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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1917
Page
3
In McDuff Virginia Mrs. J B Whittaker credits Thedford's Black-Draught with preventing illness in her family. She notes it aids digestion, relieves indigestion and stomach trouble, and has been used for over 70 years. She estimates it has benefited millions and recommends buying a 25 cent package.
A Royston Georgia reader recalls a clothes brush kept on his grandfather's mantel since the 1800s. He notes the brush was made by his great grandfather in Mecklenburg County Virginia around 1768 and has served for over 150 years, now retired as a relic. A relative in Athens also holds silver spoons inherited from the grandmother’s side dating to 1780 1790.
Mrs. Shy of 980 N Lumpkin St Athens testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved back pain and lumbago. She recalls first endorsement over eight years ago and again confirms after six years, noting continued benefit and steady supply from Palmer & Son's Drug Store. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y advert.
This old ad copy touts Sloan's Liniment as a quick penetrating remedy for stiffness after a cold or grippe and for rheumatism neuralgia lumbago strains sprains and bruises. It stresses non staining pores opening action and urges purchas e at druggists for 25 cents.
Citizens convene at city hall with Judge Geo presiding and speakers like G C Thomas T S Mell W F Dorsey and others endorsing Judge Newman. They condemn any bill to retire him, urge Congress to protect constitutional rights, and wire a message to Rep Rucker with a copy to the president.
The Georgia State College of Agriculture runs six itinerant schools at district sites including Statesboro, Tifton, Americus, Barnesville, Monroe, and Madison starting February. Lectures and livestock product exhibits promote diversified farming, with Thursday reserved for livestock showcases. Demonstrations feature Percheron horses, Hereford cattle, Shorthorn stock, jerseys and Holsteins, plus domestic science devices and home-making talks for women and girls.
An Athens readers letter from Dorris Coplier of Fort Worth cites recovery from run down and nervous illness after using Vinol beef and cod liver peptones with iron and manganese glycerophosphates. The note asks for local Athens girls to try Vinol and to seek the remedy at leading drug stores.
Dorothy Gish headlines the Triangle Civil War drama The Little Yank at Strand Theatre with battle scenes and a northern heroine who aids a Confederate spy. Also at the Strand are two new comedies Philip’s Busy Day and The Perils of a Plumber, plus Pauline Frederick in Ashes of Embers at Elite.
A fragment describes Miss Frederick's dual roles and Theda Bara's star power in Ashes of Embers with praise for her screen mastery. It notes Bara's Strand Wednesday appearance and the Elite showing featuring Baby Marie Osborne in The Joy Dragon, highlighting a mix of adult drama and child star acts.
Traditional remedy boasts soothing irritated membranes and rapid relief from grippe croup coughs and colds. Marketed as antiseptic balsam and texative, it claims prompt action with a 50 cent bottle from local druggists.
An advertisement touts King's New Life Pills as a gentle laxative to relieve constipation quickly. It claims the intestines clear, the blood is cleansed, and a bedtime dose leads to a brighter morning, urging readers to obtain a bottle from their Druggist.
An old advertisement claims a cure for deafness by a certain remedy and promises one hundred dollars to prove its effectiveness. It asserts most deafness is from inflamed mucous surfaces and that hearing can be restored, urging sufferers to seek treatment from a specific provider.
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