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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1914
Page
5
A 1920s style advertisement promotes Dr King s New Life Pills as a spring laxative and blood cleanser. It claims to flush winter waste, cleanse stomach liver and kidneys, cure constipation and improve wellbeing. Priced 25 cents at your druggist.
National League games ended tied Cincinnati St Louis and New York Philadelphia. American League Washington beat Boston while Philadelphia edged New York. Southern League Chattanooga Nashville Mobile Birmingham New Orleans Montgomery Atlanta Memphis all won or lost as listed. Savannah Jacksonville and other ATL and COL games followed with 12 innings noted. Syracuse over Dartmouth, North Carolina over VMI, Tech over Mississippi A&M and Maryland A&M over Georgia.
Two blue shirted students from Madison Georgia with ties to Eighth district Agricultural High School arrived in Athens after a eight hour march covering 32 miles from Madison. J D Sutpher of Macon and A L Craft of Elberton trained for track events and hope to win state prizes in July. They planned a return trip by road but needed rest for classes today.
Commerce Ga April 27 the 26th of April is the annual memorial occasion for the Knights of Pythias and Confederate memorial day Rev Tilman Eakes pastor of the Methodist church delivered a memorial sermon to the order and its friends other churches joined in large numbers with Knights attending en masse.
Local druggists issue strong statements praising Dodson's Liver Tone as a purely vegetable liquid that replaces calomel, safely starting the liver and relieving biliousness. A fifty cent bottle comes with a money back guarantee if not satisfied, urging buyers to insist on the genuine product from their pharmacist.
Mrs. Eula Mae Reid of Hines Alabama testifies Cardui, the woman’s tonic, eased her symptoms. She notes weight gain, digestion improvement, and relief from continual tiredness and headaches after use. The Chattanooga Medicine Co promotes Cardui with letters from users and a special book offer.
The few days old infant of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Anthony was buried yesterday near Watkinsville. The death occurred at the parents home on Pine Street Saturday night in this city.
The Athens based reading physicians endorse Linton Spring Water as pure. The ad notes an agency for the famous Benden Lithia and provides phone numbers 54 and 95 for service.
In Commerce the Daughters of the Confederacy gave flowers to every veteran present at the Memorial Day program and decorated graves. Rev. Gilbert Dobbs led prayer, the National Hymn was sung, and Judge George C. Thomas spoke passionately on states rights. The crowd, including public schools, then visited the cemetery to decorate graves.
A brief old fashioned remedy note advises using Chamberlain's Tablets after supper to forestall mild indigestion. It recommends eating slowly, chewing thoroughly and purchasing the tablets from all dea lers.
An aging column lauds Stella Vitae as a life changing remedy for women’s secret illnesses and fatigue. A Southern physician allegedly spent a lifetime studying cures, with retailers selling bottles in dollar amounts through Thacher Medicine Co. in Chattanooga Tennessee.
A promotion at Bradberry's offered 50 percent off hats with an extra ten cents reduction per hat. The message emphasizes a successful sale and ongoing discount opportunities for buyers.
For the first time in our business we offer long 16-button Kid Gloves in white and black at 1.98 per pair, a price never seen before for this quality. Typically selling at 3.00, these gloves are guaranteed and not to be missed during Chautauqua week.
A new shipment of infant pique coats in white featuring blue collars and belts. These coats are described as very desirable with good value for the price ranging from $1.50 to $3.50.
An advertisement urges readers to buy hats from Michael's showcasing improved judgment in hat choices. It highlights Lacqured Hats as popular and notes a wide stock, skilled milliners, and stylish straw models matching various costumes. Chautauqua week specials list shapes and trims with prices of 3.50, 4.50, and 5.00.
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