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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1920

Page

5

Cotton meeting at Montgomery shapes southern cotton policy

The American Cotton Association holds its annual convention in Montgomery Alabama and discusses plans to promote and protect cotton growers in the south. J S Wannamaker of St Matthews South Carolina leads the association with Harvie Jordan of Georgia as campaign director and Col Thomas J Shackelford of Athens Georgia as chair of the national finance committee. Major Devereaux F McClatchey of Atlanta serves as Georgia state director and heads a strong field staff ensuring wide membership growth.

Atlanta American Cotton Association Mont Ala J. S. Wannamaker St. Matthews 8. C Wannamaker Harvie Jordan Georgia Thomas J. Shackelford Athens National Finance Committee Devereaux F. McClatchey Georgia Senate Association South

Be Ambitious With Wendelle Pills Ambition Brand

Palmer and Son offer a refund on the first box Wendelle Pills Ambition Brand. The tonic is pitched to restore vigor and energy for tired feelings nervous troubles headaches restlessness and loss of appetite. A refund is promised if no benefit after one box and two days to feel better.

Palmer & Son Wendell Pills Fedlers

Revenue from auto license law tops state fund

The report by Secretary of State McLendon shows state revenue from the automobile license law through April 15 at 1,590,263.43 with 1920 receipts totaling 1,569,809.53. Expenditures for administration were 33,680.88, leaving a treasury balance of 1,536.28, plus 54,134.78 carried from 1919, yielding the grand total. Monthly totals include January 320,686.20, February 715,013.20, and March 500,427.25. Three thousand Atlanta businessmen will wear overalls at cost as part of a campaign led by John A. Manget to rebuke excess profits on clothing, with a mass meeting set at Tabernacle Baptist Church to form the Atlanta Overall Club.

Secretary of State G. McLendon Treasury Atlanta John A. Manget Tampa Manget Birminggham Tabernacle Baptist Church

Widower Recovers Health After Mayr Remedy Claims

A widower reports dramatic weight gain and relief after taking six doses of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. He claims the preparation cleanses the stomach and intestines, removes inflammation, and ends years of ailments. He states doctors failed him and praises the remedy as harmless with a money back guarantee. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Son and druggists nationwide.

Mayr H.R. Palmer & Son

Renters Prepare for War on Landlords in New York

Long countywide unrest spreads as renters organize against steep rent hikes. Poor and middle class residents unite to oppose profiteering landlords amid calls for effective laws and enforcement. Infrastructure concerns rise with deteriorating roads as winter damage lingers. Garden protests and urban agriculture emerge to cut living costs. Fifth Avenue traffic towers create delays as police test new signaling.

New York

How Diphtheria Is Contracted

A plain talk on how a cold can make a child more vulnerable to diphtheria. It warns to keep a child home from school and away from trees while sick. It notes that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy can quickly cure the cold and reduce the risk of diphtheria or other germ diseases.

Chamberlain

Salvation Army seeks five hundred young women in Atlanta

Atlanta April 15. The Salvation Army needs five hundred young women to devote their time to service, nursing, infant hygiene, and relief work, avoiding worldly amusements. Margaret Bovill leads the appeal, calling for energetic volunteers to help the needy and spread happiness, with offices at 422 West Fourteenth Street, New York. Street Methodist revival continues with two planned sermons Sunday.

Atlanta Salvation Army United States South Margaret Bovill Veteran Salvationist

Q Ban Hair Color Restorer Promises Darker Hair

An advertisement touts Q Ban Hair Color Restorer to turn gray or faded hair to a dark lustrous shade. It claims increased hair length and dandruff removal with simple home use at low cost. Mail orders offered from H. N. Palmer & Son of Athens, Georgia.

Palmer & Son Athens

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