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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1910
Page
7
Massachusetts State Grange opens a three day session in Worcester with delegates discussing the secession movement within the national organization. Mayor Logan welcomed the delegates as the convention starts reviewing annual reports.
A case against the Standard Oil Company of Indiana was called for trial in Raleigh North Carolina. The charge alleges price cutting of kerosene from 10 to 734 a gallon to destroy competition as rival Indiana Oil Company expands tanks in Raleigh and other North Carolina cities for large scale business.
A Fayetteville man recounts how his sister recovered from consumption using King’s New Discovery. He credits it with curing her cough and improving her health. The remedy treats coughs colds bronchial troubles and is sold by W. J. Smith & Bro. and H. R. Palmer & Sons with trial bottles free.
Philadelphia marks the start of its annual grand opera season with a performance of Tannhaeuser by the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York. The company will present works here through mid January before being followed by the Philadelphia-Chicago company under Andreas Dippel.
The ad claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve relieves frostbite chapped skin and other winter ailments, calling it the greatest healer of burns boils piles cuts sores eczema and sprains. Available for 25 cents at W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons.
The McGregor Co listings showcase fancy calendars leather goods ink stands games pennants toilet sets jackets sweaters and related items in a broad consumer promotion.
Washington December 13 delegates from many U S and Canadian cities gather in the capital for the American Civic Association annual convention to discuss comprehensive city planning and the preservation of natural scenery.
Waterman's Ideal Pen marketed as a versatile gift item from The Mc Gregor Company. The ad touts the pen as suitable for every user and emphasizes its universal appeal for gift buyers.
German dialect comedian AL Tl H Wilson brings Metz in Ireland to Colonial on December 16. The play, written by H P Tilton and Sidney R Ellis, blends a Celtic atmosphere with an Irish peasant love story. Wilson sings several songs, scenery is praised, and a strong supporting company is noted.
A Paris dermatologist urges young men to prevent hair loss, claiming baldness ages appearance and harms job prospects. Parsian Sage by H. R. Palmer & Sons guarantees to stop falling hair and dandruff, or money back, with a 59 cent bottle marketed to druggists nationwide.
Pendleton Ore Dec 13 the largest poultry show ever held in eastern Oregon opened today and will run through the week. Exhibits total about 1000 featuring fancy bred chickens turkeys ducks geese and several varieties of pigeon stock.
The McGregor Company showcases a wide range of Bibles Testaments prayer and hymnals in various formats and quantities across books and booklets.
A Jackson County farmer Mr E A Stone and his twelve year old son Joe traveled by vestibuled train to Washington to visit the agriculture department for a week. Joe won the state Boys Corn Clubs contest and the prize two acres yielded about a thousand dollars this year.
L Rast, senior at the State College of Agriculture, receives 100 dollars for an essay on removing stumps from new ground using explosives. The prize, offered by DuPont Powder Company, honors the method of blasting stumps to ease land clearing. Rast has worked with the company's demonstrators across the state, showcasing explosive techniques.
Athens man K D Sledge publishes a plan in The Journal to raise funds to buy a farm for Joseph Stone, the 12 year old Jackson County boy who yielded 102 bushels of corn on one acre. He invites Georgians to donate $1 each to honor the boy and support agriculture. The letter echoes a chorus of pride in Georgia's farming prowess and urges swift action.
Harmony Grove Lodge No 75 Knights of Pythias in Commerce Georgia held its annual meeting to elect officers for the upcoming semi annual term. Luther F Elrod C C Robert C Nix W C Oscar Maddox P S J Smith Jr M of W P W Sheppard K of R and S and M of F J T Holbrook K of Ex George L Hubbard M at A W D Pierce J G Paul T Harber C G. The lodge prided itself on strong leadership and the newly elected officers are expected to uphold the high standard.
Rufus Weedmark faces the death penalty in Perth Ontario after a murder conviction from last October. The case hinges on the testimony of Weedmark’s fourteen year old daughter who witnessed the crime. Matinee and night prices listed from 25c to 1.50.
Try one of our one dollar pens from the McGregor Company. The ad claims the largest value on the market and promotes affordable writing instruments.
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