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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1922
Page
3
A readable fragment advises using coconut shampoo and a simple wash routine to prevent oily scalp and dandruff. It recommends a small measure of shampoo, thorough rubbing into the moistened hair, and rinsing to leave hair soft, silky, and easy to manage.
An old advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as a remedy for sore feet including sore, inflamed, and aching feet. It also claims usefulness for piles, eczema, and itching with a price of 36 cents and a warning label noting availability at druggists.
A reader warns that tablets sold as a genuine remedy for headaches colds and rheumatic pain have misled millions for over two decades. The note lists pains treated and mentions a rail schedule timetable, with reference to Gainesville and Georgia Railroad routes.
Athens youths are invited to a two cent register and ten cent banquet for the North East Georgia Conventionette hosted by the Athens Union Christian Endeavor Societies. The event, inter-denominational, will run Friday Sept 29 from 6:30 to 11:30 pm at the First Presbyterian Sunday School room, with Evana and others attending.
In Iceland a quirky wedding day custom involves breaking a small stick by the bride and groom. They save the pieces and later piece them together and throw them into flames to annul the marriage. This curious tradition is described as a notable ritual tied to weddings.
An advertisement claims to cure malaria dengue and bilious fever by killing germs though wording is unclear and fragmentary. It mentions Onile and ver as possible product names with a bold noisy sales tone and medical claims typical of old classifieds.
A bold claim extols Ironized Yeast for skin marvels and a healthy rosy complexion. The author argues the discovery creates unmatched beauty, inviting readers to imagine perfect skin and radiant cheeks.
A promotional claim touts Ironized Yeast as a skin beautifier rich in vitamins and iron. It describes the product as yeast fortified with iron that supposedly clears pimples and improves complexion, urging readers to buy a 60 tablet package for $1.00 from Ironized Yeast Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr and Mrs Morton Hodgson leave for New York and will be missed at home by Mr and Mrs Jake Hutchins on Prince Avenue. Miss Sarah Reld departs Friday for Quitman to teach this winter. Oliver Morton ill at the Abney home. Richard Jones of Gadsden arrives Sunday to enter the University. The Rowes will be away for the winter. The Shropshires of Atlanta visit Miss Jessie McGregor while Misses Paine and Lanier depart for Rulane Oklahoma. The Paine family hosts Mian Cora Paine from Chicago. Ike Reid expected home from Tennessee. Mr and Mrs L L Boon of Atlanta stop with the Abneys en route home from Wrightsville Beach.
Mrs Walter T Candler arrived in Atlanta from Chicago with her daughter to support her husband in the $100 000 attack suit brought by Mrs Sarah Gillespie Byfield. She says the Byfields are fortune hunters and claims the charges are false.
Chas E. Hughes of Pocahontas Virginia and J S Hancock of Norman North Carolina were killed when slate fell at a Pocahontas mine. The accident occurred in the company’s works as workers faced a deadly collapse. The two men were identified as the deceased.
Clarke county plans to send veteran lawmakers DuBose and Holden back to the next Georgia Legislature. DuBose has served since 1910 with House and Senate stints, while Holden, World War I veteran and Legion commander, led the county ticket and is expected to be popular in the chamber. In county races, incumbents Hodgson Griffeth and White were renominated with O H Arnold Jr challenging. Hodgson narrowly led Arnold by two votes in the county commissioners race.
The text urges rapid use of tractors and heavy equipment to destroy crop stalks across every field. It emphasizes deploying heavy teams and big plows with chains to reach the goal swiftly. The tone is instructive and calls for no delay in action.
Dr. A M Soule of the State College of Agriculture warns in Atlanta that the boll weevil costs the South over a billion dollars and urges an immediate, uniform campaign to combat the pest ahead of the 1923 cotton crop. He notes hibernation risks and stresses destroying immature weevils in bolls and ripping up cotton stalks once fields are harvested.
Describes nature's palette as seen in bright flowers and birds and argues health shows in a woman's rosy cheeks, skin clarity, red lips, firm flesh, and rounded contours. Claims sick women lack natural coloring and look better in clothes that suit healthier sisters.
Atlanta plans an all day St Mihiel celebration marking the fourth anniversary of Americas first World War victory. The highlight is a gigantic reproduction of the Battle of St Mihiel at Lakewood Park with citywide participation.
A lively moving picture titled Reported Missing plays Thursday and Friday at the Palace Theatre. Owen Moore and Tom Wilson lead the laughs with a plot about a wily ship owner after Richard Boyd who has an option on vessels. Wilson delivers a career highlight with a razor scene amid shipwrecks, hydrospeed chases, and a climactic fight. Nita Naldi and Pauline Garon add glamour to this entertaining film.
The Style Shop presents Miss Susie Wells newest head gear with reasonable prices. They also remodel old hats to refresh looks for customers seeking stylish millinery options.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn treatment. A small bottle from a druggist is said to remove hard and soft corns and toe calluses without soreness or irritation.
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