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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1908

Page

8

Battalion Drill on Campus Today at 5 PM

University cadets hold a battalion drill on campus this afternoon at five o'clock with Maj. Kimbrough inviting all to witness. The event marks a new feature of the military department and welcomes Athens residents to attend the drills anytime. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised for coughs and throat irritation with a note to refuse non genuine yellow package products.

Maj Kimbrough Athens Foley

Little Change Seen in Tariff Schedule Draft Hearings

Washington November 12 The House Ways and Means Committee heard that most interests affected by Schedule A of the Dingley tariff covering chemicals oils and paints favor no rate changes. Albert Plant urged lowering medicinal chemical duties from 25 percent to 15 percent to curb high consumer prices and prevent monopolistic pricing. Other witnesses urged higher coal tar product duties and a 15 cent a pound rate on prosthetic soda, arguing current ad valorem levels hurt domestic manufacture. Two sessions were held today with more to come.

Washington House Committee On Congress Albert Plant N. B. Arnold

Short Notes of Interest and Local Advertisements

Various local items list services and goods including prescriptions at Orr Drug Company with three pharmacists and delivery, Georgia Junk & Coal Co coal service, boarder requests, selling a 2 cylinder Ford automobile, Thanksgiving turkey sources, wood yard orders, groceries and sundries, insurance and realty notices, Majestic Mfg Co range demonstration, rental listings, multiple coffee brands and grinding service, a Typewriter for sale, a mare for farm use, Rent for a two horse farm, a cashier position, and private boarding house with contact details.

Orr Drug Company

Change of program at the Orpheum

A complete program change at the Orpheum last night drew large crowds. Russell and Davis staged a short comedy titled The Morning After to hearty laughter, Blanche Aldrach sang two songs with notable charm, Vernice delivered polished humor and won favor with the audience.

Orpheum Russell Davis Blanche Aldrach Vernice

Mind Your Business Pills Ad Prompts Cautionary Trade Tone

An ad copy claims Dr. King's New Life Pills prevent biliousness malaria and jaundice and lists W J Smith Bro and H R Palmer Sons drug stores as sellers. The text shifts to a Bohemian Magazine joke about Madame Bernhardt reacting to a stage scene with gold furniture.

Dr. King W. J. Smith &Bro H. R. Palmer & Sons Drug Stores Bohemian Magazine Boston Madame Bernhardt

Deestrick Skule Nett Proceeds Publicly Declared

The Young Men's Christian Association Auxiliary thanks friends for support of the Deestrick Skule at the Colonial. Admissions 262.75, ads 61.50, total 324.25. Expenses 98.11, net 226.14 to be split by Ladies Auxiliary 113.07 and Miss Battaile 113.07 for furnishing parlors and assembly rooms. plan for a repeat event next year.

Young Me Christian Association Deestrick Skule Colonial Friends of the Association Misa Battaile Skule Athens Onehalf Battaile Faro Cee Ee Ae Battafle

Mr Mark Cooper Pope Visits Athens Former Editor Returns

Mr Mark Cooper Pope of Washington on business visits Athens. He was once Athens born and educated at the University of Georgia where he edited the Banner. Now in Washington he works in insurance and counts many friends hoping he resettles in Athens. Winter illness warnings accompany an ad for Foley’s Honey and Tar cough remedy.

Mark Cooper Pope Washington Cooper Athens University of Georgia Banner

Approaching Wedding of Dr J A Burrow

Athens friends note the approaching marriage of Dr James A Burrow to Mary Burckhartt of Fayette Missouri. Invitations come from Mr and Mrs Lewis Smith Prosser of Fayette to the November 26 ceremony at Centenary Chapel Fayette Missouri at 8 30 p m.

Athens James A. Burrow First Methodist Lewis Smith Prosser Fayette Missouri Mary Burckhartt Dr. Burrow Centenary Chapel

Cure for Sick Headache with Stomach Tablets

An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a cure for sick headache caused by stomach disorders. It offers free samples at H. R. Palmer & Sons Orr Drug Co Warren J. Smith & Bro HC McEvoy and L. P. Canning's drug stores. A line about women putting on stockings first appears as a separate note.

Chamberlain H. R. Palmer & Sons Orr Drug Co Warren J. Smith & Bro HC. McEvoy L. P. Canning Bucklen A. F. Hardy East Wilton Maine W. J. Smith & Snro H. R. Palmer & Sons Drug Stores

New York Cotton Prices and Magazine Advertisements

The market note reports steady tone in New York cotton with middling prices at 9 35 to 10 cents. The page also contains an advertisement and contents listing for Gunter's Magazine at 79 89 Seventh Avenue New York City with feature items by Hyneman Grunwald Haggard and various contributors.

New York Gunter's Magazine Seventh Avenue New York City Liverpool People's

People’s A Short Story Magazine December Contents

Literary notes and a contents list for People’s A Short Story Magazine issue. Features include Miss Anna Held scenes from plays complete stories by Marjorie Benton Cooke Jay Hardy Calvin Johnston Aileen Cleveland Higgins Temple Bailey Frederick Orin Bartlett Walcott Le Clear Beard Frank B Finnegan Isabel Ecclestone Mackay F Irving Fletcher F M Fletcher F N Wylie Cornelia Redmond cover design by M Power O’Malley.

Marjorie Benton Cooke Chester John Jay Hardy Calvin Johnston Snub Smith Angels of Service Aileen Cleveland Higgins Cecily Temple Bailey NVIE Elwert S. Pillsworth Henry Miler Vivian M. Moses

Bacon Pointed Out in Talks on Shakespeare

The Cincinnati Times-Star reports W. A. Brady ridiculed widespread Shakespeare authorship claims. He recalled producing Macbeth in a small town and observed a well dressed man discreetly bribing the box office. Brady relayed the box office reply that the man might be Bacon, prompting disbelief.

Bacon Cincinnati Times-Star W. A. Brady Revert Mantell Shakespeare

A Reigning Tyrant

The item appears as a light New York Sun cartoonish note referencing Taft and a janitor with a hint of political satire tied to brighter times ahead.

New York Sun

A Married Man Refers to Napoleon Strategy

A married man says he uses as much strategy for a night out as Napoleon did in the Austerlitz campaign, illustrating a humorous comparison between personal plans and grand military moves.

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Chase Street Campbell-Erwin Realty Co College Avenue Lanier Broad St J. R. Crane Georgia Junk & Coal Co S. L. Adams Hancock Ave Fears & Son Ford Automobiles H. B. Sparks Washington St Rhone Weatherly & Son Wood Yard Klein & Martin Byrup H-Erwin Realty Co Majestic Mfg. Co St. Louis Mo Baily Supply Co Majestic State Street Lyndon J. P. Fears & Son Yost W. R. Finch H. Norris Dougherty St W. H Jones Lexington Road H. D. Care Banner THE Opera House J. A. Burrow Athens Gas CO H. N. Hyneman Ch. Grunwald Eleanor M. Ingram Loren Palmer Motor Mask Fred Jackson Philip Jacques H. Rider Haggard Paula Herbert Neil Nelson Esme Pdacres Alan Gordon Robert Aitken Harold Skinner Roy K. Moulton Isabel Proctor H. P. Galt Phil Henries William Hanny M. Worth Colwell S. E. Smith Arthur D. Pratt Charles C. Mullin J. Collins Miss Anna Held Bert Tee C. A.scudder Gomer’ College Avenue
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