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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1918
Page
14
Uric acid is described as a subtle danger linked to rheumatism gout eczema and blood and skin diseases. Jacobs' Liver Salt is promoted as a daily preventive flush for the digestive system with a dose of two teaspoonfuls in hot water each morning.
Announcement of candidacy for state senate from the newly created 50th district including Clarke Oglethorpe and Wilkes counties. Also a pledge of candidacy from the 60th district following a December 10 1918 convention in Athens Georgia and a call for support for the upcoming special election.
The document lists Total Liabilities and Capital Stock Paid in with undivided profits after expenses and taxes. It notes due to banks in the state, individual deposits to check, savings, time certificates, certified checks, and bills payable including borrowed funds.
The war department corrected the casualty list to include Union Point sergeant Hal Benjamin McWhorter among the killed after earlier being listed as missing. Also listed as killed is Cordele native William E K Seddon, who had been missing.
J A Rountree, secretary of the United States Good Roads Association and Bankhead National Highway Association, returns from Washington and Baltimore with endorsements for a $106,900,000 annual federal road- building appropriation. He urges government to take over the Bankhead Highway and speed its construction using war- surplus machinery and labor.
J T Griffeth withdraws after death of his brother F E Griffeth. Griffeth, a Griffin Im plement Co. partner and leading local citizen, cites business demands and thanks supporters in his Dec 24 1918 notice to voters of the 50th Senatorial District.
An old health ad urges Americans to guard against kidney trouble from rich food. It promotes Jad Salts as a safe, inexpensive remedy to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys and improve urinary health when taken before breakfast.
News from Charleston reports Arthur B. Bell of this city was killed in France on September 20 at age 21. He served in the marines after three enlistment attempts and arrived in France August 30. He is survived by his parents, four brothers, and a half brother, with ties to local business and church communities.
A home cosmetic advertises Wyeth s Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use mix for darkening gray hair. Dampened on a sponge it colors hair naturally, evenly and quickly, claiming gray hair disappears after a few applications and promotes a glossy youthful look. Not a medicine.
An old advertisement asserts catarrh is widespread and incurable by local means. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio, offering a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure and inviting readers to request testimonial circulars.
The YMCA Good Cheer program mobilizes six committees with ten boys each to provide clothing and groceries to needy families in Tifton and surrounding areas. The effort marks the fifth year of the project as volunteers coordinate with the Banner Commissary to avoid duplication while delivering Christmas baskets. Special to the Banner from Tifton Georgia December 23.
The overseas battle fleet of nine super-dreadnoughts led by the Connecticut under Admiral Mayo returns to New York harbor to take part in the peace review led by Secretary Daniels on Thursday morning.
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