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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1910
Page
5
In Athens the season’s millinery uses vivid red tones with fiery crowns cockades and velvet bands. Several residents travel or visit nearby towns. many are guests of local families while others return from trips to Cuba Florida and Europe. Illnesses and health updates touch residents including Master Albon Reed facing possible pneumonia and Mrs Hodgson and the Bray sisters recovering at home.
Dr. A M Soule, president of the state college of agriculture, received a petition from several hundred farmers in and around Commerce requesting a three days school. Arrangements were made for one three day session in each congressional district, with Commerce already listed as the site for that district. Farmers in Banks Jackson and as far as Hall seek the extra session at Commerce, and preparations will proceed as teachers can travel to them. Other communities state wide are also petitioning for itinerant school sessions.
A new publication titled Dixies Land will soon issue its first volume with Jas M Rogers as editor and proprietor. The initial number is prepared and in printers hands. The magazine promises high grade literature with emphasis on Southern history and loyalty, celebrating the sunny land of the South.
Atlanta February report notes Judge A W Fite of the Cherokee circuit as the only figure openly flirting with a gubernatorial bid this year. He gained notoriety from a clash over a Dade county distillery case and a raid led against it. Fite hints he might run if the people push him, advocating a prohibition platform though others resist a state ticket. The political field seems slow to develop with doubts over organized prohibition support and potential rival candidates.
Atlanta February 15 Governor Brown seeks a patriot to attend a Washington conference on uniform weights and measures February 25 and 26 at his own expense. With Secretary of State Philip Cook ill, the job has no pay or expenses. Georgia law requires county standards, but funds are lacking and many counties have lost their set. Nine counties have never received theirs, risking noncompliance and testing of grocery weights. The law allows citizen complaints if weights are short, but enforcement has faded into theory.
N B Langley of Madison Wisconsin reports a rapid cure from rheumatism after five months of symptoms that left him unable to turn his head. He tried three doctors and many remedies before achieving relief in three days.
A Manches ter Ohio resident Lewia Chamblin recalls a severe lung illness that dropped her to 115 pounds before Dr Kings New Discovery cured her completely. She now weighs 160 pounds and can work hard. She also says it cured her four children of croup.
A strong card is promised at the Athens Athletic Club this Thursday night. Kid Burns of Atlanta will face Jack Sentell in a bout billed as the best the club has offered. Burns previously defeated Hackenschmidt and drew with Mike Saul, while Sentell drew with Saul in an earlier six or eight round match. The card includes fast preliminaries and a battle royal featuring five darkies.
An advertisement touts Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets with a money back guarantee and a free trial if no benefit shown. It promotes 25 cent bars for fifteen days and offers larger sizes 50 cents and 1.00. The Rexall Store in Athens is named H. R. Balmer & Sons Drug Store. It also mentions Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a trusted cough relief.
A brief note advises keeping Chamberlains' Cough Remedy at home for croup and giving a dose at first signs, warning delays can be dangerous. The advertisement emphasizes safety, ease of use, and wide availability from dealers.
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