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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1918

Page

7

Jilted Janet Brightens Strand and Elite Showcase

Miss Margarita Fischer stars in the American Mutual drama Jilted Janet a frolic of New York stage and screen. The plot follows a embarrassed young beauty spurned by her fiancé after financial reverses as Janet and her brother farm orange groves in California and a wealthy rival seeks to win back a wealthy love interest. Janet and her suitor Morgan plan a visit to the suitor's home across the street.

Margarita Fischer Janet California Janet i Ernest Morgan Rich Jule Graham Morgan

Big Drive for Smokes for Sammy Campaign

The notice urges public participation in a large aid drive titled Smokes for Sammy and notes the nation’s recent focus on Red Cross and YMCA week as background for charitable effort.

Sammy HE Nation Red Cross

Dramatic Talent Shines in Wartime Theatrical Showcase

The article highlights Miss Ferguson in a wartime drama noted for its timely plot and exquisite costumes. Wyndham Standing leads opposite her with a strong supporting cast including Percy Marmont Ethel Martin June Sloane and others. Washington social notes accompany film and society updates from Washington Georgia with gatherings, visits, and wartime club activities.

Miss Ferguson Wyndham Standing Percy Marmont Ethel Martin June Sloane Clarence Handysiles Marie Bendetta Gertrude le Brant Sloane de’ Masber

Sudden Gentleman At Elite Theatre Tonight

Louise dreams of counts and estates but a rustic Irish guardian Garry Garrity enters her life. She hates him yet fate and love bring happiness in The Sudden Gentleman at the Elite Theatre with William Desmond and a coterie cast.

Countess Caminett Chicago Sunny Taly Louise Big Garry Garrity Garrity Triangle William Desmond Mary Melver Jack Richardson

Sonia Markova in a Heart's Revenge

A Stran Special depicts Sonia Markova, daughter of Count Sabouroff, attempting to win Vera Sabouroff’s hand. Vera uncovers a plot by Baron to destroy Jim Haring with a chemical and a forged letter. Jim is drugged and cast overboard, then rescued after a swift pursuit.

Sonia Markova Vera Sabouroff Alexis Sabouroff Washington Varon Eugene Drake Eric Mayne Jim Haring David Harbin Vera China Jim Barron

Rheuma drug advertised with money back offer

The ad urges rheumatism sufferers to try Rheuma from H R Palmer & Sons or any druggist. It promises quick relief within a day and improved mood in a week, backed by a money back guarantee if the bottle fails to help, claiming compatibility with a physician's prescription and no narcotics.

H. R. Palmer & Sons

Elsie Ferguson at Strand in Rose of the World drama

Elsie Ferguson stars in the photoplay Rose of the World at the Strand on Thursday. The emotional war drama, adapted from the book by Agnes and Edgerton Castle, features Rosamond, wife of Captain Harry English, rumored killed in battle, in a standout performance.

Elsie Ferguson Oy Agnes Edgerton Castle An Rosamond Harry English Miss Ferguson

Little Irish Home Beyond the Sea

A nostalgic poem recalls childhood in Ireland and a mother in heaven. The speaker longs for the old Isle of Green and a cottage home, while aging memories bring tears for the past and for Mother Erin.

Father Mother Erin

Better Farming in the South Fertilizer Precautions

The article urges southern farmers to boost acre yields in response to 1917 demand, stressing careful fertilizer use. It explains soils lack phosphoric acid nitrogen and potash, advises soluble, guaranteed fertilizers, and suggests applying 150 to 200 pounds per acre for best profits while meeting national needs.

Houston

Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as General Tonic

The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is promoted as a general tonic containing quinine and iron. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the system. available for 60 cents.

GROVE

American Made Potash Equates With German Supply

Farmers worried about American potash being inferior to German imports can be assured by chemists and agricultural authorities that muriate or sulfate of potash are the same to plants. The plant feeds on the nutrient regardless of origin and shows no preference.

Germany

Raise Home Supplies And Some To Spare

The article urges southern farmers to grow corn velvet beans potatoes and vegetables and raise hogs and poultry to meet family and tenant needs. It notes high store prices for food and suggests contributing surplus to the armies while continuing cotton farming.

Aged readers urged to rest with Chamberlain remedy

A hint to the aged advises people over sixty to go to bed at onset of a cold and stay there one or two days to speed recovery, especially using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It notes reduced risk of complication from the cold when properly rested.

Chamberlain

The Dangers of Calomel Promoted By Patent Remedy

An advertisement warns against calomel dangers and touts Martin’s Liver Medicine a guaranteed vegetable remedy for headaches constipation and related ailments. It claims rapid effects without loss of time from business and promises a money back guarantee if not satisfied.

Martin

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