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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1922
Page
8
An old ad pitches Wendell's Ambition Brand Pills to curb nervousness and fatigue. It promises quicker recovery for overwork, smoking, and nervous disorders with a money back plan, sold by Palmer & Son or Wendell's. The copy is fragmented but centers on a 60 cent box and a three day improvement claim.
A short claim promotes 666 as a cure for cold fever and grippe, asserting it prevents pneumonia and speeds recovery. No verifiable medical basis is given in the fragment.
Athens audience packed the Colonial Theatre for John Golden's The Three Wise Fools a lively comedy with a standout cast led by John W. Ransome Burke Clarke and Henry Forsipan. Hazel Sexton Robert L. Keith and Staney Fairchild also drew praise for strong performances in a vivid urban portrait of life.
The University of Georgia Freshman basketball team traveled to Winder on Thursday afternoon and narrowly defeated the Winder Athletics Club by 37 to 33. It marked the Freshmen season opener with a promising schedule ahead for winter play.
Larry Gantt describes a massive rock formation near Governor Gilmer’s residence in Lexington. The scene features a ten to fifteen ton rock balanced on two points with a movable section linking to a cliff, illustrating geologic time. Beneath the precipice the inscription “Francis M. Golding” marks the author’s visit.
Woodrow Wilson Foundation explains the framing of its endowment to honor the late president. Trustees, from diverse regions, will oversee a nine year term jury of awards to reward meritorious service to democracy, public welfare, liberal thought, and peace through justice.
A fragment notes that Golding, visiting the Upsons, references works including Young Marooners. The Shaking Rock is owned by Judge Hamilton McWhorter of Athens who once owned the land and, upon selling, reserved the natural curiosity.
Washington says regular army troops will shift from 75 millimeter American models to French 75 guns, extending to regular units, National Guard, and organized reserves. Field artillery chiefs issue orders to replace the old guns, with Fort Sill hosting a ten week course for reserve corps officers beginning March 1, two officers per corps area.
Chapter K of Emanuel Guild will hold a meeting at the residence of Mrs John E Talmadge Jr Friday at 11 a m, to which all fall members are cordially invited.
Kenneth M. Clark, a Harvard graduate cruising timberlands in Northern Quebec, found an igloo with a lone Eskimo and a notebook bearing Dr Frederick A Cook’s name. The notes cover weather, coordinates, ice conditions, and memoirs hinting Cook’s 1908 pole claim.
Clarke slated for return of the notebook as controversy rises over Admiral Peary labeling Cook’s claim a gold brick. The exchange centers on bringing the notebook back to civilization and the legitimacy of the claim.
A called meeting of the Cloverhurst Country Club will convene at noon Friday in the Chamber of Commerce rooms to consider changes to the club by laws. The item notes that over a quarter of 1921 automobile exports went to Mexico and mentions a Turkish government agricultural bank with about 15.09 million dollars in capital.
A new American automobile display toured New York during the age of motor shows. The event highlighted innovative designs and featured Bix as a notable exhibit in the crowded exhibition halls.
A dialogue on assisting Russian frontiers and refugees outlines Hoover’s relief approach. The discussion stresses refugees as the future backbone of nations if saved from starvation, with calls to provide funds via humanitarian networks. It notes widespread hunger across Constantinople and Europe, urging sustained aid despite limited monthly funding.
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