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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1899
Page
2
A call to men to value health and seek early treatment cites Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a superior remedy for appetite loss digestion issues and blood purification. Anecdotes claim cures for gastralgia and consumption with pellets offered as gentle laxatives by reputable dealers.
A Detroit printer with a passion for horse racing jokes about his size and betting habit. He once presented himself with a jockey badge at Sheepshead Bay, prompting a gatekeeper’s quip about riding the elephant. The tale reflects the era’s bustling race scene and social humor.
The text traces ancient smoking devices from Indian tubes to Roman pipes, noting the bow as a later invention. It claims cigarettes originated with Indians using corn husk wrappers and challenges the belief that modern cigarette paper is harmful, asserting it is made from linen rag relaxes.
Trustees of Lucy Cobb Institute announce an injunction hearing before Judge Russell on April 4 to decide whether educational property used under lease arrangements is subject to state and county taxes. The case follows the Gainesville seminary ruling and centers on property uses and tax obligations.
Describes a proprietary laxative product California Fig Syrup Co claiming pleasant taste acts as a strong cleanser, aiding kidneys liver and bowels. Advertises that medicinal qualities come from senna and other plants, with imitations avoided by using full company name. cites offices in San Francisco Louisville and New York and price per bottle.
A Kilmer Swamp Root advertisement urges readers that kidney problems cause many illnesses across society and ages. It touts Sweamp Root as a cure and offers a free sample bottle and book by mail from Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York, with a note to mention the Athens Weekly Banner.
United States Ambassador Josh Choate was formally presented to Queen Victoria at Windsor and spent the night at the castle. He declined to discuss details but said the reception was cordial and gracious and that he did not carry a special autograph letter from President McKinley, only the standard letter of credence.
Kipling and his three year old daughter Elsie are reported recovering after illness. In Rudyard Kipling’s hotel apartment the night was quiet with natural sleep and both father and child show steady improvement. Druggist T B Rice notes strong sales of Dr Pitts Carminative for babies.
Details from the Impress of India describe a January 23 battle in central China where imperial forces were defeated and slaughter followed. Rebels seized Ku Chang Meng Sheng and Kauchon, massacring inhabitants and burning towns. famine fears rise as crops remain unharvested. A domestic medical ad closes the item.
The Pinckney inquest in Charleston will end tomorrow with one verdict possible. Thomas Pinckney Jr. is said to have died at unknown hands. Witnesses testified today but produced no sensational details and some doubt a murder by footpads.
Work on the new Episcopal Emmanuel Church advances with stone work nearly finished and windows arriving. An organ costing 2000 will be built by Browne of Wilmington, Delaware, funded by the Emmanuel Church Guild which has raised 2200 for the building fund. The contractor Mr Beatty expects completion by next fall with interior plastering soon to start.
Purported gentle cleansing remedy for spring advertised as genuine Syrup of Figs. Marketed by the California Fig Syrup Co with a 50 cent bottle price and availability through druggists.
We heartily recommend Dr Hathaway & Co of 221448 Broad St Atlanta Ga as reliable and remarkably successful in treating chronic diseases of men and women. They cure where others fail and offer a free expert opinion by return mail. Write today and mention this paper.
An elderly man and his wife sought a room at a Syracuse hotel. The man agonized over signing the registry for five minutes before finally writing a long cursive entry reading Me and Maria, drawing the clerk’s amused astonishment.
How Women May Keep Young in women is menstruation. there is an guitarity of any exenses be suppressed or too scanty, too profuse or painful -the trouble will show in the face. ncircled with The eyes will be ¢ Black, the skin sallow, blotches , and and pimples on yous-a will appear old ks. un failing remedy is Braprievo's Female Reputator It cures all ills of the womanly or gans, pemee os of the Womb, Leucor thea and Bearing-down Pains. Cures Backache, Headache and Nervousness, all of which are due to weakness in the same organs. Large bottles are sold by Draggists for Si. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga.
After the Eighth Immune regiment mustered out at Chickamauga the city faced disorder as about 100 discharged colored soldiers remained overnight. Two whites and several negroes were wounded in depot and barroom clashes. Police contained the disturbance, saloons were closed, and by midnight order was restored.
Washington dispatch notes Dr. Gossner's appointment as postmaster at Findlay Ohio. The piece recounts historic Ford Hayes era events where attorney Love won a damages judgment against President Hayes and later seized wedding gifts from Hayes's daughter, a tale linked here to political maneuvering and a later Findlay post office choice influenced by party figures.
March 8 report from Cartersville describes Major and Mrs. C. H. Smith Bill Arp and wife celebrating a golden wedding at The Shadows. Guests recall 50 years, Mrs. Arp’s warm hosting, and humor from Bill Arp while Victor and Mr. Tiffany share anecdotes about candlelight and moonshine lore connected to the setting.
In Calhoun Georgia on a Sunday night unknown burglars chloroformed Dr. W B Vaughn at his Fairmount home and took 795 dollars in cash. Mrs Vaughn awoke to the heavy air from chloroform and found the pillow saturated. a window was open indicating burglars escaped. Vaughn had come with land funds to pay for property but police have no suspects.
An advertisement from the Co-Operative Detective Agency of Nashville Tennessee seeks a shrewd reliable man for detective work. No experience required. Respond via the otose stamp for reply.
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