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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1906
Page
7
A Philadelphia man testimonial from 1905 recounts severe scalp itching spreading to hands and limbs. After failing traditional doctors, he praises Cu ticura remedies including soap ointment and Resolvent, claiming six bottles and baths brought cure and urges others to use the treatment.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. W. A. Robinson died at her home after a long illness with consumption. She had lived in the old Compton house on Lumpkin Hill with her child and two sisters. Her husband and parents had died previously. She was the daughter of the late Charles S. Suddeth, longtime Athens police officer.
After January he will relocate to Bessemer Alabama to start a furniture business. He has lived in Athens most of his life and leaves behind many friends. His wife has died recently prompting this life change. A position near rail or wagon travel is offered with a salary of 1072 dollars per year plus expenses. Apply with stamp to Jos A Alexander Athens Ga.
An old advertisement warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure made in Toledo Ohio by F J Cheney Co. It claims internal use, no mercury, blood and mucous surfaces treatment, and offers testimonials free with pills for emaciation.
Clarke County will revise its jury lists after the coming summer with newly appointed members Myer Stern John A Hunnicutt J R Nunnally I FE Suddeth and J H Mealor named by Judge Russell The clerk FE Crawford notified the panel and the commission will meet in summer to update the names on the box reflecting hundreds of new citizens and removal of those no longer eligible.
Jefferson Georgia March 20 Protracted meeting conducted by Rev Henry F Branham and Rev Thoms Irvine at the Methodist church has drawn large attendance. Irvine’s sincere Christian views impressed attendees across church lines. A 4 p m men only sermon reportedly left a deep impact. Services continue through the rest of the week.
Jefferson Ga March 20 The Democratic executive committee of Jackson County met at noon and unanimously decided to call a mass meeting at the courthouse on April 7 to elect a new executive committee and handle other business. The new committee will set a date for a county primary and an early primary is expected as public opinion favors nominating candidates for the senate legislature and county offices soon.
W W Kearney editor of the Independent Lowry City Missouri urges every family to keep Chamberlain's Cough Remedy on hand for immediate use. It speeds recovery by checking a cough early and also treats children's croup. the remedy is sold by H R Palmer & Sons and W J Smith & Bro.
Monday night at the county courthouse a few hundred attendees gathered for an education rally in Athens in support of the West Athens School industrial department. Mayor Dorsey defended equal justice, Prof Barrow urged frugality and home ownership, Judge Cobb emphasized race cooperation, and local speakers praised education while a $165.31 subscription was raised for the school program.
A mob of about seventy five men abducted Ed Johnson from jail in Chattanooga Tennessee at 10 45 pm and hanged him from a county bridge beam. The rope broke and Johnson was shot multiple times by the mob. Sheriff Shipp and the jailer were confined in a bathroom. The lynching followed a Supreme Court stay of execution and involved a orderly crowd with no resistance. Johnson had been accused of assaulting a white girl in St Elmo weeks earlier.
On a city street car yesterday several gentlemen discussed the gubernatorial race. A poll showed seven favoring Col. Jim Smith and one non committal, indicating Smith will face little opposition in Clarke County.
Mrs. John W. Galloway suffered severe foot scalds when she overturned a kettle of boiling water at home. The injury caused excruciating pain initially, but now rests easily. walking will be several days away, though doctors deem the injuries not serious. The note then shifts to a moon atmosphere claim and promotes Electric Bitters as a general tonic and remedy for various ailments, guaranteed by local druggists at 60 cents.
News of the death of Ralph Meldrim of Savannah due to typhoid fever after hospitalization. He was the son of Hon. and Mrs. Peter W. Meldrim, educated at the University of Georgia, and recently admitted to the Savannah bar practicing law with his father.
Sanitary Inspector A M Center urges citizens to note the hog pen ordinance enforceable after April 1. No hogs may be penned from April 1 to October 1 unless a pen is at least forty feet square and contains no more than two animals per pen.
During the assault on the jail, the building was nearly demolished and several people sustained serious injuries amid the chaos. Police and guards faced intense danger as clashes erupted and the facility was breached.
The city through the fire alarm committee installed a new box at Hoyt Street and College Avenue, designated No 23. Mrs Isham Abney returns from Thompson with Miss Kate Smith as her guest for a time.
Tuesday marked return day for Clarke Superior Court with many cases filed in the clerk's office. Notable matters include divorces for Cora Tate and Winnie Smith, equitable petitions by J. H. Dozier and B.L. Holliman, partitions for Martha Holbrook, and damages in King and Weatherly v A L A R. Other filings involve administrators, trustees, and various petitions across civil, probate, and divorce dockets.
A mixed item notes Cham berlain's Cough Remedy as a cold cure and pneumonia preventer, with local sales by Palmer, Smith. It also recounts a Denver hotel telephone girl chatting with a newspaper man, sharing stories to cheer late-night visitors and noting regulars who drink too much and seek her light humor.
A reader from Bugles Kentucky writes that Bucklen’s Arnica Salve relieved torture from piles and a bad case lasting ten years. The reviewer credits the salve with permanent cure, claiming it heals wounds burns and spregs like magic. Available at W. J. Smith & Bro H. R. Palmer & Sons druggists for 25 cents.
Mrs. Alexander of Cary Maine praises Dr King’s New Life Pills as the best remedy for stomach liver and bowels. The pills are sold by W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Sons druggists and come with a guarantee of fresh vigor and relief.
J. Bayne editor of the Herald Addington Indian Territory credits Chamberlain's Pain Balm with relief from rheumatism allowing him to resume business. He calls it the best of liniments and notes one application relieves pain. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro.
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