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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1918
Page
5
An article extols excess stomach acid as the root of many ailments and promotes Eatonic tablets as a safe remedy. It claims acid removal restores strength, improves digestion, and boosts vitality, urging readers to buy a 50 cent box from standard druggists or direct.
At the Strand and Elite theatres today Shirley Mason and Ernest Treux star in Come On In a Paramount feature exposing German plots in camps. The Elite shows The Golden Fleece a lively New York tale with a Triangle cast. Also running Friday and Saturday is D W Griffiths Birth of a Nation a historic epic with Civil War and Reconstruction scenes.
The narrative centers on a patriotic stenographer courting danger to thwart German agents in wartime America. An aspiring hero, a rival trooper spy, and a camp scene frame a plot of intrigue, satire on German folly, and a call to arms under the war slogan.
An advice note promotes Chamberlain's Tablets to improve digestion. It claims a beautiful woman has good digestion and recommends meat-heavy meals and occasional tablets for faulty digestion. Price 25 cents.
Mrs. Knabe of Knoxville spoke at the State Normal School in Athens on Sunday at 11. The lecture described the seven groups forming the United War Work Campaign and praised the YWCA and YMC A efforts at home and in France. Mrs. Parker introduced the speaker and urged continued support as reconstruction begins.
Physicians recommend a brisk calomel purge for colds flu and grippe but purer Calotabs offer narrowed risks. One tab on the tongue with water eases nausea and restores ease next day, with price thirty five cents. Your druggist guarantees Calotabs with refund if not delighted.
The second installment on Fourth Issue Liberty Bonds must be paid so funds reach Atlanta by November 21. Subscribers should note and make payments at their banks before that date.
A vintage beauty tip promises to whiten skin using lemon juice mixed with three ounces of Orchid White to create a cheap bleaching lotion. The ad claims daily massage on face neck arms and hands will remove tan redness sallowness sunburn and windburn, leaving clear soft rosy white skin and asserts the mixture is harmless.
A special Holy Communion service to thank God for the end of the war is held at Emmanuel Church this morning at 10 o'clock. Mrs. William Bell of Logansport Indiana writes praising Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for relieving a severe diarrhoea attack three years ago.
The State Normal Practice School will reopen at nine o clock Wednesday morning November 13th. All students are urged to be present at the open. Kate E Hicks, Principal.
Livut Joe Myers of Atlanta visited his parents over Sunday. Sergeant Ben Link from Camp Gordon spent the day with his parents. A son was born November 6 to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Sturgis at their Virginia avenue home. Jerome Michael returned to Camp Hancock. Caroline Brand and her father Congressman Brand visited Washington on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fannin and daughter Emily of Washington Wilkes stay with Mr. and Mrs. Will Peek on College avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Guy M. Orr host friends at Ash apartment on Prince avenue. Sam Dick of Atlanta spent the weekend with Mrs. Sam Tribble. James Stetson and children arrived from Asheville to visit the Pitners. from here they will winter in Arizona. Jamie Lambert of Atlanta spent the weekend with his family.
A physician endorses Rheuma as a faster lasting relief for rheumatism. The ad claims Rheuma removes poisonous secretions through the bowels and kidneys and contrasts its formula with other therapies. Dr M C Lyons is quoted praising its advanced composition.
Mrs A E Sidenherder of Rockfeld Indiana reports bronchial trouble in spring. She says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy provides relief after a few days, with all signs of bronchial trouble disappearing.
A garbled classified ad offers a $100 reward and claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by constitutional treatment. It asserts internal action through the blood to heal mucous surfaces and strengthen the constitution, urging readers to send their address to F. J. CH Ohio, Rald WT.
Influenza epidemic shows easing in many areas yet stocks of Vap Rub remain scarce. Druggists report an 18 000 gross lag on orders and warn it will take time to catch up as districts face fluctuating flu demand.
The Wick Chemical Co reports over three million jars of VapoRub shipped in October to meet a surge caused by Spanish influenza. Orders exceed supply, with 19,000 mos s backorders daily and shipments prioritized to districts hardest hit. The firm urges patience and directs direct post shipments to retail trade where needed.
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