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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1911
Page
6
In Shellhorn Alabama Mrs Carrie May reports chronic weakness and headaches. After taking two bottles of Cardui she recovers fully, praising the tonic as the best remedy for womanly troubles. The ad promotes Cardui as a 50 year old women’s medicine made to strengthen the womanly constitution.
Mr Cartledge offers 80 acre farm six miles out near Jefferson road with well land good quality rent for 10 bales cotton a six room house and outhouses. Also a six room cottage with store and two large lots at Oconee Heights priced at 1750 dollars.
The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth performs in Athens with a 2 PM matinee and an 8 PM farewell, featuring fifty European acts led by Jupiter the Balloon Horse and Fran Sandwina. The parade starts at 10 AM and promises a dazzling pageant of sights for all ages.
The article recalls George W. Lederer’s Broadway innovations in chorus style and casting, noting his impact on show girls and musical productions. It highlights a new feature for Madame Sherry—the talking chorus—set to appear tomorrow evening in New York.
National Guard Association of the United States holds a three day meeting in Buffalo with military experts from across the country. A delegation will urge Congress to pass federal pay for National Guard officers and enlisted men. Guests include Major General Leonard Wood, Major General Frederik D Grant, and Governor John A Dix.
Billiousness is tied to a disordered stomach and Chamberlains Tablets function as a stomach medicine. They cleanse the stomach, regulate the liver, and banish biliousness positively and effectively for sale by all dealers.
The senate committee investigating Senator Lorimer's Illinois election gathers in Chicago with plans to resume hearings tomorrow in Judge Grosscup's federal courtroom. Investigators have summoned many witnesses from Illinois Wisconsin and Michigan as part of the expanded inquiry.
The Baltusrol Golf Club hosts the annual United States Golf Association women’s championship all week. Dorothy Campbell of Hamilton, the world’s leading woman golfer, returns to defend her US title, adding strong public interest to the event.
Mrs. C Wil loughby of Marengo Wisconsin credited Dr King s New Discovery with preventing a tragedy and saving two lives after doctors warned a consumption cough could not be helped. She praised the remedy as a matchless throat and lung medicine priced 50c and 1.00 with a trial bottle free and backed by W J Smith and Bro and H R Palmer and Sons.
Washington reports army engineers rush estimates for waterway appropriations and a river and harbor bill aimed at the thirty million cap. October conventions in Chicago Richmond and Alton discuss inland passages, with speakers like J Hampton Moore and Thomas Wilkinson stressing waterways’ economic value and cheap transport advantages.
Southern Railway to inaugurate two through trains November 26 connecting the west with the southwest. Kansas City to Jacksonville via Memphis Birmingham Atlanta and Macon with Frisco. Chicago to Jacksonville via Cincinnati Chattanooga Atlanta and Macon with Big Four and Queen and Crescent. Both include through coaches Pullman dining cars and electric lighting. Trains arrive at night in Atlanta and depart mornings for convenient southern connections.
An old time advert promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a perfect healer for cuts burns sores and many skin ailments. It claims unrivaled relief for piles and lists chapped hands sprains and sore eyes among targets. Sold for 25 cents at W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Sons.
A New York dispersal sale of United States Senator C W Watson’s stable begins tonight at a local sale stable. The catalogue includes Ringing Bells Kitty Grey and Norma among prize winning carriage horses, all 14.3 hands. Noted horsemen from across the country attend, drawn by the horses’ renowned performance.
Hon. Ark. J. E. Freeman recalls a severe kidney ailment and imputed cure after using Foley's Kidney Remedy. He states one bottle cured him and he has remained well. Sold by all dealers.
Foxhound teams from across the country gather in Barre for the Brunswick Foxhound Club trials. The Derby Stakes runs today and tomorrow, followed by the Alk Age Stakes starting Wednesday as judges prepare decisions.
The piece highlights the importance of the Southern working man in regional growth and promotes a line of Work-in-Comfort Shoes priced at 3.50 dollars. The shoes are described as durable yet soft chrome tanned leather with a heavy flexible sole, offered in three colors and multiple styles.
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