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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
6
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reliable laxative, noting it cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility or dosage increases. It claims pleasant natural action, physician approval, and urges purchase of the genuine California Fig Syrup Mfg. Co product through leading druggists.
Several workers at a cold storage facility reportedly failed to keep promises during operations. The incident highlights reliability and accountability issues within the plant's workforce, with management urging tighter oversight and adherence to agreed duties.
A Newark New Jersey mother describes a seven year old’s severe facial eczema starting at six weeks. After failed treatments by skin specialists, she reports relief and full healing following Cuticura Remedies. Dated October 17, 1907. Bargain day rushes break more bones.
Mrs. John Kirk of Detroit reports kidney trouble and related symptoms five years ago. After using Dean's Kidney Pills, she says her health improved within weeks, now weighs 163 pounds and feels excellent. Advertisement notes price 50 cents a box, Wester-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
A historical complaint urges careful bid selection to ensure quality painting and warns against unsuitable bids. It promotes National Lead Company materials and test units, then pivots to a testimonials laden ad for Allen's Foot-Ease, ending with a humorous quip about women in a pet.
Property owners led by 8S. M. Inman pledge rapid reconstruction of the burned district bounded by Madison avenue Nelson Forsyth and Mitchell streets. Heaviest losers include the Terminal hotel and Inman block with plans to duplicate or surpass former buildings. Insurance totals reach 824 550 with overall value near 1 009 400 and an estimated loss of 1 250 000.
Columbus police commissioners adopted a resolution to close soft drink stands in the city by 1 am Saturday and not reopen until after Sunday. Excludes hotels cafes and restaurants. drug stores exempt. Patrolmen ordered to notify dealers of the order effective immediately amid complaints of Sunday drunkenness from near beer and other beer.
The Moultrie city council ordered a bond election for June 16 to approve a $45,000 issue to extend sewerage and water mains and improve fire protection. A prior election was invalidated by Judge Mitchell for not meeting legal requirements after challenges by citizens.
Forest Adair of Atlanta named receiver for the Walker P Inman estate valued around 4 million dollars. Judge Pendleton of Fulton County Superior Court issued the order on petition by John L Hopkins and Sons and King Spalding Little. Bond set at 50 000. State law actions follow the Inman & Co receivership case in Augusta with James R Gray executor and Mrs Morris Brandon executrix, who are barred from interfering with the receiver’s management.
The Beatoon city charter faces major updates at the General Assembly in Atlanta in June. Proposals include city elections registration, extending mayor and council terms to two years, and allowing liquor prohibition by ordinance if repeal occurs. New bodies like a water commissioners board and a tax assessor board are proposed, plus expanded mayoral powers. The old charter, dating to 1579, is described as outdated. Other notes cite limited drunkenness arrests under prohibition in Putnam and a Haronton sedimentation basin contract for 170000 gallon capacity water treatment.
Colonel George A. Dodd is named the new commanding officer of the Twelfth cavalry stationed at Fort Oglethorpe. He succeeds General John B. Kerr who was recently promoted and will command at Fort Riley. Dodd, regarded as a top soldier by Atlanta officers, once led the first troop known for the monkey drill and daring horse feats that inspired later wild west acts.
President H M Atkinson and a party of eastern capitalists arrived in Atlanta after inspecting the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic line and its properties. They toured Tampa Northern Railway facilities and lumber interests, Brunswick docks, and the new road’s shops and terminals at Bruns wick LaGrange Roanoke Talladega and Birmingham. The first passenger train into Atlanta on the new line marked a milestone with plans for regular service announced and the party expressed satisfaction with the road and its assets.
The annual state convention of the grand chapter of the order of the Eastern Star will be held in Atlanta on May 18, 1920. The organization, an auxiliary of the Freemasons, limits membership to Masons and their female relatives, with about half a million members nationwide. Atlanta chapters Hlecta and West End are planning entertainment for delegates.
Georgia National Guard detachments from Columbus and Augusta, along with state coast artillery, will join regulars at Fort Screven near Savannah for a two week encampment and maneuvers. General Scott and Brigadier General Anderson plan visits. about 350 troops will participate. Additional units are slated for July maneuvers at Chickamauga.
The 1908 Atlanta school census filed with the state commissioner shows 25,490 school age children, up 2,907 since 1903. White pupils total 16,802, negro pupils 8,688, while school property value rose to 746710. Over ten could not read or write declined from 1055 to 436.
A fires in Atlanta destroyed 1,000,000 cigars and 1,000,000 cigarettes from J J Goodrum Tobacco. Mrs Louis F Garrard wife of Hon Louis F Garrard of Columbus died at 58. Jeff Davis day planned for June 3 by Augusta Confederate camps with Colonel Claiborne Snead to speak. Ghattahoochee High Clermont exams concluded. faculty reelected. William Beach of Columbus died aged 98 in Etowah NC. long Columbus business career. Fire at J D Trotter near Cartersville consumed barn with stock and corn, loss about 3000. John Kingston acquitted in Macon murder case. Robert J Lowry of Atlanta urged elastic currency and real estate lending under national banking laws. James S King of Athens died aged 65. Captain Edgeworth Eye, Augusta Confederate veteran, died. Sixth District Medical Society to meet in Forsyth June 10. officers listed.
A New York man once obsessed with saving money and time stopped shaving twenty five years ago. He tried cosmetics but found electrolysis best though painful. Five months of current treatment destroyed every hair root on his beard and moustache, leaving him permanently smooth and unable to regrow a beard.
Reported exchange asks what a young boxer named Chump Ley weighs with quotes noting a claim of about 200 pounds on the lee and roughly ten ounces in the community. The fragment suggests a humorous or contested weight reference in early 20th century Cleveland media.
An ad claims Hicks Capuchine cures nervousness and fatigue by refreshing the brain and nerves. Described as a pleasant liquid offered in 25 and 50 cent sizes at drug stores.
A Life magazine line sketches a scene where a host jokes about wedding gifts as a detective escorts a guest through. The brief exchange suggests mystery tone and a social setting with a hint of intrigue.
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It offers one hundred dollars to any case of deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and urges sending for circulars from Queny & Co. Toledo Ohio.
Prof K Zengelis notes a unique bronze antique die with Athenian owl emblem, recovered in 1904 in Egypt and now housed in Athens. The artifact reveals ancient metallurgy skills, containing about 22 percent tin and nearly 70 percent copper, with high hardness and controlled purity to prevent brittleness.
A shortened dialogue quotes a St Louis Republic report where a boy named Jimmie is asked why he gave little Bobbie a black eye. Jimmie says Bobbie provoked him by hitting back, prompting questions about the brutal act and its excuse.
A testimonial asserts Grape-Nuts cured years of dyspepsia after a doctor advised daily use. The letter claims predigested nutrition relieves nervous strain and supports the nervous system, with benefits for both children and adults. It notes broad family use and mentions reading a related title.
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