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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1911
Page
7
A man with over a decade of stomach trouble describes numerous diet trials, including three years on dried peaches and buttermilk, seeking relief from pain. He claims raw eggs finally eased his symptoms, noting prior surgeries, high medical costs, and sleepless nights. He credits Thedford's Bi Draught for major relief.
Gifts from friends bolster the University of Georgia Library with a 400-volume contribution from G. F. Peabody and endowment income supporting general and specific needs. A 1911 letter from Empire State Chemical Co. advocates commerce education, pledging to fund books on business and management, while James C. Dahlman, Omaha mayor, touts kidney pills and a long public career.
A framed, antique style program for an early Franklin College commencement arrives via The Banner. Prof S P Orr reports the document’s old type and border resemble a diploma. the program itself differs from modern formats and bears Southern Banner Print at the bottom.
Franklin College holds a commencement program featuring deans and scholars including Alonzo A. Hill and Edward P. Balmer with degrees conferred on listed graduates. The ceremony recalls faculty and students, notes Profs Orr and Long, and recounts a humorous tale of road travel and hardy pioneer roads.
Five special railway trains bring Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth circus stock for two exhibitions next Tuesday. About 500 horses arrive and 40 Asiatic and African elephants depart from tall ten foot doors via a gang plank. Two mammoth elephants squeeze out by kneeling and wriggling forward to reach ground, navigating a five foot car floor above the ties.
Advertised laxative remedy promotes Fig and Elixir of Senna as the best family laxative. Claims gentle action strengthens naturally without irritating the system. Warns readers to look for the plainly printed label on each package.
Special to The Banner from Atlanta October 6 A four pound iron key that Locked and unlocked the Georgia penitentiary before the war is in the possession of Prison Commission Chairman R E Davison. He is brother of A H Davison of Athens. The Milledgeville prison was burned by Shermans troops after the war. The key is to be given to the state as a relic for office display.
One thousand German American Alliance delegates traveled to Mount Vernon for a program of exercises and floral offerings at Washington's tomb. The report blends ongoing notices with an unrelated advertisement for Ely's Liquid Cream Balm, a catarrh remedy sold for 75 cents with a spray tube.
Atlantic City Oct 6 a large monument marking the Chestnut Neck battlefield in this county was unveiled with D A R proceedings. Speakers included Governor Wilson former Governor Fort and other notables. An ad then promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound praising its use for coughs and colds with a Columbus Kansas reader endorsing it.
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