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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1918
Page
2
Society editor Virginia (Minn.) Enterprise prints a patriotic piece about a family’s wartime sacrifice, a daughter in overalls taking up farming duties, and a fallen soldiers prayer from World War I. A churchman’s prayer for soldiers and a social invitation from Lambda of Pi Kappa Phi conclude the page.
An Athens crowd heard Dr. L. O. Armstrong describe Canada in wartime with reels of scenes from mountains to farms. He noted labor contributions, food conservation, and women and children aiding on home farms, plus Red Cross battlefield work and calls to enlist or subscribe.
The DuBose Lewis nuptials are set for Thursday at 2:30 pm at First Presbyterian Athens. Miss Mattie Wilson DuBose to wed Miles Walker Lewis with a large locally and out of town guest list, followed by a New York and Washington trip.
Strand listings show Alice Brady in Woman and Wife and Olive Thomas in Limousine Life on Tuesday. Wednesday features Virginia Pearson in A Daughter of France with Fox news events and Wallace Reid in The Things We Love. Thursday presents Dorothy Dalton in Love Me and Marguerite Clark in The Amazons. Friday pairs Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Hayne in The Brass Chock plus Seven Swans chapter Hidden Hand. Saturday features Neil Shipman in The Girl From Beyond with Billy West in The Slave and Violet Mesereau in Morgans Raiders Vengeance and the Woman.
Classic early 20th century drugstore promo urges mothers to give California Syrup of Figs for constipation in children and adults. It promises quick relief, pleasant taste, and safe cleansing of bowels with warnings about counterfeit syrups and brand verification.
Mrs H N Finch of Latavia New York reports relief from rheumatic and shoulder pains using Chamberlain's ointment in hot weather. She says the remedy has never failed to give prompt relief and endorses its effectiveness.
In Watoga West Virginia Mrs S W Gladwell describes severe headaches backache and weakness starting at age about 15. She credits Cardus with restoring her health after three bottles and notes she now has three children and never needed a doctor for female trouble. The ad urges nervous or weak women to try Cardui recommended by many physicians and in use over 40 years.
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