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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1911
Page
7
An advertisement claims rheumatism is caused by excess uric acid and promotes Rheumacide as a complete internal remedy. It asserts the product cleanses the system, supports liver and kidneys, and cures joints from within. Sold by druggists for 50c a tablet and 1 a bottle, with mail order and booklet offers.
An Athens exchange announces a public challenge to debate the Second Coming of Christ. The notice invites discussion on Millennial Dawn claims, the Vatican and Roman Catholic church, and the Ottoman dismemberment amid potential world war and Christ’s return. It urges open discourse and rejects censorship while naming Universal Peace advocates and Dawn champions.
Two University of Georgia law students announce candidacy for the state legislature. Evans Heath of Burke county plans to practice in Waynesboro after graduation and Joe Deadwyler of Elbert county would join the legislature as a junior in law. Both are active in college life and politics.
Georgia women launch a drive to build and maintain an Athens infirmary honoring Dr Crawford W Long. The target is $25,000 for construction and $25,000 for upkeep to serve University of Georgia students and preserve his surgical legacy. Committee led by Mrs M A Lipscomb with Mrs T J Wooster as treasurer mobilizes physicians alumni pharmacists club women and citizens.
A brief newspaper snippet notes a gracious appeal without delay to subscribe to the Crawford W. Long memorial, reflecting community support and fundraising efforts.
John W. Modders of Maddernville Michigan suffered fifteen years of stomach trouble that resisted all remedies. He sold his farm and weakened until neighbors feared he would die. He credits Electric Bitters with restoring his health enabling him to eat again. It aids liver and kidneys as well. bottles 50c at local stores.
In Pasa Christian Mississippi on February 7 19XX Miss Pauline Menge daughter of Mrs John Henry Menge married Lieutenant James A Higginag US Army officer in the Twenty fifth Infantry stationed at Fort Sam Houston Texas The ceremony linked two families as the army ties brought the couple together.
Thomasville hosts the Georgia State Horticultural Society thirty-fifth annual meeting with a large representative turnout. The two day session features a major exhibition of fruits, plants, nuts and vegetables conducted alongside the conference.
Advertisement states Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets ease indigestion constipation and bilious feelings by invigorating the stomach and liver and strengthening digestion. Sold by all dealers.
The article lauds Portugal as the latest nation to adopt a separation of church and state under President Braga, tracing the global trend from ancient empires to Jeffersonian liberty. It contrasts ancient unions of church and state with contemporary democracies, noting gains for both institutions and citing the United States, Britain, Germany, and Russia as examples.
Liverpool Cotton urges remembrance of Georgia Day on Monday the 1th with a call to look out for buttons and flags. The note emphasizes civic pride and local observances.
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