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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1907
Page
2
Mrs Maebelle Lyon of Parsons Kansas credits Cuticura for curing her baby’s infantile eczema after months of misery and a failed course with a local doctor. She reports dramatic improvement within days and full recovery in about ninety days aside from remaining rough skin.
The Citizens' Bank of Athens held a directors meeting yesterday to review routine business. They adjourned until next Tuesday to discuss important matters. The cashier reported Deposits totaling over $83,000 in January and February, the bank's first two months, with $50,000 of capital stock called for and paid in. The February results indicate strong business activity by Athens firms.
A letter to William Fleming of Athens Ohio extols Devoe paint as real paint with no sham. It argues postage as cheap and paint as best for keeping water out and beauty. The note from F W Devoe & Co promotes Devoe paint and mentions P B Talmage Hardware Co selling it.
Mrs N F Rowan of Mc Donough Ca credits Electric Bitters for curing chronic liver and stomach trouble and blood issues turning her skin red. She says she is now about 20 years younger and can work easily in her husband store. Price 50c. Available at local druggists. The Banner urges for ample amusement feature next fall.
Postal receipts at Athens show a sharp rise. January 1906 receipts were 3482.17, with February and March reports expected to push the office toward first class status. The quarter ending March 31, 1907, requires 11652.96, with 7286.24 already accounted for by January and February. The article notes the office’s growing money order business and past status as a regional depositing point.
J A Harmon of Sizemore West Virginia says he found the perfect pill that never disappoints and recommends Dr King s New Life Pills for torpid liver and chronic constipation. Guaranteed satisfactory sold at W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Son druggists.
Judge Logan Bleckley of Georgia, renowned jurist and former chief justice, died at his Clarkesville home after a months long struggle with Bright's disease. He leaves a large family and was honored by courts statewide with adjournments for his funeral in Atlanta. Born 1827 in Rabun, he rose from rural beginnings to become a leading legal mind and poet with a noted poem about rest.
The crippled man who fell at the railway station and broke his remaining good leg is in poor condition at the Fields House on Foundry street. He needed the broken limb reset and remains in unfavorable health. The city provides lodging and care, including a city physician. A local editor endorses Bicklen’s Arnica Salve, claiming it heals wounds without inflammation. Product advertised at local druggists.
Bob Edwards, a long term city chain gang convict, fell from a street wagon near city headquarters. He suffered a serious abdominal wound and was taken to the home of John Wesley Anderson for medical care. He remains incapacitated and will be unable to complete his term soon.
A prominent Athens resident yesterday proposed revising the city code. Local laws have long been seen as models of municipal regulation, though some believe adjustments are needed to meet current and future needs.
Obe Phillips of Madison County was bound over by Judge Foster for shooting at a boy with a pistol. Phillips, intoxicated, fired four shots near the boy but none hit. He bonded out at $200. companion Charles Jones was released. The report notes local interest in hotel plans and Brunswick tax growth, with commentary on accident insurers.
Conductor B H Cason of the Seaboard Air Line reported a theft yesterday afternoon in Atlanta. His new grip, laundry, and a note for seven hundred fifty dollars were taken while he talked with friends at the depot. Police were notified and may recover the grip and identify the thief.
Judge C H Brand and stenographer Ed Cooley attend Habersham superior court in Clarkesville as Brand presides this week for Judge Kimsey with next week set for Lawrenceville. The report notes sermons, new clerks, and assorted editorial asides on prominent figures and politics.
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