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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1912
Page
8
Social and Personal News notes visits and guests from Monroe Watkinsville Commerce Columbia Statesboro and other towns. Names include Mr and Mrs B F Barrett Mr Howard Parish Mr and Mrs George Williams Miss Wilda Hardman Miss Mabel Mayne Miss Irene Stovall Mrs J R Booth Judge and Mrs J F L Barnes Mendel Morris and others. Little Julia Stovall ill with chicken pox and Mrs J W Barnett ill with grippe.
Mrs Walter Mallory returns home after several weeks visiting relatives in Greenville Ga Miss Irene Nickerson leaves soon for Sewanee to visit friends Miss Kate Smith of Commerce is guest of Miss Lucy Bishop Mrs B R McRee of Watkinsville was in the city shopping yesterday
Short notes list real estate loans rentals and items for sale. Ads mention Erwin & Company fire insurance division, wanted horse and buggy, four room cottage for rent on Barber street, truck wagon supplies, loans on city property, Oak Posts, poultry eggs from Dixie Poultry Farm Athens Georgia, Fudge in aluminum utensil, screen doors windows, wall paper price reductions, and other small classifieds from Bailey Tool Co and local merchants.
An Athens newspaper classified page shows ads for The Athens Savings Bank promising 4 percent savings, plus items for sale and services. Listings include watches, cars, bathroom fixtures, hutch items, poultry, seeds, rentals, lost and found, employment needs, and business opportunities from local firms and residents.
Hon. Alexander Akerman, assistant United States district attorney for the Southern district of Georgia, is named district attorney to succeed Marion Erwin of Savannah. He took the oath in Augusta with W. H. Godwin officiating. Akerman has long served as acting district attorney and recently handled cases against Page and Cary. Judge Speer will not hold court this spring. Judge Sheppard will preside instead.
A pair of ten round fights headline bets with Saylor facing Pat Moore in Indianapolis and Eddie O Keefe meeting Joe Coster in New York. A third bout pairs Tommy Houck against Patsy Cline for ten rounds.
An advertisement promotes HYOMEI as a guaranteed cure for catarrh hawking and snuffling. It claims the inhaler destroys catarrh germs and ends crusting and mucus buildup with no habit forming drugs. The complete outfit costs $1 and extra bottles are 50 cents at H R Palmer & Sons and other druggists.
A reader notes the remedy's proven track record over promises, asserting its superiority by deeds. The message claims widespread approval and that dealers carry Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with high praise.
Juliette Metzger of New York wishes all sickly women could be well again. She credits Vinci with restoring her health after a year of poor blood and urges others to try the cod liver and iron remedy. The Athens firm H R Palmer & Sons sells Vinci with a money back guarantee to build up strength.
Georgia Clarke County public notice warns against purchasing or paying four notes issued by Walter Browner payable to C F Kittle each for 108 dollars with due dates 1911 1912 1918 and 1914 and hearing set November 1 1910. Notes kept with Athens Trust and Banking Company and not in the receiver's possession. C F Kittle states the notes remain his property per March 23 1912 filing.
A benefit banquet will be held next Friday night at the nest of the Order of Owls on Clayton Street. All charter members are invited to attend the event and support the organization.
Readers learn that H. R. Palmer & Sons distribute Hot Springs Liver Buttons in Athens marking a first sale in local drugstores. The ad touts their laxative effect for constipation and general cleansing, claiming quick relief and health benefits with a 25 cent box available by mail from Hot Springs Chemical Co.
An old drugstore ad promotes Paizo Ointment promising cure of itching bleeding or protruding piles in 5 to 14 days and offers money back if not cured. The claim stresses quick relief and asks readers to consult their druggist.
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