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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1920
Page
3
A testimonial from Mr Simley lauds Ziron for restoring appetite and energy after a run down system. The ad claims Ziron combines iron with phosphorus and lime to revitalize blood, improve color in cheeks, and boost vitality, urging purchase on a money back guarantee.
Jno W Jarrell and Sadie Jarrell receive 1920 Chamber of Commerce honor after decades of service with Southern Bell in Athens Georgia. The feature notes Jarrells early life on a Lexington farm and his rise from cashier to district manager, with Athens stations expanding from 236 to over 2,130 by 1919, and highlights his loyalty and leadership.
Jefferson Ga Feb 18 Citi zens Bank and Trust company of Jefferson will open March 1 an entirely new enterprise for Jefferson to serve a growing number of valuas The capital stock is 100000 fully subscribed and to be paid soon Officers include Hon Thomas Johnson president S V Wilhite vice president R D Moore Sr vice president Homer Hancock cashier Directors listed T W Ethridge J C Shields Thomas Johnson Mae Here D Moore Sr J A Johnson Wilhite A J Murphy JH Campbell The present business will be carried on in the hang ram of the Bank County but it ters
Fragmentary OCR hints a political primary context. The readable text mentions a drive or effort related to the presidential primary with unclear names or dates. No definitive persons or organizations can be confirmed from the fragment.
In Neneva Switzerland on February 14 Vice Admiral von Capelle former German navy minister arrived at Daves Switzerland amid Allied demand for ex traditions.
A renewed Bible conference is planned in Athens from February 25 to March 1 hosted by the united ministerial committee of the city. Rev Dr William Evans will conduct with Prof M J Kyte, bringing archaeology and biblical studies, plus a tenor soloist, William Younger. The event will be at First Methodist Church and aims to deepen religious life across churches.
President announces Switzerland acceptance into the League of Nations. Telegrams to parliament confirm Switzerland will join with guarantees for military neutrality. Obscure city reference notes victory for bystander observers as the nation becomes a member.
A Georgia Experiment Station bulletin by Animal Husbandman D G Sullins details farm butter methods. It contrasts creamery practice with whole-milk churning, explains cream separation, rapid cooling, ripening temps, churning timing, washing, salting, and proper packaging for market butter.
A long, tangled OCR fragment mentions G. T. Carlisle of Pomona California and Roy Brooks of Standard Motor Company. It references a repair bill of $28.27 after driving 126 126 miles and notes connections to Barry, manager of American Beet Sugar Company, and a Hudson Super Six incident. The garbled text suggests a motor company dispute or incident with limited readable facts.
Fragmented lines evoke a poem about the West’s idealized landscapes and values. The text features garbled phrases but centers on friendship, home, brighter suns, and a hopeful atmosphere as a man seeks new beginnings in the West.
The Yann Women's Bureau will hold its regular monthly meeting at 2:20 PM Saturday afternoon at the Agricultural College.
The Seaboard Allocated Free Traveling Libraries suffer a leadership change with former Superintendent mice B. Head leaving. Mrs J Y assumes charge at Rose Hill Plantation Middleton GA while a reference branch opens at the S A L Railroad Y M C A in Hamlet NC under General Secretary D W Glover.
The Athens community marks fifty years of marriage for Dr J A Hunnicutt and his wife Mary Louise Deupree Hunnicutt. A formal but quiet celebration is planned for a Sunday afternoon on Milledge Avenue with invitations extended to relatives, old friends, and neighbors who have shared in their life of service to Athens and its church and schools.
The piece lauds Lucy Cobb Institute trustees for temperance fidelity and courtesy, contrasting two Southern gentlemen as models of virtue. It extols the tranquil life within the institution, its moral welfare, and adherence to old fashioned civility and duty, as observed by contemporaries.
Special to The Banner Detroit February 1 sugar shortage brings saccharin to the fore as a substitute. American Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages plans cooperation with the U S Department of Agriculture to fight saccharin use in soft drinks. The Bureau of Chemistry warns saccharin has no food value and is detrimental to public welfare. State laws vary with saccharin use barred in 12 states, regulated in 21 states, and allowed in one. two states have no food law.
Petitions were sent to all precincts in Nebraska to place John J. Ershing on the primaries ballot. Signatures are being gathered rapidly, with state committee support expected within a week or ten days for filing with the secretary of state. The effort reflects rising support across the state for Ershing.
A cartoon in type A narrates Prosperity as a spendthrift and child, linked to a youthful escapade by a claim of legal heirship under Common Law, with Prosperity urged to share wealth and venture in demand. The piece frames a mock legal struggle between Prosperity and a spendthrift using classical legal imagery.
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