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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1900
Page
6
An antiseptic Rouser Linen cloth item fits from top to bottom and drops down onto the cabinet. It is described as easy to install and works gracefully, designed to cover the rear wall area with a tight fit and reliable operation.
A campaign item endorses a Clarke County candidate for Texas collector in the Democratic primary. The notice urges voters to support the contender in the Clarke County race and emphasizes party affiliation and electoral participation.
Washington May 9 United States Consul General Horace N Allen seeks treaty interpretation on the right of a settlement in Corea under exclusive Japanese control. He finds only Japanese nationals may own property in the Japanese settlements, excluding foreigners from taking mortgaged or compact property, complicating enforcement of debts and property transfers.
A Japanese Tea Dealers union has adopted aggressive measures to promote Japanese tea in America. They will post advertisements, assign commissioners to inspect teas at major U.S. ports, and seek abolition of competitive teas to open new markets.
Secretary Hester’s analysis of cotton movement for eight months ending April shows a drop from the previous year across regions. Atlantic and Western states show declines. Texas and California contribute smaller yields while overall year-to-date figures fall from prior levels.
A fragmentary report describes a young girl firing at an admirer in a puzzling incident. The event centers on Blanche Wilkins and Frank Jones, with a bullet said to have struck the jaw in a brief, unclear account.
Georgia agricultural guidance urges rapid field work for 80 days to push cotton and corn. Advice covers wide sweeps, timing, moisture conservation, flat culture, and early corn varieties. Emphasizes May grass control, shallow cultivation, and adapting by region while stressing practical, low-cost methods.
Advertisement and testimonials praise Dr. H Morley s Lemon Elixir for biliousness constipation malaria indigestion nervous headaches sleeplessness and other ailments. Claims of cures from Parkersburg Birmingham Griffis and Woodstock accompany production details and pricing.
The article discusses the sesame plant or benne, its seeds and oil, and uses. It notes cultivation in India and the oil’s cooking and medicinal value, with limited success in parts of the United States and mentions imports to France. It observes easy cultivation in warm U.S. regions, contrasts northward limitations, and hints at local growing practices among African American communities.
A Georgia entomologist reports on a leaf curl disease harming peach crops, describing its rapid leaf distortion and shedding. Trials begun Jan 16 in Marietta test spraying with lime stone solution to control the fungus, with early results showing the disease is controllable at low cost.
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