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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1911
Page
6
An old health advertisement touts a natural remedy to cleanse the system and strengthen internal organs. It claims the product, bearing California on the package, is recommended by eminent physicians and suitable for all ages.
Two farm and cottage listings describe an 80 acre Mr Cartledge farm six miles from Jefferson with a six room house rents for ten bales of cotton and outhouses plus land of good quality. A six room cottage with store and two large lots at Oconee Heights is offered at $1750.
Macon Ga Oct 13 The Georgia State Fair features an educational exhibit from the State College of Agriculture at Athens. Led by L E Rast it showcases dairy work with fresh Greens boro milk, butter making by the Babcock test and lactometer analysis, and samples for visitors. It highlights soil analysis, crop variety tests, fertilizer science, corn and seed studies, livestock veterinary displays, pest and disease specimens, and a strong emphasis on practical farming advances for Georgia farmers.
Waycross Board of Trade extended an invitation to President William S Taft to visit Waycross in January. The invitation was sent through Judge J L Sweat and follows the President indicating a possible visit. The Board of Trade acted officially to request the visit.
Bristol Virginia October 13 With aim to market coal from its mines the Virginia and Southwestern Railway plans to buy six Mikado freight locomotives 525 steel coal cars and fifty steel under frame box cars The line is affiliated with the Southern Railway and serves vast coal traffic from Southwestern Virginia to the Southeast A new low grade line from Moccasin Gap Virginia running 47 miles through the Holston river valley to Bulls Gap Tennessee connects with the Southern Railway to improve handling of the traffic
Athens resident Mrs E R Shy testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved severe back pain and lumbago notes she continues to use and endorses the remedy. Doan's Kidney Pills are sold by all dealers at 50 cents with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
A department exhibit shows Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder health, alongside cotton industry education. The display features a sunbeam plant resistant to anthracnose, photos of high yielding cotton, and demonstrations by State College of Agriculture staff explaining costs and yields.
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