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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1916
Page
3
P. Cooldy announces for Solicitor General of the Western Circuit urging votes and support. He states he will perform his duty if elected and signs from Monroe Georgia. The notice references state Democratic Executive Committee action and county committees within the circuit.
A historical notice urges white citizens in the Western Circuit to support reelection of the Solicitor General citing crime suppression and lawful enforcement. It cites full time in office and promises better service if re elected. The piece also includes Clarke County Democrat notes and a Brown for Congress sign off.
A newspaper advertisement extols Cardui as a tonic for womanly troubles such as headaches backaches sleeplessness and fatigue. It claims many women have improved after six bottles and urges readers to try the product with endorsements from readers and a reference to an advisory center in Chattanooga.
Public notices urge cooperation in telephone use and announce various political candidates for the Georgia Democratic primary in 1916. The text also records local social visits, school events at Winterville High, a graduation ceremony with diplomas, missionary meeting attendance, and the death of Mr. R. T. Moore in Decatur.
Advice favors sleeping porches and cold sponge baths to ward off colds. It notes that colds rise in epidemics and recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as helpful when one falls ill.
Miss Elizabeth Shippen of Ellijay visits Miss Ruth Wells. Miss Maria Price visits friends in Anniston Alabama. Mr Andrew West will return to Vanderbilt tonight. Mr W C Wardlaw returns to Birmingham Sunday.
A pasted promotional slip from Foley & Co offering a trial package of Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets for 5 cents. The request asks for name and address to be enclosed and mailed to Foley & Co in Chicago.
In St Augustine Florida on May 22 Circuit Judge Gibbs ruled Florida's law banning white teachers from teaching in Negro schools and Negro teachers from teaching in white schools unconstitutional. He ordered several Sisters of Charity discharged who were under bond for violating the law. The judge held the state lacks power over private schools and could not prohibit a superior face from instructing an inferior.
An ad claims Mrs. Osgood's Wonder permanently erases facial neck and hand hair, endorsed by R. Palmer & Sons with a money back guarantee. The notice states results in thousands of cases and urges readers to try the inexpensive preparation.
Treasury reports eight million three hundred eighty thousand one hundred eighty five dollars in frauds and tax evasions frustrated in first nine months of fiscal year. Investigations indicate corporations are larger offenders than individuals.
Ambassador Page in London was informed by Britain's foreign office that Jeremiah Lynch the naturalized American involved in the Irish revolt will not have his sentence confirmed until it reaches the premier for approval. President Wilson had asked for a delay to allow American inquiry.
National league scores show Chicago 3 Philadelphia 5 St. Louis 5 Boston 8 Pittsburgh Brooklyn on wet grounds Cincinnati New York rain American league results Washington 2 Chicago 0 Boston 2 Detroit 1 Philadelphia 2 Cleveland 8 New York 5 St Louis 0 Southern all postponed rain South Atlantic Albany 3 Charleston 9 All other games postponed rain An Ohio affidavit declares F J Cheney Co partner status and promises payment for each cured case with Hall's Catarrh Cure details and endorsement by A W Gleason Notary Public sales pitches for Hall's products and pills included
A Kansas City Times note recalls old remedies and charms such as abracadabra used to treat fevers, with the word’s disputed meaning and a triangular dropping form. It also recounts a humorous stake about the resurrection of the body as two believers argue amid a potato patch with a son asking about Gabriel’s trumpet.
The piece describes early music printing in Rome using engraved copper plates and notes Ballard in France began engraving before Louis XIV's end. It also quotes Joseph Addison on luck, contrasting industry with a lazy fool.
Music printing operates on a large scale today with thousands of copies issued monthly by publishers in the U S and Europe. Early musical notation likely began with Hindu and Chinese origins before transferring to Greece.
The piece recalls Kenawha as the original name in the separation ordinance that led to the creation of West Virginia, noting the convention later chose West Virginia as the final state name.
Interaction at a Boston scene where a man requests to inspect a meter and a housewife allows a brief look amid a busy moment. The dialogue captures ordinary urban life and practical concerns with municipal devices.
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