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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1920
Page
2
An essay extols the Athens Woman's Club and its members, praising their service to the city and state. It urges community support for the club to gain a dedicated home, highlighting fellowship, self improvement, and collective action as central goals.
The piece notes the New York Chamber Music Society’s arrival as a notable event beyond regular ensembles. It also announces an oratory recital by Lucy Cobb’s department at Sonye Stovall chapel tonight at 8 o'clock, inviting the public to attend.
The New York Chamber Music Society, described as the finest of its kind in the country, will make its second appearance in this city on December 11 at Lenox Stovall chapel Lucy Cobb Institute. The group, now in its fifth year, comprises eleven eminent soloists and seasoned players presenting a varied program of solos duets trios quartets and unusual combinations of wind and string instruments with literature by great composers ancient and modern.
The Mayesville Enterprise reports a string of local social visits and movements. Mrs Nettle Garrison and Mr George Parks traveled to Athens to see Nightie Night at the Colonial Theater. Julian Stephenson of Athens stayed with grandparents Bob Harris in Oconee. Many residents and guests from Madison, Watkinsville, Carlton, Farmington, Bostwick, and Athens appear in daily notes.
Miss Carolyn Cobb spoke at the Business and Professional Women's Club in Poa pony hall praising patriotism loyalty and service. She read poems by Lanier and described high ideals while the evening featured a fall harvest theme with decorative touches and social mingling.
A vintage advertisement explains blood as fuel for the body and promotes Pepto Mangan as a tonic to strengthen and purify blood. It emphasizes vitality, energy, and health, urging readers to seek the genuine Gude's Pepto Mangan tablets or liquid form.
Pain relief claim for Sloan's Liniment marketed as effective for rheumatism sciatica sore muscles and backaches. It touts deep penetration without residue odor or stain and urges large bottles for economy with price points of 35 cents 70 cents and 1 40.
Prominent Clearwater figures including ex mayor J. Thomas praise RECUMA after years of digestive and rheumatic issues improved by two bottles. He notes witnessing City Hall colleagues, urges others to try the root and bark tincture sold for $1.20 plus tax at Reed Drug Co and local stores.
The battleship Massachusetts, veteran of Santiago 1898, will be towed from Philadelphia to Pensacola Florida to serve as a target in a national coast defense artillery test. Her armor plate measures 18 inches and she will be anchored three miles offshore for the trial.
An Athens Maine ad touts a tonic claimed to cure anemia by boosting red blood cells and improving circulation energy and digestion. It lists cod liver oil and beef peptones as ingredients and cites hundreds of local testimonies and a druggist endorsement.
A fragmented notice recommends rest at onset of cold and using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It stresses staying in bed when symptoms appear and claims bed rest shortens illness. The piece resembles a health tip from an older newspaper column.
American Red Cross urges voluntary membership renewal from Arctic regions to Thanksgiving inclusive. The appeal targets men and women to strengthen services for those with weak nervous rundown conditions. Free dues and literature offered through Cumberland Chemical Co Nashville.
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