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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1899
Page
4
A dense column of items from The Athens Daily Banner covers prices and notices, obituaries, and assorted quotes. It notes cotton prices rising, international events, political commentary, and public figures while including shipping and advertising rates and misc. snippets.
An ad style paragraph extols blood cleansing as essential for vitality. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood to aid the body's organs and offers personal testimonials from Mrs. Mary Asclark of Wilmington and others about relief from headaches pneumonia grip and general renewed strength.
A Harper's Weekly lead attacks Fifty-fifth Congress for extravagance and inaction while condemning both domestic mob violence in Georgia and the Philippine war. The piece contrasts national murder accountability with individual crimes and notes public debate on fiscal waste. It also covers Hall's Catarrh Cure promotion and assorted anecdotes from markets and military figures.
An advertisement touts Swift's Specific as a cure for eczema asserting other remedies fail and blood is the root cause. It shares a testimonial of a daughter healed after a bottle or more, and adds a Georgia farmer's profit figures for cotton, corn, and tobacco. The piece also mentions a political editorial about black soldiers and notes the death of Hon. Patrick Walsh. it ends with a patent medicine claim for Simmons Squaw Wine.
Agoncillo the Filipino agent and former Washington staff have travelled to Paris to confer with the Filipino junta. They have not heard from Manila for eight days and fear American interference has cut their communication lines.
Reports from the Orient say the Corean emperor created a sensation by appearing in a full American style uniform. He has cut off his traditional topknot, ending the historic head attire of Corean rulers.
The Athens Historical Society held its first regular meeting in McPherson's library rooms with A L Hull presiding. Papers by Hull Phillips and Morris covered the first settlement of Athens, the Genesis of Georgia political parties, and Peter Perry’s will.
J. A. Dyson, longtime Washington Georgia citizen and former Postmaster, passes away from heart neuralgia. Local death noted in Washington. brief obituary records his prominence and public service. Promotional ad for Pratt’s up-to-date Tablets follows the obituary, offering cold relief and malarial help by mail.
The War Department reports Otis cannot commence shipment of volunteers now. Transports Ohio and Senator left March 20 with Grant delayed for repairs, Sherman expected tonight. A battalion from California to Negros is to sail this afternoon.
The Tennessee River stood 5 feet above the danger mark yesterday at Chattanooga and is rising quickly. Officials predict it will reach 49.5 feet, a level that could cause extensive damage. Farmers along the river suffer as floods force shutdowns of many local manufacturing plants.
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