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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1906
Page
10
Officials promote a big Athena fair opening Tuesday with a wide six mile advertising radius. Paine’s fireworks will crown nightly displays including The storming of Vicksburg. A vast midway, Ben Holmes wild west show, and top horse racing promise continuous entertainment from 10 am to midnight all week.
Liverpool cotton futures show near term gains with various open high low close ticks across months. Spot prices steady at port receipts 60 000 while New Orleans and Athens report expectant buying, weather risks and profit taking shaping the market.
Mrs. Dora A Stephens of Port Williams Ohio credits Dr. King's New Discovery with curing a two year cough and preventing consumption. The ad promotes the remedy as effective for throat and lung troubles, guaranteed by local druggists with 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes and a free trial bottle.
Mr A L Hull will address the Y M C A this afternoon at 4 o clock with a cordial invite to all male readers. The boys service at 3 o'clock is led by Secretary Forbes.
A local cafeteria advertises twice weekly meals described as plain but substantial, suitable for a pugilist in training. Prices range from 25 cents to 1 dollar 50 cents for meals, with box seats listed at 2 dollars.
Mr Harry S Bell a well known stage entertainer and mason will give a performance at the Masonic Lodge in this city next Wednesday evening. Proceeds go to the lodge to reduce obligations. Admission is twenty five cents and all Masons and friends are invited. For diabetes and Brights disease take Stuart’s Gin and Buchu.
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