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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1915
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists subscription rates and delivery notes. It admonishes carriers not to collect payments and promotes Electricity Prosperity Week while sharing editorials on politics, hunting, and Governor Harris’s preparedness stance.
Warren J. Smith Drug Co offers Schiffmann's New Concentrated Expectorant at 25¢ with a signed coupon for a 50¢ bottle. The remedy treats bronchial affections including bronchitis asthma whooping cough croup and hoarseness and is home-mixed with sugar and water. No narcotics. refunds available if not best remedy.
The article urges turning on lights during Electrical Prosperity Week to showcase electricity’s progress in lighting power and heat. It argues well-lit businesses and homes attract customers, boost mood, and stimulate local commerce, with minimal cost and lasting impact.
Legislators let through an error in the general appropriations bill that increases total appropriations by 110000 annually. District agricultural schools were believed to receive 5000 more each, totaling 55000, but actually gain 15000 each, totaling 165009. The governor must veto the excess or sign to allow the rise if the fertilizer tax covers it.
Charlie Thompson named captain elect of the 1916 Georgia football team with Tom Thrash as alternate after a ban quet at the Georgian Hotel. Thompson, a third year player from Atlanta High School, stars in backfield and end positions and also runs for the Red and Black track team.
Last night about 8 15 the department responded to Mr T J Shackelford on Milledge Avenue where hot coals rolled from an upstairs grate and set fire to rugs and floor. Trucks made a record run and with chemical extinguishers stopped the blaze before significant damage occurred.
The article reports L. Cooper’s Atlanta visit praising Tanlac and its claims. G. F. Willis notes Atlanta and other cities’ elites eager over the medicine, while Secretary Cooper stresses Tanlac’s focus on stomach health and mucus membranes. Jacobs Pharmacy, led by Chase A. Smith, reports rapid sales and high repeat customer satisfaction.
In the Northern District of Georgia Eastern Division Alvin Colley of Athens Clarke County is adjudicated bankrupt. The first meeting of creditors will be held December 9 1915 at 11 in the morning at the Referee's Office Athens Georgia to prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt. Dated Athens Ga November 29 1915 Frank L Upson Referee in Bankruptcy.
A jitney style offer advertises sending a five cent slip to Foley & Co of Chicago Illinois for a trial package. The package includes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. H. R. Palmer & Sons advertises the deal.
J. Lustrat appeals Athens residents to continue funding the Franco-Belgium relief effort. He notes eight hundred dollars already raised through local churches schools firms and individuals, to buy food and clothing for Belgians suffering under German occupation. He urges monthly remittances and donations to support winter needs for French soldiers and civilians.
Advice urging mothers to stock Cham berlain's Cough Remedy for children. Notes it eases coughs and colds, contains no narcotics, and is sold by dealers.
Special weather report from Atlanta lists fair conditions for Athens and Georgia on Tuesday. It notes a low pressure area in the St Lawrence valley, high pressure over the southern Rockies and Texas bringing cooler air, and forecasts a clear Tuesday with weakening westerly winds. 7 am readings include Atlanta 34, St. Louis 30, Williston 4, with Athens near 29 Tuesday morning. Shippers receive 24 to 36 hour temperature guidance.
An article argues that cheaper substitutes like alum and lime phosphate cannot match Royal Baking Powder made from cream of tartar. It notes alum is viewed unsafe by many medical authorities, and claims Royal is as pure as vineyard grapes and not inferior in quality despite cost differences.
The Gray Knitting Club and War Relief Association set an 11 oclock Wednesday meeting at president Mrs M W Welch home to hear committee reports and arrange shipment of articles available. Guests include Lizzie L Bussey visiting from Charlotte and Judge Sam J Winn of Atlanta visiting Judge Charles H Brand. Others return from Atlanta and Macon long weekend travels.
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