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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1899
Page
2
J E Murray of Watkinsville displayed a large box of snakes and other reptiles in Macon and Atlanta plans. He has collected specimens from Georgia and the South, including rare species, and uses a home invention to capture them for exhibition. He aims for the state fair and museums.
A prominent Athens citizen argues that English sparrows may soon eradicate army worms threatening gardens. The piece notes the pest as a major local problem and praises sparrows as a potential natural control. Also features ads for Syrup of Figs and Dr. King's New Life Pills.
Professor Henton states after a decade of world travel that Green's August Flower is the most used remedy for dyspepsia liver and stomach derangements and constipation. He notes it aids tourists salesmen and office workers with headaches and irregular habits. Sample bottles are free at H R Palmer & Sons and it is sold by dealers across civilized counties.
A fragmented item describes a product likely marketed as familiar and trusted by consumers. The text mentions a cable or electrical goods theme titled Cablestoria and emphasizes continuity with a well-known brand or purchase history. No clear events or dates are present.
Mrs. Thomas Aaron, about 26, drank part of a vial of strychnine after a quarrel with her husband near Princeton Factory. Drs. Roberts and Fullilove treated her. she survived. The couple had frequent jealous disputes and threats of self harm previously.
Lowell Massachusetts fire test by the Associated Factory Mutual Insurance compares American Roundlap bales from American Cotton Co and Lowry bales from Planters' Compress Co to ordinary square bales. Roundlap bales resisted flames, stayed intact, and did not elongate, while Lowry bales burned, stretched, and split. Salvage will be weighed. water tests reportedly show Roundlap bales perform better. Also a plug for Dr. Tichenor's Antiseptic.
A reader thanks Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound for curing bladder trouble and weight loss after doctors’ advice failed. The letter from Mrs J C Barnard praises the remedy and reports renewed health following the treatment.
A Mississippi man posing as Frank Dabney of the Cotton Planter's Journal, Memphis, briefly stayed in Athens, cashed drafts, bought goods, and vanished after two drafts were returned protested. Local officials seek Dabney to answer for his actions and possible thefts in Athens.
The article lays out voter qualifications for a Clarke County Democratic primary to replace the late Alex S. Erwin Jr. It specifies white male voters who paid 1898 taxes and registered, registration deadlines, and election logistics including precinct managers, tally sheets, and voting hours.
Rev O M Bishop of Nevada Missouri exposes quarterly shipments of dead bodies for undertakers and railroads linked to magnetic healers and falsified death certificates. He urges church papers to expose frauds and warns of deaths from charlatan remedies. Ely Brothers advertise Ely’s Cream Balm for catarrh in the notice.
In Clarke county Georgia a vacancy in the state House due to the death of Hon. Alex. B. Erwin Jr. triggers a writ of election. An election is set for Wednesday September 20, 1899, to fill the vacancy, as recorded by S. M. Herrington the county's Ordinary.
Fragmentary train schedule lists connections from New York to Weldon and Portsmouth with times around 11 00am 00pm 8 00pm and 12 Siam 2. Names and connections appear unclear but indicate routing via Penn B B and S A L lines.
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