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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1903
Page
6
Miss Sarah Finley of Memphis testifies for Wine of Cardus claiming it suits modern women by avoiding operations. She notes thousands of American women write letters praising the remedy and its privacy at home, aiding childbirth and the change of life.
A period praise quotes Wine of Cardut as a superior medicine for female complaints. The letter claims rapid relief and widespread good effects, urging sufferers to seek the product from a Chattanooga department store network and mentioning a prominent testimonial from Misa Finley.
Ben Green, colored, was arrested in Union Point for burglarizing Arnold and Sorrells store in Athens. The safe was opened and $83 stolen, but authorities released him after committal trial with insufficient evidence. Public notice promotes One Minute Cough Care from The Orr Drug Co.
Backhead Lodge of Odd Fellows held a anniversary event Monday afternoon with a large member turnout and families. Past Grand George O. Thomas delivered the address from Williams Lodge. The gathering included a barbecue after speeches. The notice also promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach and liver health.
G H Simm, the young bank defaulter, broke into Capital City Bank in Atlanta and stole 94000 dollars. He pleaded guilty in Fulton Superior Court on Tuesday and received a six year sentence.
Clarke county will host a new model school for negro students on a site a few miles from the city on Helicon Springs road. Groundwork starts in days with timber being hauled. Judy O Jackson will lead the school, funded by the General Education Board with six hundred dollars, and the property will join Clarke County’s school system. This marks the state’s first model negro school.
Miss Tillie Davis and Mr. George Harvey Cox wed at 7 oclock Wednesday afternoon at the bridegrooms home with Rev. Troy Beatty officiating. Miss Caro Davis served as maid of honor and Ben Thornton as best man. The bride wore white silk mull and carried bride's roses as guests praised the couple amid a palm decorated reception with refreshments.
Bailey Mervin colored created a disturbance in Newtown on Monday afternoon. His wife suffered several teeth and part of her jaw from the fight. Trial before the mayor resulted in the husband paying ten dollars and costs. Leesville reports W H Brown nearly dying but saved by Dr. King’s New Discovery. The remedy is praised for coughs and long troubles with trial bottles free.
The Athens Electric Street Railway Company will ship two handsome new cars to Athens on the 11th of next month. The longer cars will seat about twice as many passengers with crosswise seating and lower windows for summer comfort. The firm aims to improve service to meet public approval.
Clarke superior court will hear two draft resolution committees on the deaths of Athena bar members. The Erwin committee includes J. H. Tribble and others. the Thomas committee lists G. O. Thomas as chair with several members. Both committees report at the next Clarke Superior Court session.
Prof T J Wooster of Milledgeville Ga has accepted a professorship in Philosophy and Pedagogy at the University of Georgia after a board decision in Atlanta. His move prompts regret at the Girls Normal and Industrial College and a warm Athens welcome upon his arrival.
Test one sack of Clifton flour yields superior bread and satisfaction, sold by Wingfield Cash Grocery. A quip about Bismarck’s court days recalls a stubborn witness and the judge’s promise to handle all throwing out, followed by a humorously defiant remark from Bismarck.
In Genoa a narrow laun dresses quarter forms a sunlit gloom with six story buildings on both sides and clotheslines across every window. Public tanks in a summer house at street center anchor crowds of women who gossip and wash, creating the city’s defining wash of lines.
A discussion of the Bay Psalm Book as the first American publication later popular in England and Scotland, its editions and piracy, plus a tale of Vernet the sea painter and a note on the origin of the phrase true blue. The item closes with a local visiting list mentioning London Lady and others in Greensville and Comer.
The article discusses color perception mislabels, arguing color ignorance is not true blindness. It cites railroad color-naming tests, noting 800 workers showed only naming off by a shade, not actual color blindness, and warns against misclassifying by names.
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