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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1900
Page
5
A discussion on rising divorce rates in Ohio cites 7 900 divorces last year and argues many separations stem from remediable conditions. A caller suggests remedies for dyspeptic husbands and women with female troubles, and a broader social commentary moves to tobacco reform and life in Russia.
In his Rome lecture Prederic Harrison argued that the city holds the longest and most complete history for culture and education. He cited three core roles: ancient center, cradle of early Christianity, and hub of modern poetry and art.
Democrats claim enough evidence shows William Goebel was assassinated by political enemies in a conspiracy tied to the Kentucky gubernatorial race. The case centers on four Republican prisoners from Louisville as prosecutors seek grand jury action. Also promotes Dr King s New Life Pills with local pharmacy ads.
Judge Foster presided at mayor's court as Anderson, Brown, Green, and youth Joe Girven faced charges. Anderson was fined five dollars for a plain drunk. Brown received a nominal fine after a rock incident. Green paid 9 50 for street intoxication. Girven cried through questioning and was fined 2.50 for fighting. An onlooker remarked on punishment needs.
A testimonial collage reports a Manchester Michigan man freeing his wife from five years of illness with Electric Bitters. It touts the remedy for female complaints and lists local druggists offering bottles, with guarantees and trial sizes. Also includes humorous quick wits exchanges and a New Straitsville Ohio tale of Dr King s New Discovery curing a cough and pneumonia.
London dispatch reports mixed progress in South Africa with Col. Palmer dispersing about 600 Boers at Fourteen Streams and Roberts moving southward to join Bloemfontein by rail. Kitchener quietly reorganizes in Cape Colony as bets flood regarding a May war end. In Rome, hats may be barred in theatres after a council ordinance urged by James B. Nevin.
Prattville Ala suffered a near total blaze this morning on Main Street. Fourteen hundred residents live there and Prattville Gla company and railroad lines spur growth. Fire started at 8 am in wooden buildings with no water system. Montgomery was asked for aid but the fire burned out before aid could arrive.
Trade notes on wash dress goods are presented alongside a literary aside noting Heinrich Heine’s description of the pale elegiac faces of Trient’s beautiful girls. The snippet juxtaposes fashion with a European literary reference.
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