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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1914
Page
5
A testimonial from a mother praising Black-Draught for preventing serious sickness in her family. She notes quick relief for upset stomachs and indigestion, calling it a purely vegetable medicine used for over 70 years and recommended by a North Carolina seller at 25 cents a package.
The Emmett Green Musical Comedy company opens a week at the Colonial Theatre with the new show Dashing Widow. The troupe, praised for appearance, skill, and new songs, features the Miller Sisters with standout costumes and well-crafted plotting throughout the engagement.
A review lauds the Majestic stage performance with a praised dancing chorus and actors. It highlights Harry Von Tilzer as a leading young producer, noting his belief in rising managers with real stage experience and recounting his early start in music publishing and production.
The excerpt recalls the Fisher Maiden at the Victoria in 1903 and references early Broadway figures George M. Dorothy Jordan Francis Cameros and others then writing in electric lights. It hints at plans for a musical piece and several talking plays, with seat sales opening October 2 at Colonial.
Athens resident Mrs. J. L. Thomas asserts Doan's Kidney Pills eased a relative's kidney disease and gravel pain after other medicines failed. She praises improved kidney function and reduced backache. Price 50 cents, available at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
An advertisement touts Dr Porter’s Healing Oil as a cure for old sores and long standing ailments, claiming it relieves and heals where other remedies fail. The copy frames it as a dependable remedy despite long persistence of the condition.
Special to the Banner reports a state convention of Georgia progressives set for next Saturday in Macon. They plan to nominate candidates in the first, seventh, and ninth districts for Congress and for the U S Senate. Rufe Hutchins is floated to oppose Tom Hardwick. C W McClure and James L Sibley of Milledgeville are named to challenge Hoke Smith. Hutchins, in Atlanta, criticizes the Macon Democratic convention.
Warren Smith Drug Co sells Dr Rudolph Schiffmanns Asth mador and Asthmador Cigarettes with a money back guarantee if instant relief is not achieved. The guarantee covers all cases and promises no risk for buyers or their local druggist.
Baseball scores across the National and American Leagues with multiple games listed, including Brooklyn, St Louis, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and others. Also ads for Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey promising cough relief, and Chamberlain's Liniment for sprains with dealer notes.
Sufferers across Georgia report quick relief from stomach and digestive ailments after using Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy. Testimonials from Rev. J. Powell of Statesboro and Salista Thomas of Atlanta praise restored appetite and strength. The ad urges verification of authenticity, warns against imitators, and directs readers to H. R. Palmer & Sons or Geo. H. Mayr for free information.
The people of Athens bid farewell to the Rev J D McPhail assistant pastor of the First Presbyterian Church as he moves to the Presbyterian church in Waynesboro. He arrived five years ago and earned esteem as an evangelist in the Athens Presbytery.
A moving farewell in the First Presbyterian church thanked the congregation and the Athens community for kindness shown. The pastor praised the denomination and his associate, and friends and the Banner wished him well for his new assignment and home.
Aromatic advertise claims Po-do-Lax banishes pimples and bilious symptoms from indigestion. Supposed to tone the liver purify the blood and prevent deranged stomachs with regular use. 50 cent bottle offered with money back guarantee not satisfied. All druggists.
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