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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1906
Page
2
The Banner argues Clarke County should vote to relocate the court house to the business district. It urges a countywide election, says taxpayers favor the move, and that the council and commissioners should draft a proposal for public approval. It notes related local club notices and public notices follow.
Human Hearts will open with entirely new scenery and locally sourced props. W. Nankeville arranged Arkansas hill photo views and props including an anvil from the village blacksmith to add local color. Also on offer are A Wife’s Secret and Donnelly and Hatfield Minstrels with elaborate productions and prices from 25 to 1.00 one.
City Marshal Loyd B. Brooks joined a country fox hunt a few days ago. He chased a gray fox with zest and luck, but let the dogs finish it. Brooks returned with one fox foot as a trophy.
Toledo reports its earliest snowstorm in 35 years with ground buried to about one inch in October. In a separate note a Columbus woman Mrs Mary H Walters describes recovery after using Electric Bitters to treat stomach weakness and nerve distress, claiming full cure.
Yesterday morning the court granted another divorce in a case of Gertrude Williama Hamp Wu. The verdict favored Gertrude against Hamp. Several divorce cases remain to be tried in this session.
Long feature highlights Governor Joseph M. Terrell praised as the state's educational leader. It notes his advances from common schools funding to agricultural instruction, the $100,000 agricultural college grant, and the district agricultural schools plan moving into 1907 with strong boards and federal support.
Market notes show slight frost in the eastern belt, with cold weather and a forecast of more frost tonight. Prices edged down before the close on profit taking while some see gains from Jan or Dee sales. Athens weighs a hotel project and police force expansion remains debated.
Mary Dickerson from Louis says she could not walk for eleven months due to a severe ankle sore. A doctor warned of leg amputation, but using Cutiura Soap and Ointment started healing and she can walk outdoors again. A recommending user adds a prior testimonial about a baby with sores.
Complete treatment of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills offered for one dollar. A single set supposedly cures torts disfiguring itching busing and scaly humors eczema rashes and irritations from infancy to age when other remedies and physicians fail.
The trustees plan to hire many agricultural experts, with two already in Georgia, to ensure proper site selection and to introduce the best possible curriculum along targeted lines.
The University of Georgia establishes a practical forestry chair to save existing woods and plan new plantations. The program will educate citizens and address state forestry problems, aiding the economy and regional planning. Judge Charles H. Brand earns praise for efficient court work in Athens.
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