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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1912
Page
6
An advertisement explains that a torpid liver causes most sickness and that Jacobs' Liver Salt dissolves uric acid and cleanses the digestive tract. It contrasts with calomel, touts mild action, pleasant fizz, and promises mail delivery if local druggists lack stock.
Mrs Louise Barber of Atlanta files suit against James R Barber alleging cruel treatment drove her into an insane asylum. She states a brief stay at Milledgeville state asylum restored her sanity and she now has full mental faculties.
An Athens man J F DeLay from 1227 E Broad St credits Doan's Kidney Pills with rapid relief from backache and kidney trouble. He says after three doses his pains eased and kidneys returned to normal, urging others to remember the name and use Doan's. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY markets Doan's Kidney Pills nationwide.
Charity officers report Atlanta is full of black cocaine peddlers selling boxes of the drug for forty cents to any buyer. Police claim more Negroes are today addicted to cocaine than to whiskey in former days, with most users snuffing the dry powder.
An old item advises that neglect of constipation biliousness and indigestion can lead to serious trouble. It promotes Dr. King’s New Life Pills as a quick safe and inexpensive cure available at W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Sons.
Special to the Banner reports the wedding of Miss Aileen Osborn and Vanderbilt Webb at Forest Farm near Garrison New York. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Osborn, is a grand-daughter of William Earl Dodge and the bridegroom Seward Webb is a grandson of the late William H Vanderbilt. A special train carried many New Yorkers of social prominence to the country ceremony.
A periodical promotes that mere indoor activity and housework cannot keep a woman healthy or beautiful. It urges women to walk outdoors daily, and to use Chamberlain's Tablets to aid digestion and bowel regulation. The notice warns against unsafe remedies sold by unscrupulous dealers.
Advertisement notes the value of Chamberlain's Liniment for fame related hacks soreness of the muscles sprains and rheumatic pains and claims it is for sale by all dealers.
The Grand Army national encampment began in Los Angeles with a parade of Union veterans. Forty four states sent representatives as the procession moved along gaily decorated streets. The first business session set for tomorrow will pick a new commander in chief with Alfred B. Beers Daniel E. Sickles and Washington Gardner among leading candidates.
According to science the list includes burns boils scalds sores skin eruptions cuts sprains and bruises from early home life remedies like Bucklen Arnica Salve. Forty years of cures prove its merit and it stands unrivaled for piles corns or cold sores. Available for 25 cents at W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer Sons.
In Atlanta on September 11 the Meat Inspector Wasser praises the citys street hot dogs. He notes the long winearwusts sold for a nickel between two pieces of roll are succulent and nourishing after inspection finds them made of good meat. The signage Our Trained Animals See the Hot Dog Stand reflects their ubiquity among Atlantians grabbing lunches downtown.
St Paul Minn September 11 Archbishop Ireland entered upon his seventy fifth year today. He is a native of Ireland who has lived in the United States since boyhood and has served as archbishop of St Paul since 1888. He received many congratulatory messages from friends nationwide.
Antoine Deloria postmaster in Garden Michigan testifies to Foley Kidney Pills curing kidney trouble. He claims his father was cured of kidney disease and many neighbors also benefited from the remedy sold by All Dealora.
In Cracow on September 11 the International Esperanto congress opened with a daily Esperanto newspaper a play in Esperanto and a temporary bank and post office run in the universal language. Delegates and visitors from England France Spain Italy Germany Russia the United States and others attend the largest gathering yet of the Esperanto societies.
T L Parks of Murrayville Georgia Route 1 in his third year reports a kidney and bladder upset. He claims a 50 cent bottle of Foley Kidney Pills cured him completely and states the pills contain no habit forming drugs. Sold by all dealers.
The article describes the menopause transition as a critical period for women with symptoms such as hot flashes suffocation headaches and dizziness. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy to strengthen the nervous system and support the female body through this life change.
A testimonial from a woman in St Anne recounts relief from long term female troubles after two months on Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She describes displacement, dizziness, swelling, backache, nervousness, fatigue, and kidney issues improving enough to resume housework.
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