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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1916
Page
5
An advertisement promotes Cascarets as a remedy for headaches biliousness and constipation. It claims a 10 cent box cleanses the stomach removes sour undigested food and foul gases takes bile from the liver and carries out waste. It promises a clear head and regular bowels by morning.
Atlanta reporter notes J Davis a Confederate veteran who boasted he never used a doctor in eighty years. Found dead in his room at 261 East Hunter street, he had been a peddler of patent medicines. An inquest was set for 4 PM. death suspected natural causes. Davis was once a familiar figure selling liniments in Athens at Broad and Thames streets.
Athens Woman's Club meeting notes omit the planned tea room for the March Fashion Show, a cheerful event highlight. Jubilee Month at YWCA shows growing activity with Miss Laura Blackshear reporting a nationwide lettergram praising sustained volunteer work, rising memberships, and growing vesper attendance.
Elsie Janis appears Thursday at the Elite Theater with a YWCA program highlighting the organization’s work in cities large and small. The Elite will donate all receipts to the local YWCA, while Janis writes the plays she performs in.
The Elite theater Thursday film is noted for donating Thursday receipts to the local Y W C A. Visitors include Mrs T W Crawford Miss Serena Crawford Mr Charlie Crawford of Lexington and Col and Mrs B T Moseley of Dami esville. Many others such as Rev Neighbour and Rev Cartledge are recorded with travels and visits to Atlanta Athens Augusta and New York.
Miss Mildred Rainés departs this morning for Elberton to attend the wedding of Miss Florence Hall and Mr. H. B. Lunsford scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a cheap cure for dandruff and thinning hair. It claims rapid results within ten minutes and two weeks to visible new growth, promising soft glossy hair free of shedding and itchy scalp.
Rev S J Cartledge conducts a ten day preaching series at Augusta's leading Presbyterian church. Also featuring the picture Silver Threads Among the Gold at Colonial with Miss Nell Lavender singing at 4 PM and 8:30 PM. Prices 15, 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children.
Public health advert urges daily bowel movement and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets after supper to correct constipation. Sold by all dealers.
A dramatic courtroom scene centers Mary Page accused of murdering James Pollock. Her lover Philip Langdon faces cross examination as witnesses reveal Page’s threats, an unseen flight after the crime, and Pollock’s sister Ruth Pollock testifies about an engagement she says Mary never loved. The trial continues with renewed scrutiny and public suspense.
Only three of 122 pensioners were unpaid yesterday afternoon after Judge Orr received the funds. Three widows have not claimed their checks named as Mrs. Mary A. Bullock Mrs. Elizabeth Eidson and Mrs. Mary E. Sims. Equitable Life Insurance's standard monthly premiums discussed by Mitchell.
Paul Alexander Keller filed for naturalization as a U S citizen. He came to New York, France, in 2906, and the notice notes his intention to become a United States citizen.
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