Dollar Christmas Fund for Belgian relief boosted by donors
Henry Views of Broad Street New York treasurer reports a 4000 dollar first installment amid renewed appeals for aid to Belgian noncombatants as winter nears. Subscribers note increased generosity after Miss Cavell’s hours and celebrities plan fundraisers including Hamlet and Androcles and the Lion matinee proceeds.
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Henry Views
Broad Street
New York
Miss Cavell
Belgium
Crews
Broad St
Percy Bullen
Broadway
Johnston Forbes-Robertson
Hamlet
Dollar
Messrs
Granville Barker
Percy Burton
Bernard Shaw
John Lee Cleared of Larceny Charge in City Court
Pena John Lee, colored, was cleared in city court on a larceny from the house charge. He and his wife quarreled and he moved his belongings. his wife swore out a warrant charging theft of furniture, but the charge did not hold.
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Pena
John Lee
Lee
Dr King’s New Discovery Cough Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a cough remedy with 46 years on the market. It claims soothing healing powers for pneumonia and lung troubles and promises money back if it fails, priced at 30 cents and 1.00.
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Dr. King
Georgia orders over two million Red Cross Christmas seals
Georgia receives more than two million Red Cross Christmas seals for statewide distribution. The Raoul Foundation directs work with local groups in cities like Atlanta Augusta Rome Macon Savannah Brunswick and Columbus. Local clubs keep 80 percent of proceeds for tuberculosis work with 10 percent to state efforts and 10 percent to the national body.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Red Cross
Raoul Foundation
Ad Men’s Club
Augusta
Rome
Macon
Savannah
Kings Daughters
Columbus
Albany
Brunswick
Ja3
P. Falkner
Doctor prescribed Vinol advertisement claim
An Athens Georgia ad from H. R. Palmer & Sons promotes Vinol as a tonic from cod liver extracts and peptonate iron. It cites Mrs. J. S. Mason of Trenton New Jersey praising improved strength after one bottle and offers a money back guarantee if no benefit.
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Vinci
J. S. Mason
Passaic St
Trenton
N. J
Athens
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Adv
When Florence Was Capital of Italy
Florence had ties to the Italian court with 1864 as a temporary capital year leading to the king and court moving there in 1865. The first Italian parliament assembly convened in Florence that year. The government did not move to Rome as capital until 1871.
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Florence
Italy
Rome
Piles Cured at Home by New Absorption Method
Advert describes home treatment for piles promising relief with a new absorption method. It urges sufferers to mail address to Mrs. M Summers in Notre Dame Indiana for instructions and a free trial sample with local references if requested. No money required and readers urged to share the offer.
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M. Summers
Box P
Notre Dame
Ind
Ireland presses into munitions production nationwide
Ireland expands war material output with 170 Irish firms, Dublin central arsenal, and a new government office in Dublin. Cork Limerick Belfast and smaller towns join in shells and parts manufacture while textile firms diversify to clothing materials. A Dublin depot eases government procurement. farmers urged to till more to boost food production and stabilize prices.
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Associated. Press
Dublin
Ireland
Kynochis
County Wicklow
Birmingham
Arthur Chamberlain
England
Great Britain
Lloyd George
Branca
City of Dublin
Belfast
Cork
Limerick
London
Germany
Gemany
Pure Water and City Tax Notice in Athens Ad
Athens readers are invited to Linton Spring Water Co for pure drinking water with delivery to emergencies today. City tax bills: last installment due November 1st and must be paid or registered. Sloan's Liniment advertised for pain relief with pricing in cents and dollars.
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Athens
Linton Spring Water CO
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Chichester
Unichester
Knotm
Stein Bloch
John B. Stetson
Clayton Street
Athens, GA
Crocedale Greenhouse
Chamberlain
Cole
GO Styee
Bernstein Bros
Baqad
STRAT
Sloan
C. A. Scudder, Jeweler
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