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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1916

Page

3

Farnum Stars In The Man From Bitter Roots At Colonial

William Farnum appears in The Man From Bitter Roots presented by William Fox at the Colonial Friday August 11 with Haughey's Orchestra. The feature promises a blend of strength and softness that defines Farnum's refreshing screen presence.

William ‘Farnum Farnum Fea Turing William Farnum William Fox Haughey the Man From Henry B. Walthall Blanch Sweet Griffith

Athens Lodge 790 Regular Session Notice

Elks announce a regular session of Athens Lodge 790 on Wednesday at 8 30 PM. Initiation followed by a social session. Full attendance desired.

Athens Lodge 790

The Cheerful Giver Judge Quips On Generosity

A humorous exchange between a judge and others jokes about generosity. The judge notes that a person who gives quickly ends up giving again later, highlighting the recurring demand for aid.

Local residents return from visits and trips

The community lists numerous residents returning from travels or visiting relatives. Claude Cox comes back from Savannah and Tybee. Ora Dixon returns to Rutledge after visiting Mrs. Adair. Several others depart for Wrightsville Washington Baltimore and more, with many guests staying in town or traveling to Augusta Dillard Rabun Gap and Comer.

Ora Dixon Rutledge J. T. Adair Grady Avenue

Denouncing Medicines and the Pinkham Vegetable Compound

The piece condemns wholesale denouncement of proprietary medicines and the medical profession alike. It cites Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a forty year example of relief for women's ailments and sex specific ills.

Lydia E. Pinkham

Felder Improves After Severe Injury

Attorney Thomas B. Felder shows considerable improvement after a severe cut. The knife used in the attack has been found and may be used at the Thursday hearing against G. K. Vason. Vason remains in police custody with guards nearby.

Atlanta Thomas B. Felder Felder G. K. Vason Vason

Weather forecast signals scattered showers in the South

Special to the Banner from Atlanta dated August 7 forecasts showers for Athens and Georgia through Tuesday evening. The Shippers' forecast notes temperatures above 90 in the Ohio valley and southern Gulf states within 24 to 36 hours. Unsettled cotton belt weather with showers, heavy rain at Tampa and Pensacola, and generally fair conditions elsewhere. Central valley temperatures rising with 7 am readings around 80 in several cities. Moderate heat persists in the cotton belt.

the Banner Atlanta, Ga Athens and Vicinity Georgia Ohio Valley Gulf States Cotton Belt Florida Alabam Texas Tampa Pensacola Upper Lakes Central Valley Fort Smith Little Rock Memphis Louisville Toledo Chicago St. Louis

Franklin county primary results and follow-up race plans

In Carnesville Georgia, August 7, Franklin county voters chose J Cul pepper as clerk of the superior court without opposition and elected R F Jones tax collector, G A McFarlin treasurer, Edgar McDuffie school superintendent, J H Whitworth surveyor, and J B Kelley coroner with varying vote totals. A second primary will select ordinary, sheriff, and tax receiver with Goolsby and Nelms leading the ordinary race and Moss and Wansley advancing in the sheriff race, while Broome and Canady head the tax receiver contests. A stray health note ends with advice on bowel regularity and a Chamberlain’s Tablets advertisement.

Carnesville Franklin County J. Culpepper Superior Court R. F. Jones C. T. Miller G. A. McFarlin Chas. J. Manley Edgar McDuffie J. W. McFarlin J. H. Whitworth J. B. Kelley J. W. Browning S. S. Ayers J. N. Goolsby W. C. Nelms

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Colonial Theatre D. W. Griffith Henry Walthall Blanche Sweet Edgar Allen Poe Annabel Lee Haughey’s Orchestra Mr. Claude Cox Savannah Tybee W. H. Ashford Julian Waters Henry Reaves Greensboro N. C Thelma Lewallen Homer Margie Smith Colbert City Mrs. Oliver Miss Oliver Wrightsville Jim Dozier Alex Saye J. A. Saye Augusta Charlie Martin Tallulah Robert White Dillard W. E.,shehee Lillian Louise Washington Baltimore Cambridge Lynn Weatherly Anne Schmidt Mary Banks R. T. DuBose Weldon J. C. Morris Rabun Gap William Bryan E. H. Brown College Park John Bird Gussie Reese Comer Mary Dozier Annie Brumby South Carolina J. P. Campbell Martha Campbell Virginia S. Bernstein Hannah Bernstein Atlantic City Mary Ella Yancey Howell Erwin Dearing Street Clarence Chandler Clarence, Jr Bishop Tom Felder Cc. F. von Herrmann William Farnum
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