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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1915
Page
20
A collage of small ads and notes from a historic Banner column. Items include fuse for gasoline ads, job requests, rental offers, fertilizer and heater promos, lost item notice, and requests for scrap metal and plants. Names like E. D. Sledge and Mrs. Griffeth appear with locations in Barron’s community listings.
A jumble of small ads describes mileage coupon offers for four cash advertisements, insurance and bank promotions, rent notices, sales of pecans and trees, employment pitches for Southern Woman's Magazine, dressmaking services, repair shop savings, rooms for rent, livestock for sale, dairy products, a used car, remodeling sales, lost ring notice with a reward, a delivery wagon for sale, hat remodeling at Hospital for Sick Hats, and discounted glass and china at McClure's. The items reflect a bustling Athens classifieds page with varied merchants and services.
H T Huggins & Son on Broad Street announce a wide assortment for cold weather needs including coal scuttles shovels tongs pokers and vases with oil heaters for bathrooms. The store lists china crockery glass aluminum enamel wooden wares and over twenty open stock patterns in china and porcelain plus Rogers Silver Ware O Cedar mops and polish and a full kitchen dining room selection.
Classified notice promising a sales position for Life Accident Health and Industrial Insurance with salary and commission, no experience needed, bond required, and a reward for a lost bunch of keys. Send responses to Box No. 332 care of Banner. Also ad for a remodelling sale and a local ice cream shop promoting flavors and sherbets.
A boastful advert warns calomel makes you sick and salivates the liver. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless, vegetarian alternative for adults and children, claiming a 50 cent bottle will start the liver without griping and with no salivation.
A sequence of local notices shows candidates announcing runs for Athens mayor and city alderman positions across wards one through four. Statements emphasize candidacy subject to the Democratic primary and pledge to serve duties to the best of ability, naming several individuals such as E H Youngkin and Robert O Arnold among others.
The article states the first cost of a good paint job by Devoe is 50 dollars, while cheaper or more expensive jobs range from 55 to 100 dollars. It notes wear correlates with price and quality, claiming Devoe is among a dozen good paints and possibly the town’s sole reliable option, sold by DEVOE Talmage Hardware Co.
A historical note suggests oats as the best food for the thyroid, claiming Scotsmen who eat oats daily retain vigor and youth longer. The text links aging, thyroid degeneration, and oat consumption as a health conclusion, presenting oats as a fountain of youth.
An oat based drink is described as containing the active principle of oats and praised by doctors and chemists as a wholesome food for all ages. It is recommended for illness and invalids with guidance to drink three bottles daily for three weeks to observe complexion improvements.
At the secretary treasurer Dr J L Pendley office an officers and executive committee meeting is set for Tuesday at 6 30 PM to discuss plans for a large fall school gathering in the city and county. The association officers include Rev Troy Beatty president and executive chair John White Morton vice president Dr J L Pendley secretary treasurer Claud Tuck Athens city division chair Rev S R Grubb division No 2 chair and James W Morton division No 3 chair.
The roster lists Messrs. Andrew J. Cobb C. H. Newton Geo. W. Burney and George Young as the remaining committee members.
An old newspaper ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the best cough remedy for colds after exposure. It promotes Sloan’s Liniment as an antiseptic emergency doctor, claiming it kills germs, reduces infection, and eases pain with sizes 25c 50c and $1.00.
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