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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1913
Page
8
Ad appears to promote remedies to relieve headaches stomach upset and digestive symptoms. Mentions Smith Bros and H F J R Sona as advertisers and claims quick relief from ailments described in fragmented fashion.
Athens ministers report the presbytery met at Hartwell to elect officers and review church progress. New preachers included Griffeth and Pharr, with several transfers and dismissals. Reports show strong growth in systematic benevolence. First Church Athens lists 659 total communicants after examinations and certifications.
Joke dialogue about a delay caused by meeting Smithson and discussing his stomach trouble. The man explains he stopped to ask after Smithson and his stomach condition, suggesting Chamberlain's Tablets. Sold by all dealers.
Yesterday the nine month old babe of Mrs. J. T. Allgood was brought from Union Point to be buried at Oconee cemetery. Rev. Willie Saye preached and led the graveside service. The family had lived in Athens last year. Mr. Allgood died eleven months ago.
Mr and Mrs Crawford arrived from Decatur Alabama to attend the funeral of the family’s young son Pains In the Stomach. The notice promotes Electric Bitters as a remedy for stomach and kidney ailments with a Raleigh testimonial and price 60c to 1o0.
Special to the Banner from Dublin Georgia dated April 17 reports the Royal Arcanum Georgia grand lodge officers elected for 1914. Grand regent W D Greene of Atlanta grand orator Q L Williford of Madison past grand regent J B Daniel of Dublin grand secretary H P Lester of Covington grand treasurer P J Ruland of Augusta grand guide Seney Captin of Savannah grand chaplain J J Edwards of Monroe grand warden F J Cane of Rome grand sentry Dave L Christian of Savannah Athens representatives Judge H S West G W McDorman A Flateau and M Jankower depart for home tonight.
The Christian church schedules a series of evangelistic meetings starting Sunday April 20 with Rev. George L. Snively of Lewiston Illinois as evangelist and Miss Lucile Mae Park of Manhattan Kansas as singer. Meetings will be held in the tent at Pulaski and Dougherty streets on the former Orr lot. Snively, Virginia native, is a nationally known evangelist. Park has assisted him in many successful campaigns. The public is invited.
Public schools close for a day or two to fumigate and disinfect buildings to prevent scarlet fever and similar illnesses. Citizens urged to extend precautions to Sunday schools, ensuring their rooms receive the same cleaning. A verse from Vogue noted. Chamberlain's Liniment recommended for rheumatism. available from dealers.
Dr Robert C Wilson declares many practitioners are money mad and that physicians and druggists alike are to blame for the spread of patent and proprietary medicines. He urges closer cooperation to curb habits and rebates that sway prescribing. The Georgia Medical Association convened in Savannah to discuss these practices and potential reforms.
Paris, April 17 The forthcoming papal conclave in Rome attracts worldwide interest. The article outlines the election rites from death of a pope to the sealing of ballots, the conclave secrecy, the four-ballot plan by Pope Pius X, and the eventual crowning and blessing of the new pontiff.
John Lawrence, playwright and actor and head of the John Lawrence Players Co., has purchased a five passenger Overland automobile. He has become popular at Clarke county and enjoys tennis and outdoor sports. Nearly every morning at 6 30 he plays tennis on University courts with students.
J J Conner, Commissioner of Agriculture, reports the department of agriculture tag sales for October 1 to April 1 in 1910 11 1911 12 and 1912 13. Fertilizer tags and cotton seed meal tags totaled 1 187 068 9 tons for 1910 11 and 1 036 688 8 for 1912 13 with decreases and increases noted. Also includes a testimonial ad for Chamberlain Cough Remedy from Sydney Australia.
A fragmented report describes Almere of Pokey ing and uses of liniments made from oils to soothe sore udders and joints. It claims oil liniments and alcohol preparations aid absorption and reduce suffering, though readability is limited.
A farmer from Greensnone Georgia recalls keeping a house and family together amid a scare or incident. The readable text is fragmentary and offers little verifiable detail about event, participants, or outcome.
A Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs initiative, the Woman's Edition of The Constitution, draws strong support from Atlanta leaders. A business man observes their serious dedication as women organize, draft letters, and plan endowment funds to amplify club work and impact.
You will look a good while before you find a better medicine for coughs and colds than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It not only gives relief cures. Try it when you have a cough for cold, and you are certain to be pleased with the prompt cure which it will effect. For sale by all dealers.
Forecast through 7 p m Friday calls for fair conditions in Atlanta and vicinity and fair weather across Georgia and Alabama. Nationwide, general clear skies prevail with limited rain in Montana North Dakota and along the north Atlantic coast. Temperatures rise east of the Rockies with 50s in Minnesota towns and near freezing at Eastport Missouri and Williston North Dakota.
An advertising note claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures burns bruises sores and skin diseases with a four day example from L H Haflin of Iredell Texas. It urges home use and lists W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons as recommenders. The second item notes Florida woman suffrage being dead for four years after a failed constitutional amendment attempt.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the best remedy for coughs and consumption. It claims rapid relief from the first dose and credits H Brown of Musching Als for a wife’s recovery, noting the product’s 43 years of fame and pricing at 60 cents and one dollar.
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