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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
7
Higginbotham of this town recalls age related digestion issues and constipation. He reports improved appetite strength and natural bowel action after using Mack Draught and Black-Draught. The ad emphasizes Black-Draught as a long time standard remedy for stomach liver and bowel health with a 69 cent price.
Secretary of State Philip Cook drew his requisition on Governor Harris for apportionment of 128,059 from automobile license tag sales. Funds will be distributed among Georgia counties based on 78,322 miles of improved roads in the state, per Cook's apportionment sheet.
Edwin R A Seligman argues against tax only or loan heavy funding, urging a balanced mix. He weighs 1917 House revenue plans, proposes limiting new taxes to 1 25 billion to 1 5 billion, and favors graduated income taxes and war profits levies. He cites Britain as a model and calls for an elastic, equitable system to finance war without crippling production or education.
The Strand offers Thursday through Saturday programs featuring Fatty Arbuckle and silent stars like Arbuckle and Lupin entries plus Vivian Martin Myrtle Gonzales and Emmy Whelan. A moving family from New York to Ohio prompts a short on train life where a girl replies “We don't live nowheres, we're moving.”
Advertisement touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a ready remedy for croup whooping cough and bronchial troubles in children. It claims to loosen mucus ease breathing soothe membranes and halt inflammation with a pleasant taste and a 25 cent price at druggists.
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