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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1911
Page
5
The Missouri division Daughters of the American Revolution held its annual conference in St Louis on October 25 as guests of five local chapters. The meeting will run for three days.
The eighth annual Mississippi State Fair in Jackson opened this morning and will run through November 2. The event, one of the souths notable exhibitions, features displays and activities of the Mississippi State Fair Association.
Local observers report a bright dawn comet visible in the northeast between 3 and 6 each morning. Reports come from police, milkmen, night watchmen, and astronomers. tail lengths vary from twenty five feet to millions of miles. The source notes the phenomenon is brighter than Halley and urges Augustans to observe.
The fall tennis tournament unfolds on campus with daily exhibitions by the “racket artists.” Georgia loses Ed Carter, six year southern champion, but new players show promise for the next Southern meet. The current rounds list Lanham, Roane, Goodwin, Cohen, Flanigen, Cooper, Abbott, Holden, and others advancing toward the third round with Goodwin facing Lanham. Doubles to start after singles conclude.
Rev. E. J. Hill, pastor of the First Presbyterian, traveled to Gainesville to address Brenau College for Women’s students and faculty and Riverside Military Academy’s students and faculty. Brenau enrolls 450 students with 40 teachers. Riverside Academy lists 125 students.
The Rexall Store H. R. Palmer & Sons Drug Co in Athens Ga guarantees Rexall Orderlies will satisfy or money back. They taste ice and are eaten like candy with no griping or nausea and suit children and the elderly, offered in 10c 25c and 50c packages.
May Stewart brings Shakespeare’s As You Like It to the Colonial Theatre in Athens on Tuesday night October 31. The first Athens appearance follows a strong eastern reputation with crowds in every city, supported by Alfred Hollingsworth Charles Conrad Edward Harrington Reynolds and Jane Sylvester in the cast. The production promises elaborate costumes and a high standard of acting.
Hyacinth bulbs priced at 45c per dozen for Roman single colors blue red white. Dutch double red blue white yellow at 50c per dozen. Dutch single red blue white yellow at 50c per dozen. Narcissus bulbs Triumph Major single 25c, Paper White 25c, Alba double white 25c per dozen. Poelecus white and yellow 25c per dozen.
Ark judge Freeman recalls a severe kidney ailment that left him unable to work. He says one large bottle of Foley's Kidney Remedy cured him and he has not been bothered since. The ad urges readers to buy from dealers.
Local Athens shop promotes D. D. D Prescription compound with Oil of Wintergreen and Thymos claiming fast itch relief. A 25 cent trial bottle offered with a no-pay guarantee to prove effectiveness.
In Elberton Georgia George Blaine colored lies with a severe eye injury after a cane patch brawl with Milton Patterson another local negro wielding a weeding hoe. Patterson fled, Blaine transported to the station house with doctors tending him. Investigators report no other eyewitnesses.
President Finley notes misunderstandings about restoring the Round Knob fountain near Raleigh North Carolina. George F Baker of New York funds the project in thanks to Colonel Alexander R Andrews of the Southern Railway for Western North Carolina development. Restoration underway. the geyser will soon throw a 250 foot water column.
Local ads recount that Doan's Kidney Pills help back pain and kidney trouble with a testimonial from H. C. Pollard Sr. of Athens Georgia. Pollard praises relief and urges continued publication of his 1908 endorsement. Pills sold at dealers for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo NY is sole US agent.
Mindlin Bros presents Jolly John Larkins and a forty strong colored troupe in Royal Barn a three act musical comedy at the Colonial Theatre for two performances Saturday matinee and evening. Athens favorites include Jennie Tears Irene Tasker Carlotta Freeman William Crawford Benjamin Hutchinson Boots Allen and H L Freeman. Critics praise the company as a season highlight.
Billiousness is described as a stomach disorder. Chamberlain's Tablets are promoted as a stomach medicine to cleanse the stomach and regulate the liver, claimed to treat biliousness positively and effectively. Sold by all dealers.
The item markets Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for incurable cases and asserts internal action on blood and mucous membranes. It lists testimonials and claims nationwide distribution via a druggist network and promises free pamphlets.
Advertisement notes Chamberlain's Liniment eases muscular rheumatism and backache. Recommends several applications for relief and says it is sold by all dealers.
The Colonial features one night only on Thursday October 26 with tickets from 25c to 1.50. A big laughing musical event claims packed houses and the greatest hit in years.
A bold promotion touts MUTT AND JEFF as a modern up-to-date production. It promises 50 people and two car loads of scenery with a $75 000 budget, urging families from Maine to California not to miss the big show.
Jolly John Larkins, late co star Black Patti, leads the new musical comedy Royal Sam with Jennie Pearl and 40 others. The bill includes 25 songs with prices for night and matinee performances. Gallery seating at 25 and 50 cents, balcony 75 cents and 1 dollar, orchestra 1 dollar. Reserved seats at Palmers Drug Store.
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