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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1916
Page
7
Dayville Connecticut actress, 24, recounts eight years of illness and confinement. After bearing down pains and loss of mobility, she found relief within a week of using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Now energetic, she cares for her baby and contemplates returning to the stage.
Ad claims Miller's Antiseptic Oil known as Snake Oil will positively relieve rheumatism neuralgia lumbago sore joints and headaches within three minutes. The page urges readers to try it immediately for joint stiffness pain and swelling.
An advertisement touts a penetrating oil with immediate pain relief claiming the oil soothes by reaching affected parts within minutes. It markets Golden red color, 25c and 50c bottles, with money back guarantee and sale through H. R. Palmer & Sons in Athens, Georgia.
The Lubin Company led by Edgar Lewis and Nance O Neil wrapped five act screen version The Fires of St John, a Sudermann adaptation. Winter weather halted interior work in Philadelphia prompting a location hunt to Thomasville where a welcoming committee gave access and keys to the town for exterior scenes. A northern manor exterior was sought and found after days of searching.
Miss Nance O Neil stars as Marika and Zirah in Fires of St John backed by Edgar Lewis. The town supported the production with villagers and guests lining bonfire scenes. Atlantic Coast Line supplied a night train with artificial lights and Grand theater showed Souls in Bondage to capacity crowds.
Dr John F Russell argues lime starvation as a dietetic cause of pulmonary tuberculosis and praises Eckmans Alterative for respiratory ailments. He claims ingredients beyond lime affect cellular nutrition and notes lack of opiates or narcotics in the remedy.
A reader suggests repairing a stove crack by using tele cement made from coal ashes and eggs to create a lasting seal that can endure for years.
Dayton March 23 John H Patterson president and general manager of the National Cash Register Company stars in a six act business play The Evolution of a Store shown to salesmen at the plant The drama highlights Patterson improvised lines and chalk talks to teach modern selling methods and the value of N C R service for clerks displays and store improvements.
Linton Spring water advertised as pure with a contact number 504 for orders or inquiries.
Lawrenceville Ga March 23 An event of rare interest was a double birthday dinner for A T Roberts and Mary Emma Thomas Craig near Lawrenceville. Both were born in 1858 on the same day and hour. They married in 1878 and celebrated their fifty eighth birthday March 19 1916. They have five children.
An old fashioned advertisement warns of rising rheumatism across professions and offers Rheuma as a remedy. It advises damp weather precautions, hydration with lemonade, avoiding alcohol, and using one half teaspoonful daily. The 50 cent bottle is marketed as harmless, cheap, and effective, with H. R. Palmer & Sons named as distributors.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive examination to fill forest clerk positions in the Forest Service with salaries of 1100 to 1200 a year. The test, to be held April 22, 1916 in Athens, covers spelling stenography typing bookkeeping arithmetic and penmanship among other elements. From the eligible register, a vacancy is expected in Pensacola Florida for a forest clerk male.
Engineer D. J. Fant who runs the Atlanta to Washington Southern Railroad throttle will address the Athens YMCA men’s meeting at the Elite theater on Sunday March 26. The program opens with a 3 30 song service and the talk begins at 4 with the subject On the Limited to the Great Terminal. Friends and neighbors are urged to attend.
State and county tax books are now open for returns. J. H. Dorsey, Tax Receiver, urges residents to come in and file. Also includes an advertisement for Chamberlain's Tablets as effective relief for biliousness and headaches, sold by all dealers.
A practice piece outlines writing a brief report in letter form not exceeding two hundred words. It describes organizing facts from a four to five hundred word statement, arranging them logically. It also includes advertising wants and a health advisory about bowel regularity with Chamberlain's Tablets for sale by dealers.
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