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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
8
G W Cloyd of Clunk Missouri recounts a narrow escape after a jimson bar pierced his thumb four years ago. The doctor planned amputation but he refused and used Bucklea's Amica Salve, which he says cured the wound. Available for 25 cents at W J Smith Bro and H R Palmer & Son Drugists.
Beginning Monday May 6 the Os man Stock Company starts a two weeks engagement at the Colonial Theatre with matinees. The troupe arrives with strong notices praising its popular priced performances and a mix of comedies dramas and specialties led by Jus tlers and roller skating acts. Reserve tickets early for Monday night as prices are posted. The region also notes a federal grand jury resolution to add space to the federal building for the court and compliments for Athens street cleaning superintendent as city pride grows.
A mysterious shooting in Columbia S C yesterday left local butcher Deiter Westcott dead at his shop near Waverly. The attacker fired through a fence striking the man twice once in the left temple and once in the shin as neighbors heard the blast and the son rushed to the scene. The incident follows a earlier record of violence in the city as authorities investigate motive and suspect.
The vessel carrying Taft arrived at the Cuban harbor as locals debated risk and intent. To ensure safety, four large crates were dumped on the opposite end of the island before Taft was permitted to land.
The piece extols Spokane Washington as a growing Inland Empire hub near Idaho and British Columbia with 1905 and 1906 figures, and promotes the Baptist Young People's Union sixteenth annual convention in Spokane July 4 6 7 with rail rates and stopovers to visit Yellowstone Park. It invites ministers and delegates to consider the park tour and immigrant opportunities in Georgia, and notes regional climate and resources.
The Washington Herald notes Jerome achieved a notable victory yesterday while Delmas favored mixed window positions. The report captures a sharp exchange over preferences and outcome.
Mr Robert N White of Danbar Connecticut arrives in Athens to assume a role at the Athens Gas Company He is warmly welcomed as a new citizen The article urges a fall carnival to benefit the city and its interests amid political talk noting some still hope for a Southern Democrat candidate for president.
A fragmented article excerpt discusses astronomy and a speculative journey to a star, mentioning a vehicle and a distant travel time of 600 years, with references to Meggendorfer Blatter and gaselin in a historical tone.
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