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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1913
Page
7
An ad argues Cottolene saves money on meals by shortening and frying as well as butter and at about one third the price. It emphasizes butter’s rising cost and promotes Cottolene as a healthful, digestible vegetable shortening that lets households practice economy without feeling deprived.
Southern storyteller Miss Louise Williams, renowned for dialect stories and songs, appears Thursday evening March 27 under the Y W C A at the Normal School auditorium. She recently entertained the White House party for Mrs Taft and receives high testimonials from Page, London, Moore, Bryan, and other school leaders.
An advertisement claims Micna Stomach Tablets quickly relieve distress after eating and soothe irritated stomach walls. It asserts immediate action, improved digestion, and full nourishment, backed by a money back offer via H. R. Palmer & Sons and local druggists.
Atlanta March 24 Julian Hawthorne son of the great novelist will serve his prison term in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary He will contribute to a prisoner edited monthly publication While in prison he may revive his pen after a mining stock venture failed and he returns from a career as a journalist to confinement
A series of conferences in Richmond in April will see strong Athens representation. Education topics include conferences on negro education and the Southern Association of College Women. Speakers Dr T J Wooster and Prof J S Stewart will address superintendent gatherings and report on teacher certification and training.
A Fleetwood Pennsylvania woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing menopausal symptoms. The testimonial describes relief from headaches dizziness hot flashes and insomnia and endorses publishing the letter for others. It notes warning symptoms like suffocation and heart palpitations and asserts the tonic strengthens the nervous system.
In Athens, April 15 and 17, a series of conferences on rural uplift, teacher certification, and agricultural progress gather deans, professors, and leaders from several Southern states. Topics include certification standards, elementary versus high school certificates, interstate recognition, and rural credit. An extensive exhibit showcases rural advancement across the South.
Dr Kings New Discovery has been widely known for forty three years as the cough remedy. Over three million bottles were used last year and it carries a money back guarantee. J J Owens of Allendale South Carolina praises its effectiveness after twenty years of use. Available at W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons for 50 cents and one dollar.
Visitors at the Agricultural College grounds were warned against plucking flowers. A man with two ladies took flowers, but the foreman and special policeman offered a warning and did not arrest him. Authorities later ordered arrests for future violators to enforce the rule.
An advertisement touts Hot Springs Liver Buttons as the best remedy for liver and bowel issues and constipation. It claims quick toning of the liver, elimination of poisonous bowels waste, and general improved health in hours.
Fanny Crosby, the blind hymn writer, marks her ninety third birthday in Bridgeport Conn She travels to speak in New York and New England and is credited with more than 6000 hymns She was educated at the New York Institute for the Blind and married Alexander Van Alstyne in 1858 Adverts note Chamberlains Cough Remedy for colds and related diseases
Atlanta reports a major southern push for the Metropolitan Opera season with Caruso Toscanini and the new opera Cyrano drawing reservations from Savannah Macon Augusta Rome Athens Valdosta Columbus Columbia Charleston Jacksonville Montgomery Greenville Tampa New Orleans and beyond. Auto parties from Georgia aim for Atlanta week starting April 16, promising strong out of town sales.
T B Hill of Athens Ga offers cement work including walks steps and floors with large experience and reasonable prices. He requests orders for immediate and upcoming large projects and provides phone contact 1074.
Traffic officers estimate over 200000 people filled Peachtree street and streets nearby on Easter Sunday. Churches were crowded. sidewalks parks and golf links saw heavy activity as Atlanta marked a gala day with pedestrians and streetcar traffic common downtown.
Rev S J Cartledge spoke at the YMCA Men's Meeting at the Colonial opera house on Follow Thou Me. He outlined three conversion patterns from sin to God, contrasting dramatic emotional experiences with quiet, time independent calls and noting others born into faith show genuine change without a single defining moment.
Mrs Riley Laramore of Goodwater Me reports relief from chronic dyspepsia after using Thedford's Black-Draught in small nightly doses. She says heartburn vanished in days and she can eat normally again. The ad touts the product as a gentle cleanser that aids digestion and liver function at 25 cents.
An old advertisement claims rheumatism stems from stomach liver and kidneys and promotes Electric Bitters with testimonials from Charles B. Allen of Sylvania Georgia. The ad promises relief after four bottles, lists price 50 cents and 1.00, and is endorsed by local druggists. It also briefly mentions Chamberlain’s Tablets and a religious address cited in the page.
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