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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1917
Page
11
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a solution for heavy lustrous hair free of dandruff. It claims one application doubles beauty, dissolves dandruff, prevents itching, strengthens roots, and stops hair loss, selling a 25 cent bottle at drug stores with a bold endorsement.
Macon Ga January 9 a call to shippers to meet January 17 to oppose intrastate freight rate hikes proposed by Georgia railroads W C Vereen president of the Georgia Shippers Association urges all non members to attend Experts will show how higher rates would affect shippers and individuals Farmers would pay 800000 more yearly for fertilizer under the new rates Figures from the state department of agriculture and Interstate Commerce Commission support the concern The Georgia Shippers Association stands against the railroads and seeks broad backing across the state
President Wilson designated the University of Georgia at Athens and the Georgia Military Academy at College Park as military training schools under the June 3 1916 act. They will receive federal aid based on size and training output, with a two year minimum course for fit male students and a three hour weekly outline. Both schools already run military training and this designation aims to expand and improve the program.
Georgia spent twelve and a half million dollars in eleven months last year on dressed beef and salt meats imported from other states. The report by Dr. Peter F. Bahnsen shows beef imports largely consumed in cities of 10,000+, while salt meats go to rural areas.
An advertisement for A B J Stovall Democrat candidate for Congress in Georgia’s Eighth District urges voters to judge him by his works not promises. It outlines his eight year state record on education and prohibition, tax policy, and a proposed bankruptcy repeal. Stovall asserts dedication to democratic principles and calls for endorsements in Elberton Georgia.
The Southeastern Christian College second basketball team defeated Auburn High 26 to 13 on the college court in Auburn Georgia. It marks the High team's third loss to SCC's second squad with Auburn failing to score in the second half. Regular schedule action resumes Saturday.
College quintet faces last Fifth District foe A M on the home floor in a revenge bid after Southeastern won the series last year. Inactivity to constipation crisis suggests Dr King’s New Life Pills as a light laxative to ease morning movement with a 25 cent price at the druggist.
A spokesman extols a young tobacco seedling as flawless, stressing superior quality and ideal parentage. He claims the seedling hails from Virginian and Carolinian stock and was raised in a pristine, healthy home to ensure exemplary growth.
The Baraca and Philathea City Union met at the First Baptist Church to elect officers for 1917. Dr. J. L. Pendley was named president, with J. W. Cooper as vice president and Miss Nola Christian as secretary. The event featured speeches by James W. Morton and Lena Bird and included a banner presentation to the Athens Sunbeam Philatheas.
A Georgia advertisement touts Vinol as a remedy for a weak eight year old girl from Lakeport New Hampshire with a stubborn cough. It credits Vinol with boosting appetite and strength and lists ingredients like beef and cod liver peptones iron and manganese peptonates and glycero phosphate. H R Palmer & Sons Druggists Athens advertises Vinol availability in Georgia towns.
Thoughtful Jean and Aunt Mattiend walk through the cemetery where a magnolia wreath rests on a fresh grave. Jean asks if the wreath came from the hat of the buried lady, hinting at a familiar or decorative link.
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