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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1905
Page
7
A personal testimonial claims fifteen years of severe skin torment ended in three days with Cuticura Ointment and Soap. The writer, H. B. Franklin of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, describes head clarity after treatment and invites inquiries, detailing product use and results.
Complete external and internal treatment for every humour may be had for one dollar. A single act often cures torturing, disfiguring, itching and burning humours, eczemas, rashes, and irritations from infancy to age when all else fails. Cuthura Soap, Ointment and Pills sold worldwide. Trier Drug & Chem Corp Boston Sule Pro and Dowd Purideatiou
A boastful old time Alabama tale recalls a lawyer who chewed and swallowed an indictment to defeat a horse stealing charge. The dramatic act altered Alabama law, allowing a substitute indictment when the original disappears, per a Washington Post account cited by Mr. Hastings.
A distorted ad promises a cure all for bowel and stomach complaints. It touts speakers like H B Palmer and W J Gibb Bros with faulty medical claims and dubious health guarantees.
A county movement to end the Athens dispensary mobilizes quietly with petitions to Clarke representatives Hon. J H Rucker and the local senator. Organizers seek white voter support to back abolishment, signaling a forthcoming heated political fight as dispensary advocates promise strong opposition. The issue is set for furious, near terms of debate.
Solicitor General Tribble argued against splitting the Western circuit calling it a political move. He said the circuit has seven counties and limited days, urging fewer city or superior court circuits. He criticized added judge salary and rising taxes, urging residents to protest removing Banks Gwinnett Jackson and Walton from the Western circuit to avoid new political fields.
From across Georgia the Brunswick Journal endorses Col James M Smith of Oglethorpe as a capable governor candidate. It lauds his public service record and argues he can manage state affairs successfully. The piece notes hospital fundraising progress and urges Athenians to support upcoming exercises and orations, while discussing Waller Hill as another political figure.
A reformed drinker recalls how his wife cured his brandy addiction. He describes waking to a room and food tasting of brandy after a bottle’s cork broke and how sprays of brandy finally made him sick to drink. The wife kept the method secret for two years before revealing it.
Sprained ankle stiff neck and lame back are called common aliments. Chamberlains Pain Balm offers prompt relief, saving time and money for sufferers. Sold by H. B. Palmer & Son and W. J. Smith & Bro. Company token text.
Harry B. Hawes, of St. Louis, delivering the welcome for the Sons of Veterans at Louisville, urged an impartial, unvarnished Confederate history. He argued for truth about causes, slavery, and the Civil War, noting northern actions and the need to preserve facts for posterity.
In Athens during commencement the writer praises the Georgia Normal School’s 76 graduates. It notes students from Floyd county and other regions, predicts strong teaching futures, and describes Winnie Davis hall and rooftop lunches as a proud Athens scene. A separate section highlights New York tuberculosis cures via dispensary diet, with patients maintaining work and regular weigh-ins at the Post Graduate Dispensary.
J W Turner of Truhart Virginia claims Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets did him more good than any doctor could. He says the medicine brings great relief in stomach troubles biliousness and constipation and would occupy all a physician's time if it could be matched. For sale by H Palmer & Bonscod W J Sahe Bra.
A detailed profile of a long established stamp canceling die factory near Northumberland County harbor Virginia. The craftsman passes his secret hardened-die technique to two sons, with a generational contract likely to continue, as the business expands by sea freight to Washington and overseas.
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