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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1903
Page
8
A historical analysis argues the Athens dispensary failed to curb drinking and disorderly conduct. Police data show liquor arrests rising from 1883 to 1902, with drunkenness and related crimes increasing sharply under the dispensary compared to open barrooms. The piece concludes the dispensary promotes more harm than it prevents.
The ad promotes One Minute Cough Care as a safe remedy for cough croup and la grippe claiming immediate relief and permanent cure by treating the seat of trouble. It also touts Little Early Risers as liver tonic pills described as non weakening and restorative, marketed by the Orr Drug Co.
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