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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1919
Page
2
Lucy Cobb seniors plan a Saturday bazaar to raise funds for the school. Merchants are urged to contribute generously, as the city’s assets benefit Athens and the Institute. The Banner offers display space to showcase contributors and gifts, highlighting public support for Lucy Cobb.
Athens Woman’s clubs promote a national week of song to rally men women and children for group sings with a lasting summer presence. The movement aims to awaken the singing spirit unite communities and uplift American spirit through songs and national airs.
A Texas tale from Harris County shows 385 dollars profit from one sow in under a year with progeny feeding on farm waste. Experts warn against overgeneralizing profits. true gain comes from converting waste into money and limiting bought feed, with optimal hog numbers varying per farm.
The text compares farm income with the Van Dorn farm at Pasadena where in one year the twin boys produced enough revenue for a son to buy new furniture or fund a sister’s college year, illustrating substantial farm earnings and family costs.
Clarke county farmers plan Saturday meetings to discuss reducing cotton acreage and pledges to cut plantings. The article urges decisive action to raise prices, warns against reliance on Wall Street traders and cotton mills, and praises the southern farmer’s new leverage to balance crops with food production. It stresses organization, keeping pledges, and the urgency before planting time.
Savannah Press argues the Provost Marshal General Crowder efficiently organized a four million man draft and questions applying wartime census methods to peacetime counting. It notes volunteers, personal sacrifice, and wide propaganda. readers’ literacy varied and civic zeal powered the effort, suggesting wartime tactics unlikely to fit routine peacetime census outreach.
A commemorative poem praising Georgia as selfless and strong, depicting the state as built on unselfish service. It honors Georgia’s role in freeing others, sustaining its people through trials, and teaching unselfish duty as a path to liberty and enduring greatness. The piece credits D. G. Bickers and was written for Milledgeville's Woman's Club Georgia Day program.
The Cuban envoy Luis Saitemariary Calvo quotes that Dr. Ezequiel Garcia Ensenat will soon leave Havana for Mexico City to assume his duties as minister to Mexico. General Heriberto Jara, named Mexican minister to Cuba, is reported ready to sail from Vera Cruz to Havana, though no official confirmation has been issued.
Mr T H Forrester supervisor of the Post Office Building at Athens endorses Dreco the herbal system remedy. He cites his wife’s improved health from nervousness and sleeplessness after taking Dreco and urges readers to see Dr Thorpe at H R Palmer & Sons Drug Store for details.
Athens resident E. H. Faust misplaced his army discharge on Clayton street while en route to Lexington Georgia. Faust urges anyone finding the paper bearing number 2656382 to return it to the Banner office or directly to him, fearing military mockery or loss of records for his grandchildren.
Athens residents endorse Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble. Mrs. B J Graham of 362 Ked Dougherty St. reports relief after using three boxes. The ad claims kidney pain, dizziness, and fatigue improved, price 60 cents, at Smith Bros Drug Store. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY confirms product.
A historical notice notes catarrhal deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining. It claims local applications cannot cure the condition and that a constitutional remedy is needed, warning that permanent deafness may result if not treated systemically.
Advisory promoting Eucapine Salve as a nasal and throat sterilizer to prevent influenza and pneumonia. Claims include antiseptic Oleum Eucaypti and camphor menthol oils, with two daily applications lasting about twelve hours. Product reportedly suitable for babies and all ages. price cited as fifty cents.
A new Orthodox Jewish congregation named Children of Moses was organized February 9 at Peoples Bank building in Athens. Officers include M Farbstein president and J Davis vice president. services begin at 6 40 p m Fridays. A Sabbath school is planned and hundreds of dollars were raised.
A vintage ad touts lemon juice or two lemons mixed with three ounces of Orchid White to create a quarter pint of bleaching lotion. It promises to fade tan redness sallowness sunburn and windburn while making skin clear soft and rosy white. The ad claims the preparation is harmless and inexpensive.
The page advertises film showings for Thursday and Friday at Strand and Elite theatres featuring The Indestructible Wife and The Midnight Patrol with May Allison Pearl White and Thomas Ince, then Saturday selections including The Highest Trump Shoulder Arms and Capt. Courtesy plus Fight for Millions and That Terrible Headache. A health ad promotes Chamberlains Tablets for biliousness and headache relief with digestive symptoms.
A Georgia State College of Agriculture conference led by Hon. M J Brittain and Chancellor Barrow outlined a summer school program for vocational instruction in agriculture, industrial, and home economics teaching. Attendees included state vocational leaders and college department heads. luncheon featured serenades and a formal menu.
A health note warns that overindulgence in meat strains kidneys causing backache and urinary symptoms. It recommends Jad Salts a few spoonfuls daily in water before breakfast to stimulate sluggish kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and ease bladder weakness, claiming safety and affordability.
A stated communication of Mount Vernon Lodge No 22 F A M will be held on Thursday February 13 at eight oclock in the third floor Max Joseph building hall. All candidates for examination will present themselves promptly. By Oracle A A MX W M MNO G QUINN Sect
An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It promises quick relief from feverishness, constipation, and upset stomach, claiming a pleasant taste and that it cleanses the stomach, liver, and bowels without griping. The notice warns buyers to insist on the genuine product made by the California Fig Syrup Company and avoid counterfeits.
Marshall Rhordes of Eufaula Alabama says Ziron helped his indigestion nervousness and loss of appetite and even aided his mother in law. He claims Ziron as a tonic that puts iron into the blood and advises readers to see their druggist who sells it with a guarantee.
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