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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
4
The Thalians drama club at the university will present Officer 666 a lively spring comedy on Friday evening May 10 at the Colonial. Boxes are nearly sold out with a fortnight before showtime, and the production promises nap and pop, ginger and plot, with strong demand for tickets.
Special to the Banner reports the Fitzgerald chamber of commerce launch meeting at Odd Fellows Hall in Fitzgerald Georgia with Hon Royal Daniel of Quitman as chief speaker. Daniel praised patriots and warned traitors as crowds applauded and kept the program going past midnight. The event marked the chamber’s first major gathering among influential local citizens.
A list from Camp Gordon Atlanta names officers eligible to second lieutenants. Recipients include Ralph R Hodgson Harold B Hodgson John C O Farrell Fleetwood Lanier George Wilson Lanier William Sizer Cadesman Pope Stiles H Starr and others from Athens McDonough Atlanta Maxeys Columbus Rome Watkinsville Unadilla and surrounding areas.
An organization head outlined planned work blasting the crowd with news of two Ben Hill county residents selling “quality stuff” including a chicken for over forty dollars and a ten month old pig for more than four hundred dollars. The gathering signals a new commercial era for Fitzgerald.
Levy's Togery and Boys' Shop offers a full line of new spring toys for men and boys. The ad notes clothing and items that will delight boys and mentions its location next door to Kress.
An advertisement promotes Signals of Bad Blood remedy claiming pimples and skin eruptions signal sluggish blood. It asserts the product cleanses blood without minerals or chemicals and offers free medical advice from the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
Review touts The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin as a blood stirring entertainment not a war picture. It claims bold mix of fact and fancy showing the Kaiser from the inside and ending with a dramatic finish. Proceeds benefit the American Defense Society of Athens with tickets priced at 25 and 50 cents.
Dorothy Dalton stars in Love Me directed by Thomas H. Ince with Maida Madison and Gordon Appleby in a Western romance. The Strand also features a new Sennett comedy Friend Husband and Elite presents Marguerite Clark in The Amazons with The Seven Swans and The Hidden Hand finale.
Frances X Bushman stars with Beverly Bayne in The Brass Check at the Strand Friday. A built lunatic asylum sets the backdrop as Richard Trevor faces escapees, padded cells, and Kaiser impressionist inmates in a Metro studio production.
A new moving picture titled The Kaiser will premiere at the Strand and Elite on Monday. The film depicts events around Berlin and the Kaiser era prompting strong reactions even from pacifists.
An ad urges immediate scalp treatment with Parisian sage to stop hair loss and stimulate new growth. It touts a clean antiseptic liquid sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons with a guarantee of satisfaction or refunds.
St Louis barbers join drive for Third Liberty Loan subscriptions. Aimed to use barber selling skills for patriotism, following a local notice to members of the International Association of Journeymen Barbers. The campaign provides selling talks to assist barbers in promoting bond purchases.
A Bedford Ohio woman credits Vinol cod liver and iron tonic with restoring her strength after years of illness and fatigue. She recalls her doctor endorsing the remedy and lauds it as the best medicine available. Sold by H R Palmer & Sons and widely in local drug stores.
National Brooklyn 2 New York 6. Chicago 2 St. Louis 0. Boston 1 Philadelphia 4. Cincinnati Pittsburg not scheduled. American Detroit 5 Cleveland 2. Philadelphia 3 Boston 1. New York 5 Washington 4. St Louis Chicago game noted. Southern Atlanta 2 New Orleans 8. Little Rock 6 Nashville 5. Memphis 2 Chattanooga 7. Birmingham 3 Mobile 2 in eleven innings.
Polish representatives meeting at Cracow adopted a resolution urging a suspension of Galicia food exports, aiming to trigger a boycott in the rest of Austria. They also called for a national Polish gathering at Cracow to organize efforts.
A Georgia philosopher quips that high prices will drop someday, joking about the spot where money was buried when purchases were not made. The wry remark reflects frustration with inflation and the cost of living.
The recruiting station announces a full reorganization of engineer forces. It invites qualified applicants from all occupations for engineer regiments including the Thirty-fourth engineers at Camp Dix and the Fifty-seventh engineers in Laurel Maryland. It lists needed trades and notes special enlistment rules and required authorizations from engineers chiefs in Washington.
Two new planes are offered for sale from the factory. Mention of R. E. Haughey appears in the claim. The wording is fragmentary and lacks clear details or provenance.
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