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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1909
Page
3
Camden New Jersey reader Mrs W P Vale praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from headaches back pain fatigue and nervous weakness. The letter notes medical failure and urges others with female illnesses to try the remedy with hopeful results. It cites other testimonials from Gardiner Maine and a postal box address.
Willis Heston, famed Michigan halfback, criticizes the modern open football for flukes and missed plays while praising the clearer action for spectators. The piece also notes Morton Hodgson’s leadership of the University Y M C A and the Georgia team’s behind closed gates practice to protect plays and focus effort.
Drama note discusses Lena Rivers without a villain, its reactionary agents in two women and the father’s hidden flaw. Edna Marshall stars as Lena with a practised company praised for its prior success. Also mentions Claire Whitney in Dec engagements and Manhattan Opera Company football themed appeal.
A vintage medicinal note touts Cheney's Expectorant as rapid aid for colds and grippe. It urges readers to seek speedy relief from coughing and congestion with this remedy.
Local cabinet shop Y. and E. Cabinets invites customers to call or visit for a home furniture outfit or supplies. They offer on site evaluations and assistance with choosing options. Phone 77.
A brief item notes an ant house and a fine spring as readable details, with sparse context suggesting a garden or natural feature. No further names or specifics are available from the fragment.
Athens Hardware Co. lists hardware and cutlery alongside garden hose lawn mowers and ice cream freezers at 243 and 250 Broad Street. The notice highlights a broad inventory including guns and woodenware for local buyers.
Gainesville Midland Road schedules show arrivals in Athens Daily except Sunday at 9:20 am and 3:40 pm with Sunday times 11:05 am and 7:10 pm. Mixed service runs daily except Sunday at 7:03 am. Departures from Athens Daily except Sunday 10:35 am and 5:00 pm with Sunday trains 8:06 am and 3:55 pm.
The notice lists northbound trains No 52 No 32 No 58 and No 38 with departures at 10 25 A M 2 37 P M 7 35 P M and 12 12 A M respectively. Southbound trains No 41 No 57 No 38 and No 53 depart at 4 56 A M 7 10 A M 2 30 P M and 6 05 P M. Trains 57 and 58 do not run north of Athens.
Mixed and regular passenger trains show arrival times at 2 25 a m and 11 51 a m with departures at 7 35 a m and 12 50 p m. Daily 3 45 p m mixed train except Sunday.
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