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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1911

Page

3

Savannah to Host Record Auto Races with Big Prize Pool

Savannah headlines a November auto meet on the 27th and 30th with $19,950 in prize money. Bosch Magneto, Rayfield Carburetor, and Remy Magnete offers add to a large haul, while Savannah Automobile Club puts up $12,500 in gold. Nordyke Marmon will race two Marmon Thirty-Sixes led by Burman and Dawson, who last year set speed marks and nearly broke the 289 mile Vanderbilt race. The 231-200 Savannah Challenge will feature two Marmon Thirty-Two cars with pilots Patschke and Nikrent.

Savannah Bosch Magneto Company Findelsen & Kropf Manufacturing Company Rayfield Remy Electric Company Remy Finnelsen & Kropf Manufacturing Company Tiedeman Savannah Automobile Club Nordyke & Marmon Company Indianapolis Marmon Marmons Bob” Burman Joe Dawson Dawson Vanderbilt Burman Cyrus Patschke Ray Harrou

Mercer Ready to Meet Georgia in Crucial Southern Tilt

The Red and Black team hones for a crucial Saturday clash with Mercer at Sanford Field as Georgia seeks to rebound from Sewanee while Mercer announces its strongest squad yet and aims to overpower the Bulldogs. Coach Cunningham calls for Southern press coverage to meet him at 3:00.

Mercer Hamilton Georgia Cunningham

MI O NA Stomach Tablets Promises Quick Vitality Boost

A vintage health ad touts MI O NA stomach tablets as a 50 cent remedy to restore vitality. It claims to renovate the stomach and bowels, energize the liver, banish nervousness and headaches, and stop heartburn in five minutes, with sales at H. R. Palmer & Sons and druggists.

H. R. Palmer & Sons

Grand Lodge Meeting Sparks Special Railway Fares

Ancient and Accepted Masons of Georgia in Macon announce reduced rail fares for Southern Railway on October 29 to 31 with final travel return by November 6. Atlanta 2.90, Gainesville 4.50, Toccoa 5.70, Elberton 5.15, Athens 3.40, Cornelia 5.25, Buford 4.05, other Georgia points proportionately low. Contact James Freeman or J L Meek for details.

Grand Lodge A. M Georgia Macon Southern Railway Atlanta Gainesville Toccoa Elberton Athens Cornelia Buford

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