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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1917
Page
7
A vintage advertising pitch promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable remedy to replace calomel. The narrator warns that calomel is mercury, dangerous to bones, and causes nausea, cramping, and illness, urging readers to switch for a gentler liver and bowel cleanse.
News of the Markets notes steady close in New York Cotton at 20.5 and 20 60 in Atlanta and Athens. Liverpool cotton futures opened down 8 to 10 points and closed 23 to 45 points lower with midling at 12.72 bales. Futures closed steady 17 to 34 points down. Also a brief note on cold remedies endorses Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey with a 26 cent bottle and formula on the bottle.
The report calls for abolishing the City Court and re arranging circuits. It lists receipts from October 1 1916 to April 1 1917 and details various court and jail fees, interest on bonds, and road improvement payments. Supplementary notes urge police expansion, abolition of court fees, non political judiciary, and highway agricultural focus.
County officials detail convict work day costs and staffing for 1916. Estimates include feed, guard, medical, clothing, housing, and miscellaneous allowances, totaling 0.75 per convict per day with margin to 0.80. Average convict numbers cited: 42 1/3 felonies and 30 1/4 misdemeanors per day.
The document outlines allocations to Winterville school building at five hundred thousand dollars and five hundred thousand dollars for repairs of other school buildings. The phrasing points to a formal budget proposal affecting district facilities and modernization efforts.
An old style advertisement urges readers to use Cascarets 10 cent box to cleanse stomach liver and bowels. It promises relief from headaches coated tongue foul breath and sleep issues by morning and touts children liking the taste with no griping.
M Stern offers loans on farm lands and urban real estate. Quick availability and favorable terms for qualified borrowers. Local service and direct handling by M Stern.
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