation opens markets. Immigration tax increase to fund government. Georgia peach freight rates reduced five cents per hundred pounds and refrigeration rates cut one and a half cents per crate from Georgia points to four cities.
Rev George R Loehr reports Dr Young J Allen died May 20 after a prolonged illness at his home. He had worked as editor and organizer for two papers, aided by two Chinese writers. Telegraphed condolences to missions within the conference and many brethren and sisters paid respects to the beloved figure. His son Hon E P Allen of Tientsin and daughter Miss Allen were with relatives.
Large crowds attended the funeral in Shanghai for Dr. Glen Allen with both foreigners and Chinese present. Rev. Gilbert Reid led a memorial service, praising Allen’s work in China and the church. The Shanghai Missionary Association passed resolutions, and plans were floated for a memorial church at the North Carolina College campus.
People are often disappointed to find that this family physician is away from home when they most need his services. Diseases like cramps and cholera morbus require prompt treatment and have proven fatal before medicine could be procured. The right remedy is Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy kept at hand to escape pain and risk. For sale by local druggists in Athens Georgia.
Mr C Carter of Skirun praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as the best in the world. He recalls a near death experience before using the remedy and reports a full recovery after a half bottle. Available from local druggists including H R Palmer & Sons Warren J Smith & Bro and others.
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