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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1915
Page
6
Laura Bratcher of Ready Kentucky recounts months of illness and nervous troubles. After trying doctors with no success she credits Cardui, taking eleven bottles to regain strength and work ability. The ad urges other women with ailments to try Cardui, claiming it has helped thousands in fifty years.
Candidates announce bids for Athens mayor and First Ward alderman positions. E H Youngkin for mayor. Robert O Arnold for alderman. K A Hill for alderman. AG Dudley seeks re election as alderman pending Democratic primary action.
A political notice from Hugh H. Gordon and ER. K. Lumpkin Jr. listing candidacy for the Fourth Ward council and alderman seats in the upcoming Democratic primary. The letters urge support from citizens and pledge to discharge duties to the best ability.
The cotton market opened higher on renewed bull support and covering. Futures in New York and New Orleans climbed with January around 12.15 to 12.29, March near 12.40, while spot cotton in several cities steadied or rose. The Journal of Commerce notes October crop condition at 59.8 percent and about 72 percent of the crop gathered, with Oklahoma unusually low.
Banner's correspondent reports Georgia Supreme Court guidance from 1909 on what revenue measures may be considered in an extra session. The discussion includes proposals to add a state highway commission, finance prohibition enforcement, and use of automobile tax funds for school books.
An advertisement touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar-Honey as a cure for colds and hacking coughs. It claims pine forest exposure strengthens throat lining against germs and urges families to keep a bottle on hand.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a quick fix for constipation and a clogged system. It claims the medicine starts the bowels moving naturally without griping and urges immediate treatment to avoid serious complications.
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