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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
3
A destitute mother of three, diagnosed with tuberculosis, was ostracized by her husband and shunned by her family. A visiting nurse from the Anti-Tuberculosis Association intervened, educating the father, installing a sleeping porch, and placing the mother under constant observation, paving a path to recovery amid broader Red Cross Christmas Seals fundraising.
At the regular Wo man’s Auxiliary meeting of the Y M C A arrangements were made to assist in dedicatory ceremonies and entertainments at the new building Friday evening as hostesses for the expected large crowd Officers were chosen for the ensuing year Mrs A S Parker president secretary Mrs Tom Dozier treasurer Mrs Joel Wier first vice president Mrs Ned Hodgson vice presidents for the churches First Presbyterian Mrs C M Snelling Central Presbyterian Mrs C H Newton First Baptist Miss Mildred Rutherford Tabernacle Baptist Mrs John D Moss First Methodist Mrs D L Harnest Emmanuel church Mrs C M Strahan and Christian church Mrs S R Grubb
Cauthen's Stables advertises pairs of well matched mares mules aged 3 to 5 years with weights from 1400 to 2500 pounds per team plus single bay mare Mule and other young mules. Also a few good horses and mares all cash purchases. Ralph Walker Mer 1 167 W Clayton St phone 1177. Nearby note: Red Cross Christmas Seals sale plan by Mrs Whitlock with seals consigned through mail and sold at multiple local stores Costa's Palmer's McGregor's Thornton's Rest Room and Royal Pharmacy.
A Cincinnati inventor markets frezone a quarter ounce remedy said to loosen and lift corns or calluses with a few drops. It reportedly relieves soreness immediately, dries into a sticky film, and avoids irritation to surrounding skin. The ad notes it could prevent lockjaw and infections from home corn-cutting.
Special to the Banner Carnesville Georgia December 6 Mr W H Fleming was burned to death yesterday when his barn caught fire He ran inside and the structure collapsed on him He was a well known Franklin County resident His body was interred here today
One thousand bushels of pure Lang ford cotton seed offered in 10, 25 and 50 bushel lots. Prices are $2.50, $2.25 and $2.00 respectively. Seed grown by the seller with a guarantee of absolute purity. Located at Weldon Lavonia Georgia.
An advertisement claims nervousness caused by constipation finds quick relief with Chamberlain's Tablets. The copy asserts the tablets aid digestion and are obtainable everywhere.
Alfred P. Thom, counsel to the Railway Executives Advisory Committee, urged the Newlands Joint Committee that national defense requires federal control of railroads. He argued federal regulation safeguards state rights and prevents disruptions from cross border differences. The plan calls for a Federal Railroad Commission, regional bodies, compulsory federal incorporation, and power to set minimum rates while ensuring fair treatment for the public and carriers.
Mary Harris Armor, Georgia temperance leader, will lecture Sunday in Athens at 4 p.m. at the First Christian Church and at 7 p.m. at the State Normal School, with Elberton attendance planned Friday night. Public invited. Armor praised as a powerful orator amid strong press acclaim and public enthusiasm.
Mrs Hugh Cook of Scottsville New York testifies that five years ago while living in Garbutt she treated two children with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. She says it promptly stopped coughing and cured colds faster than anything she had used. Obtainable everywhere. adv.
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