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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1914
Page
4
The Athens Savings Bank advertises 4 percent interest on savings deposits compounded semiannually on January 1 and July 1. Deposits from $1.00 up. Also noted are various local ads for groceries, shoe repair, mule sale, rental housing, corsets, and a medicine endorsement for Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment and Foley's Honey and Tar.
Insurance and real estate items and rental notices appear alongside sale offers for land farm wagons and coffee. Local merchants list groceries and supplies with prices and contact details in this early 20th century classifieds snippet. A lost item and beauty parlor services are briefly noted with addresses and phone numbers.
Athena residents seek reliable kidney relief and credit Doan's Kidney Pills. Mia T V Yarbrough of 257 River St Athens Ga says after three boxes her back pains and urinary issues vanished and she has remained well. Price ic at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y adv.
An ad-style notice touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as invigorating to the pale and sickly, strengthening the system, driving out malaria, and enriching blood. It targets adults and children with a claim of a true tonic.
The large dancing pavilion for the South of the United Confederate Veterans Association reunion ball in Jacksonville is titled Corinne Hampton Pavilion. It will hold the crowds and sit near both business and residential areas for easy access.
Eleven children, two women, and one man found dead in Ludlow Colony ruins after clash with militiamen and guards. Six miners confirmed dead, two missing, and three people entombed in a burning shaft. Striker casualties include one dead and two wounded as violence spreads to Aguilar and Empire mines.
The Athena Trade Association announces May 8 and 9 as special trade days in Athens. Visitors who trade will have railroad fares paid by the association, with two top baseball games featuring Georgia Tech drawing interest from across the region.
Special to the Banner San Diego April 22 Visitors to the 1915 San Diego exposition opening January 1 for one year will be promised fair hotel and lodging rates due to a Hotelmen's Association pact that fixes prices and bars changes during the event The expo officials have also enlisted the San Diego Federation of State Societies to give visiting state representatives personal attention at downtown registration centers ensuring fair treatment for guests from all represented states
Cough remedy claims to soothe inflamed throat and lungs and stop coughing. Advertisement cites Mr. J. T. Davis of Stickney Corner Maine as cured after other remedies failed. Relief or money back. Bottles 50c and 1.00. Bucklen's Arnica Salve also advertised for sores.
An advertisement from H. R. Palmer & Sons promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets. Testimonial from E. J. Hudson of Chamblee Georgia claims they are a perfect cathartic that satisfies customers beyond expectation. The copy ties moral reflections on conceit to a health product endorsement.
An ad promotes an Ever Ready Medicine Cabinet offering quick relief and reduced doctor bills with remedies for aches, corns, laxatives, piles, bronchial issues, colds, indigestion, and wounds. Regularly $3, sale price $1 for a limited time from The Hamilton Drug Co. Hamilton Ohio.
News reached Athens yesterday of the death of William F. Pope at his Pope Mississippi home. The body will be brought to Athens for funeral and burial here Friday. arrangements to be announced tomorrow. He was brother to Col. A F Pope and Mrs M Stanley and well known in the city.
The first gathering of the Old Fiders Convention and Contest is set for this evening at Moss Auditorium. Organizers say much has been said about the event and there is more to come. The purpose is to provide genuine diversion through engaging performances and contests.
Widely used medicine Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is popular in Canada, Australia, and South Africa as at home. It “makes good” and is dependable for coughs or colds. Sold by all dealers. adv.
A fragmented catalog ad lists items for home use including spring hems pots jardiniers cemetery vases fern dishes and crystal vases. It mentions FROST KING steel frame freezers water coolers white enamel lined pieces oak refrigerators and Snow white refrigerators with varied prices.
Richmond The Athens high school meets the Richmond Academy from Augusta this afternoon at 3 oclock on Sanford Field in the first of a two game series. Both teams will field strong lineups and seek the opening win. Admission is 25 cents.
Prominent Chattanooga representatives from the chamber of commerce travel to Jacksonville to set up Chattanooga headquarters for the Confederate reunion May 6 to 8 at the Mason hotel. Open house will welcome Southern attendees. a May 6 ball at Morocco Temple honors the Jacksonville Reunion Association and sponsors, with trains chartered via the Southern Railway.
Congressman Frank Park collects Georgia endorsements to back a U S Agriculture petition seeking a cholera serum distributing station in the state Southwest region. He seeks department cooperation on hog cholera eradication and cattle tick control while pushing other Georgia welfare measures. Serum production has been steady at Athens State College with good results for farmers. Mr. and Mrs Walter Morris plan to move to Montgomery Alabama after visiting family.
Columbus Georgia reports from The Industrial Index week of April 22 show expanding activity with new plants and construction across Georgia Florida and Alabama. New companies form in Macon and Fort Pierce while rail and road projects in Miami and surrounding areas proceed, and seventeen corporations organize with total capital stock around 593000.
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