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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1911
Page
5
A Chicago reader testimonial extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female weakness and stomach trouble. The letter claims clerks refused it but the product cured the writer and many others, urging women to rely on the remedy over substitutes.
Brenau School of Oratory and Riverside Military Academy announce a state contest for a $50 girls scholarship at Brenau and an $80 Riverside scholarship for boys. The finals will be in Gainesville next May with a $300 state contest prize, as a campaign to boost expression arts across Georgia and nearby states.
Advertises PAZO OINTMENT promising cure for itching bleeding and hemorrhoids in 6 to 14 days with money back guarantee by the druggist. Notes price at 50 cents.
A brief classified ad notes Chamberlains ointment offers relief for muscular rheumatism in the back. Sold by all dealers.
Gainesville officials press Southern Railway for a new passenger depot to serve the growing city. Representatives discuss a better telephone service with Southern Bell and plan to bring new manufacturing industries to Gainesville.
Ned Mattox known as Uncle Dirty Head dies at 107 in Oglethorpe county Georgia. Born Buckingham Virginia he was brought as a slave to David Mattox after sale by Nickerson and lived a long life, with many descendants and strong moral advice to his race. The obituary notes his honesty, wartime service, and family ties. Also mentions Electric Bitters health cure promotion.
The Resign Amorites filed yesterday in Clarke County a petition with the superior court clerk seeking incorporation under state laws. Petitioners include S. M. Smith C. K. Range S. S. Scott Co. B. Dean and W. M. Jordan with home base in Clarke County to serve as headquarters. branch offices planned elsewhere. The group aims for a social charitable society with a secret ritual and benevolent aims to aid members and the community with care for the ill and burial of the dead.
In Gainesville Georgia on October 26 a colored man from Jackson County failed to pay for a gallon of buttermilk. An officer served a warrant and the man returned to face the charge. He posted bond and will be required to work in the cotton fields during the harvest season.
Chamberlains Tablets act to cleanse the stomach regulate the liver and banish biliousness. They are advertised as a reliable stomach medicine available for sale by all dealers.
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