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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
5
Advert says influenza weakens blood and raising danger from other illness. It recommends Pepto Mangan iron tonic to restore strength and vitality, available in liquid or tablet forms as Gude’s Pepto Mangan, with the package name clearly printed.
The notice promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as the only move not bowels but improve the appetite and strengthen digestion. They contain no pep but strengthen the stomach and enable it to perform its functions naturally.
Georgia Sunday School association plans the 1920 state convention in Atlanta from June 14 to 17 with a strong program. The central committee accepted the invitation after a February meeting, endorsing open attendance with no registration fee and attendees covering own expenses. January meetings under the association drew large turnout across Athens Augusta Savannah Valdosta Columbus Macon and other cities.
Aimed at men and women facing baldness and dandruff this Parisian sage liquid promises rapid, safe relief. It claims to stop itching scalp promote new growth and even refund money if not satisfied with the results backed by testimonials and a simple home treatment approach.
An old advertisement touts a Hall’s Catarrh Medicine claimed to cure catarrh by a purifying combination of ingredients. It promises relief from nasal symptoms and general catarrh, urging readers to send for a free pamphlet and consultations.
Physicians and druggists tout Calotabs as the quick relief for colds and a preventive for influenza and pneumonia. The new nausealess calomel tablets claim to purify the system without upsetting digestion, with one tab at bedtime and a morning return to health and appetite. Sold only in sealed packages for thirty five cents, with money back if not delighted.
Americus Georgia February four Sumter county farmers Immett Hawkins John Hedges and I E Matthews returned from Athens where they attended a ten day boll weevil short course offered by the Georgia State College of Agriculture The men called the course most valuable saying it provided a complete farm program from boll weevil destruction to stock raising with four lectures daily demonstrations calcium arsenate machines and methods to combat the pest through early planting cultivation proper fertilization and diversification to minimize losses.
Continuous rains on Tuesday and Wednesday left central northern Georgia roads in bad condition. Small streams rose, roads slick or muddy, travel often impossible. Improved roads exist but are limited, and further deterioration is forecast as moderate rain likely to continue for another 24 hours with little improvement expected later in the week.
An old ad touts Dr Hitchcock's Liver Kidney and Blood Powders to prevent or cure a cold by toning the liver, stimulating kidneys, and purifying the blood. It claims quick results, promises relief by morning, and guarantees satisfaction or money back.
North Dakota will start paying cash bonuses to returned soldiers by March 15, with about 1,500 soldiers receiving an average claim of 376. More than 4,200 claims filed, and under law the fund grows as taxes come in. An amended tax provision ensures not less than 1,050,000 next year. Priority may be given for severe illness, and educational institutions reimburse expenses after bonus payment.
An old advert promotes Parmint double strength mixed with hot water and sugar as a home remedy for catarrhal deafness and head noises. The prescription claims to ease nasal congestion, improve breathing, and stop mucus drainage, urging anyone affected to try the preparation.
An advertisement claims chronic skin itching stems from blood infection and touts a vegetable medicine, 8. S. 8, as the cure. It urges readers to cleanse the blood to reach lasting relief and offers free medical advice from Chief Medical Adviser at Swift Laboratory, Atlanta.
Agents from the Georgia State College of Agriculture and the Southern Fertilization Association open a 15 day education drive at Quitman to teach methods for poisoning boll weevil and boosting yields on non cotton crops. The program covers calcium arsenate as the leading poison and guidance on growing tobacco peanuts sweet potatoes sugar cane and other food crops plus hog and cattle raising. Fertilizer men are especially invited.
A fragment lists a meeting plea to extend credit to farmers and promote attendance, followed by an advertisement touting LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE TABLETS as a germ killer and tonic to prevent Colds Grip and Influenza. The ad cites KE. W. Grove’s signature on the box and prices at 30 cents.
A druggist notes that customers speak highly of a cough remedy and he personally trusts it for his family. J B Jones, a reputable druggist of Co, states he has used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for seven years and calls it the best cough medicine he has known.
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