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Newspaper

Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1903

Page

5

Meeting Father A. J. Ryan Poems Read At Epworth League

Epworth League of the First Methodist church held a literary meeting at the Lampkin residence on Dougherty street. Readings featured Father Ryan poems including The Conquered Banner with musical interludes. Dr Hopkins read The Sword of Robert Lee and other pieces. A separate notice touts Electro Bitters praised by Dr Merritt for stomach issues and kidney troubles.

Hopkins Dubb Dougherty Street Epworth League Father Ryan Lampkin Abra Ana J. Ryan Mr. WH Black Olivia Carlton Osugired Dr. 1 Paul Lovejoy Isabelle Hisman Soo— Mies Clyde Bowden Lillie Moss Mies Katie Seater Robert Lee Avote Hanft T. G. Merritt Mehoopany Abra Hon W. J. Smith, & Bro B. Palmer & Son

Blood Humours Cured by Cuticura Soap and Pills

A sensational claim advertises Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as speedily curing blood humours when other remedies and top physicians fail. The copy urges readers to try the products for relief and health improvement.

Cuticura Treatment Promises Relief for Scaly Skin Humours

Complete treatment of torturing skin and blood humours with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. Claims success for bad blood scrofula and infantile birth humours, including loss of hair, ulcers, rashes, and itching, with cures in countless homes and among children.

Southern Manufacturing builds houses for mill operatives

The Southern Manufacturing Company is constructing several neat houses for its operatives near the Nantahala avenue mill. Three are nearly complete with more to follow in the next weeks. Mill construction progresses and will soon be ready for machinery installation.

The Southern Manufacturing Company Nantahala Avenue

Cornerstone Set for City Hall Inauguration Ceremony

City plans a grand cornerstone event on June 4 at 4 30 PM with commercial leaders urged to attend. Masonic Grand Master Max Meyerhardt will preside with multiple committees arranging deposits and sealed articles for the stone. An unrelated ad promotes Dr E Detchon Anti Diuretic sold by H R Palmer and Sons in Athens Georgia.

Max Meyerhardt Rome Vernon Lodge Ardc Merate

Barnett Shoals Waterpower May Spark Local Mill

Prospect unfolds for Capt. James White to develop Barnett Shoals falls delivering about 3000 horsepower. Plan includes a new 8 5 million cotton mill near Whitehall with 1000 hp used onsite and a rail extension to Athens Electric Street Railway. If realized, county prosperity grows as two thousand horsepower may attract additional plants.

Barnett Shoals James White Athens Whitehall Capt. White Athens Swait

Scott's Emulsion Promises Nourishment for Mother and Child

Scott's Emulsion, cod liver oil product, is advertised as easy on weak stomachs and helps prevent thinness in children. It strengthens weak mothers by fostering healthy flesh and blood and supports nourishing milk flow for nursing mothers, presented as a food rather than a medicine. Free sample offer appears from Curt & Bowne, New York.

Scott

Attorneys Meet Judge McWhorter at Tallulah Falls Meeting

Judge McWhorter of Athens heads the federal legislation committee for the Georgia Bar Association as lawyers from across the state prepare to attend the Tallulah Falls gathering on July 2. Secretary Orville A. Park calls for a large turnout while Judge Alton B. Parker is singled out for a keynote address. The program shifts to committee concerns and last Congress coverage rather than formal papers.

Orville A. Park Macon Georgia Bar Association Tallulah Falls Alton B. Parker New York State United States Athens Park Hamilton McWhorter Messrs James Bishop Eastman F. E. Callaway Atlanta W. M. Hammond Thomasville B. F. Abbott McWhorter Dsta The Bar Association

Publisher H. Bernard Promotes Southern Advance Ads

Dr. H. Bernard publisher of the Southern Advance ran a small notice in The Banner about features in the July and September editions. He had orders for 690 copies in those two issues and credited Banner advertising with boosting resales.

H. BR. Bernard The Southern Advance

Death of Mrs John Totty Jr in Sandy Creek district

Mrs John Totty Jr died Monday night at her home in the Sandy Creek district after a brief illness and a convulsion. The funeral was held Wednesday at two o'clock at Center Methodist church conducted by Rev E D Stone.

Sandy Creek John. Totty, Jr

Runaway Horses Damage Carriage Near Central Depot

Two horses hitched to a carriage at the Central depot bolted as the driver prepared a strap. They dashed along Thomas street toward Arnold Grocery Co and struck a telephone pole, injuring both animals. one broke its back and will die, the other was injured but the carriage remained largely intact. No person was harmed.

Robert Cole Will Central Depot Cole Thomas Street Arnold Grocery Co

Clarke County seeks list of Confederate soldiers

Ex Confederate soldiers their descendants and friends have been appointed by Clarke County Georgia commissioners to perfect the record of soldiers furnished by the county to the Confederate army. They request information by letter or in person at the Insurance Building Athens GA office of A L Mitchell Commissioner.

Clarke County Georegia Athens A, L, Mitchell

Owls in Winter Color Phases and Night Diets

Timber owls are common in winter, with two distinct color phases and age or sex not sole factors. Screech owls feign death, then defend themselves. owls hunt efficiently on cold nights aided by keen hearing and silent flight. Wild mice are abundant, leaving tracks in fresh snow.

The Bud of a Tree Graft carries Original Tree’s Age

Scientists note that grafted buds may retain the age of the donor tree rather than starting anew. A twenty five year old bud may live only the remaining twenty five years of the donor’s natural life, challenging the idea of a fresh lifespan for grafts.

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Ayer J.C. Ayer CO Lowell Mass D. W. McGregor Pe Chichester Englion Vist Fs Literary Father A. J. Ryan Hood Saraaparilla A.B. Baxter & CO Athens, GA Commissioner of Agriculture B. Stevens A. B. Baxter & CO Fhens Jane Bowne New York Oconee Heights Farm Georgia Jefferson Road State Normal School Hackney Norfolk Bay Bell Founder Rysdyks Hambletonian Thomson & Bland Philpail Ophelia Baron Meena Chester White Hoes King Edward C R.A. Queen W. I Grace Gomwou Simmer Georg Bar Association Judge McWhorter Winnie Davis Hall Opera House Winnie Davis Memorial Hall Daughters of the Confederacy Vinnie Davis H. R. Palmer & Sons Druggiats John Totty Tutt’s Wim Vabstonatza, Rele Amys Bangi
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