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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1915
Page
3
Public health warning urges care with common colds as dangerous bronchial and lung diseases follow neglect. Dr King’s New Discovery is promoted as tested for over 45 years and offered by druggists as a preventive aid.
Athens area timetable for the Southern Railway Athens Branch shows daily and Sunday departures to all points with morning and afternoon trains. Notices include weekend and daily variations with specific arrival times and contact details for agents Paul Pinkerton and E Shelton.
Train schedule for Gainesville Midland By lines effective July 11 1915 in Eastern Time. No. 2 leaves Athens 7 20 a m and No. 4 leaves Athens 2 30 p m. No. 1 arrives Athens 11 25 a m and No. 3 arrives Athens 6 35 p m. Nos. 2 and 4 connect at Belmont for Winder Monroe and intermediate points and link with Georgia Railroad for all points and with Southern Railway at Gainesville for Gainesville Northwestern stations and north south routes.
The timetable shows Train No. 50 leaves at 8 55 a m and Train No. 52 at 4 00 p m. Train No. 56 runs Sundays at 4 30 p m and Train No. 54 runs daily except Sunday at 9 00 a m. Arrivals are Train No. 51 at 1 35 p m, No. 53 at 9 30 p m, No. 57 at 1 00 p m, and No. 55 at 8 00 a m except Sunday.
Associated Press dispatch from New Orleans notes cotton warehouse building, scientific marketing methods, and farm credit systems as core topics. Southern editors formed the Cotton States Press Association and plan to work with bankers on a publicity drive for southern business. W. P. G. Harding of the Federal Reserve Bank urged national preparedness.
Kid Williams world bantamweight champion and Frankie Burns battled twenty rounds to a draw for the title in New Orleans. The match was fast and furious as the combatants exchanged blows throughout.
An advertisement denounces calomel as dangerous and unhealthy. It praises Dodson's Liver Tone as a vegetable laxative that starts the liver without causing salivation, leaving you alert the next day and safe for children.
Athens had no amusement venue before the 1850s. The town hall on Washington Street served council chambers and touring shows, announced by the town hall bell. Capt. W. H. Crisp and Mrs. Crisp led admired acting, with minstrels and panoramas. Free passes went to officials. Deupree Hall in 1870 finally provided a proper theater. Old Citizen.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has an established reputation built on long use. It is praised by many who have relied on it for years and know its qualities. The medicine loosens and relieves a cold and aids nature in restoring health. It contains no opium or narcotics and is affordable at a quarter. For sale by all dealers.
Washington reports the national committee men agree Wilson will be renominated and the contest narrows to St Louis Dallas and Chicago. Dallas has the largest delegation and would deliver over 100000 dollars if chosen. Plans committee members will meet the president and no decision on the first ballot is expected in one day.
The Elks lodge held a memorable Memorial Sunday with Judge Strickland delivering a thoughtful, fitting address. The program featured delightful musical numbers and a refined, respectful atmosphere.
A reflective paragraph notes a soft spot for minstrel men and the circus. The writer hints at excuses for attending with family, mentioning children and a relative unable to go. The tone is light and personal.
The article touts Neil O’Brien and his Great American Minstrels coming to the Colonial on Tuesday. It highlights a clean, wholesome program with a big military band, comedians, dancers, and singers. Ten extra performers are added, making it the largest minstrel troupe yet to visit the city.
A small theater notice for Carmen showing at the Colonial on Friday. An advertisement for Dr King’s New Life Pills claims they purify the blood relieve constipation biliousness and indigestion and improve complexion with a 25 cent price at druggists.
The famed suffrage petition traveling 1800 feet with 500000 names was lost between Wilmington Delaware and Washington. Despite the loss the surge for the Susan B Anthony amendment continued as President Wilson met with 300 women and pledged to confer with Congress leaders. The demonstration also saw the petition introduced in the House.
A nostalgic wartime tone ad praises Sloan's Liniment as a universal pain killer. It contrasts a peaceful parade on Pennsylvania Avenue with earlier disorder, and features testimonials from Mervin H. Leister of Berkeley and a Panama Exposition visitor. The ad notes the product price of 25 cents and urges readers to keep it for emergencies.
Chanucah the Festival of Lights observed Sunday night by Congregation Adath Moshe. Services led by M. G. Michael with the choir and Helen Michael presiding. Sunday school children gave recitations. The note recalls the 2080th anniversary of the rededication of the Holy Temple at Jerusalem and the Maccabees victory over invaders. Laughter aids digestion with Chamberlain's Tablets offered at a quarter.
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