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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1920
Page
4
The Athens Banner published daily and Sunday from 175 Lumpkin Street Athens Georgia. Editor H J Rowe. Subscription rates 1.26 monthly 3 months 2.60 six months 5.00 yearly. Notices about delivery and AP affiliation and rights included.
A campaign broadside attacks Senator Hoke Smith’s record in Georgia. It argues for voting against Smith, accusing him of deceit and ties to Republican leaders. The piece frames the election as a choice between Democratic ideals and Smith’s alleged failures, urging voters to back Woodrow Wilson era positions.
The Chamber of Commerce begins a new membership drive to grow Athens and Clarke County’s strongest business booster. Presidents Jarrell and Secretary Hoson lead efforts urging every citizen to join, with a goal of five hundred members to boost regional prosperity.
A collage of brief notes covers cucumber prep, Luca Della Robbia as a Florentine sculptor born circa 1400, the Palestine Weekly’s status in Jerusalem, Dr Harry Barringer Cox’s magnetism work for food preservation, Nantucket’s discovery in 1602, the Mayhew family’s Nantucket roots, dragonflies, buttonless coats, The Transit of Venus by John Philip Sousa, and concerns about gum chewing. It ends with a set of general knowledge questions on Georgia, virtues, and historical events.
A verse and vignette by D. and Aickers reflect on daily life and personal growth. The speaker aims to seize opportunities, cultivate heart and mind, and leave the day richer than it began. A short poem contrasts a Hybrid with a Highbred, noting camouflage as merely spellbound.
A cryptic note refers to an odd scene where a man who smokes a pipe untangles a quirky episode about a rubber band his child kicked away. The fragment hints at humor and mischief without clear context or names.
An old advertisement promotes Restol as a sleep remedy that relaxes the user and provides fresh morning wakefulness. It claims druggists guarantee satisfaction for 50 cents.
The sermon stresses that true Christianity is tested at home and that a Christian life should make home life radiant with unselfish joy. It notes many outwardly religious people neglect home religion and argues grace is needed to be Christian at home as in public.
A fragmented Q and A mix shows tamtar style sauce recipe with mayo capers olives gherkins and ion juice, plus notes on over-seasoning and adding ingredients last. Other items discuss civilian experts in the Engineer Corps and varying professional fees influenced by reputation client means and Scriptural reference.
Questions cover consumer goods repairs trade terms watch gold fitted meaning and Dauphin of France with multiple dubious accuracy responses. Topics include shipping a guaranteed flat iron for repair, zinc compound for sores, and liquor sales legality in Canada with mixed correctness.
A health column by Harriet Boewig cites an Ohio Public Health Journal urging parents to prevent childhood diseases through strict quarantine. It argues these illnesses are preventable, spread through the mouth, and often transmitted before symptoms appear, advising separation of the sick child.
A drugstore Rheuma remedy promises faster, lasting relief from rheumatism by flushing poisonous secretions from bowels and kidneys. A physician’s endorsement from D. M. C. Lyons accompanies the claim, with H. R. Palmer & Son offering supply and money-back guarantee if relief is not achieved.
A Victorian advice note urges women to improve beauty with age through baths diet and exercise and keeping liver and bowels in good order. It claims indigestion or sluggish liver causes haggard yellow skin eyes and flabby mesh, and endorses Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy.
Piles cannot be cured from outside and internal treatment is the safe method. Dr J S Leonhardt developed Hemroid after testing 1000 cases and now sells it nationwide. The harmless tablet is available at H R Palmer & Son and other druggists with a refund if not satisfied.
Mrs. Benjamin F. Blakeney of Decatur HL reports Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best medicine for colds and coughs. She says she gave it to her children for croup and has used it herself.
J J Brown Georgia agriculture commissioner speaks at the American Cotton Association convention in Montgomery Alabama. He praises hospitality and unity among cotton producers and discusses wartime burdens, price protection, and the push to end unequal distribution of cotton profits. He calls for democracy and equal rights, urging a fair, nationwide approach to marketing the cotton crop.
The ad touts Freezone as a cheap, miracle treatment from Cincinnati that instantly relieves aching corns with drops, allowing the corn to be lifted out without pain. It claims to remove hard and soft corns and toe calluses without soreness.
Mt Vernon Lodge F and A M No 22 meets the third Friday monthly at Max Joseph Building Clayton Street. Elks and Knights of Pythias lodges hold weekly Monday meetings at Castle Hall and other halls. Encampments and IOOF also meet weekly. visiting brethren welcome.
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