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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1914
Page
3
UUNILAMO reports a growing City League with business interest and each captain demanded a five dollar deposit to secure team participation. A full schedule is being prepared and league play will begin next week with every team set to contest all games as fans plan to attend and support their favorites.
Miss Weller and Miss Bethune announce summer school classes for public school music and common school subjects. Classes will be held at the University and Normal School with no fees. Students may attend either location and must apply promptly as spaces are limited.
A 1914 Athens endorsement from Mrs. W. M. Patten of 565 College Ave. praises Doan's Kidney Pills for longstanding kidney trouble. She reports relief after use and maintains confidence in the remedy, urging others to try it. The ad notes a price of 50 cents and identifies Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo as the manufacturer.
Portes antiseptic healing oil promises to cure sores and relieve pain while healing. The ad notes the product costs 2Sc, Sc, or $1.07 and claims simultaneous healing and relief.
A fragmented historical clipping describes a mother’s advice preventing a daughter’s untimely end. It references medical treatment, patient insecurity, and guidance given to a husband and doctor. The text mentions women’s health, a patent medicine advertisement, and a Chattanooga address for woman instruction booklets.
The article urges immediate decisions for the 1914 YMCA summer camp as only nineteen of the required twenty five campers are registered. Secretary Forbes offers a meeting at 550 Cobb Street with lemonade and cake to discuss plans, equipment, and transport to the North Georgia camp, stressing costs beyond the camp fee and inviting twenty five to forty campers if the baggage car can be secured.
West Virginia voters approve prohibition by a 92,000 majority, the largest for any state. The new law creates a state commissioner, sets licensing for druggists, and requires prescriptions or affidavits for alcohol sales for scientific or medical uses.
The forecast calls for cooler conditions tonight and Tuesday in Atlanta and vicinity with local thundershowers possible. A northern storm has moved east toward the lower Lakes, bringing light rains in the Lake region and North Atlantic states, while the cotton belt trends toward fair and warm weather with temperatures around the mid to upper 90s in southern cities.
A vintage advertisement proclaims Electric Bitters as a tonic to rebuild strength and health in hot weather. Mrs James Duncan of Haynestille Me claims complete cure after doctors gave up, urging readers to start today at 50c or 1.00 from their druggist.
A continued social scene at Miss Dunlap’s home features guests including Grace Suddeth Roberta Pittard Pauline Pittard Mattie Chandler Cleo England Clara Noel Mollie Dawson Le Ware Pittard Leola Dunlap Florrie Dunlap Susie Kroner and Mary Burpee of Athens. Local visitors include Harry Noell Walter Noell Early Gilmer Mark Anthony Jep Dawson and others. Mrs Black Anthony mentioned. Also Dr King’s New Discovery advertised for coughs and colds with testimonials from C. Hy Brown of Muscatine Iowa.
An advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable remedy that cleanly starts the liver without calomel. It targets children needing occasional tonics, asserts safety and guarantees money back if claims fail, and lists a 50 cent price at the druggist.
In Creston Iowa a woman testifies to relief from female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad claims annual herbal use in manufacture and cites long standing nationwide trust as a standard remedy for female ills.
A local ads section promotes solid oak cabinet bases with mantel options and tile grates at savings. Featuring a solid oak base mantel with grate and tile for 10.50 and a small cabinet base at 16.50. Also advertised is a large stock of modern patterns and designs.
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