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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1916
Page
8
Local ads list insurance options and partners, real estate loans, and sale offers. Entries note a six room home on Grady Avenue, a cheap horse and wagon, and various rental spaces including 454 College Ave and 597 Broad Street. Also includes agricultural goods, cooking oil, job offer in Chicago, and miscellaneous sale notices.
The Athens Savings Bank advertises four percent per cent interest on savings deposits compounded semiannually with deposits accepted from one dollar. Also listed are rental notices for a Harris Street room, a Broad Street store, and multiple homes for rent, plus miscellaneous items for sale and a burial fund assessment notice.
A vintage ad-style claim promotes Dr. King's New Discovery for colds. It advises avoiding drafts, using pine tar and balsams, and asserts the remedy kills cold germs, soothes throat irritation, and heals mucous membranes. The copy promises satisfaction after five years of use.
Advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills keep the liver active aid digestion relieve constipation and tone the whole system for clearer eyes and fresher skin. Priced at 25c at your druggist.
Atlanta reports Speaker W H Burwell remains undecided on running for governor with a decision expected by week’s end. The piece notes HB Fowler and others stirring state politics, tax return figures for Georgia companies, and potential moves in Pike and Monroe counties alongside Governor Harris’s campaign plans.
An advertising feature from H. R. Palmer & Sons touts Foley Kidney Pills as benefiting thousands with back pain stiff muscles rheumatic aches and kidney trouble symptoms such as puffy eyes and disturbed sleep. The ad includes a brief moral quotation and emphasis on timely relief.
Advertises Metalyte Tungsten Lamps with high efficiency and lower operating cost. Highlights 25 and 40 watt options, urging customers to place orders by phone from Broad Street with Phone 125. Promotes usage around the house during damp days for sanitary reasons.
A vintage safety ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for child constipation. It claims a coated tongue, listlessness, and fever signal the need for an inside cleansing, promises gentle relief in hours, warns against counterfeit syrups, and directs purchase of a 50 cent bottle by the CommiRke Fig Syrup Company.
A zoology professor at the American Society of Zoologists meeting debated whether amphioxus feeds using the left ear. The discussion focused on sensory roles and feeding mechanisms in the primitive chordate.
A letter from A H Francis of Zenith Kansas reports back pain relief after taking two thirds of a Foley Kidney Pills 50 cent box. The ad argues the pills relieve sleep disturbing bladder ailments for middle aged and older men and women. H R Palmer & Sons promotes the product with a note on Jews in the U S and England, claiming more Jews live in the United States and England and contrasting prejudice levels.
Meehan of Hancock Michigan reports a thorough trial of Foley Cathartic Tablets calling them the best laxative he has used. He cites natural action without pain or griping and notes they clean the system well. H R Palmer & Sons advertise the product.
Georgia overwhelmed Columbus 58 to 17 as Scott led with 30 points and Brown Morrison added 28. Columbus fielded new players and struggled to match Georgia’s steady offense while key Columbus players Newman Dozier were missed. Brown Rawson anchored Georgia defense closing season.
Al Field marked thirty years in minstrel entertainment with a season show praised for heightened production values. Scenes on a levee near New Orleans aboard the Robert E Lee and Natchez impressed the crowd with glow lit ships and a darkened grand saloon set. Bert Swor and Joe Coffman drew laughs as Herbert Willison earned the strongest applause along with a medley of grand opera tunes and a novel Phantom Flight dance finale.
An advertisement touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as relief for throat irritation hoarseness and colds with a customer from Chadwicks New York praising its usefulness. It also promotes Dr Bells Pine Tar Honey for curing children's colds noting its antiseptic soothing effect and quick relief. The piece ends with a daily thought by Maeterlinck.
The passage lists endorsements for Cheney's Catarrh Cure and related products, including claims of high reliability, a 75 cent price per bottle, and testimonials about curing coughs and gripes. It mixes promotional text with unrelated notes about individuals and a swift dog, reflecting fragmented historical newspaper OCR.
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