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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1913
Page
7
Our window shows a stock of writing papers, correspondence cards, and stationery. We claim the best city selection and low prices to introduce customers to the stationery department. Symphony Lawn paper and cards are offered at 40 cents per box or card, Tulip Linen at 25 cents, Initial Cards at 25 cents, and Mourning Cards at 25 or 35 cents.
Listing of stationery items with price points for Symphony Lawn and LaMarquisette papers, Desert Ships plaid paper, Tubrose Linen, and matching envelopes. Includes white, colors, borders, silk finish options and per pound or per box costs, with several items at 50 to 65 cents and envelopes at 15 cents.
Do W. Martin of the Good year Tire and Rubber Co. argues that state legislation requiring wider tires can prevent street damage from overloaded trucks. He says banning trucks on streets is harsh and cites Porto Rico as a model where wheel width matches load. He predicts early bills and notes possible Maryland Auto Club involvement.
In Maysville Georgia on August 29 at 8 30 p m the Knights of Pythias present The Last Loaf a two act drama. Local youths fill the roles with Prof W M Smith directing and also appearing. Cast includes Mark Ashton played by M W Smith Mrs Ashton by Blanche Sims Lily Ashton by Inez Suddeth Caleb Hanson by Walter Reynolds Harry Hanson by Aubrey Suddeth Patty Jones by Ruby Porter Dick Bustle by William LeMaster Tom Chubbs by J M Gillespie.
Athens resident Mrs. J. M. Delay reports backache and kidney troubles improving after using Doan's Kidney Pills. After three boxes she is free from trouble and kidneys are normal. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is sole U S agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Consumers are advised they can sleep fish or hunt without mosquito bites by applying Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil to the face ears and hands. The ad suggests relief from biting sand flies gnats and other insects and invites readers to advertise their wants.
The Athens Cotton Exchange outlines rules on landing weights and delivery, arbitration fees, and quality disputes. It details how arbitrations are conducted, fees per bale, and the Appeals Committee process, with effective date set for September 1 1913, plus spot sale reporting and membership dues.
In Macon Georgia on August 22 Jim Sims and Sherman Solomon attacked James Nelson near his Clinton Street home. Sims with one arm and Solomon used a knife but Nelson only suffered a minor neck wound. Nelson suspects his wife Pearl of inciting the crime for life insurance payouts. she denies involvement. The three were jailed to face assault with intent to murder before Judge Daly.
Promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve for instant relief of pain from cuts bruises sprains burns and skin injuries. Endorsement from E. E. Chamberlain of Clinton Maine claims it robs injuries of their terrors and calls it an equal healing remedy. Available for 25 cents at W. J. Smith & Bro. and H. R. Palmer & Sons.
Mrs. Lewis Richardson hosted a Friday party at her sister Mrs. J A Wills home in Athens to honor Mrs. John Braselton of Braselton Mrs Rufus Crane of Athens Miss Jessie Forbes of Royston and Misses Helen Ledbetter and Marie Lynn of Eatonton The event featured porch Rook pink and white rose decorations and a pink punch service with prizes for Mrs A C Brown and Mrs W W Dickson The guest list included numerous local ladies and gentlemen and extended hospitality marked by a pink cream ice course and mints.
An old advertisement urges mothers to treat children for worms with Kickapoo Worm Killer. It lists symptoms such as feverishness, irritability, crawling sores, and bad appetite, claiming the product kills worms and improves digestion. The ad notes availability from druggists or by mail for 25 cents from Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company in Philadelphia and St. Louis.
Representative J R P Thompson of Madison county, chair of the House committee on the state sanitarium, inspected the Milledgeville asylum and praised its management while urging a larger appropriation to care for patients.
President John T. Anderson of the Anderson Banking Company has returned from a several day business trip to New York. He conducted important banking business deemed significant for the local community served by his Athens institution.
Mr Eralbert Talmadge Miller, physics instructor at the University, will attend Boston Tech next year leaving in September. The summer coaching school closes today and he will rest at Warm Springs before returning to Athens for the University opening and then proceed to the Hub.
One of the paper’s oldest subscribers, Mr. W. H. H. Walton, departs this week for a short visit to relatives in Wilmington, North Carolina. He has held continuous reading status since early 1872, and will have the Banner sent to his address during his absence for a few days.
A Snow Hill North Carolina resident reports lasting relief from dysentery after two months of illness. He credits Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, using two bottles to regain health and weight. Available from all dealers.
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