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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1918
Page
6
A speaker recalls a trunk sent home from a son going to war and the silent message of duty over love. He ties the seen belongings to courage, service, and the call to conserve food and sustain soldiers. He invokes home front sacrifice and responsibility.
The exchange shows tone weak and middling at 30.50c. Spot markets in Athens nominal, Atlanta steady at 33c, New York quiet at 30.50c, New Orleans firm at 33c, Augusta steady at 33.25c, Memphis steady at 34c.
Athens friends applaud the young doctor Fred Haselton who has just graduated near the top of his class. He passed the state and government exams and is assigned to the naval medical service with rank of senior first lieutenant during a visit to his parents Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Haselton.
Advertisement touts Hyomel as a fast cure for catarrh colds and a congested head. It promises two minute head relief, a one day cold end, and a week to relieve nasal discharge and bad breath using a eucalyptus based antiseptic inhaled through a hard rubber inhaler. The complete Hyomel kit with inhaler and bottle is sold by druggists and at H. R. Palmer & Sons.
A series of political rallies drew large audiences in Winterville and across Oglethorpe Clarke and Oconee counties. Speakers included Judge Holden Prof. Sanford Mr Ed Gallagher and T W Reed with events at Oconee Heights Hinton-Brown Princeton Maxey s Arnoldsville and other locales. The sessions featured veterans from General Pershing s army in France addressing eager crowds.
Austin April 15 Texas took its first stride toward a dry era as Governor Hobby backed a ten mile zone bill. The measure would ban all saloons within ten miles of every military instruction camp in the state and aims to curb alcohol access near training sites. The bill seeks swift action to curb drinking in military districts.
An old time remedy for restoring faded gray hair to natural color is revived as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound sold at drug stores. Instructions say to apply with a sponge or brush, and hair darkens by morning. The note adds the product is a toilet cosmetic, not a medical cure. The article also mentions wartime shipping law extending to Texas towns with government contracts and a special session held February 26.
More than 6,000 saloons closed with up to 1,600 men out of work as eight Texas cities including Fort Worth Galveston San Antonio Houston El Paso Wichita Falls Beaumont and Orange enter the dry column at midnight April 14. The ban also bars liquor import into homes or businesses within ten miles except sacramental scientific medical or mechanical uses. Attorney General Looney says the zone applies to aviator landing fields. If courts reject the view, several small towns may also quit business.
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