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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1914
Page
8
The Athens Savings Bank advertises 4 percent interest on savings deposits compounded twice yearly on January 1 and July 1. Deposits from $1.00 accepted. Also promotes John L. Arnold’s stock of wall paper on Jackson Street 101 and various local ads for fruit, shoes, painters, doctors, carpenters, dentists, and rentals.
Mixed classified items list fire insurance questions, paint sales by John L. Arnold, Jester offer, Jockey Club Coffee, second hand wagons, land near Athens and Clear Water Springs health claims, home buying ads, rental rooms, a rural school principalship posting by a married man, and sweet peas with a phone contact.
A testimonial from a local woman credits Cardui with curing her womanly pains and fatigue. She states the tonic eased headaches and headaches, improved work capacity, and allowed a return to health. The ad cites Cardui as a natural aid and lists purchase details. Also includes local notices about boarders and a piano used at a chautauqua event.
A noted dermatologist promotes bold-sulphur cream for eczema and itching. He claims it quickly relieves itching, soothes irritation, and heals the skin leaving it clear and smooth. The cream’s parasite destroying property makes it a long trusted treatment. Apply as ordinary cold cream for prompt relief. adv.
Dull feeling swollen hands and feet signal kidney trouble and pills are promoted as restoring kidney function. The ad urges taking Fo ley Kidney Pills as a tonic and strengthener to return kidneys to normal action, credited to H R Palmer and Son.
A 19th century medical note urges use of Eckman’s Alterative alongside fresh air and diet for TB patients and those suspected. Claims reduce night sweats fever and speed recovery, listing bronchial catarrh throat and lung issues as benefits. Markets in Philadelphia with a booklet on recoveries.
Georgia baseball roared back after a two week layoff to demolish Alabama 11–0 at Sanford Field. Hitchcock led with five singles as Georgia rapped fourteen hits and Holden belted the first homer on the field since the fence line was extended. Alabama’s Stephenson endured rough defense and was chased after surrendering multiple runs while Georgia fielded cleanly and totaled twenty three bases.
Spring items include fern dishes large crystal vases and cemetery vases. Household goods feature frost king freezers water coolers white enamel items oak refrigerators and snow white refrigerators with prices. Also nursery refrigerators mops ironing boards stoves spittoons and coffee pots from Marion Harland brand.
Athens physicians endorse Linton Spring Water and Bowden Lithia in a health ad. It promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets to flush the liver, with a Fort Worth testimonial. Palmer & Son claim health as the key to success and Chamberlain's Tablets are recommended for constipation and digestion.
Georgia defeats Alabama 11 to 4 as rain hampered attendance but fans expected more on Friday. Holden hits a homer and Harrison McWhorter Henderson collect three base hits. Hitchcock and Stephenson split six and two strikeouts respectively.
A brief urging that many pediatric diseases begin with a cold followed by feverishness and throat inflammation. The note promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar for children and cites Mrs. Shipps of Raymondville, Missouri praising the remedy as effective for whooping cough, via H.R. Palmer & Son.
The Athens Trade Association monthly meeting is postponed to next Tuesday evening May 12. E H Dorsey serves as president and Lee Morris as secretary and treasurer. City school bids open noon Friday the 16th for 158 tons of soft coal and 129 tons of coke with June and September delivery quotes.
Advertises a loan service offering $10,000 to lend on city property or improved farm lands. Loans available in $1,000 increments. Contact Box 438. Weekly rate 10 percent.
Readers learn of a supposed universal cure for catarrh claiming to cure constitutional disease. The advertisement states internal constitution treatment acting on nasal and mucous surfaces and offers one hundred dollars if it fails, with sales pitches for tablets and remedies.
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