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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1911
Page
3
Athens city council moves to curb speed on streets by amending a 1909 ordinance. It sets speed limits at ten miles per hour inside fire limits and fifteen miles per hour outside, with curves and intersections requiring further reduction to five and seven and a half miles per hour respectively. Violations carry penalties per city code.
Thousands respond to The Woodworth Co offer for a free experimental Senpine package mailed from New York City. The ad claims Senpine cures asthma hay fever bronchitis and catarrh regardless of duration or climate and cites a Vienna University professor as its discoverer.
Dr M A Jenkens starts work as pastor of First Church Owensboro Kentucky and his correspondents will note his address change from Athens to Owensboro. He goes with best wishes from friends and church, and plans to wed Miss Holman of Athens soon.
Foley Kidney Pills contain concentrated ingredients for relief and cure of kidney and bladder ailments. They are antiseptic, tonic and restorative. Refuse substitutes. Sold by all druggists. x Hardware Paper at Athens Paper Co.
Officials announced the official Memorial Day program for the unveiling of the Confederate monument on April 26 in Jefferson. The day includes music, an invocation by John Minish, addresses by Mayor Jere S Ayers and S C Potts, vocal solos by Mrs. J W Barnett, and the presentation and unveiling of the monument by UDC members, with veterans receiving crosses of honor and a march to the cemetery.
Tom Akers notes University of Georgia as the best SIAA baseball club, praising Frank Anderson and Cunningham for a well rounded field, and the hard hitting trio of Brooks Ginn and McWhorter. He projects a high win rate if pitching and consistency improve.
An old advertisement claims a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromide Quinine Tablets. It offers a money back refund if the cure fails and features E. W. Grove’s signature on each box, priced at 250.
Mrs F Martl of St Joe Michigan says her child suffered a severe bronchial trouble. After doctors medicine failed, she used Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. It cured the cough choking and gagging spells and the child recovered quickly. It has saved them trouble and is kept in the house. Sold by all druggists.
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