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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1920
Page
7
Fragmented text advertises a blood remedy claiming cure for rheumatism and urges readers to contact a "Chief Melleal Dunster" in Atlanta Georgia for treatment. The readable portions resemble an old patent remedy sales pitch with dubious claims and an address.
Subscriptions totaling 100000 dollars to the Lucy Cobb Endowment Fund are pledged with installments due November 16 1920 February 1 1921 and May 1 1921. Checks payable to Phinizy Treasurer Blige Mutual Building Athens Georgia.
First state gathering of over forty Georgia institutions for orphans and training schools to discuss standards and potential state association. Dr Charles S Johnson of New York to deliver keynote speech. program covers supervision physical and educational standards record keeping and economic training with officials from Georgia Baptist Orphans Home South Georgia Conference Orphans Home and other facilities attending.
Georgia telephone workers faced wartime losses as thousands joined the army or other firms. The company expanded training, rebuilt morale, and increased wages to recruit and retain skilled staff, noting wage rises from 1916 to 1920 and ongoing needs to sustain service for the public.
An evening session features a good fellowship supper led by Mr. T. S. Scoggins of the Georgia Baptist Orphans' Home as master of ceremonies. A talk on child welfare is given by a representative of the Federal Children's Bureau in Washington, D. C.
The Fourteenth Division of the American Red Cross binds Americans outside the continental U S into chapters across global posts. In 1920 it counted 30 808 paid members and fostered home service for families, disaster relief, and medical aid in France during war. The division plans foreign port service clubs for sailors and aims to aid citizens abroad in disaster relief and peaceful programs.
The article urges everyone able to learn Red Cross First Aid. It cites a farm factory street and home setting where quick treatment can save a life and prevent blood poisoning. A wife cuts her wrist with a can opener, but prompt first aid with a kit and instruction likely averted serious harm before a doctor arrived.
A reader testimonial promotes Ziron as a stomach aid for poor appetite and weakness. The notice features Rev. BK McKenzie of Route 1 Als and claims one bottle cured stomach trouble, with a money back guarantee if not helped.
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