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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1922
Page
2
Sidmand cleft Havana tobacco offered by Henson Bros and Full Bright distributors at five cent per unit with aromatic notes highlighted.
A druggist praised Peterson's Ointment for eczema saying it heals quickly and requires little product, with prices 35c, 60c, 1.00, 2.50, and 5.00 listed.
Washington The Supreme Court under Chief Justice Taft set a term record by disposing of 243 cases by last Monday, surpassing 192 cases disposed of by the same point last year. Paris reports a formal agreement for a bout between Battling Siki and Georges Carpentier was signed by Siki and his new manager for a date to be fixed.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a pleasant laxative for headaches biliousness colds indigestion and dizziness. It claims one or two pills will empty bowels by morning and make you feel splendid while not disturbing sleep. It notes Beefe Pills Calomel and similar products cost ten cents a box and that children love Cascarets too.
Wheat dipped after open and corn posted gains while oats hovered. cash wheat prices cited. Hog receipts at Chicago were down with most classes softer. cattle and sheep markets showed muted activity and mixed results across weights. Poultry and potato markets carried modest shifts with steady pricing in Wisconsin and the Dakotas.
New York stock prices show a broad mix with Liberty bonds quoted in multiple issues. Major equities including Allied Chemical, American Can, Bethlehem Steel, Chicago Chicago and St Paul movement cited, while market irregularities continue into Newark trading.
Phoenix forces joined Arix army and air units to hunt for Col Francis C. Marshal and Lieut C L Webber in the Santa Rita mountains south of Tucson after their plane en route from San Diego to Huachuaca disappeared last Thursday. Ranchers near Helvetia heard an irregular engine noise and an explosion, while a mail carrier saw a plane in the same area three days ago.
An advertisement warns against calomel for biliousness and touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safer alternative. It claims calomel harms bones and sickens users, while Liver Tone cleans the liver, restores regularity, and leaves users feeling well the next morning.
A New York market summary notes copper and oil shares in good demand with producers and refiners leading gains. Fractions up for Kennecott and others, mixed rail stocks, late buying lifts some names while others fall. Cottonseed oil prices steady with a broad market close. foreign exchange irregular. dairy and naval stores trading firm in Savannah.
Prices in New Orleans and New York climbed as November mill figures showed high consumption. January touched 26.48 cents in New Orleans while futures advanced to the mid 25s, with spot cotton steady at 25.50 to 26.75 cents and Liverpool futures rising on firm demand.
Washington reports November cotton consumption reached 577 561 bales of lint and 55 122 linters, the highest for any month since October 1917. The report notes rising activity in the cotton industry with active spindles at 34 664 630 and public storage and compresses at 4 198 095 lint bales.
President W A Winburn of the Central of Georgia Railway announces a pamphlet detailing Georgia and Alabama farmers’ experiences in fighting the boll weevil. It presents facts and figures without endorsing a single method, urging hard work and common sense as the best tools, with the railway offering support and authentic information. Copies available from J F Jackson, Savannah.
Butler Ga. A. H. Hendricks former cashier of the Bank of Maul Mauk Ga. was to be placed on a trial for embezzlement in Taylor superior court. Hendricks previously was convicted and sentenced to two to three years before a new trial was granted by Judge Mungo.
London AP report says an assassination attempt targeted Home Secretary W C Bridgeman using poisoned chocolates mailed to his residence. Police recovered the candy and found arsenic among its contents.
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