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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1919
Page
5
An old line promotes S. S. S. as a blood purifier for rheumatism, arguing liniments and lotions never cure. The ad urges removal of disease cause by cleansing the blood and offers free medical advice from the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
A. H. Woods presents Parlor Bedroom and Bath at the Colonial theater with a brisk American farce plot about a young husband who evades his wife’s expectations. The cast includes Eda Ann Luke, Homer Barton, Marguerite McNulty and others direct from New York success.
The Colonial Theatre prepares for the arrival of Jack Norworth's new musical revue, drawing high local interest. Lilian Goldsmith headlines with a capable cast including Mr Woolf and the Misses Redfield Mayfair DeValary Vettle Mallette Friel, plus an accomplished chorus ready for Wednesday night performance.
Market brief on New York and New Orleans cotton futures with open and close levels for Jan through Dec, spot prices in Athens and Atlanta, and Liverpool quotations. Includes Chicago quotes for grains and livestock products, Liberty bond final prices, and a testimonial ad for Dean's Kidney Pills from Athens resident J W Johnson.
American tourists have visited Verdun in France amid shell damage and peace talks tied to President Wilson. The city houses several thousand French soldiers and a few American troops while rehabilitation has not begun. The cathedral bells ring on Sundays but no services are held as walls remain ruined.
Well known contractor J H Cobb of 367 Oak Street Athens Ga extols the herbal remedy Dreco after long bowel constipations and gastritis relief. Dr Tharp, Dreco expert, is at Palmer & Sons Drug Store to explain merits and answer public questions for immediate orders.
Washington February 7 As part of a nationwide campaign against the social evil ministers and church leaders are urged to observe February 23 as Health Sunday with sermons and meetings on moral improvement. Separate meetings for men and women are suggested to discuss eradicating vice districts educating children forming permanent community committees and promoting wholesome recreation for returning soldiers. The Public Health Service calls the church a key community partner and warns about demobilization risks while stressing civic responsibility to safeguard returning troops and guide postwar adjustment. It also details a program of church involvement for local communities.
A faded ad copy promotes California Syrup of Figs as a harmless laxative for kids with a fruity taste. It urges parents to look for the California name on the package and promises full dosing directions on each bottle, framed as a fear-free health tip.
Munich Jan 11 Correspondence of The Associated Press. Germany moves to raise rail fares by about 60 percent in Prussia to close a deficit of 1.25 billion marks while overall passenger traffic is cut by at least 50 percent and freight and military trains by the same. Runaway delivery of locomotives and cars to Entente powers under armistice sees 110 locomotives and 2400 cars a day for ten days, then 150 locomotives and 320 cars daily for twenty days to avoid further penalties.
The Austrian state records reveal Archduchesses including Zita received monthly support and rent funds totaling thousands of dollars at prewar exchange rates. Empress Zita could live in Hofburg or Schönbrunn, with options to stay at Richenau, Laxenberg, Govzendorf, or the Belvedere. Other archduchesses received large sums and nonmonetary aid such as clothing and food from military depots. Isabella’s estates and wealth are noted as particularly substantial.
A vintage health ad urges immediate treatment for pneumonia croup and colds using Hodges Croup Rub. It touts early symptom care as crucial and claims the external remedy is safe, effective, and non injurious. Consumers are advised to order from their druggist and insist on the genuine Hodges Croup Rule name on the bottle.
Philadelphia report from February 7 notes Mrs J Milton Mensendieck and Dr William A Stecher warn that current dress styles may induce knock knee swayback and arched posture though they say permanent disability is unlikely. They argue mindset, not physiology, underlies the issue and contrast women’s relative cold tolerance with men.
Paris plans to debate demolishing the old ring of fortifications around the city. The issue, dating to 1884, would go to parliament after council adoption. Alderman Louis Dausset sponsors the plan citing easier suburb access and freeing land for building.
Local lodge directory lists Elmo Lodge Knights of Pythias meets Mondays at Castle Hall Clayton Street. Also Williams Lodge Knights of Pythias and Glenn Lodge Odd Fellows meet Mondays or Tuesdays at specified halls. Mt Vernon Lodge F and A M meets Thursdays at Masonic Hall Clayton Street. Contact numbers and officers listed.
Munich reports concrete plans by the German general commission of trade unions and the central association of consumers leagues to systematically release women workers who filled men’s wartime roles. The sequence starts with women whose husbands are absent or who have dependents, then other female workers, followed by discharging male workers by marital status and dependents, with exceptions to avoid individual injustice and applications to local unions.
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