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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1914

Page

5

Wheat Market Steady After Opening Decline in Chicago

Chicago markets show wheat slipping at open on profit taking with little demand, May at $1.15 and 10 cents under yesterday, then recovering slightly as buying hints appear. Corn opens down but recovers moderately. oats attract heavy trading while provisions stay dull. Cash quotes list No. 2 red wheat around 1.07 to 1.14, No. 2 yellow corn about 0.81 to 0.84, oats at 0.47 to 0.48, with various fats in fats and pork and lard noted. Liverpool cotton steady. cotton oil prices mixed with modest activity.

Chicago Associated Press Assocated Press Timothy Clover

Village Parson at Colonial Opens August 31

The Norman Field Players present The Village Parson at the Colonial in a refined comedy and a strong love story. The opening Monday, August 31 features Lost Paradise and tickets are on sale at Palmer's drug store.

Norman Field Players Colonial Palmer’s Drug Store

Wheat futures retreat after opening decline in Chicago

The Associated Press reports Chicago wheat prices fell on opening trading. May wheat opened around 1.18 to 1.184 a bushel and slid to 1.15, about 31 33 cents below yesterday's high of 1.25, as traders took profits and sold off.

Associated Press Chicago

Meat animal prices rise 3 percent July to August

Prices paid to producers for meat animals from July 15 to August 15 rose 3 percent. The USDA report shows August 15 averages for beef cattle calves hogs sheep lambs and chickens at 7.63 per hundred compared with 7.20 a year earlier and 6.56 four years ago. Details include hogs 86.11 cattle 6.47 calves 8 08 sheep 4.57 lambs 6.23 chickens 13.10 wool 18.70.

Washington Department of Agriculture

Unsettled Weather Across Georgia With Rain Forecast

Weather bulletin notes unsettled conditions across Atlanta and Georgia with likely showers tonight and Saturday. It reports the central Mississippi valley disturbance moving northeast, bringing rainfall to many locations, and lists large rainfall totals in Nashville Louisville and Kansas City. The piece adds a health tip promoting Sloan's Liniment and quotes Plutarch on human fallibility.

Atlanta Vicinity Georgia Mississippi Valley Central Valley Ohio Valley Nashville Louisville Kansas City Lakes Mississippi

Germans Nearing Paris as Russians Press Berlin Front

British and Franco Belgian forces suffer heavy losses along the French frontier as German troops advance toward Paris. Russian forces push into eastern Germany nearing Berlin, with claims of nine days of battles and German victories across Maubeuge and Cambrai amid widespread Allied setbacks.

Paris Germany Berlin Maubeuge France Nancy Antwerp Sir John French Cambrai Lecateau French House of Commons Asquith Lille Pont-a Marcq Marchiennes Department du Nord Boulogne Arras Pas de Calais Ostend Charles of Roumania Corfu Belgian Congo Prussia Associated Press Sayville S. 1 von Kluk von Buelow von Hausen Sambre Namur Meuse Albrecht of Vosges West Line Washington Alsace London Copenhagen Stockholm Vienna

Russians Push Through East Prussia toward Berlin

The St. Petersburg Post reports German Army Corps are retreating under cover of Konigsberg and Osterode as Russians drive a wedge with forced marches. East Prussia authorities fear panic with evacuations ordered and sluices opened to flood the land. A Russian attache predicts invaders will reach Berlin after crossing the Vistula. Kaiser orders immediate relief for Prussia.

Francol Posen Prussia Berlin St. Petersburg East Prussia Germany Konigsberg Osterode Angerrapps Marienberg Elbing Paris Osnobichin Vistula

Doan’s Kidney Pills Ad In Athens Testimony

Mrs. Louise Smith of Athens recounts kidney trouble with back pain dizziness and dark vision before using Doan’s Kidney Pills. She credits the remedy with curing her symptoms years earlier and again during a recent cold hitting her kidneys. The ad urges asking for Doan’s Kidney Pills at 50 cents.

Athens Louise Smith Broad St Doan Smith & Bro Dean

Notice to Oconee Burial Fund Members

On account of the deaths of Mrs. Ella Newsom and Mrs. Maud Wilkes, members are assessed once and must pay immediately. Payments may be left with W. J. Smith & Bro. or to J. H. Mealor.

Oconee Burial Fund Ella Newsom Maud Wilkes W. J. Smith & Bro J. H. Mealor

For Sale Coca Cola Building at Bread and Lumpkin Sts

Sealed bids for the two and a half story brick Coca-Cola building will be received by 10 a.m. Sept 15 and opened at noon by the YMCA building committee. Right to reject all bids reserved. Bids may include or exclude the heating outfit. Sixty days for removal. Address C B Griffith 806 Holman Bldg. Also notes on France's tobacco monopoly and a testimonial ad for Chamberlain's remedies.

Bread and Lumpkinsts Coca-Cola C. B. Griffith Holman

Pithy Sayings on Gossip and Hats

A witty comment from Smart Set notes Eve’s possible entanglement with the serpent avoided by female gossip. It asserts men must work and women weep, yet women take more pleasure in their duties, and the happiest girl is defined by having a great variety of hats.

S. M. Crothers Atlantic

Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Relief

Danvie Va resident urges others to try Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills, claiming ten dollars spent brought relief from bearing down pain and better sleep. The ad states the product is made from native roots and herbs and offers confidential guidance from the company in Lynn Massachusetts.

Danvie Lydia E Dinkham Haley Lydia E. Pinkham Lydia FE. Pinkham Lydia E.pinkham

Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Quick Cough Relief

Summer coughs and colds threaten vitality and may cause throat and lung troubles including consumption. Dr King’s New Discovery is marketed as soothing and antiseptic, relieving coughs promptly and preventing complications. Buy now at 50c or $1.00 with money back guarantee.

Dr. King

Cyclones Described as Oddly Shaped in Tennessee

The Shelbyville Tennessee storm was described as having two wings and resembling a large sinister bird. The cyclones merged and hit the ground with great fury as funnel like shapes varied to hour glass forms.

Shelbyville Tenn

Foley Cathartic Tablets Ad for Stout People

An advertisement promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets as a regulator for stout individuals. It claims the product prevents biliousness constipation and digestive distress and leaves users thinner and more comfortable with regular use. H. R. Palmer & Sons markets the pill.

H. R. Palmer & Sons

Refuse Imitations and Seek Real Patience

An advertisement extols genuine patience over imitations and urges cultivating cheerfulness under all circumstances. It promotes Foley Kidney Pills to restore kidney health, relieve back pains, and improve sleep and appetite, attributed to H. R Palmer & Sons.

H. R Palmer & Sons Adv

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