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Athens
H. J. Rowe
Athens Daily Banner
Clarke County
Clarke
H. G. Wells as a Prophetic War Seer
A Saturday Evening Post piece portrays H. G. Wells predicting a protracted war with exhausted combatants and peace talks among neutrals. He envisions two neutral conferences and a German push to dominate air power, ending the war later with no clear victor and a renewed conflict looming.
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Saturday Evening Post
H. G. Wells
Military training urged for youth in Athens and Sumter
The article argues for mandatory military training in high schools citing Sumter South Carolina where a 15 year track record shows benefits. It highlights increased student attendance, better attention and discipline, and outlets for physical activity. It also notes civic involvement and upcoming agricultural association meetings plus a Jacksonville conference on beggar removal.
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Sumter
Little Girl Recovers with Tanlac Says Railroad Conductor
Captain T M Harrell of Atlanta testifies Tanlac improved his 11 year old daughter's health after chronic weakness kidney problems and poor appetite. She now gains weight sleeps well and plays with other children. Tanlac sold by Citizens Pharmacy in Athens and leading druggists in southern towns.
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T. M. Harrell
Atlanta
Seaboard Air Line
Tania
Athens
Citizens’ Pharmacy
Developments in Petrolite Matter
The state department said it is examining affidavits by Captain Thompson of the Standard Oil tank steamer Petrolite. The claims allege an Austrian submarine fired fourteen shots on December 5, striking the engine room and wounding a Danish seaman, then boarded a crew member as a hostage and seized provisions.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Thompson
Petrolite
They Let Him Sleep Soundly
Gainesville Georgia man Mr Z Straynge reports ten years of insomnia with nightly awakenings. After trying Foley Kidney Pills with water after meals, he says one bottle cured his pain and bladder trouble and he now sleeps through the night. Palmer & Sons advertise the remedy.
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Ana Ae
Gainesville
R. R
Teachers of Barrow County Conclude Great Convention
Barrow County teachers wrap up the institute in Winder after a profitable session. Supt. Holsenbeck, Miss Celeste Parrish, and Dr. Falkner supervised. A Parent Teachers Association formed with about 100 members and many more expected to join.
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Barrow County
Winder
Barrow County Teachers Institute
Holsenbeck
Celeste Parrish
Dr. Falkner
Atlanta
Board of Education
J. ©. Daniel
J. B. Thompson
J. R. Burell
L. W. Leslie
R. W. Hayne
W. M. Hol Benbec
Prin
Annie Louise Harris
Emmie Knott
Hilda Meadow
Marie Cole
Statham
Mount Bethel
Sara Lowe
Union
Eula May Booth
Ida Lee Ross
Oak Grove
Edna White
Jefferson
Thompson
S—W. H. Thomas
Andrew Wafford
Hoschton
Victory
F. D. Twiggs
Maude Allen
Latham
Mulberry
Mattie McCullough
Inous Clack
Auburn
Chandler
Annie Wages
Doves Creek
Katie Mason
Tyro
Frances Moore
Alva Appleby
W. M. Holsenbeck
Newton’ Swinney
Barrow
California Syrup of Figs Ad Promises Easy Bowels
An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle inside cleansing for children and adults to relieve feverish, cross, and sick symptoms. It warns against counterfeit fig syrups, urges asking for the 50 cent bottle by the California Fig Syrup Company, and notes full directions are on each bottle.
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California
Feminine Fancies and the Art of Tutoring
A witty column notes that bright women dislike male tutors in science or politics while suggesting clever, witty banter flatters dull women, reflecting social manners and gender roles of the era.
The Gift of It Colds Remedy Testimonial
December testimony from O J Metcalf Weatherly Mo praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy for curing a severe cold in a few days and notes its availability from all dealers as a valued remedy.
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Chamberlain
O. J. Metcalf
Weatherly
Exercise Key to Health Outweighs Diet Alone
The text argues daily exercise is essential alongside proper alimentation. It warns that waste must be burned and not accumulate as clogging to the blood. It states that the more one consumes the more one must expend.
Plotted to Kill Parents Surfaces in Chicago Case
In Chicago on January 17, doctors tied mental infirmity from a spine injury to a plan by Irving Updike to murder his parents over concerns a will would cut him out. Irving and brother Herbert were detained and charged with conspiracy to commit felony, both posting $5,000 bonds. Police say Herbert exposed the plot and Irving intended to act. Updike was described as a millionaire.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Furman D. Updike
Irving
William E. Barton
Irving Updike
Herbert
Eve Herbert
Updike
Rheuma Promises Permanent Relief Warned by Judge
Court notice highlights ongoing testimonial to Rheuma claiming permanent relief from rheumatism. Judge Barhoast testifies he was cured after two bottles, walking with crutches before, now well for two years. Ad suggests a bottle costs 60 cents through H. R. Palmer & Sons or any druggist.
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Barhoust
John Barhoast
McLean Township
Ft. Lorraine
Ohio
H. R. Palmer & Sons
September Morn Teases Shark Dip at Colonial
The act blends Tango and marine imagery in a playful performance titled Shark Swish Dip as part of September Morn. Arthur Gillespie Aubrey Stauffer and Bennett contribute music and dancing numbers while George leads the touring comedy company from Chicago.
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Arthur Gillespie
America
Aubrey Stauffer
Bennett
George
Com
LaSalle House
Chicago
Eckmans Alterative Publicized By Recovered Patient
A Keyser reader recounts a dramatic recovery from lung trouble after taking Eckmans Alterative. The letter claims initial prognosis of two to live, then rapid improvement, with the product promoted for bronchial catarrh throat and lung affection.
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Eckman
Keyser, W
H. K. Beckman
Bing
Eckman Laboratory
Woman to Direct Bibb County Club Work at State College
Special to the Banner Macon Ga Jan 17 assignment to devote her entire time to county boys and girls club work in Bibb County Mrs Laird Cheatham appointed by the State College of Agriculture to lead dairy canning and chicken clubs in Bibb County and will work with local agents to organize about 200 youth this year
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Macon
State College of Agriculture
Ens
Mate and Chicken Clubs
Bity
Laird Cheatham
Bibbe Coun
Bibb County
Dairy Institute
Cheatham
Mc Athens
W. S
Catarrh Cure Advert Says Mercury Dangers Warned
The notice warns against using Catarrh Cure products containing mercury stating they can destroy smell and harm the system. It cautions only using remedies from reputable physicians and mentions a Toledo Ohio manufacturer Cheney & Co. as risky. The text is fragmentary with garbled names and location cues.
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Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. I. Aes Tree
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Wells
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England
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Leon M. Green
United States
Conference of Mayors
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Trouble
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Bartow County
A. C. Tanner
Willie Chesser
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Ellie Baugh
Bethel
Ruth Kerlin
Bethlehem
L. M. Davidson
O. P. Guther
Evelyn Moore
Viola Arnold
Susie Tanner
Carter Hill
Bertha Moore
Grace Adams
Cedar Creek
A. L. Jacobs
Lottie Sikes
Winder Ga
Cedar Hill
Lillian Meadow
N. D. Meadow
Central
E. G. Edwards
Bertha McElhannon
Lizzie Shedd
J. J. Shedd
Winder, Ga
Liberty—Morris Hayes
May Montgomery
Johnson
Myrtle Booth
OY Mars
State College OF A
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S. Howard Cheatham
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