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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1918

Page

6

Beaverdam Creek Drainage District bond issue notice

Clarke County Georgia notices report the Beaverdam Creek Drainage District No 1 plans to issue bonds totaling 40000 with 6 percent interest payable March 1 annually from 1918 and principal in ten yearly installments beginning 1921. landowners may prepay to reduce bond amount, with classifications and per acre costs listed.

Beaverdam Creek Drainage District No Clarke County Georgia Board of Drainage Commissioners Mable

Captain Cox Hurt by Fall on Ice

Capt D Cox of the Banner business office is confined to his home with painful injuries after a fall on the ice Tuesday night while returning to his College avenue residence. He suffered two falls that day and will remain in his room for several days as friends wish for his quick recovery.

Sald County Athens Reai Barberville Road Sanny Creek Bridge KE. D. Cox Banner Business Office College Avenue

Dead wood relief proposal sparks heated debate

A proposal to reuse fallen timber as relief material confronts critics who cite environmental and logistical concerns. Proponents urge swift action to address shortages while opponents warn of regulatory hurdles and long-term ecological impact.

Testimonial Ad Listings at 2926 Olive Street

Brief classified item notes testimonials and ad copy from a listing at 2926 Olive Street in St. Louis area. Ad copy mentions druggists and neighborhood commerce.

Orn Olive St Ady

Black Draught touted for digestion and liver relief in Kentucky note

Meadowsville Kentucky resident Cynthia Higginbotham, age 65, shares her experience with Black Draught claiming improved digestion, appetite, and strength after use. The ad extols seventy years of Black-Draught as a standard remedy for constipation and lazy liver, priced 35 cents per package with one-cent-a-dose claim.

Meadowsville, Ky Mia Cynthia Higginbotham Thedford

Family Returns From Funeral Find Son Wounded and Homeless

J Marvin Paul, believed on duty at Camp Wheeler, lay bandaged in his boyhood room after a gas truck accident at Camp Wheeler and a mix up over a grandmother’s death. He escaped danger, was treated by camp surgeons, and returned home to learn his grandmother had died, not his mother. Neighbors aided him as his parents arrived from Winterville.

Son Camp Wheeler J. M. Paul Oconee Street Winterville I. H.dawson Paul J. Marvin Paul Dave Asa Seren Benneath Jana

War era to change English university training

Cambridge University considers wide reforms in response to war aims. Abolish compulsory Greek and Latin in the previous examinations for ordinary courses, require two foreign languages with Latin, allow Greek French or German as the second option, and widen the curriculum. Increase special exams and broaden collaboration with Empire and foreign universities. American students in Europe may visit Cambridge. 3,000+ now in France, possibly 10,000 later. City Doctor to Go Under Probe.

Associated Press Cambridge England Cambridge University Abder United States Europe America France Itm

Trainloads of Soldiers Move Toward Front Through Athens

A long train of soldiers passed through Athens yesterday en route from a training camp to a coast embarkation point in the east. The article notes this as one of sixty-five fifteen coach trains leaving the camp and traveling on various routes toward France, signaling an early deployment to the front.

Athens France

Three Youthful Soldiers Detained by Local Police

Three young soldiers from Camp McClelland Alabama were picked up yesterday morning near the coal chute and Seaboard Air Line yards, then handed to the recruiting station corporal for return to duty. Names: Tony Frederico of New York Co C 104th Engineers. MR Anderson of Washington DC Battery A 110th. Nicholas Diaro of New Jersey Co A 104th Engineers. Frederico reportedly received a telegram about his brother’s death and sought funds for a funeral trip. leave was denied, and he reportedly left with two companions to visit their homes.

Seaboard Air Line Camp McClelland National Guard Anniston Ala Tony Frederico New York MR. Anderson Washington City Nicholas Diaro New Jersey Frederico Ward

Childs Street School Thrift Campaign Plans Fundraiser

Childs Street School prepares an entertainment to raise funds for organizing a Red Cross junior chapter, already holding a fifty dollar Wberry bond. The drive promotes thrift stamps for every child, illustrated by a boy asking for two quarters to help kill the Kaiser after his mother’s explanation.

