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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1905
Page
7
A five year old boy suffered a severe itchy rash covering his entire body. After four applications of Cuticura Ointment his sores dried and skin peeled, culminating in a full recovery. The testimonial from Robert Wattam of Chicago dates December 30, 1897.
From Manchuria May 30 the dispatch says the army awaits naval results to signal a land battle. Japanese forces, massing heavy artillery, are ready to strike from their center toward Nanks as a wind frays roads and a low barometer adds tension. Alarm over General Mitschenko’s raid prompts fortifications at Sinmintin.
The Clarke Superior Court settled a personal injury case involving Mrs Spence who sued for five thousand dollars after a buggy accident over a bridge in Puryear's district. The county agreed to pay five hundred dollars in damages. The suit was represented by Lumpkin, Thomas, and Erwin.
Mrs. Nancy Couch died Tuesday afternoon following paralysis diagnosed last Friday at the home of her daughter Mrs. G W Connally on Hiawassee avenue. She was eighty, a longtime Methodist member. Funeral services were led by Rev. George E Stone and burial followed at Whithhall.
The Athens Domestic Laundry will soon be in operation after completion of the Lumpkin and Broad streets building. Superintendent Brent has arrived and will start work promptly, with a bright outlook for the new domestic laundry.
Fleischmann, star of last year’s Georgia squad, dazzled in Winder with flawless defense. He fielded fifteen grounders from the opposing batters, throwing out a man each time, and chalked up no errors. Also advertised Ely’s Liquid Cream Balm for nasal catarrh, sold with a spraying tube for 75 cents at local druggists.
The Banner reports two additional suspects jailed in Oconee County tied to the murder of F. M. Holbrook. John Crow and Silas Burham, noted gamblers, allegedly aided the crime and were found near the scene. The committee continues gathering evidence ahead of the July Superior Court session in Watkinsville.
Avanta Ga May 31 Comptroller General William A Wright has sent letters to officers of Georgia Railway and Electric Atlanta Georgia Gas Light Augusta Street Railway Macon Street Railway Athens Street Railway and Savannah Gas requesting explanations for franchise tax return valuations He criticizes franchise values as too low and threatens assessments may go to arbiters if explanations are unsatisfactory
Dr. G. A. Young has returned from Chicago and will begin preaching this evening at 8 30. Bible studies start tomorrow at eleven. Mr Langdon received a telegram noting Dr. Young is en route to Athens and feeling better after catching a soaking rain caused a severe cold.
An old time advertisement urges readers to fear appendicitis and choose Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for bowel and stomach ailments. It promotes safety, lists drug stores H R Palmer & Sons and W J Smith & Bro, and prices the remedy at 25 cents.
In St. Petersburg on May 31 at 5:35 P M the emperor has convened nearly all Imperial family members at Txarskoy Selo to map a response. Conferences will decide on peace terms and whether to bow to popular demands for a national assembly. Some royals urge aligning with the people against the bureaucracy.
In Cullman Alabama the jury finds John Williams guilty of first degree murder in the shooting of State Senator Robert L Hipp. The court sets the death penalty with a July 14 execution date and Williams plans an appeal to the state supreme court. Williams’s 20 year old son Frank asked to take his father’s place on the gallows.
Yesterday A L Hull treasurer of the University of Georgia received a state check for five thousand dollars the amount of the legislative appropriation for the maintenance of the Summer Reboot.
New Orleans May 31 The Southern Cotton Association released its 1905 acreage report based on 17 754 respondent data. The estimated 1904 acreage was 31 730 000 acres while 1905 lands fell to 25 980 951 acres a drop of 18 43 percent with fertilizer use down 16 05 percent. Louisiana Texas Arkansas and parts of Mississippi report unplanted or flooded fields. The belt overall shows grassy fields and scarce labor. officials praise farmers for reducing acreage and fertilizer use and predict higher cotton prices with firm demand ahead.
The Earl of Crawford's stamp collection, valued over $500,000, was shown at a Collector's Club exhibition and reception. The display filled four large chests and forty volumes with rare U S stamps, postmasters proofs, and graded envelopes.
Citizens across Athens express relief from long burdens as back pain and kidney discomfort ease after using Dean's Kidney Pills. J Odum, a local farmer, credits relief to the remedy, bought at H R Palmer & Sons, praising its effectiveness and vowing to share his testimonial. The ad-like content also references stamp collecting news and mentions Earl’s stamp interests, including Confederate issues and Sidney view stamps, with high values cited for rare varieties.
Macon Georgia May 31 Mrs Walter B Hill spoke at Wesleyan College chapel delivering an annual commencement address titled A Plea for Humor The talk lasted about an hour to a large audience and drew praise from many friends of the institution She contrasted English and American ideas of humor and cited humor from poets and prose writers attributing much of American humor to scrappy men and rapid shifts in topic as seen in modern newspapers She urged women to cultivate humor due to their isolation from daily life.
The notice extols Chamberlain's Pain Balm for sprained ankle stiff neck and lame shoulder promising prompt relief saving time money and suffering. It lists H R Palmer & Sons and W J Smith & Bro as local sellers and mentions Andy Fogo and Kore stvensky in a garbled line.
Washington reports from Tokio state that in the last naval battle Japanese losses were slight, with three torpedo boats sunk. Admiral Togo allowed Nebogatov to submit battle reports and prisoner lists to the czar, and to parole surrendered officers of Niccola I and related ships. Rojestvensky was taken to Sasebo naval hospital. no other admiral captured due to a clerical error.
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