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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1905
Page
7
A five year old boy suffered a severe itching rash covering his body. After three doctors failed, Cuticura was used with bandages, causing intense pain but gradual improvement. By the third and fourth applications the sores dried, peeling ceased, and the child recovered fully, now strong and healthy.
The city finance committee led by Chairman McMahan with Vonderau and Lipscomb, aided by City Attorney West and the city marshal, has worked for months to settle past due paying accounts. The council granted broad settlement power in February, reducing litigation and aiming to clear old city claims by year’s start, with praise for their energy and diligence.
The City Marshal reports paving and debt settlements have collected 6114.03 from paving claims plus other city executions bringing total receipts to 10235.91. The finance committee, led by the chairman, faced a heavy task collecting dues and negotiating settlements with property owners, improving the city’s finances through steady, practical work.
The article recalls checkers as a rural American pastime, a homely board on barn doors with father and sons playing. It notes the checker game’s antiquity and Yankee flavor, compares it to chess, and mentions a notable match where English and Scotch players in Boston faced American rivals.
The piece notes checkers or draughts as an ancient, universal game. It cites a winter 1888 89 match where an American champion defeated a leading British player. References to Chinese and New Zealand aboriginal forms, plus praise of checkers over chess, frame the sport’s pedigree. The text closes with a tangent on Northwest Georgia peach crop damage being less severe than first feared.
Covington Georgia May 17 police chief Bradford Bohannon and patrolman P W Skelton were arrested on perjury warrants connected to a major gambling raid. Each was booked on $100 bonds and both have long service in the department, well regarded in the community. The notice also advertises Bucklen’s Armica Salve as a poison cure with local drugstore availability.
Macon Ga May 17 Grand lodge Knights of Pythias held a busy session approving changes to the constitution and a 1000 dollar appropriation for the uniform rank. Officers elected include Grand Chancellor W H Brannon and Vice Chancellor T H H Nickerson. Also notes a scale up of supreme representatives and a plan to address lodge representation rules.
John A. Vance, head salesman for Davison & Lowe, vanished last Sunday after leaving his home for downtown Athens and boarding a Seaboard Air Line train to Atlanta. Police and river searches, aided by other cities, yielded no trace. theories range from foul play to a voluntary disappearance.
The article notes Britain likely originated the postmark with a London form used circa 1680. The circular mark split into two halves indicated month and day, with year implied by letter dates. the earliest known example is a 1680 letter. It also references a dynamite safety anecdote and drug ads, plus a Memphis statue unveiling of General Nathan Bedford Forrest.
K Kapla, Honolulu born, arrives in New York from London aboard the Cedric in custody of Sheriff Henry C. Vidd. He faces larceny charges for $15,000 in bonds stolen in Honolulu. An accomplice remains at large as Kapla completes a wide voyage partly spent as a fugitive. He first fled to Japan then London where authorities ordered his arrest for alleged fake pretenses. Transfer to Honolulu followed.
Police conclude their probe into Herbert V. Croker son of Richard Croker visiting an opium den and North End saloons before his death on an Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe train near Newton Kansas. Porter Charles Wilson released. opium den owners Ah Lee and Ghee Kee held for charges of illegal business.
Nan Patterson signs a two year contract with Huting and Seaman for appearances in their New York theatre and a road company. The initial weekly salary is about 1800 dollars with a sliding scale as public interest declines. A list of parts she will play was approved by her counsel. Royalty from her book sales could be substantial if released.
A short health advert claims a severe headache stems from a nine digor dyed stomach and is rapidly relieved by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets offered for sale by H. R. Pelmer & Bons and W. J. Smith & Bre.
George L Fox critiques the Yale Harvard debate noting Yale won argument quality yet Harvard was judged superior by the panel. He cites Yale’s broader, more practical discussion versus Harvard’s glittering generalities and argues Yale failed to challenge the qualifying clause only when rates are unreasonable. Yale’s performance remains creditable despite the loss.
Chicago May 15 James J Jeffries world champion heavyweight has been knocked out by a illness combination of rheumatism and malaria forcing him to retire from fighting He cancels engagements and heads to Los Angeles to seek recovery Jeffries plans to appoint Mrs Charney A Talmadge to handle affairs and depose his brother in mining matters during a month long stay in Ariane Chattanooga area
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