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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
3
Old newspaper ad extols California Syrup of Figs as a gentle, effective laxative for babies and children. It promises quick relief from constipation and flu like symptoms, urging readers to buy a 50 cent bottle and to verify the product is made by the California Fig Syrup Company.
The writer notes the home for clergy is parsonage and the teacher’s dwelling is teacherage, asking why a farmer’s home isn’t called farmerage to match the pattern. The suggestion highlights linguistic inconsistency in naming habitations.
A directory of fraternal groups meets weekly at various halls. Knights of Pythias St Elmo Lodge No 40 convenes Mondays at 8 30 pm in Castle Hall Clayton Street. I O O F Max Joseph Building Lodge No 15 meets Mondays. Glenn Lodge No 75 meets Tuesdays. Athens B P C E No 790 meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays at lodge quarters Broad and Lumpkin. Mt Vernon Lodge F A M No 22 meets Thursdays. Geo B Davis Camp 292 W O W meets Wednesdays at 8 pm with first and third devoted to business and second and fourth to degree team. Visiting members invited.
Dress patterns described include pale rose voile and lace frock with pink satin trim, 6 yards 40 inch voile and 1 1/4 yards 36 inch lace for medium sizes from Pictorial Review No. 7033. Also black and white check serge slip-on with long sleeves and pockets, 6 1/2 yards 86 inch material plus 1 yard 40 inch contrasting trim for No. 6985. Flowered organdy over China silk frock with net neck, 7 yards 36 inch organdy, 4 yards 30 inch silk, 4 yards narrow lace, for No. 7006. Sizes vary across offerings, each priced at 20 cents.
The Strand presents William S Hart in The Square Dead Man and Fox Comedy The Film Spoilers. Elite features Dorothy Kelly in The Monkey Mill. Friday offers House Peters in The Lonesome Chap with Patria and Dorothy Phillips in The Piper's Price. Saturday showcases Fatty Arbuckle in The Butcher's Boy and Lionel Barrymore in His Father's Son with First Chapter The Railroad Raiders.
A reader letter contrasts reactions to a mother disciplining her children with those toward a stepmother. The writer argues that a mother is praised for firm correction while a stepmother is condemned, labeling the latter as abuse.
The author argues against the idea that cold weather causes colds noting the microbe thrives in damp cold conditions. The remedy recommended is Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective and widely trusted after years of use. It is described as readily obtainable everywhere.
An American Proprietary Co. Boston promotion touts tonoline as a fast weight gain remedy with testimonials from P. Clark and Chas Brackett. The ad offers a free 50c box in exchange for 10 cents to cover postage, and notes Palmer's drug stores as outlets.
The text notes in China a rose leaf arrangement described as a salt sour and indescribable mix. It then contrasts German practice of making a tart from rose parts, specifically from tips or seed vessels.
Second Choice, Scrib son boasted about writing for a leading magazine and faced a caustic retort about publishing in inferior ones, highlighting rivalries in literary circles.
On April 25 schedules show Tennessee at Knoxville Transylvania and Auburn at Albany Mercer while North Carolina heads to Chapel Hill Virginia Poly visits UNC Georgia Tech plays Clemson in Clem son and Mississippi meets Alabama in Tuscaloosa Guilford faces Trinity in Durham Hampden Sydney meets V I M I at Lexington Also a note explains concrete cracks due to moisture and temperature dynamics in winter versus summer
Epigraph from Rabbi Ben Azali urges humility and patience, noting every man and thing has a time and place in the grand order. The excerpt frames a philosophical reflection on destiny and equal significance within life’s unfolding.
The notice warns that spring colds can be dangerous and trigger feverish symptoms. It promotes DR King’s New Discovery as relief, claiming antiseptic balsams clear the head and soothe membranes, and urges continuing treatment until the cold is fully gone.
The Redpath Chautauquas present a Mother Goose Festival for local children, with costumes and a fantasy setting based on beloved nursery tales. Aimed at fostering supervised play and community interest, the show invites children to perform scenes from Cinderella, Jack Horner, Little Bo Peep, and more within a dreamland setting led by Mother Goose and her fairy entourage.
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