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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1917
Page
3
A snapshot shows a family scene around a baby with plans to telephone relatives for an evening at home. The ad depicts domestic warmth and the role of Bell Telephone in keeping relatives connected for a shared dinner.
The Strand and Elite feature a Western drama Mediator with George Walsh as Lish Henley who seeks peace by fighting for it. He battles a mining strike in Keswick, aids Martha and Magele, and defeats rivals before triumphing. Also at Elite: The Challenge with stars Montague Love Helene Chadwick and Charles Gotthold.
The cotton market opened firmer on steady cables and a technical rebound after a sharp decline. May futures touched gains of around 17 points before slipping to 16.76 as New Orleans sellers and Liverpool hedging pressured the market, with 11,147,118 bales reported by January 16 and trading quiet by midmorning.
New York cotton futures show Jan to Dec contracts with varied closes and a spot market around 17 cents. The Census Bureau reports 11,147,118 bales ginned by Jan 16, up from 10,751,990 last year, with state totals listed for Alabama through Virginia and overall 97.1 percent of the crop.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy for bad breath sick headaches and torpid liver. It claims a 10 cent box cleanses bowels and stomach overnight and keeps people well for months, urging use for children as well as adults.
The tramp admits the theft of food from a window display. He claims repeated inquiries from the department of the interior led him to think the pie was free and declares he will now deliver the goods. The scene underscores a curious lapse in judgment linked to bureaucratic promptings.
Advice on meal timing promotes Chamberlains Tablets for indigestion. The International Institute of Agriculture Rome release shows 1916–17 crop shifts: wheat down 25.3 in 26 markets, rye down 5.2, barley down 8.6, oats down 13.6, corn down 14.6, cotton up 7.9 for major producers. India forecasts 8 percent wheat rise and 22 percent cotton increase.
Forecast through 7 pm Wednesday with Athens and vicinity mainly fair and Georgia overcast with possible rains. Colder air expected to push into the central valley with Atlanta temperatures dropping to around 25 degrees by Wednesday morning. Strong western storm influences bring mild conditions to the northwest and clear skies across the Ohio, central Mississippi valleys, and the Rocky Mountains.
Fair and colder conditions are forecast for tonight. Co. F. von Herrman, an area meteorologist, notes a drop in temperatures and clear skies ahead.
I B Wixon of Farmers Mills endorses Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach and liver disorders. He states they are the best he has used and notes these tablets are obtainable everywhere.
When fever chills and painful breathing occur the ad promotes Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey as a remedy. It claims the bine balsam loosens phlegm clears bronchial tubes the honey soothes sore throat and antiseptic qualities kill germs with relief of congestion. Also mentions croup whooping cough and chronic bronchial affections relief.
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