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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1906
Page
5
An examination for Fireman and Watchman positions will be held at the post office in this city on August 1. No educational test will be given. applicants need not appear. The exam covers Physical Condition, Second, Experience, and Age limit 21 to 60, with honorable discharged soldiers and sailors admitted regardless of age. Total applicants 1,007.
Waynesboro Georgia July 23 news of a shooting affray at Alexander Saturday night. Mack Sikes a prominent farmer about 40 is dead. Wat Chance 28 and single is injured. A negro may also have been shot. Deputy Sheriff Hurst went to the scene.
Atlanta today hears Joe Brown accuse Hoke Smith of pressuring for port rate reductions while ignoring cotton. He cites 1902 to 1905 actions, questions why cotton was omitted and accuses Smith of demagoguery to win farmer votes.
James McConkle about sixty was struck on the head with a rock by Ed Flournoy about thirty five during a Sunday morning dispute near the Central depot. Doctors say skull fracture is serious and an operation may be needed. a warrant for assault with intent to murder was issued against Flournoy.
Gainesville July 23. John Tucker Dorsey, convicted of killing E. M. Twitty in the city a few months ago, has been sentenced to serve seven years in the penitentiary. His lawyers plan a new trial request and an appeal to the Supreme Court.
The text notes Maxim the gun inventor downplays carrying power, leading to a surprising trial outcome. It then draws a parallel to Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, claiming it will positively cure diarrhoea dysentery stomach pains and has never failed. Sold by H R Palmer Sons and W J Smith Bro.
A brief notice describes syrup pitchers with full nickel top and spring mechanism offered for sale at 10 cents each. The item is presented as a simple catalog line with readable details and a low price.
In a 1905 testimonial, Mrs. Mary Dickerson of Virginia recounts an eleven month inability to walk due to a severe ankle sore. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and related products, her leg healed in two weeks and she regained full health. The letter credits Cuticura with restoring mobility and health and notes prior medical doubts.
Complete treatment consisting of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills offered for one dollar. Ad claims to cure a range of disfiguring skin ailments from infancy to age, including itching, eruptions, and hair loss, even when other remedies and physicians fail. Free sample mentioned.
New York July 23 Russell Sage died suddenly at his country home Cedarcroft Lawrence Long Island from heart failure due to old age ailments. He would have turned ninety on August 4. Present at death were Mrs Sage Colonel J J Slocum Rev Dr Robert Leetch Dr Theo B Janeway Dr Carl Schmuck and Dr John P Munn. Funeral at West Presbyterian Church New York, interment in Troy. Executors named Mrs Sage and Colonel Slocum. He dismissed stock fears, saying his interests would not be seriously affected.
A warning voice recalls a ruinous dyke breach caused by watchman neglect that devastated a Dutch province. Kenneth Melver of Vancehoro, Me., avoided tragedy after a cold nearly proved fatal, saved by Dr. King's New Discovery. Advert statements promise best cough and cold cure at local stores W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Sons.
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