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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1919
Page
8
A collage of brief notices and ads from The Banner lists items from Lipscomb's Specialty Fire Insurance and The Athens Savings Bank, plus lost items, livestock for sale, real estate, furnishings, and services. Read as a local bulletin of opportunities, losses, and daily needs across Athens and nearby towns.
Advertisement seeks twenty boys immediately to unload a rotten log from Athens. No further details on location, pay, or safety provided.
A newspaper health warning urges flushing kidneys occasionally for meat eaters. It cites uric acid buildup from meat as a cause of kidney sluggishness and suggests taking a tart lemon grape lithia salt mixture daily to cleanse kidneys and neutralize urine acids.
Special to Banner. In Ga on April 14 Senator Clarence E. Adams backed an automobile from his garage and ran over his two year old daughter. The child died shortly after from injuries as grief struck the family and community.
Clarke county superior court opens its April term with Judge Andrew J. Cobb presiding and Judge Walter L. Hodges of the Northern circuit assigned to try certain cases. The opening session features Cobb’s grand jury charge urging enforcement of the whiskey law and attention to the peace conference issues including the League of Nations.
County Demonstrator Porter plans a Lexington rally at 10 o clock to organize sweet potato curing houses in every district. Col Sam W Wilkes, a noted railroad man, will speak on countywide farming and industrial improvements.
Atmospheric guidance discusses avoiding overcharge and using lighting in daytime to keep batteries functional. It mentions the Vesta Battery with patented improvements including idle Taolators and titanium components as a remedy to stuffed conditions and common storage issues.
The Athens Y M C A reports 24 new subscriptions totaling 588.00 since the campaign paused, bringing 757 subscribers to 11,428.40 toward a 15,000 goal. About 3,571.60 more is needed. canvassing continues with letters mailed to citizens and rural residents still unvisited. The board expects many responses to fully fund yearly work serving Clarke County and surrounding areas.
Squeeze juice from two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint freckle and tan lotion. Grocers sell lemons and drug stores offer three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Massage daily to fade freckles and blemishes and leave skin clear and rosy. Harmless and non irritant.
Nine o'clock and late arrivals mar the opening. Miss Clarke of Atlanta dominates the stage with charm and surety, carrying the show despite some stage pacing and longer final act. Good ensemble, fine staging, audience reactions mixed.
A woman reports long standing stomach and liver trouble with bloating improved after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. She credits the product with her recovery and urges others to try it, calling it a simple harmless preparation that removes the catarrhal effects.
A fragment notes using distilled water for storage batteries and hot weather conditions. It mentions Tripure Distilled Water as a preferred option and a celebratory remark about the practical storage tip.
Advertising copy touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as iron and quinine syrup for grip influenza weakness claimed to be pleasant and effective with children. It also promotes Chamberlain's Tablets to aid bilious digestion and restore appetite and energy.
An advertisement urges readers to buy 8. 8. S. from 29 Swift Laboratory in Atlanta Georgia claiming the product cleanses sluggish blood and treats pimples eczema boils and other skin disorders. It promises purification without minerals and offers mail order medical advice.
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