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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1915

Page

3

Cotton Market Opens Higher On Strong Demand

The cotton market opened with March and May higher by 1 point while other months dipped up to 8 points as weather and cables influenced trade. Strong buying by large uptown and Wall Street operators persisted, lifting January to 12.53 and March to 12.77, with midday gains of 26 to 27 points as better futures attracted buyers and spots resisted declines. Estimated receipts: New Orleans 39,500 to 40,500 bales and Galveston 26,000 to 28,500. Liverpool and New Orleans futures and spot activity noted with mixed short-term moves.

Associated Press Wall Street New Orleans Galveston Liverpool

Chicago Market Quotes Q4 1937 Forward Contracts

The page lists commodity quotes for Chicago markets including corn and hog futures. It shows December and May prices for corn with bid and ask levels, plus ragged entries for oats and rye as well as rib prices. Names, dates, and figures are intermingled in a dense tabular format.

Sloan's Liniment Ad on Early Medical Aid

An early advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as an antiseptic emergency remedy to kill germs and stop infection. It claims rapid pain relief and healing, urging a single dose and keeping the product on hand, with price references of 25 and 50 cents.

Sloan

Cotton Ginned in Counties of State 1915 Georgia totals

Preliminary census figures show Georgia cotton ginned by county for 1915 and 1914. Totals include 715367 ginned in 1915 versus 768095 in 1914, with county figures for Banks Barrow Clarke Ebert Franklin Greene Gwinnett Hart Jackson Madison Morgan Oconee Oglethorpe Walton and Wilkes among others.

the Banner Washington Sam L. Rogers Department of Commerce Georgia Banks Barrow Clarke Ebert Franklin Greene Gwinnett Hart Jackson Madison iMorgan Oconee Oglethorpe Walton Wilkes

Eckmans Alterative Promises Recovery Claims

In a signed note Mrs H K Bailey recounts severe illness from late 1908 to early 1909, stating she recovered after using Eckmans Alterative. The advertisement touts the remedy as effective for bronchial catarrh and severe throat and lung afflictions, claiming no habit forming drugs and urging readers to request a letter of recovery from Eckman Philadelphia.

Eckman H. K. Bailey Philadelphia

Weather outlook for Atlanta area and south region

The forecast for Athens and vicinity promises fair and warmer conditions through Tuesday. Light frosts were observed in Atlanta and other cities, while the cotton belt enjoys clear, warm weather overall. Moderate disturbances linger to the west and southwest with unsettled conditions in the Rockies.

Banner Atlanta Athens Fair Georgia Carolinas Augusta Wilmington Raleigh Cotton Belt Line Rocky Mountain North Pacific Coast Williston

Days of Dizziness and Kidney Pills Endorsed

An old Athens advertisement extols Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney ills and dizziness. It includes a customer testimonial by J L Byrd of 149 Wilkerson Street and a separate note from R R Wentworth of St James News praising the medicine for a severe cold. It also mentions Foley’s Honey and Tar and H R Palmer & Sons promoting hay fever and asthma relief.

Athens Dean Wilkerson Street Deai R. R. Wentworth St. James (Mo H. R. Palmer & Sons

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