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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1916
Page
5
A sermon by Rev. W. R. Henderson argues that true Gospel impact depends on how one hears. Faithful, self examining, and obedient listening transforms conduct, prayer, worship, and stewardship, while lacking inner faith leads to spiritual loss and barren hearing.
Betty Lorraine, famed for The Little Parisienne, touts Mrs. Osgood’s Wonder a prescription claiming to remove all traces of unwanted hair safely. She says electric needles and smelly pilatories burn the skin, while this product has proven effective for over a year with a money back guarantee. Available at J R Palmer and Sons and other modern drug stores.
Keystone Chapter Royal Arch Masons No 1 schedules a Tuesday 8 pm convocation to rehearse the Mark Master’s degree to be conferred. All officers urged to attend by High Priest F K Hirsch and Secretary M T Summerlin.
The day opened fair and crisp then shifted through foggy damp and raw winds to snow and sleet followed by cold rain. Authorities note twenty one distinct weather brands in the past week from warm days to March whirlwinds and a rare earthquake teaser.
The Mt Athos monastic community, alarmed by approaching conflict, appeals to Russia's Holy Mother Church for defense. A two-man deputation, bearing bread and salt, was sent to Athens to present fears to the Russian minister, who promised to bring the matter to the emperor and even dispatch marines if needed. The monks have since deposited sacred relics in the Russian legation for safekeeping as a second deputation travels to Athens. The peninsula hosts twenty convents with rich history, fort-like walls, and strict gender bans, making it a unique spiritual landscape.
Athens residents see Dean's Kidney Pills as effective with Mrs. M Gardison of 3728 Thomas St reporting relief from back pain dizzy spells and swollen ankles. Over three years later she still relies on Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble relief as Foster Milburn Co Buffalo advertises the product at 50 cents.
An advertisement promotes Schiffmanns New Concentrated Expectoration Remedy for bronchitis coughs colds and whooping cough. It claims a money back guarantee and that one bottle yields 128 teaspoons for 50 cents, mixing with sugar and water to a pint. The product is touted as safe for children with no narcotics and is sold by Warren J. Smith & Bro. Drug Co.
Henry James the American born novelist and dramatist died in London aged 67. He had become a British subject in 1915 after decades in England and support for the Allied cause in the European war. He wrote some 100 works including The Portrait of a Lady and The Wings of the Dove and was celebrated for his analytical and literary innovations.
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