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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1911
Page
7
An advertisement touts ROOT JUICE as the best tonic for mucous linings and digestion, boosting liver and kidney function, and aiding debility, nervousness, stomach troubles, and rheumatic conditions. It claims quick, surprising results for thousands nationwide and notes exclusive sale by H. R Palmer & Sons.
Georgia Railroad and Gainesville Midland publish limited June 1 1911 schedules with daily and Sunday only departures and arrivals. Athens to Rome round trip priced at 3.20 dollars for the State Reunion of the United Confederate Veterans Georgia Division in Rome on September 20 21 1911, with sale Sept 18 19 and return by Sept 24 midnight.
New York plans for a record opening week as 750000 students flood public schools. Crowded classrooms, packed side streets, and a push to clear blockages slow daily movement. Police fear gun law changes will aid criminals while dog bites prompt calls to cull stray dogs. Philanthropic officials urge single family homes over crowded flats to improve health and happiness.
To H J Barnum of Freeville New York a fever sore riddled his life for years with failed remedies. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured it with scarcely a scar. It also heals burns boils eczema cuts bruises swellings piles and more. Only 25 cents at local outlets W J Smith Bros and H R Palmer Sons.
In a Georgia Athens Banner letter, T. Skelton Jones of Macon donates a Swiss Stella Grand Piano Music Box with phonograph records worth 530 dollars to the state sanatorium library for the insane. Augusta citizens back him. Macon leads in philanthropy, while the sanatorium plans a brass band funded by trustees and donors.
Kansas City dispatch reports President Taft will address the National Conservation Congress and likely outline the administration's future policy toward Alaska. He aims to settle stalled development questions and may extend his message to other western and northwestern stops during a westward tour.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a home remedy for lung conditions and chest illnesses. It cites a testimonial from W R Nelson of Calamine Arkansas who claims a 47 pound weight gain after use, and promises treatment for coughs colds lagrippe asthma croup with trial bottles free at local outlets W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons.
Visitors gather in Santee Nebraska for a four day Indian agency celebration honoring chiefs Wanpekoote and Medwakantonwan. Events include dances athletic sports addresses and concerts by the Santee Indian brass band with a big Thursday prize contest for top dancers from Sioux Omaha Chippewa and Winnebago tribes.
Mrs. W. P. Spaugh of Manville Wyoming spoke of Dr Kings New Life Pills curing her obstinate kidney trouble and making her feel like a new woman. A simple remedy for stomach liver and kidney troubles sells for 25 cents at W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Sons.
Milwaukee Wis Sept 19 A proposal to let rural carriers furnish customer lists to merchants and the adoption of the domestic parcels post will be debated at the National Rural Letter Carriers association convention opening in Milwaukee. Carriers say these moves could greatly reduce the mall service deficit totaling 25 million dollars annually.
The National Protective Legion began its annual convention in Columbus Ohio with officers reporting progress in membership and finances. Separate notices mention Lincoln Memorial Commission delays due to Taft’s Western trip and Chamberlains Liniment for sprained ankles with rapid recovery claims.
The fifty sixth annual convention of the American Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents opened in St Paul with Colonel Samuel Moody presiding. Discussions include a proposal to charge extra for high class cars, potentially a quarter of a cent per mile, while banquet speakers include James J Hill and Pennsylvania system President McCrea. The event features talks by government railway representatives from France and Germany, with advisory action planned.
Masons of highest degree from many states are not in Saratoga today for the opening of the annual session of the Supreme Council thirty third degree Scottish Rite Masons. The business of the meeting will occupy three days.
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