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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1912
Page
4
In Athens citizens gather around courts as crime stories attract attention. The piece condemns houseflies as filthy pests threatening public health and offers practical control tips including lime, kerosene, screens, and chemical mixtures to exterminates flies throughout homes and stables.
A Athens cotton sale report misprinted the amount of 108000 dollars instead of 120000 dollars. The mix up stems from a misprint in a Griffith & Welch story about a million pounds at twelve cents a pound. The discrepancy cites a large sale reducing Athens warehoused bales to about 2000.
In Athens the Forum urges colored workers to act honestly after Frank Whelchel, a Hosch Bros. employee, is arrested for larceny after trust. It condemns buying stolen goods and calls for investigation when offers are far below cost, stressing honesty and fair play among both black and white workers.
Cambridge May 1 The Founders Day celebration at the Episcopal Theological School featured the dedication of a new library donated by the late John Gordon Wright of Boston Principal speakers included Harvard President Lowell Bishop Lawrence and Professor Bliss Perry.
Gillis Mills Tennessee resident Eli Cherry believed his leg sore was cancer after failed medical opinions. He used Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and was completely cured. The salve also treats burns boils ulcers cuts bruises and piles. 25 cents at all druggists.
Des Moines figures Lafayette Young files with the Iowa secretary of state for the Republican nomination in the statewide June primaries seeking a U.S. Senate seat.
In South Bend Indiana on May 1 the American Irish Historical Society opened its annual convention at the University of Notre Dame. Thomas S. Lee of Providence Rhode Island president general called the gathering to order and university president Cavanaugh welcomed visitors. Sessions will continue several days.
Mrs J E Cox of Joliet New Jersey expresses deep gratitude for Dr King’s New Discovery which ended her awful coughing spells from typhoid pneumonia. She credits the remedy with saving her life and reducing coughing. Available in bottles priced 50 cents and 1.00 with a free trial at druggists.
Eminent Episcopal Church leaders gather in Washington for the opening of Bethlehem Chapel of the Holy Nativity. Bishop Tuttle of Missouri delivers the sermon as the weeklong services begin. The chapel will be part of the National Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul, rising on Mount St Albans. The completed cathedral is forecast to rival any in America except St John the Divine.
An Hiltonia resident says Foley Kidney Pills cured his kidney trouble and back pain after a recent bout of suffering. He urges others to try the remedy and notes it is sold by all dealers.
Reading Pa May 1 The championship season of the Tri-State Baseball League opened today with games in Harrisburg Trenton Altoona and Reading The circuit remains the same as last year with Johnstown York Lancaster and Wilmington plus the four host cities and the season runs through September 4.
Mrs J M Findley of Route No 2 Lyons Ga reports severe bladder pain relief from Foley Kidney Pills. She says prior bladder trouble caused great pain and the pills cured it. The advertisement claims the pills also cure backache rheumatism kidney and bladder ailments and other urinary irregularities. For sale by all dealers.
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