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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1905
Page
5
Advertises injectors, lubricators, pipe fittings and valves with machinery tools. Claims highest quality at lowest prices. Promotes Columbia Supply Co located in Columbia, South Carolina.
A New York house warming hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Hanah for 40 guests displayed lavish expense with solid gold plates and gold clock souvenirs. Chefs estimate food costs at three to four pounds per person, while overall dinners can reach hundreds to thousands per guest due to wines, decorations, and theatrical effects. Examples include a Monte Carlo luck dinner costing £10 per guest and a £2,600 banquet with a grape arbor room, plus other displays of exotic fruits, fountains, and large centerpiece roses.
A summary of early 20th century Japan covering the Emperor’s gifts, cultural rest days, defense history, racial notes, and extensive statistics on gold, rice, bank deposits, post office savings, stock exchanges, war loans, commodity prices, fisheries, merchant ships, and foreign trade in 1901 to 1904. It highlights Japan’s wartime finance, trade growth, specie reserves, and reciprocity impact with Britain and India.
No secret about it. It is no secret that for cuts turns ulcers fever sores sore eye and related issues nothing works as well as Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. A reader from Hope Texas reports rapid recovery from a bad sore eye and a recent healing claim echoes the product’s reputed ease.
Oswego New York June 5 a wealthy citizen John Jay Tonkin offers 50000 for discovery of the author sending two years of threatening letters to his daughter Rosamond demanding money or harm The family has suffered months of fear with Rosamond guarded by armed escorts after the murder of Corah Swen and a daughter Virginia years earlier Police and detectives have found no clue and the last letter demanded 60000 with no payment method named.
The R M Rose company wholesale whiskey dealers of Atlanta seeks a mandamus to force Southern Express to accept whiskey shipments to towns with high licenses for common carriers. Judge Pendleton presides in civil court. juries waived. Previous case involved Conyers. Lawrenceville imposed a $1000 license. A second related case is pending.
Harvey Godwin, a well known 17 year old of Moultrie Georgia, was accidentally killed while bathing in a pond near the city. He attempted a dive in shallow water, struck the pond bottom, and broke his neck. He was the son of Mrs M B Godwin of Moultrie.
A description of the Chinese chrysanthemum as a staple in Chinese dining, its acquired taste, and popularity among New Yorkers. It explains using a chafing dish to fry chrysanthemum blossoms battered with eggs and flour, yielding delicate fritters dubbed blossom de light, served with powdered sugar to guests.
New York June 5 In an absolute divorce action Brodie L Duke files against Mrs Alice Webb Duke. The marriage December last sparked sensational litigation. Earlier attempts to declare Duke incompetent were abandoned by a family member. His property is held by trustees. Mrs Webb Duke married Duke in 1904. Duke was briefly committed to a sanitarium before release. The divorce suit rests on statutory grounds.
An advertisement in The Banner led to immediate results as a large shoe firm sold another carload of shoes. The adage remains that the advertiser in The Banner is the man who wins.
A letter from Chero Ske, Indiana, details a severe kidney disease case in C. F. Collier. He endured constant backache and low mood until using Electric Bitters. He reports a full recovery and endorses the medicine, noting improved stomach and overall health.
The New York World argues that if the United States suffered a loss as severe as Russia’s at Tsushima the current American fleet would be crippled, detailing ships on both sides and comparing battleships cruisers and other vessels to show the scale of the catastrophe.
New York June 5 In a sermon at the Church of Messiah Rev Minot J Savage says many divorces are welcome It offers oppressed women a new chance at a free wholesome life He notes abuses exist but not as widespread as some church leaders claim Law cannot create marriages nor can the church It can only recognize and conserve a real fact the existence of marriage The preacher argues that keeping a sham marriage is desecration
An old ad copy warns of a sudden bad scare from abdominal pain and potential appendicitis. It touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a universal cure for bones and stomach issues, headaches and biliousness, selling for 34 cents at local dealers H. Palm ey Bons and W. J. Smith & Bro.'s.
New York June 5 a six year old, Joseph Canopi, son of a contractor, has slept 53 days amid cerebrospinal meningitis. Doctors hope a few more days may reveal success in dissolving a blood clot on the dal and saving him. He fell ill after a hearty supper and has remained unconscious. his right eye is blind, he is tube fed, his spine cooled with ice, and head treatments are ongoing. Weight dropped from 67 to 35 pounds.
A Lesueur Minnesota correspondent describes Isaac Newton Jobes’s electric milking device. A nickel plated airtight battery box powers a hand milking system embedded in the milk pail. The cow connects to earth, workflows milk via electric attraction, and a single operator could manage a dozen cows at once.
In Kewanee Illinois on June 5 Mrs F H Dunn found her infant on the porch as a large snake coiled near the child. The reptile bit the hand and arm while attempting to swallow the limb. Mrs Dunn’s screams scared it off and the husband killed the snake. The child is expected to recover.
The piece cites suffering from consumption and lauds Dr King’s New Discovery as a quick, effective cure after failed medicines. It touts relief for coughs colds sore throat bronchitis and similar ailments and claims guaranteed results. Available at H R Palmer Sons and W J Smith Jr drug stores with trial bottle offered.
A Mississippi area farmer refuses to write letters to obtain money, recounting a tale of a hired man forging his signature. The firm boss advises staying home to farm, but the man warns writing caused him trouble, telling his boss he will not write letters again. The story highlights a stereotype and a humorous anecdote about forgery and courtship.
An Indiana prison official in Michigan City hinted Rufus Cantrell, once Indianapolis ghoul leader, will serve 14 years in confinement. Cantrell, denied parole for feared harmful impact, had a two year minimum sentence. He is presently making tombstones after stealing corpses for medical colleges.
In Lorain Ohio on June 6 Ed Nagel a fireman saved from a street shooting by a tintype photograph in his coat pocket stopping a bullet intended for him. The assailant Joe Cappacio fired but the shot was deflected by the tiny image.
Post office records reveal unclaimed male and female names with one cent due. Entries include W C Laynes, Blumenthal M, Brown Jesse, Craft George, Sax ter George W, Jackson D T, James W C, Lombard J E, McLendon James, Mansfield Fred L, Patterson J C, Stockman J Q, Thaxton Charlie, Tyler L V, Vaughn Dave, Young W C, and Mrs Uray Masda Daniel, Mrs Leathy Euston, Griffeth Miss Gertrude Kinley Miss Mary McEntire Mrs J B McEntire Mrs Mattie Mitchell Mrs Sue Owen Mrs D M Santerfeld Miss Aseylee Scott Miss M G Smith Miss M B Smith Miss P F Trelee Mrs Morie Wells Mrs W at 659 Water Street.
Mrs Minnie Jacobs of Houston confirms Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured her husband of Cuban diarrhoea after doctors failed. She notes one bottle succeeded and neighbors would attest. Advertisement for sale by H R & Son and W J Smith & Brn on Fing Printing The Banner Laie.
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