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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1903
Page
2
The Banner asks friends to mail or deliver notices to the editor as telephone submissions are not accepted. All communications must include the writer’s real name, though the name may be withheld on request. The editor must know the author for verification.
The Harmony Grove good roads congress drew about two hundred farmers from Jackson Banks and Franklin counties to back road improvement. Speakers including Wm M. Ragsdale and H W Bell outlined rock road benefits, cost per mile about 1400, and land value gains along improved routes.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best medicine for cost and effect, claiming it cleanses the blood, clears pimples and eruptions, revives energy, and improves appetite. It features a user testimonial from Miss Errng Celintah Street, N. Way Washington, Co., praising reliable results and renewed vigor.
A large gathering filled Prospect Church with about twelve hundred attendees across several Sunday schools. The two day program, directed by Rev. A A Sullivan, featured discussions and essays that benefited participants, including many Athenians. Also includes an ad for Botanic Blood Balm claiming cures for eczema and skin ailments with free samples upon request.
A Wingfield Cash Grocery ad promotes Clifton flour a 60 inch towel offered free with a 48 pound sack. The copy markets Clifton flour as superior while presenting the towel incentive as a bonus to shoppers.
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