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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1915
Page
6
Eastern Time lists daily departures for trains 50 at 8 55 a m 52 at 3 55 p m 56 at 4 25 p m Sundays only with 54 at 9 05 a m and 51 arriving 1 20 p m 53 arriving 9 20 p m 55 arriving 8 00 a m except Sundays.
The timetable shows train No 2 leaving Athens at 7 20 am and No 4 at 2 30 pm while No 1 arrives Athens 11 25 am and No 3 at 6 35 pm. Nos 2 and 4 connect at Belmont for Winder Monroe and intermediate points with Georgia Railroad and at Gainesville for Gainesville Northwestern stations with Southern Railway both north and south.
Southern Railway Athens Branch announces daily and Sunday schedules with departures at 8 20 am 1 00 pm and 6 50 pm and other listed daily or Sunday points. Information available from Aul Pinkerton Commercial Agent and E Shelton Ticket Agent.
Train departures for Seaboard Air Line South are listed with multiple numbers and times. An accompanying ad promotes Chamberlains tablets for biliousness and constipation and Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy with customer testimonials.
In New York and New Orleans the cotton market opened steadier with Liverpool firmer yet profits pressured by realizing. Prices in New York rose midday on a bullish weather report and strong demand, while New Orleans saw a sharp upturn on tropical storm rumors before easing again. Spot markets across several cities showed mixed gains with futures closing higher on the day.
The Georgia week ending Tuesday September 21 1915 saw extreme heat with uneven rainfall. Cotton picking was favorable and bolls opened rapidly though plant growth slowed. boll weevil spread in Southern Georgia. sweet potatoes promising but benefit from rain. late crops and gardens suffering for rain. soil needs softening for planting.
O D Wright of Rosemont Nebraska reports kidney pain and disturbed sleep from frequent kidney action. After using Foley Kidney Pills a single 50 cent bottle left him well. The advertisement credits relief for rheumatism and backache and lists H R Palmer & Sons.
Atlanta on September 22 announces the first southern Woman's Invitation Golf Tournament at Druid Hills Club starting October 11 for a week. Invitations go to all southern golf clubs with flights for all scores, prize cups, low medal and driving prizes, mixed foursomes, and a closing banquet. Local organizers include the Woman's Golf Association of Atlanta led by Mrs. George Harrington and Miss Marion Goldsmith.
The Georgia Harvest Festival executive committee names twenty five Georgia leaders on the board directing events for November 15 to 20 in Atlanta. John W. Morton represents Athens and will oversee local committees. An advisory board from counties will be named soon. The festival promises daily parades balls fireworks carnivals and educational conferences with reduced railroad rates expected to draw up to half a million visitors and features the Southeastern Fair first exposition in Atlanta.
The forecast through Thursday evening calls for fair weather in Athens and Georgia. A high pressure system centered over the Ohio Valley brings cool air and light frosts reported in several northern cities. Texas reports moisture with Corpus Christi at 2.26 inches, while the west and northwest remain mild and cool.
Miss Clara A. Driggs of Elba N Y reports quick relief from headaches dizzy spells and torpid liver after using Chamberlain's Tablets. The advertisement asserts the tablets aid digestive disorders and offer fast relief. Sold by all dealers.
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