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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1917
Page
6
The Blue Ridge Conference blends physical, mental, and spiritual growth with outdoor life and vigorous daily exercise. At the Students Conference Georgia teams dominate recent athletic pennants, and Centre College’s president praises Blue Ridge as the ideal yearly gathering with a top program and strong college student presence.
New Orleans March 19 cotton prices rose in early trading by 8 to 11 points as strike news boosted demand while wartime losses weighed later. Trading focused on the Atlantic staples with quotes across multiple months and futures showing firmer tones amid mixed weather signals for the belt.
Liverpool cotton prices rose with futures closing 23 to 29 points higher. Upland middling at 12.27, 10,000 bales sold. Chicago wheat and corn quotes steady with May and July futures near 184 to 186 for wheat and 107 to 109 for corn. Pork, lard, and ribs markets showed mixed but firm midday levels across contracts.
Mrs. Hattie Johnson of Towanda Pa. suffers from grippe and fatigue. Vinci tonic, a constitutional remedy with beef and cod liver peptones, manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates, is promoted by H R Palmer & Sons in Athens Ga with a money back guarantee if no benefit. Also sold in Georgia towns.
The native Persian horse breed includes the Purcoman Arab and Persian types. The Persian cross is stur der than the Turcomin and serves as a rough hack. The common Yabu is a serviceable, low priced horse widely available.
Mrs. Louisa Smith of 951 EB Broad St Athens reports chronic backache and kidney pains. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from Smith & Bros Drug Store she says the attacks were cured. Price 50c at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The Reed Drug Co announces a promotion offering a free fertilizer supply with every one dollar purchase of garden seed. The fertilizer is described as worth while for crops planted from the seeds, signaling a timely impulse in the bay area market.
Selwyn Co presents Fair and Warmer at Colonial Theater with a matinee and two performances Saturday. The cast includes Sager Midgeley and Edna Hibbard delivering sharp comic acting in a farce that Atlanta audiences praised recently. Standing room may be scarce as demand runs high for the laugh producer.
Early cold snaps and storms bring sleet snow and slush that cause coughs and colds. Foley's Honey and Terada claim quick inflammation relief enabling easier breathing and undisturbed sleep. H. R. Palmer & Sons advertises.
A reader recalls a Sunday school scene where a child named Mabel answers a question about Samuel's mother. The quiet girl absorbs the lesson on little Samuel, then, upon returning home, supplies an innocent misinterpretation linking Samuel's mother to the movie theater.
When a child is prone to croup, offer a light evening meal to avoid overloading the stomach which may trigger an attack. Watch for the first signs such as hoarseness and consider using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Edward Howard Griggs reflects that valuing a simply good life is noble and difficult. He urges being essentially good, keeping life pure, helping others in small ways, and maintaining a sweet spirit free of petty anger.
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