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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1905
Page
7
A Camden mother chronicles a four month old’s severe eczema improved in one month using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She details nightful itching, sleep loss, and facial and body sores before the treatment, then claims rapid healing and lasting relief.
Albany Herald notes a lively Georgia campaign with talks of Hoke Smith, Pope, and rival factions. Southern papers discuss Jim Smith and Dick Russell entering the race while Tom Hardwick and Tom Watson reportedly back Smith. Real estate polls are mentioned as campaign funding stories.
A survey of harmonicas as popular yet undervalued instruments. It notes imports reach twenty million yearly with eight in ten bought by boys, mainly from Germany and Austria, and highlights hand fitting of reeds, the instrument’s musical potential, and cross country tastes.
James M. Smith, Georgia's farmer candidate for governor, gains broad support across the state. The Fort Gaines Sentinel extols his proven success and leadership, urging voters to back a man who will serve Georgians without political debt. The piece also notes harmonica contest news from New Jersey and remarks on instrument use and popularity among youth.
Francois Roy a 70 year old gamekeeper held off 700 gendarmes and troops for 10 days in a fortified cottage near Chatellerant Esseau. Surrounded by a military siege, Roy used loop holes and hid provisions, while authorities weighed bombardment with melinite before a bold rescue by engineers.
The article details the remaining Black Sea fleet of Russia, limited by the Dardanelles treaty, with ships listed by name and tonnage. It discusses the fleet's likely confinement, potential and unlikely moves to break through, and risks of a broader conflict with Britain’s Mediterranean squadron if a passage were forced.
The article examines how weasels and minks catch rabbits, noting rabbits tire slowly yet the hunter endures. It suggests a fear-induced paralysis in rabbits rather than sheer speed, and contemplates a natural law behind predator prey dynamics. The discussion extends to related wildlife behavior and references Dr. Tupper’s prominence in Baptist circles.
No secret about it. Buckten's Arica Balve claimed to cure cats for burns ulcers fever sores bare eyes bolls and more. A Texan testimonial from D L Gregory of Hope praises its quick recovery of a bad sore and mentions local stores H R Palmer & Sons and W Smith & Bro carrying the remedy.
An old advertisement promises Dr King’s New Life Pills will treat bowel and stomach ailments including pain and fear of appendicitis. It claims safety, guarantees, and lists H B Palmer & Sons and W J Smith as sellers. The copy contains garbled text and misspellings.
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