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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1912
Page
5
The editorial notes the first pushball contest in the South at eleven on the birthday of a founding father. It frames the event as a test of fair play and class spirit, urging both sides to compete honorably and uphold the university's prestige through sportsmanship.
An advertisement touts Hot Springs Liver Buttons as dainty magical workers that unclog the liver and purge poisons. It claims the pills cure constipation and a torpid liver, banish headaches and nervousness, and restore health, priced at 25 cents with mail orders from Hot Springs Chemical Co.
Macon Michigan man S A Stid recalls a terrible exposure that left him with a dreadful chest cold and breathing difficulty. A neighbor's doses of Dr King’s New Discovery eased his symptoms, and two bottles cured him. Price 50 cents and 1 dollar with a trial bottle free. Guaranteed by W J Smith Bro and Palmer Sons.
The Manufacturers Record celebrates thirty years of South upbuilding since 1880. It highlights dramatic growth in southern banking deposits, manufacturing capital, agriculture, school spending, and production, comparing 1880 figures to recent decades to show regional gains.
H R Palmer & Sons sell Begg's Mustarine a ready to use neuralgia and cold remedy praised as superior to mustard plasters and hot water bags. The Rochester based J A Begg Co offers 25 cent yellow boxes with a satisfaction guarantee and prepaid mail orders.
Winterville Georgia February 21 1912 Dear Editor Please publish these lines of thanks to friends who were kind during our mother Mrs H T Shackelford illness and death They are signed by her children T W Shackelford H T Shackelford H H Noell D W Daniel S C Shackelford D L Temple W H Shackelford Also note a brief medicinal testimonial praising Foley s Honey and Tar Compound for la grippe bronchitis and cough relief with coupons mentioned for sale by dealers.
A letter from Bennett Young announces Georgia sponsor Miss Regina Rambo of Marietta Georgia as sponsor for the Tennessee department at the Confederate reunion to be held May 7 in Macon The maid of honor is Miss Annie Broken of Lakeland Florida and the matron of honor Mrs George P Harrison of Opelika Alabama The selection honors southern states and highlights Miss Rambos prior efforts for Macon at Little Rock.
An epidemic of coughing affects old and young with children and the elderly most at risk. Fo ley's Honey and Tar Compound advertised as a quick, safe cure available for 25¢ at W. J. Smith & Bro. and H. R. Palmer & Sons.
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