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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1905
Page
7
The Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills are hailed as the world’s greatest skin cures. They promise immediate relief and lasting care for eczema psoriasis scalp conditions and infant skin disorders. Renowned for purity safety economy and global sales the remedies are described as universally effective across climates and peoples.
The nation may see a reversal of the long westward population shift as states count midpoints of inhabitants in 1905. Iowa expects a steady population, while New York Massachusetts New Jersey and Rhode Island anticipate gains. Florida predicts expansion, with the south now the fastest growing area. Also note a bowel complaint advisory noting Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as effective, sold by local Athens pharmacies.
A Chicago Chronicle piece notes that many medical ideas once thought new recur through time. It recounts Hippocrates using arsenic, early pancreatic and auditory anatomy, ancient intubation concepts, tracheotomy, laparotomy, and kidney surgery, with later revivals in organotherapy and hydrotherapy, reflecting cyclical progress in medicine.
Sinful mix of ad and historic anecdote mentions Latinola a facial remedy claiming removal of freckles pimples tan and skin eruptions within 20 days with a money back guarantee. Testimony from Miss Alace Lirette of Thibodeaux La dated Oct 15 04 cites dramatic facial improvement after two packages.
Georgia editors comment on campaigns and political alignments across South Georgia. They note fragmented enthusiasm, railroad interference with candidate travel, and shifts in senate leadership. A renewed urban planning push in Athens and a legal appointment in the Southern Railway are also discussed, along with a testimonial endorsing a cholera remedy.
President Roosevelt surrounds himself with sport loving officials. Metcalf is a six foot Yale graduate who rowed in college and now enjoys shooting fishing and golf. Cortelyou, Taft, Shaw, Moody and Morton are noted for baseball boxing riding golf and yachting. The piece mentions Moody as a former Harvard captain and catcher and describes the president riding with court and other officials.
Hon Jas M Smith of Oglethorpe county spoke at Carnesville celebrating the centennial of the little fly. Col James M Smith delivered an address with farmer, business, and professional guidance. He stated he is in the race to stay, denying ring or clique ties and pledging to govern for all Georgians.
Nineteen year old George Granger was arraigned in Jefferson Market court for the murder of Geo Lutz a Pawling Duchess county farmer. He confessed stating he was goaded by ill health and lack of funds. He described a harsh upbringing from the county poor house to farm work.
The Rome Tribune commends Governor Joe Terrell for steady leadership and steady duties. It criticizes reformers who routinely attack Terrell, arguing their outsized rhetoric distracts from his effective governance and public service.
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co., swears to pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh cured or not by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason.
Atlanta July 4 reports say Governor Terrell will appoint Colonel C Stevens as railroad commissioner to replace J Pope Brown, with Stevens to take effect October 15. Thomas G Hudson of Samte is named to succeed Stevens as agriculture commissioner, pending senate confirmation.
The Gwinnett Journey praises C H Brand as the best man to succeed Judy Russell, claiming high ability integrity and popularity in Gwinnett county and the western circuit. It also expects Solicitor Tribble to strive to excel his predecessor and urges improvements in law enforcement based on past records.
Good for stomach trouble and constipation. C Towns of Rat Portage Ontario Canada commends Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets calling them mild and pleasant with reliable action. Sold by H R Palmer & Sons Athens and W J Smith & Bro Athens. When you want a pleasant laxative that is easy to take and sure to act use Chamberlains Stomach and Liver tablets. For sale by H R Palmer & Sons Athens and W J Smith &
Geological experts report diamonds in Kentucky and Great Lakes gravels, with seven stones found in the Great Lakes region suggesting an ancestral source. Ice transport during glacial invasion likely carried stones to kettle moraines, prompting inquiry into their origins and paths back to a common homeland.
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