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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
8
Short notes list real estate and fire insurance offerings by Erwin & Company Lipscomb & Co and others. Items include wallpaper, poultry supplies, screen doors, wall coverings, shoe repair services, lost items, and rental ads. Also notices for boarders, used cars, pigeons, and a savings bank with interest details.
An old style advertisement touts Mi Ona and Chamberlain's stomach tablets to cure indigestion belching sour stomach and headaches. It also promotes Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder regulation. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons and leading druggists at 50 cents a box with money back guarantee.
A two story, ten room house on a 75 by 225 foot lot near the Post Office area is described with all essentials noted. The listing emphasizes size and location as a ready residence option.
A morning fire at 2:20 discovered in Arnold Paint Company near Canning's Drug Store was controlled by 3:00. Fire damaged Arnold Abney bakery earlier, caused by gas escaping from pipes. Firefighters faced risk from flammable varnishes and oils as they evacuated Dr. H. C. Compton’s upstairs family. Kent Hill lost part of his left hand to broken glass while fighting the blaze.
A California drug firm endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound noting its safety for children, non-narcotic formula, and strong expectorant effects. The ad promotes the yellow package and availability through all druggists. The Columbus team shocks the American Association, Washington seeks Paul Cobb, and Young excites the Western League with Lincoln.
Mr. W. J. Northen and Mr. J. R. Powell were named by the senior class to represent the graduates at the University of Georgia commencement on University Day. Northen will speak on The Crime or the Criminal, Powell on Public Opinion.
An important communication of Mt. Vernon Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, will convene at their hall this evening at 8:30. Worshipful Master and secretary pro tem urge all qualified brethren to attend.
Congressmen S A Roddenberry spoke to Mercer University graduates in Macon on The Development of the South. He had planned to address Education of the Negro in the South but altered the subject after a recent Washington incident. The large crowd at the ceremony reflected strong interest in the topic.
Dr J D Hammond of Nashville elected president of Paine College by trustees meeting led by Bishop Warren A Candler. Hammond, former Athens pastor and educator, is 45 years old and brings long experience in Methodist educational work. Board filled several vacancies. no teachers chosen yet.
Public notice that the entire stock of the Dun can Mercantile Company on Chase street was sold to J. S. Pledger by W. R. Duncan in Athens Georgia on June 5 1911. Also included is an advertisement for Ely's Cream Balm for nasal catarrh hay fever with prices and mail order details.
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