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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1912
Page
6
An ad urges mothers to use Syrup of Figs for children’s digestion and bowel relief instead of harsh laxatives. It touts gentle action, safety, and easy dosing with full directions on the package, branding it as the genuine old reliable elixir of senna.
Georgia College of Agriculture will open September 18 with the largest attendance in its history. Last year 48 percent more students enrolled than the year before, and another similar rise is expected. President A M Soule, in Detroit addressing bankers, forecasts a great year and outlines plans to extend college benefits to farmers and expand institute work statewide.
Augusta contingent to Athens leads the way as over seventy local youths depart for colleges this fall. The group includes students bound for Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia along with Harvard, Princeton, the Citadel, Auburn, and the Naval Academy.
A classic patent medicine pitch claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh at all stages by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. The ad offers 100 dollars for any failure and urges readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, with a note to buy the accompanying Family Pills for constipation.
Mrs. Scriven Wingfield, seriously ill in Atlanta, believed her husband in Athens faced danger and died before she reached him. Mr. Wingfield, connected with Wingfield Grocery, supposedly reviewed his accounts days before death, prompting questions about a final settlement and absence of further entries.
Mrs. Clower once Miss Edna Overton from Dallas travels to Clarke County to wed a prisoner awaiting trial for larceny after trust. Since August 26 the couple share daily talks through a jail window as she expresses unwavering faith in his innocence and vows to stand by him.
Atlanta society women object to Paris backed fashion requiring a full plaited skirt. They argue the clinging gowns reveal personality and that the hoop style harms aesthetics. Women claim effort spent shaping figures would be wasted and note hygienic benefits of the hobble version fading.
The University will issue circular lists of those who desire to board or room students upon written requests. Requests must state terms, location, and number of students needed. Lists will be issued on the 14th. Address the Chancellor's Office.
Parisian Sage claims to banish dandruff and stop scalp itch overnight. It asserts the scalp becomes clean and germ free, with hair gaining life and lustre from the moment of application. The product features a girl with auburn belt on cartons and bottles, sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons and dealers everywhere.
Antoine Deloria the Gar den Michigan postmaster testifies Foley Kidney Pills cure kidney trouble noting his father was cured of kidney disease and many neighbors benefited. The product is advertised for sale by all dealers.
September reports say whiskers will outgrow past records in Atlanta this fall with many on newly cultivated ground. Years of travel spread whisker germs from Europe and New York among youth, promising a fashionable winter look of side and full whiskers. One man vows to begin now, stay isolated a month, and emerge splendidly whiskered.
E and Lyndon in Murrayville Georgia advertise rentals while highlighting T L Parks on Route 1 who is in his 73rd year and claims Foley Kidney Pills cured his kidney and bladder troubles with one 60 cent bottle. Pills contain no habit forming drugs and are sold by all dealers.
The article extols Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as highly successful for treating colic and diarrhoea, noting widespread cures in many neighborhoods and listing it for sale by all dealers.
A. Dudley declares his run for alderman in the First ward subject to Democratic primary action. He outlines his commitment to local issues and seeks support from party members and voters in the ward.
Six room apartment available for rent on Cobb Street offered by W A Jeater.
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