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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1915
Page
6
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a nightly remedy for bilious symptoms including headache dizziness and upset stomach. It claims the 10 cent box cleanses the stomach removes foul gases and bile, and keeps bowels regular by morning, appealing to adults and children alike.
Advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary quinine with tonic and laxative effects. Claims no nervousness or ringing in the head, urging readers to note the full product name and look for E. W. GROVE’s signature at 25Sc.
Multiple notices announce candidacies for Athens mayor and First Ward alderman positions. E H Youngkin and Robert O Arnold enter the mayoral race subject to the Democratic primary, while K A Hill runs for First Ward alderman and A G Dudley seeks re election in the same ward.
In Second Ward several candidates announce for alderman races subject to Democratic primary. Harold Tuck Vincent Mathews Frank Hodgson all declare candidacies. In Fourth Ward E K Lumpkin Jr Hugh Gordon B Dunaway also seek alderman seats with pledges to fulfill duties and seek citizen support.
Jamieson proposed to his new bride after a brief courtship and then chose a modest home he called a shack. The wife discovers the house sits on the land where she was once born into privilege, revealing his underlying sentimental motive and their true connection.
North Georgia, at elevations of 1500 to 2500 feet, offers ideal climate and soil for high quality apples. Land costs range from 25 to 50 dollars per acre. one major grower reports 350 dollars per acre to establish an orchard. The College of Agriculture provides a free Apple Culture bulletin with guidance on varieties, pruning, spraying, and marketing.
Instructions for making home made lime sulfur concentrate to combat San Jose scale. Recipe uses 80 pounds flour of sulfur 40 pounds slaked lime and 50 gallons water boiled then adjusted to 50 gallons. Dilute with water to spray 200 five year old peach trees or produce 300 to 400 gallons of spray. Use hydrometer for correct dilution. apply in November December and again in early spring if infestation is severe.
Andrew M. Soule, president of the Georgia State College of Agriculture, extols the 4 H Brand of boys and girls. He explains the four Hs as Head Hand Heart and Health, shaping intellectual training, skilled work, compassionate service, and vigorous health for Georgia’s 15,000 club members.
Advice on preventing hog cholera includes locating hog lots away from streams and highways, keeping hogs from free range, restricting visits when cholera exists, avoiding driving through hog areas after markets, quarantining new or loaned stock for two weeks, burning or burying dead animals and viscera, and confining dogs to stop spread of infection.
The article advises poultry keepers to prepare pullets for winter laying by selecting early hatched birds, feeding late hatchlings generously with corn wheat oats and a protein mash, and ensuring they have grit oyster shell charcoal and green feed. It stresses building a protective house and giving birds access to a grassy area for strong health and higher winter egg output.
A vintage ad touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a cold fighter. It promises invigorating pine forest benefits, strengthened throat lining, and relief from coughing, urging families to keep a bottle on hand for 25e.
An advertisement promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy for constipation and clogged systems. It claims rapid relief without griping and urges immediate attention to avoid serious complications. Available for 25 cents a bottle.
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