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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1916
Page
3
Avanta Georgia March special urges peach growers to spray for common pests and diseases. It details lime-sulphur based controls for San Jose scale brown rot peach leaf curl and plum curculio plus timing tips and mixing formulas for 50 gallon batches.
Advertises Dr King’s New Discovery as relief for fall to spring coughs and colds. Claims rapid relief of coughing inflammation and raw throat with antiseptic healing. Promises a 50 cent bottle and money back if not satisfied.
A reader story reflects on Sunday school and movie rules as a father speaks to his son. An advertisement features Mrs. A. G Wells praising Foley Kidney Pills for kidney related ailments, with contact at Palmer & Sons.
Reports from Southern Railway Agricultural Division for 1915 show agents advising about crop methods to about 150 000 farmers. Demonstrations increased yields with cotton and corn with 1 170 pounds per acre vs 591 to 741 on nonadvised lands and corn at 46 7 bushels per acre vs under 22. Silos rose to about 9 000. pure bred cattle and hog numbers rose. emphasis on legumes drainage and improved seeds. cooperation with state and federal agencies cited.
A reader letter from Key West Florida describes a teacher’s recovery after using Vinci a tonic claiming to improve appetite sleep energy and overall strength. The ad cites peptonate of iron and cods beef extractives as the active ingredients and advertises H R Palmer & Sons of Athens Georgia as distributors.
The Associated Press reports London has boosted women postmen from 500 to 1000, expanding women workers in the postal service. The notice ends with an advertisement for Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic claiming to fight malaria and enrich the blood.
An old time medicine ad touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy to move sluggish bowels stimulate the liver and clear the system of waste and impurities. The copy promises body poison removal after winter and notes a 25 cent price at the druggist.
Carnesville Ga April 7 The case of the state against J W Partee in Franklin superior court is passed until May 15. The defendant is charged with killing Cohen Davis and Thomas Davis at a Lavonia show on Oct 28 1915. Witness Newton Weldon denies Partee’s guilt in bail hearing before Judge Meadow. State and defense attorneys listed include S G Thos J Brown W R Little H H Chandler Claude Bond Hugh M Dorsey Geo L Goode Fermor Barrett.
Quality First drives price boost for Chalmers Six-30 models. Touring car now 1090, cabriolet 40 more, roadster 1070, effective April 15. Pre April 15 orders locked at current prices. buyers before that date save while preserving high quality.
The forecast from Athens to Georgia calls for fair weather Saturday with cooler temperatures and westerly winds. A prior disturbance moved from Texas toward the gulf coast bringing rain to the cotton belt, and heavy rains were reported in Texas and nearby areas. Temperatures remain low for the season with subfreezing readings in parts of the west and south. Athens expects about 40 degrees Saturday morning.
Covington Kentucky resident Mrs P Redkamp says her eight children, including a case of bathleo om, all use Foley’s Honey and Tar for nearly two years with no better cough syrup found. Ad promotes H R Palmer & Sons.
The Y M C A building committee hosts a cornerstone ceremony on Tuesday April 11 with Dr W N Ainsworth of Macon Ga delivering the oration at the new building’s laying The Masons will lead the ceremony and a 40 voice male chorus will sing as the parade ends at noon All ministers church members students and all local citizens are urged to attend with no written invitations required
The Athens Presbytery will meet in Jefferson on April 11 to 13 with a provisional program. William T. Riviere from the city will seek licenses to preach. The docket includes opening sermons, committee appointments, devotions, business sessions, public meetings on Home Missions and The Country Church, and examinations of candidates for gospel ministry.
Schedule of church business lists nominations for commissioners Rev J Spencer Smith and Pider J Griffeth with alternates Rev G M Howerton and Eller W S Erwin. Also covers reports from missions committees and reinstatement request for Rev Warsdell. Adjournment planned after minutes read.
News from Abbeville reports the death of Mrs May McIntosh at her Greenwood home on March 31 1916 after a long illness. She was born Cade in the Bordens section of Abbeville county and married to S A McIntosh of Georgia during the Civil War era. Survived by daughter Mrs S J Zeigler Greenwood and Mrs Louisa Long Athens, plus son Guy Will McIntosh Bordeaux. Body sent to Heardmont Georgia for burial.
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