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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1915
Page
3
Dr Richard Burton of the University of Minnesota will lecture on Current Dramatic Literature at Peabody Hall in Athens on Monday April 12 at 830 pm The event is billed as a major intellectual highlight of the year with Athens cited as a key driver behind his southern visit.
Members may bring one guest and meet Dr Burton after the speech. Tickets should be returned by April 10 due to limited seating. A Drama League book on seeing a play is offered at a dollar, champions scholarly yet popular treatment of drama and its social context.
The review notes Prof. Burton's Dickens recital captivates audiences in Los Angeles and Portland with lively, engaged delivery. The Athens Women's Club receives special invitations to a theater event, with tickets available at the Women's Rest Room in the chamber of commerce on Clayton Street.
The ad touts Parisian Sage as a powerful hair and scalp tonic that eliminates dandruff and itch, nourishes roots, and makes hair grow long, thick, and glossy. It claims immediate results after one application and promotes easy use and low cost at H. R. Palmer & Sons or any drug counter.
Secretary Forbes of the Y M C A guided fifteen juniors with two or three older men on an eight mile afternoon hike. The route went by Bobbin Mill branch and the Rowland place before returning for supper. A homing pigeon carried a message on the trip, the bird released for the first time outside its wire enclosure and not yet returned by dark.
Mrs. M. A. Bridges of Robinson Mississippi reports two years of kidney ailment and ten months on Foley Kidney Pills leaving her feeling like a sixteen year old girl. The ad promotes Foley Kidney Pills to invigorate weak kidneys and ease backache rheumatism and bladder trouble. H. R. Palmer & Sons distributes the product. Also notes Foley’s Honey and Tar as a leading cough medicine trusted for colds hoarseness and throat trouble safe and effective for children with opiate content modestly claimed.
Tomorrow afternoon the Mercer University and Georgia baseball teams begin a key series at Sanford Field in Athens. The doubleheader Friday and Saturday games feature Hitchcock versus Stevens and Corley against Hunt with anticipated even odds and strong local interest as Athens opens its season. Tickets go on sale at Palmer's with grandstand seating reserved.
Advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as quickly easing rheumatism and related pains. It promises near instant relief for sore joints muscles and offers a 25 cent bottle with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
The Royston Record reports rumors that Solicitor General Thos J Brown may oppose Mr Tribble for Congress, with expectations of a lively contest when campaigning heats up next spring. The notice clarifies it is rumor and not a confirmed announcement.
Preacher John son also known as K Hub Johnson, a colored barber, was found unconscious near his Linden Row home Sunday morning. He partially recovered by Tuesday but remains unable to aid police in identifying suspects. Plainclothes men and patrols continue active investigations with limited information from the injured man.
Public warning style ad urges treating a child's cough with Dr Kings New Discovery. Claims it strengthens, prevents serious illness and quickly relieves cold symptoms. Promises soothing antiseptic balms and guarantees results. Ends with reminder to buy from druggist.
Coach Bean recalls Buffalo trip, argues warm weather training vs cold venues benefits, and previews two upcoming Mercer games in Macon. He invites readers to Santora Field as Mercer and Georgia prepare to perform and fans pack the stands Friday and Saturday.
The ad touts Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey as a fast relief for whooping cough, loosening mucus and soothing throat and lung lining to lessen coughing spells. It urges families with children to keep it handy and lists prices 25 cents and 10 cents at the druggist. Also mentions Electric Bitters as a Spring Tonic.
A Bootshe Ark reader J P Jones reports severe kidney trouble left him unable to work until Foley Kidney Pills straightened him out. The same remedy is claimed to help thousands with weak back rheumatism and kidney and bladder troubles. Safe and effective.
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