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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1915
Page
6
Postal savings receipts show a net deposits rise of 19 million dollars in the eight months before April 1, compared with 8 million for the same period last year. The strong showing reflects growing public trust and program expansion.
The market report shows spot cotton prices across cities including Athens and New York with varied levels, while wheat corn oats and pork futures post mixed gains and steady to firm closes. Prices for lard ribs and other grain contracts move within tight ranges, reflecting a cautious trading session.
Secretary Heidler of the Launderers Association of the Carolinas and Georgia sends a follow up bulletin after a prior invitation. The June schedule includes bills, weather notes, and war updates from June 1 to June 8 with Savannah and Tybee events, a Savannah convention, and social entertainment. The message ends with a sign off from Clare D. Heidler.
Special weather note from Atlanta Georgia reports cloudy conditions across the cotton belt with showers in southern Texas Florida Arkansas Mississippi Tennessee and the Carolinas. Augusta sees a heavy 3.90 inch rainfall while other regions have scattered showers north toward the lakes and northwest. Temperatures rise in the south and northwest with few spots under 50 degrees and Durango Colorado below 40.
An advertisement touts Mrs. Osgood's Wonder as an inexpensive hair removal treatment with a money back guarantee from H. R. Palmer & Sons. It also promotes Dr King's New Discovery for colds, claiming quick relief and renewed vitality.
The June edition edited by Frederick A Merrill of the State Normal School increases to forty pages excluding covers. Editorials and features boost teacher interest and advance methods, with topics on rural education, public health, crippled children care, all day trade schools, and more. Reads like a premier educational journal of the era.
Commerce Georgia youths Linton Cooper Joe Hardman and Max Pinsin planned a 3500 mile trip to California inspired by film stars. They were found sleeping in a roadside grass plot near Athens and returned home after a night away. One boy had been suspected of trying to sell a cow for travel funds but the animal remained with its owner.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy treating catarrh by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. It claims strong faith from users and offers a reward for proof of failure, listing Cheney & Co of Toledo as the source and suggesting Hall's Pills for constipation.
Ad pitches TIZ to end foot pain and corns with rapid action. Claims reduce swelling and bring comfortable, smaller shoe size. Promises 25 cent box at druggists with a yearlong comfort guarantee or money back.
Linton Spring Water Co offers pure water and promotes Bowdag Lithia and Chamberlain's Liniment as aids for rheumatism and sprains. The ad cites Mrs. Charles Tanner of Wabash Ind praising the liniment and notes 25 and 60 cent bottle prices with dealer availability.
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