Childs Street Red Cross

Census Bureau reports total cotton ginned before Jan sixteenth

The Census Bureau in Washington reports 10,569,476 bales ginned prior to January 16, including round and Sea Island categories, with 185,972 round bales and 6,347 Sea Island bales. Comparison shows last year’s January 16 total at 11,137,712 bales. Ginnings by state are listed for 1918 and 1917.

Census Bureau Washington, D. C Sea Island

Are Your Sewers Clogged? Chamberlains Tablets Endure Constipation Relief

The passage discusses the human bowel as the sewerage system of the body and notes that when blocked by constipation purgatives are needed. It praises Chamberlains Tablets as mild and gentle in action and claims they improve digestion and relief bowel movement.

Chamberlain

Co Operation With The Grocer Urged In Athens Saving Deliveries

A letter from the secretary of the Athens Retail Merchants Protective Association urges cooperation between merchants and customers to ease delivery burdens. It recommends ordering morning deliveries before eleven and evening orders before four, limiting to two daily orders if possible, and understanding food production and delivery processes to improve citywide efficiency.

Athens Retail Merchants Protective Association Athens Welles Atheny Cawentral Merchants Association

Chamberlain Cough Remedy Endorsed by Publisher

Earl C Ross publisher of the Hamilton County Republican News in Syracuse Kansas praises Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy after a discussion with a company representative. He notes a family of six children and says it is the only cough remedy he has found effective after trying many.

Chamberlain Medicine Co Chamberlain Earl C. Ross Hamilton County Republican-News Syracuse Kan

First Americanized Rifle Presented to Wilson at White House

The first Americanized rifle produced at the Winchester plant for American troops abroad was presented to President Wilson as a personal souvenir. It was announced the rifle is made at a rate of two thousand daily, eight hundred more than the British army was produced at the same plant.

Washington Winchester Wilson Came

Boon Over Hie Cold Cough Remedy Praised by Pittsford Resident

Mrs. George Lewis of Pittsford New York reports her five year old son recovered quickly from a cold after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. She says his cough vanished in a few days and his health returned. The endorsement appears in a local advertisement praising the product.

Chamberlain George Lewis Pittsford Witte

Sensational Testimony In The Ahlers Hearing

In Dallas on January 29, during the Kate Ahlers trial the witness testified that Tucker tried to hire her to ensure Katie Ahlers would commit suicide. The testimony centered on alleged coercion and murder by proxy in the high profile case.

Ahlers Dallas Tex Kate Ahlers Katherine Travers Tucker Katie Ahlers

Stomach Trouble Tablets Provide Relief Say Readers

If you have stomach trouble try Chamberlain's Tablets. Many have been restored to health by their use and the cost is small, making a trial worthwhile.

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H. H. Hampton W. M. Hartman Clarke James O. Spinks James E. Spinks James Ks B.C. Orr Bart Bruce Benny Cole Jackson County D. D. Holland A. P. Deadwyler J. G. Deadwyler & Company Allen Chandler Maysville Dry Pond Emily J. Deadwyler Mrb Lena Deadwyler Peoples Bank C. Orr Albert Eidam Robert E. Saye Robert Paul Saye Wade Spencer Saye Rose Evelyn Saye Albert Elam Ward County R. C. Orr James St. Crane Henry Lay R. C. Crane James R. Crane Said County Lynwood Park Henry ‘Lay Court of Ordinary Co. Orr Clstke M. Stern Jesse Howard Tommie Evans Octavia Evans Clarke Superior Court Andrew J. Cobb B. J. Crawford Claud Mahaffey Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue Tate Wright State OF Georgia Clarke Countey Superior Court J. M. Givens Oklahoma Givens Rayle Georgie J. J. Shultz Indiana A. J. Haughey J. J. Haughey K. L. Haughey R. E. Haughey Theo Brough W. H. Elliot Givens Mining Wilkes County Vncor Thomas & Thomas J. Crawford I. BE Capt D. Cox Mercantile Association Chamberlain's U. 5
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