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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1914
Page
8
The Athens Savings Bank advertises 4 percent interest on deposits compounded semiannually on January 1 and July 1. Deposits from $1.00 accepted. Also notes sales of hay and farm goods, employment notices, lost items, and various buy/sell ads from Bishop, Georgia.
Local ads promote Buchwald Bros fashion lines and spring millinery shows. Vendors advertise cotton seed and bale yields, seed pricing, and seed culling equipment. Other notices include a lost hand bag reward, rental space for offices, and a used business sale offering.
Nearly everyone suffers from sluggish liver or constipation says this advertisement. Dodson’s Liver Tone is a vegetable liquid suitable for children and adults, guarantees a refund if unsatisfied, costs 90 cents per bottle, and replaces calomel with a gentle, nonhabit forming remedy.
Five hundred Peeples public school students marched from the Atlanta building to the tune of Dixie as a cloakroom fire started. The boys extinguished the blaze in one minute and no injuries were reported.
In San Francisco on March 2 Mrs. Eggers filed divorce proceedings against Frederick S. Eggers sheriff of San Francisco County and announced she will circulate a recall petition. She said the move is not spite but stems from a belief he is not fit for public office.
A dated testimonial touts Eckman’s Alterative as a fifteen year remedy for lung ailments. The letter from Ernest P. Wilcox describes pneumonia recovery after taking the product, urging readers to request a booklet and contact Eckman Laboratory in Philadelphia for evidence. Sold by leading druggists.
Hon J L Price state commissioner of agriculture spent yesterday in the city for a meeting of the state entomological board and the State College of Agriculture executive committee. He has improved the department by inspections of fertilizers and daily inspector reports to guard farmers from adulteration. He heads to Lawrenceville to address farmers at noon and Dr A M Soule was expected to attend but could not. The Forty Year Test notes Chamberlains Cough Remedy’s long standing merit and Dr Kings New Discovery endorsement with testimonials in support.
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A vintage advertisement extols O Cedar as a vegetable based polish that does not smoke or ignite. It claims the product cleans and adds a lasting lustre with minimal rubbing suitable for furniture automobiles lacquered brass pianos floors and woodwork.
Two Austrian inventors announce a new fight bomb to illuminate landing zones at night. The parachute device burns four minutes, lights a country radius of about a mile and a half from 500 yards up, aiding safe landings and night scout work while remaining invisible from above. The invention aims to support long night flights and record attempts in aviation.
In Germany for the last Grand Prix, many competitors completed portions of their flights at night. The peril of landing in darkness led to several aviator fatalities, highlighting the dangers of windless conditions during the event.
Mrs. Charles E. Smith of West Franklin Missouri calls them "Our family laxative" and says they are best for adults and aged. Get them today 25c. All Druggists or by mail H E Buckien Co Philadelphia or
A child cough medicine described as harmless pleasant to take and effective. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is touted as the mothers favorite everywhere and is for sale by all dealers.
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