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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1903
Page
6
A 19th century sales pitch ad touts remedies for skin scalp and hair humours. It claims speedily cures simple scrofulous or hereditary conditions when other remedies and best physicians fail. The notice emphasizes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as the solution.
Complete Cure claims for Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills in treating torturing disfiguring itching scaly crusted pimply and blotchy humours of skin scalp and blood with hair loss. It cites cures of hereditary scrofula fevers and infantile humours and lauds adoption in homes for children and families.
A collage of comic interactions and medical tips from a historical column. A secretary misreads start times with Philp Armour. a vegetarian meat joke. a couple’s banter about silence and talk. a memory riddle from a pupil. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers advertised for constipation. shark dentition explained. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve praised. jokes about fathers, mothers, and wealth. a life-pills testimonial. Dumas laughter anecdote. Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets praised after a Minnesotan’s recovery.
Tonight at eight o'clock the May Party will be held at the Athens opera house to benefit Winnie Davis Memorial Hall. Children in costumes perform music and dances around a May Pole, with tickets sold by Orr Drug Co and Palmer & Sons. Admission is twenty five cents, reserved seats thirty five cents.
A infant died yesterday at the home of Mr and Mrs H Smith after a brief illness. The funeral will be held this morning and the remains will be taken to Paoli GA for interment.
Local catalog notes price cuts on wash fabrics and dress goods with discounts on shirts and waistline garments. It lists Fabrics, Wagons of mouslin and gauze, parasols, and silk waists with several markdowns. Also includes a health ad touting August Flower for Digestive relief.
An old time advertisement touts Clifton flour with a towel included as a bonus. Wingfield Cash Grocery promotes the deal promising best flour and extra value. A testimonial from HRB Phelps of Plymouth Oklahoma endorses Chamberlain's Yolk Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for quick relief, urging households to keep a bottle on hand.
A testimonial letter from a user on Auburn Avenue Atlanta describes relief from rheumatism after taking URICSOL. The sender claims improved appetite and health, referencing a doctor’s cautious stance and urging others to try the remedy via a mail order offer from URICSOL Gherhicah Co Los Angeles and Atlanta with a price of 1.0 per bottle.
Community lodge directory listing multiple fraternal orders meeting weekly in the Max Joseph building and Carlton building with times, places, and officer titles. invites all qualified members to attend and notes contact pointers. The text lists Knights of Pything, Keystone Chapter Royal Arch Mason, Mount Vernon Lodge, A. M. N. O. of F., Odd Fellows and related societies with meeting nights and locations.
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