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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1916
Page
6
The Y M C A working boys club will receive a supper Thursday afternoon at the association building. The Ladies Auxiliary arranged it after February without a meal, with January 12th the last supper. Attendance is requested. boys should notify Secretary Forbes to reserve a plate.
In Maysville Georgia merchants and citizens organized a stock company to publish a weekly newspaper named The Maysville Enterprise. The first issue is planned for April 20 with a launch in the town.
Covington Kentucky resident Mrs P Redkamp reports eight children, from babies onward, use Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and croup. The advertisement claims the medicine is safe and reliable, with H R Palmer and Sons as the seller.
Ath ens announces admission for men to the girls basketball all star game Friday night marking the end of the 1916 season. The townwide event features top players from the city team L C S team and high school with a promised record crowd and front row prestige seats.
A letter from Mrs. H. K. Bailey of Keyser West Virginia recounts a dramatic recovery after using Eckman’s Alterative. The patient, once near death from fever and lung ailment, credits the proprietary medicine with renewed health after months of illness and hospital bed rest. The ad promotes Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia and its claim of no harmful drugs and asks readers to request a booklet of recoveries.
Rev Chas C Jarrell, pastor of First Methodist, delivered a moving farewell to Athens men at the Elite theater. Many pledged to follow Christ, one sought prayer for strength to surrender. Boys sessions drew about 45 attendees with strong talks by P B Holtzendorf and Harry Brown.
Budapest March 20 Associated Press reports persistent rumors that Hungarian districts will permit men to marry more than one wife but not more than five starting April 1. Protests from women have been received in many areas as officials denied the plan and noted the April Fool date of effect.
Calcutta announces the laying of a cornerstone for a tropical diseases hospital the first of its kind in the tropical British Empire. The project is funded by wealthy Indians and supported also by commercial circles and the American Rockefeller Foundation.
The article argues deafness cannot be cured by local applications as they cannot reach the ear. It states the only cure is constitutional remedies and explains deafness arises from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. It notes inflammation closes the tube, causing rumbling sounds and potential permanent hearing loss if not treated, with nine of ten cases due to Catarrh.
Budapest reports that up to the start of 1916 there were 36 400 Hungarian war orphans. The interior ministry has asked local authorities to appoint commissions to supervise these orphans and oversee their guardians.
Consular reports say about one hundred ships are frozen in the White Sea near Archangel, as Russia aims to reserve Archangel for war supplies and shift spring commercial traffic to Soroka, linked to Petrograd. The note mentions Russia’s Commerce Ministry and Archangel’s role in wartime logistics.
An advertisement touts Folsy’s Honey and Tar compound as a safe home remedy. It claims to ease coughs, bronchitis, and even pneumonia without opiates and stresses soothing effects and low drug risk. Palmer and Bons promote the product as a reliable household remedy.
Regular Republicans of Georgia plan a Macon convention on April 12 to elect delegates to the Chicago national convention. Walter H. Johnson issues the call amid a split with Henry Lincoln Johnson, who favored Atlanta and organized a separate convention.
When you wake with a stiff back or aches in muscles joints or rheumatic pains you feel out of the race. If tired languid or kidney trouble symptoms act promptly. Foley Kidney Pills help the kidneys remove poisonous waste matter causing trouble from H. R. Palmer and Sons.
Professor R. Junker, renowned German artist, arrived at the Crown Prince’s headquarters in Berne to begin a series of sittings. Dispatches say the visit supports a German publicity campaign for the Crown Prince. Berlin newspapers promote photographs of the Prince aiding French peasant children.
Special to the Banner reports that major banks trust and safe deposit companies in New York are secretly arming and drill ing employees in weapon handling to defend vaults against invasion. They plan to garrison fiduciary fortifications during a predicted period of hostile confusion.
An old advertisement warns drafts cause neuralgia stiff neck and rheumatism and promotes Sloan's Liniment to relieve pain by increasing circulation. It claims one or two applications ease neuralgic headaches neuritis and general soreness with a warming soothing effect and sleep aid. 25 cents at druggists.
The Dope Book from C. C. Spink & Son of St. Louis, publishers of The Sporting News, arrives with 1915 records, player bios, scoring guide, and Casey at the Bat. A pocket size booklet costs five cents and offers schedules, feats, and club history for fans.
Mrs A G Wells of Rocky Mount North Carolina reports relief from aches pains sore muscles and stiff joints after using Foley Kidney Pills. The testimonial is presented by B R Palmer & Sons as an advertisement.
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