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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1922
Page
2
An old advertisement urges readers to avoid unsafe home remedies for foot ailments. It contrasts dangerous methods with a claim that proper care is safer, citing a Chicago manufacturer and a local Athens distributor for a shoe-related product.
An advertisement touts a home made lemon based lotion from Orchard White. It claims two lemons and three ounces of an unspecified juice create a pint of harmless lemon bleach for whitening rough hands. The copy asserts it is superior to rose water for smoothing skin and improving softness.
The eighth district fair association of Athens plans representation at the Georgia Fairs convention in Albany February 22 and 23. Secretary E. W. Carroll and others from Athens will attend, while Dr. M. P. Jarnigan of the State College of Agriculture will speak on County Fairs and Livestock. Dr. Andrew M. Soule is in Arkansas and will return late week. Athens aims for strong turnout despite no recent Athens fair.
An advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a cheap inv igorator that cleans dandruff, reduces itching and hair loss, and makes waves appear lustrous. It claims immediate scalp relief and offers a money back guarantee, sold by Palmer Drug Stores with Giroux’s label.
A promotional piece touts a self made cough remedy costing little. By mixing Parmint double strength with sugar and water to make a half pint, it claims rapid throat and nasal relief, stopping coughing within hours and curing catarrh symptoms for many users.
Dignitaries from two nations will honor Captain John Ericsson and Cornelius Delamater on the 60th anniversary of the Monitor’s clash with the Merrimac. Four tablets will commemorate Ericsson at Phoenix Foundry, Delamater Ironworks, Continental Ironworks, and 36 Beach Street New York. An Ericsson-Delamater banquet in New York will include high officials and Swedish representatives, with simultaneous ceremonies in Stockholm.
Miss Roan Cray was freed in Lagrange Georgia after jurors found her not guilty of murder in the fatal shooting of taxicab driver George Trittle field. She testified she acted in self defense during an altercation at her home, where she drew a pistol and wounded him fatally.
Georgia game and fish commissioner J Frank Rhodes instructs county wardens to enforce fishing laws February 1 to July 1. Officers must seize devices used to catch or kill fish and prosecute violators including those involved in poisoning or dynamiting. He urges citizens to support enforcement to protect fish and game. Real Roquefort cheese advertised by Arnold Abney & Co.
Swamp-Root is praised as a kidney liver and bladder medicine trusted by druggists for years. It claims to assist kidney and liver work as nature intended and offers samples for ten cents to test the preparation.
There are today more unemployed actors and other stage people seeking jobs in Broadway and main streets than ever before. People from Times Square to producers complain as tailors landlords and boarding house owners feel the impact amid widespread hardships.
The article portrays female health issues draining home life and credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetables Compound with restoring health and happiness after doctors and other medicines failed. It urges mistreated or overworked wives to heed the experiences published in the paper.
External treatments fail for piles the cause lies in internal circulation. Dr J S Leonhardt developed HPM-ROID after testing on 1000 cases. HEMROID is sold by druggists with refund if dissatisfied Palmer's Drug Stores stocks it.
In large cities lights flicker and production heads report stalled work for about half of the 15 000 actors in the United States excluding vaudeville. The Actors Equity association says the shortage is not that high but still 20 percent worse than normal.
An advertisement urges anxious or tired readers to buy Wendell's Pills Ambition Brand for rapid improvement. It promises three days to feel better and a money back offer on the first box purchased at Palmer & Sons. The copy touts relief from nervousness fatigue constipation sleeplessness and indigestion.
A advert promotes Mentho Sulphur Cream as a quick remedy for fiery itching eczema. It claims germ destroying action soothes, heals, and clears the skin with regular application, urging readers to obtain a jar from a druggist.
The black face minstrel show scheduled for next Friday evening at the Agricultural College has been postponed one week due to several troupe members' absence. Plans for the candy pulling event remain, with public attendance invited. The minstrel will be given at the campus auditorium.
Next week Athens High School students sell bets to draw a large crowd for a school entertainment. Proceeds go to the student volunteer fund to send delegates to the Student Volunteer conference in Milledgeville on February 18.
Buffalo resident Peterson touts Peterson's Ointment as a cure for eczema and related skin ailments. The ad promises refunds if customers are not benefited and cites testimonials from users in Buffalo, including John Scott of Virginia Street. Mail orders are filled by Peterson Ointment Co Inc of Buffalo New York.
The social service committee of negroes from Athens churches will meet at the Red Cross office Friday at 4 PM. Tom Garfield will lead the meeting as the group researches conditions of colored families seeking aid, reporting findings to Red Cross ladies for assistance.
New Orleans Masons plan a 20 story temple on the current site at a cost of 2,260,000 and a home for widows and orphans on an undecided site. The proposals were approved at the final session of the three day conclave which adjourned early Thursday.
Pioneer Club met at the home of Miss Mary Juyndoi on Tuesday evening. President Miss Mary Richards Calvin presided and turned the meeting over to Dr J P T MePh who delivered a talk or lecture and an informal discussion followed.
The University of Warsaw forms a Polish re met commission to aid Russian scientists with help from Warsaw high school students. The effort aims to assist Russians in medicine law and related fields through various supportive actions.
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