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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1915
Page
6
An ad touts Cardus as a tonic for women claiming to prevent faintness and strengthen the weak. It urges readers to write Chattanooga Medicine Co. for a bottle, printed in plain wrapper and described as a medicine for women.
Georgia Railroad times listed for trains No 50 52 56 54 51 53 55. Weekday and Sunday departures and arrivals noted with morning and afternoon slots including a Sunday only train. Details show daily patterns excluding one line and a Sunday exception for some services.
The Gainesville Midland Railway timetable shows No 2 leaving Athens at 7 20 am No 4 at 2 30 pm No 1 arriving Athens at 11 35 am and No 3 arriving Athens at 6 35 pm All trains connect with Winders Monroe and intermediate points. Connections extend to Gainesville and Northwestern stations and to the Southern Railway at the port end south end.
Daily trains depart and arrive with multiple daily and Sunday options. Times list 8:20, 1:05, 8:15, 13:40, and 6:50 for various daily and Sunday services. Contact Pinkerton Commercial Agent or Shelton Ticket Agent for information and booking.
Train timetable fragment lists Seaboard Air Line departures with numbers and times for North and South bound trains, noting several trains and corresponding departure times in a condensed schedule. Details are partial and contain unclear formatting.
Rea Martin stars as Peg in Oliver Morosco’s Peg O My Heart at the Colonial. Laurette Taylor’s New York run is cited. the play unfolds in a small English town where Peg’s wit and charm disrupt the Chichester family. Jerry, a nobleman, wins Peg as Brent’s romance is resolved. a happy ending awaits.
Special to the Banner reports public sentiment in Atlanta calls for the dismissal and criminal indictment of Mounted Policeman C. H. Brannan after he shot Edward Sheppard, a 10 year old negro boy. The boy, carrying a loaf of bread in a suspicious package, was shot in the back with the bullet passing through. Brannan claims the aim was bad and that he intended only to frighten the boy. The Atlanta Journal editorial calls for accountability, stating the officer is unfit to protect the public and should be indicted and punished.
The many friends of Mr R H Bullock known as Dick Bullock in the clotting trade of the region announce he is now with Chas Stern Co serving Athens and surrounding areas that trade in this city.
A proprietary medicine must prove its merits as public faith upholds. The text argues the law of survival favors only the best, noting Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a noted success for meeting strong human needs for forty years.
In Superior Court all day yesterday except for likely thirteen divorces all I day were devoted to the Rogers versus Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Georgia case from Walton county. The case was heard by Judge Park of Greensboro after the judge was disqualified. Evidence was completed yesterday and argument to resume at 9 o clock this morning. Counsel for the plaintiff were Rogers Knox Cobb Erwin and Rucker while Cox and Tuck represented the defendant company.
Mr. W. D. Upshaw editor of the Golden Age and temperance lecturer will address a large union mass meeting in Athens next Sunday afternoon. He will discuss phases of the prohibition situation in Georgia and full meeting details will be announced later.
An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It urges mothers to check a tongue coating and give a teaspoonful to relieve constipation, claiming it cleanses stomach, liver and bowels. The copy warns against counterfeits and directs to buy the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company.
The Georgia Greek Club gathers at the chapel tonight at 8. Twenty nine men seek spots in the club making the meeting highly important. The Mandolin Club convenes tomorrow night at 7 30 at the chapel. The Thalians also hold a significant meeting tonight the seventh at Phi Kappa hall.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the best cough remedy for colds and respiratory woes. It claims personal and family use, praising the remedy's effectiveness and noting prices of 50 and 1.00.
Clarke superior court fall term seated grand jurors with A. Erwin as foreman and 19 others listed. Trial jurors named include Ross Creekmore J O Hill T S Seagraves Henry Comer J O Spinks and 21 more. The grand jury organized by the court.
The report notes the election of Mr. Andrew C. Erwin as foreman and Mr. C. D. Heidler as clerk. At the brief afternoon session several indictments were returned against colored defendants who have been arrested.
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