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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
7
A six week old baby had thick scalp scales that peeled away taking hair with them. After medical treatment failed the mother used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Washing with warm water and gentle combing removed the scales and hair regrew. Now a year and a half old there is no trace of eczema.
Mrs Burges claims Cuticura remedies cured her baby’s eczema on the head. She describes six years of age with thick hair and clean scalp after use. The advertisement touts cuts across skin and scalp conditions for infants children and adults with multiple products listed.
A Chestnut street optician explains opera glasses help hearing as well as sight. A theater patron learns that aiming the glasses at a singer aids lip reading, improving enunciation comprehension. The piece notes using glasses at rear seats and at public meetings to hear speakers more clearly.
The article states Cuban diarrhoea is severe for U S soldiers in the Spanish war and praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Mrs Minnie Jacobs of Houston Texas certifies that the remedy cured her husband of a severe Cuban diarrhoea attack.
John Temple Graves editor of the Atlanta News urges Georgia funding to expand the University of Georgia. He argues for a 500 acre campus expansion, new gymnasium and Y M C A, and compares state support to other states, calling for liberal funding and alumni unity to advance education for tomorrow's Georgians.
A Washington dispatch reports China has offered seven million dollars to buy the Canton Hankow concession from J Pierpont Morgan and associates. The Peking government tentatively approves, with Morgan’s China American Development Company to act in July. China paid seven million in bonds. if sold, bonds return to the Chinese government. Belgium may resist surrender though Morgan affiliates control the deal.
The text notes a policy that Chinese travelers on foreign operated railroad trains in China must ride in cars designated for them, separate from those for Europeans and Americans, signaling a potential shift in treatment and a continuing Jim Crow arrangement on these rail lines.
Winder Georgia June 28 In March executive committee meetings the group decided to include a prohibition clause in the bill seeking a county of Stephens approval The same clause is in the bill to be presented to the general assembly The committee has rented rooms at the Kimball and will work tirelessly until approval is granted Enthusiasm is at a peak with citizens across the county aiding the movement Many expect to devote time in Atlanta until the matter is settled.
Altoona Penn June 28 The north bound passenger train on the Triona division of the Pennsylvania railroad between Sandridge and Osceola escaped a serious wreck and saved 128 passengers from likely injury when eight year old Wallace Moore of a nearby residence noticed an open switch and waved his hat to stop the oncoming train preventing possible loss of life
Admiral Rojestvensky says he was surprised by the egotism of the mag who believed he could whip Togo. He downplays claims of superiority and notes the formidable challenge posed by Togo’s forces in the naval context.
The World Today argues there is no single death moment, only gradual decline as respiration stops and the heart ceases. experiments show life can return if circulation or respiration is restored, suggesting death depends on whether the body or personality persists, with personality ending when consciousness is lost. The piece then pivots to a call for unity to seize a shared goal.
A discussion recounts a Chicago man who walked two miles home with a broken neck, arguing that even severed from the head the body might continue moving briefly. It explores the physics of momentum, blood loss, and the improbable notion of a headless person walking after decapitation.
A late fragment from the New Orleans Times-Democrat mentions a wan, a distant observer, and a disembodied head rotated from its shoulders as steps are taken. The garbled OCR leaves the exact event unclear but hints at a dramatic or macabre description.
A midcentury portrait outlines a Russian aristocrat’s routine from dawn till night. The lord rises around 7, dons a dressing gown, peers from an open window, and enjoys a simple breakfast with his wife and children. Service staff maintain order as the day unfolds with meals, a siesta, and a bustling reawakening in the afternoon led by a single servant tending the pipe and a steam‑engine like urn.
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