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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1899
Page
6
In Lula a suspicious coffin-like box found in an old field sparked fear of a buried dead body and smallpox spread. An investigation showed the box was a new coffin from Mobile, likely stolen from a car and misused as a container.
Madame Dreyfus writes to relatives in Paris about Alfred Dreyfus and their family. The letter describes his deep suspicions, altered mind, and emotional reactions after his imprisonment, noting how he confronts harsh changes and the impact on their relationship.
An article extols wedlock as essential for lineage and fortune, condemns childlessness, and cites Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for female ailments. It includes testimonials from Mrs J Parks of Marshall and claims of renewed vitality and motherhood potential.
The store slashes prices on fabrics including 40 inch figured Batiste to 70 cents a yard Irish Dimities to 10 cents per yard and our 25 cents colored Pique to 15 cents a yard Figured French Organdies to 15 cents White Striped Muslins to 5 cents and Dotted Swiss from 35 cents to 22 cents per yard with 1 000 yards Sheer India Lawns at 10 to 15 cents per yard.
Ladies Masquetaire un dressed kid gloves now 75 cents a pair. Fast Black seamless hose 25 cents per pair. Embroidered handkerchiefs 10 cents. Lisle thread seamless hose 25 cents. Fancy parasols odd lot $3.50 sale to clear stock 75 cents each.
An advertisement for Mozley Lemon Elixir lauds its use for liver stomach bowels kidneys and blood plus health claims. Testimonials from Savannah Spring Place Indian Springs E T Va Ga R R West End Atlanta Georgia endorse relief from headaches indigestion chills fever nervous prostration and heart disease after using the product sold in 50c and 1 bottles.
Max Joseph Mercantile moves back from Broad Street to Clayton Street and plans a second floor department on Broad Street. The Racket store will occupy Broad Street space after August first, with a covered walk linking the two floors for convenient shopping.
A letter from Dr John B Robins to J S King dated December 14 1899 extols Walter B Hill as Georgia's purest man and honors the University of Georgia noting Hill's election as chancellor. Robins shares joy and urges friends in Athens to celebrate the victory as progress against detractors. The piece ends with a separate ad for Syrup of Figs by the California Fig Syrup Co.
A young black man hoodwinked Mr. Haynes at a Broad Street store in East Athens last Saturday night. He priced goods then pretended to place them on a wagon and fled into darkness with flour meat sugar coffee tobacco and powder, leaving no clue as police investigate.
Selma Alabama July 17 a Sunday in the city resembled a piny woods village with newspapers and many goods unavailable under strict blue laws in the city code. Mayor says enforcement is his duty and a special council meeting may be called this week to fix the situation. Business leaders say the city has been thrown back two centuries and the state laughs.
A Brookline electric car scene shows a young woman offering her seat to an older passenger, only for the elder to deflect with quiet wit. The moment exposes social politeness versus practical courtesy as fellow riders react with light tittering at the tactless remark. The incident mirrors a Cincinnati Enquirer observation on age and etiquette.
A Ladies' Home Journal feature quotes Professor J. H. Gore on Ludwig II’s incomplete Herrenchiemsee palace. The star room, valued at a million, features a gold paneled, mural rich interior and a sixty thousand dollar bed, with curtains of secrecy amid Bavarian overtaxation. An actress once sought entry but was dismissed. the room was reportedly fumigated after her visit.
A Columbus Ohio man Nenick Hamilton reports healing a 18 month rectal fistula at home using Bucklen's Arnica Salve after doctors warned of death without costly surgery. Also includes a series of short humorous clippings on contemporary oddities and anecdotes from various papers.
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