Namur reportedly falls to Germans amid Paris denial
Paris reports deny Namur capture while Berlin dispatches claim Namur and surrounding forts have fallen. The front line shifts toward Paris with German forces advancing through Belgium and reports mention heavy losses and a fight to a finish for both sides. Emperor William honors two sons with Iron Cross decorations as the war widens.
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Namur
London
Berlin
Maubeuge
Hirson
Mezieres
Mont Medy
Verdun
St. Nihiel
Toul
Germany
Brussels
Emperor William
Copenhagen
Frederick William
Duke Albrecht of
Wilhelm
Oskar
Ina
Marie
France Claims Hold Own and Allied Advances Reported
Paris reports the German northern offensive halted and then resumed with Allied forces holding the line. Belgian and French troops advance beyond Malines while Alsace signals limited German attacks repelled. Antwerp bombarded by Zeppelin, many casualties and hospital damage reported. Russian dispatches claim German corps routed in Prussia and Austro-Russian maneuvers shift Galicia and Lemberg operations.
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Prussia
Vistula
Cattaro
Dalmatia
Nish
France
Paris
Malines
Antwerp
Lorraine
Mortagne
Muerthe
Luneville
Nancy
Alsace
Colmar
Muelhausen
London
Daily Mail
St. Petersburg
Warsaw
Mazur Lakes
Allenstein
Summer Constipation Dangers and Po-Do-Lax Cure
Summer constipation is described as more dangerous than in other seasons due to contaminated foods and excess cold-water drinking. The ad promotes Po-Do-Lax as a remedy to increase bile and purge congested waste, claiming it makes you feel better and is pleasant and effective with a 50 cent price at druggists.
Wheat gains on European demand amid war influence
Chicago market report notes wheat opening down then rising 25 2 7c over prior close as European demand prospects fuel buying. corn follows with gains, oats show mixed moves, and provisions lack activity. CHICAGO QUOTATIONS list prices for wheat corn oats lard ribs and cash grain quotes from St Louis and New York markets.
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Associated Press
Chicago
ST Louis
Norman Field Players Open Colonial Run Aug 31
The Norman Field Players bring a popular season to the Colonial opening Monday August 31 with the play Lost Paradise led by Norman Wield and Miss Mary Daniels supported by Miss Louise Taylor and a strong company. High class vaudeville follows between acts and seats go on sale Friday at Palmer’s.
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Norman Field Players
Athens
Colonial
Norman Wield
Mary Daniels
Georgia
Louise Taylor
Sweet
Carl Dickley
Will Southerland
Lionel Montcrief
Edith Kurtz
Birdie Baggott
John Burton
Ed Howard
Palmer’s
Peats in Medicine and Clock Joke Highlight Page
The article notes peat's use in medicine including antiseptic dressings and baths and mentions peat poultices as effective for wounds. A brief joke follows about a little girl misreporting clock hands saying the clock is wide open, after noting nearly noon and a mother’s prompt.
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Glock
Macon Meeting Set to Tackle Georgia Cotton Crisis
A Macon conference of farmers bankers merchants and officials from 24 cotton states will discuss financing up to 4 000 000 bales and stabilizing warehouse receipts amid European market closures. Leaders like Charles Barrett R L Duckworth Harvey Jordan and John T Williams push warehouse aids and holding schemes linked to government valorization and Senator Smith’s warehouse bill.
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McAdoo
Treasury Department
South
Macon
Georgia
Charles Barrett
National Farmers’ Union
R. L. Duckworth
Georgia Division
Union
Harvey Jordan
Southern Cotton Growers’ Association
John T. Williams
Georgia Agricultural Society
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Atlanta
Brazil
Smith
Senate
Farmers’ Union
New Orleans
Athens Chamber launches city boosting envelope campaign
The Athens Chamber of Commerce unveils a new promotional envelope featuring a panoramic view of the business district. Envelopes, produced with M'Gregor Company support, carry inscriptions touting Athens as a booming Northeast Georgia metropolis with strong education and transport links. Local merchants will distribute the envelopes to advertise the city nationwide. A. W. McConnell sold two hundred acres at Dunlap to A. P. Winston, a State College of Agriculture member. Campbell and Barrow handled the deal.
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Athens Chamber of Commerce
F. J. Ball
M’gregor Company
Athens
Georgia
University of Georgia
State Normal School
State College of Agriculture
State Law School
Lucy Cobb Institute
United States
Dunlap
Winston
Campbell and Barrow
Not so Strange After All Chamberlains Tablets
A testimonial from Mrs. Boise Rish of Wabash Indiana praises Chamberlains Tablets for stomach trouble. The ad claims the tablets strengthen the stomach and enable natural function and notes availability from all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Boise Rish
Wabash, Ind
Chamberlain’s
Nature Faker Note and Lily Crop Echoes
A South Carolina Post quips about lilies in pine groves and compares lily crop yields to catfish in a corn field. The Houston Post adds a comforting aside for stout readers and advertises Foley Cathartic Tablets as a regulator for a smoother digestion. H. R. Palmer & Sons.
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South Carolina
Houston Post
H. R. Palmer & Sons
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Liege
Namure
Assocated Press
The
Journal Today
William of
Imperial Guard
Belgium
Exchange Telegraph Company
Semois
Longwy
Foreign Office
Sayville
L. I
Joffre
Duke of Wuertemberg
Meuse
Semers
Papa Wilhelm
Evening News
Hemixem
Albert
Saint Elizabeth
Red Cross
Yatedeeness
New York
Liverpool
Jersey
Milne Poultry
Iota Ohios
Norman R. Field
Norman Field
Ross Creekmore
MGR
Insurance Dept
Erwin & CO
A. W. McConnell
A. P. Winston
Lee Morris
Broad Street
Aaron Cohen
Chas. Stern Company
Sol J. Boley
Bowden
John G. Bowden
Athens Engineering Company
East
Clayton Street
Athens Foundry and Machine Works Company
Foundry Street
Georgia Railroad
Athens Mattress and Spring Bed Company
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