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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1900
Page
7
The text touts vapor treatments for head and body skin to clear complexion and prevent pimples and eruptions. It claims benefits for head ailments, asthma, catarrh, bronchitis, and male vitality, presenting medical advice from a Toledo based national institute with a strong reputation for cures.
Kansas court grants an injunction preventing Emma Collins-Johnson from living with her second husband J. H. Johnson after a divorce decree nisi was issued. The case reveals confusion over her married status as her former husband Collins remains incarcerated. The judge previously softened sympathy during the divorce but halted the remarriage following the decree nisi.
New You reports Mrs Belle Chal mer seeks a limited divorce in the supreme court claiming two years of abuse after her husband forced her to wear trousers for housework. She says he bought only six dresses in ten years and denied money for attire while she endured neglect and beatings.
The War Office released South Africa casualty totals since the war began. Excluding sickness and wounds, 29,706 killed or missing, with 254 officers and 2,403 other ranks dead in action, 70 officers and 610 dead of wounds, 65 officers and 9,024 missing or prisoners, 188 officers and 4,204 dead of disease, and 44 officers plus 18,433 other ranks invalided home.
The Marietta Paper Manufacturing property, placed in the hands of receiver M. W. Soesions, was bid off by C. O. Whitmire for bondholders’ loan around 00,000 though the bonded debt stood at 75,000. The sale of the mill was enjoined and did not proceed. Sessions remains as receiver during ongoing reorganizing efforts as creditors pursue recovery.
In Pratsretp New Jersey on July 4 Edward France aged 96 escaped a mob after allegedly attempting to murder his wife with a lamp chimney. The assail failed but the wife was wounded in the throat and face. the crowd demanded his punishment and a rope was ready. Earlier reports say he drove his wife and sisters from the house in a jealous disturbance.
A reflective piece urges sober self assessment about life expectancy and arranging affairs, noting people pursue wealth or honor or want to do good. It warns against fear motivating promises, urges keeping peace at home, and ends by advertising Diamond Spectacles from Skiff the jeweler with suitable eye fittings.
A cryptic OCR fragment mentions Beatie and Ki Yon Hae amid scattered names and possible event notes. Readable parts point to names and groups without clear context or dates, preserving only basic identifiers from the damaged text.
Athens Banner reports on the Bowery area near Jackson Street noting a barber shop run by a black preacher T J Harris where both white and black patrons mix. The piece laments mixed clientele and urges readers to consider the practice, calling attention to the Athens Bowery as a place to see all kinds of establishments. The item includes a brief ad for The One Day Cold Cure Chorolates Laxative Quinine.
July 4 Comumaus Ga reports an intense electrical storm with lightning striking a fire alarm line and trolley wire ahead of a car. A loud crash on Eleventh Street caused fright but no injuries. Telephone wires suffered minor damage amid the bright sky show.
At a Wilhelmshaven banquet after launching the warship Wittelsbach, Emperor William declared that great decisions about sea power require German input. He warned against being sidelined in foreign affairs and asserted the empire’s duty to use force if needed. He said Germany’s princes and people stand behind him in this stance.
Litigation over the East and West railroad has reached a settlement in Oxpautown Ga on July 4. The factions led by the Kelleys and by Senator Buna as administrator have agreed terms. Reorganization of the road and its Seaboard connection now proceeds, ending long rumors of settlement.
A swarm of honey bees occupies the crockery store of J H Hoggins & Son on Broad Street entering via a chimney hole. Bees move in and out for days, drawing curious crowds while the owner seals the entrance, forcing the hive to use the chimney top. A past local boast by Policeman Moon is recalled. ad copy for Prickly Ash Bitters ends the story.
News from New York reports rapid progress toward organizing the Crucible Steel Company of America. Directors from the Harrison, N. J. partnership plan an authorized capital of 50,000,000, with equal common and 7 percent preference shares, aiming to control a large output of crucible steel in the United States and to consolidate 18 firms into the new venture. A miscellaneous column bits include a joke about imagination and a tale of a street performance interrupted by bullets, plus a report of a young man who drank acid phosphate and cherry phosphate, ending in illness.
A fragmented OCR capture lists barbers and hardware stores including BARBERS McQueen Carter and Janna Bros on College avenue, DRY GOODS, Solmes Clayton and Jackson, and DAVISON & LOWE at 123 Clayton street. Also mentions SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY, ELECTRIC LIGHT OFFICE, and Athens Hardware Company at 49-50 Broad street with phone references.
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