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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1909
Page
7
An advertisement touts Cottolene as a pure, clean product with no hog fat and sold only in air tight tin pails. It contrasts purity and economy with lard, which it labels impure and less digestible, often sold in bulk exposed to dust and odors. Made by The N. K. Fairbank Company in New York, New Orleans, and Chicago.
Frank B Hower announces record entries for the Glidden Tour, the American Automobile Association road contest. Detroit leads with deposits for 15 cars. 23 from other sources. Route doubts and hotel issues loom as Chicago hosts the opener and plans consider Indianapolis Joliet Milwaukee paths. Bre’r Fox II race from Cincinnati to New Orleans aims for 60 hours, 1,554 miles, with a 127 mile start to Louisville and 60 hour goal. Dean brothers own the craft.
The report highlights a motor launch project and the progress of inland water courses, attracting widespread interest from enthusiasts and officials monitoring navigation and canal improvements.
Canton Ohio mother guarantees Vinol improves appetite, color, and strength in a pale sickly child after failing with cod liver oil emulsions. Claims dramatic results and offers money-back guarantee. Sold by H R Palmer & Sons, Athens Ga.
Quitman Johnson, convicted of murdering Perry Ussery last November, admits the killing was a mistake. He says Chester Kennedy hired him and Ferdinand Grubbs to kill a man named Holland and that Johnson intended to kill Holland but shot Ussery instead. Johnson and Grubbs were to be paid $200.
A Henrietta Pennsylvania boy long tormented by eczema found relief after his mother credits seven bottles of Electric Bitters. The tonic is advertised as a cure for eruption eczema salt rheum sores blood disorders and rheumatism with a 50 cent price and guarantees by local firms.
An advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a preventive for appendicitis and a cure for numerous ailments including constipation biliousness chills malaria headache and indigestion. Sold for 25 cents at W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Sons.
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