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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1920
Page
8
A compact Athens Banner snippet lists savings bank rates and insurance hints with Lipacombe Specialty, JHE largest saving bank interest on deposits, and calls for insurance with Jester. It includes shop ads for plumbing, auto repair, and home listings, plus various sale notices and rental wants.
An OCR read of grocery store notices lists Hodgson Co and Piggly Wiggly promotions with items such as Kingan's meats, canned roasts, corn beef hash, pork sausage, butter, mackerel, peaches, grapes, and produce. It notes delivery service and guaranteed merchandise with price lines and advertising copy.
Article notes Red Cross workers aiding wounded soldiers overseas and domestic supply strains. It laments insufficient funds hindering relief efforts and hospital care, while stresses continued support for medical aid in wartime.
A historic reader testimonial describes Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as helping a reader named Lester Oy from Crone Wisconsin with long-standing female health issues. The letter praises relief, urges others to try the product, and frames the medication as a trusted remedy shared with friends.
Mr W C Joiner of Atlanta will headquarter at the Red Cross Office in the County Courthouse. Citizens are urged to call on him there Friday and Saturday as the matter of training proceeds.
Three new teachers were secured for the upcoming term after a proposal from the Playground Committee was presented at the regular monthly Board of Education meeting at City Hall. The matter was referred to the Finance Committee for consideration and a report.
An old fragment touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a cure for chronic catarrh and colds. It claims most adults suffer from colds or catarrh and urges quick use to avoid lingering illness.
The fragment lists a 1920 luncheonette dinner menu with items such as roast lamb mashed potatoes okra corn cob sticks light bread pie pork chops brown gravy corned beef potato pearl grits stewed apples hot biscuit coconut pudding and coffee. It mentions date Wednesday senior 29 1920 and a milk item.
A disrupted report notes assignments and resignations at Hee Street School. Key figures include Misats Louisdn Abney and Ruby eRiglérs amid a vacancy in leadership. President Mell is mentioned as the sole absent officer with Vice President Colien presiding. The notice outlines interim arrangements.
The Banner reports Lawler Motor Company cutting Studebaker prices by 100 to 200 dollars effective immediately. A. R. Erskine, Studebaker president, says wages will not drop and the price cut reflects reduced materials and demand.
A Missouri reader recounts relief from pain and fatigue after using Cardui. She details a mother chosen remedy, noting improved appetite and rest, and urges others with similar female symptoms to consider Cardui, as it has 40 years of endorsement.
A Georgia firm in the cotton trade announced securing a $100,000 surety bond from Fidelity Guaranty Company. The note praised the progressiveness and reliability of the company amid concerns of forgery in the industry.
Barrett & Co of Augusta enters the cotton trade with large bonded warehouse facilities to assist farmers. The firm, backed by Fidelity and Deposit Co of Baltimore, partners Hardeman and Phinizy, and Charles Phinizy, plans to offer storage and credit support to cotton producers across the state amid strong regional demand.
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