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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1922
Page
2
An old ad touts Diamond Dyes for dyeing dresses, drapes, and various fabrics. It promises safe results on wool, silk, linen, and cotton with no spotting or running, urging readers to buy and follow simple directions for successful home dyeing.
Secretary of War Weeks sent to Congress the Ford offer for Muscle Shoals. He listed advantages over the first proposal and urged consideration of amendments to safeguard government interests and possible completion of Dam No. 2 by the government if Ford’s bid fails. He noted unemployment and job creation as factors in advancing the project and stressed Congress must decide on the overall deal.
Fragmentary text describes a toy or doll with alarming claims about poison and medicinal ingredients. Mentions tests, a tower, and references to health and safety, but the overall content is garbled and unreadable. No clear event or persons can be confirmed.
Misa Neille Collins of 1320 Connecticut Avenue Bridgeport Connecticut says Tanlac restored her appetite and energy after eighteen months of decline. She reports improved digestion and strength, noting the medicine’s remarkable effect. The International Proprietaries Co distributors note over fifty thousand signed statements from men and women across the U S and Canada. Tanlac is sold in Athens by Warren J Smith and Bros and by druggists nationwide.
The report cites a potential expenditure nearing 260000 under operation regimens with Nitrate Plant No 2 maintenance around 200000 for the fiscal year 1921. Total output from three steam plants linked to Mr Fora reaches 125000 horsepower, implying broader capacity for Dam No 2 though not all will be available in the year.
Three weeks of freezing weather have formed dense ice in the Baltic Sea hindering navigation. Pack ice over 16 feet thick presses into Helsingfors and northern harbors, closing all ports north of Stockholm and freezing Finnish ports. Steamers head to the Swedish archipelago to dodge the drift, including the American steamship Eastern Coast bound for Reval seeking refuge in Swedish waters.
A historical notice states Rub My Trim failed to cure infected sores tetter sprains neuralgia rheumatism and minor ailments citing lack of antiseptic and pain relief. The item reads like a medicinal patent remedy claim from an era of broad claims and marketing language.
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