This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1920
Page
5
An early 20th century ad touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative to calomel. It warns that calomel is dangerous, causing cramps and salivation, and claims the product starts the liver without side effects. It even suggests giving it to children for gentle relief.
Baseball results show American league games with Chicago 3 1 over St Louis 2 4 and Philadelphia 5 over New York 9, plus Boston 0 Washington 1 and other outings. National league highlights include Brooklyn 8 over New York 1 and St Louis 3 over Pittsburgh 6, with Chattanooga 3 Birmingham 3 and Memphis 5 over Mobile 7 among scattered results.
U S. Department of Agriculture weekly crop bulletin reports cooler than normal temperatures and patchy rainfall across the cotton states. In Georgia, crops show general improvement with good cultivation but grassy fields, satisfactory cotton progress, and bloom. corn weeds and worms hinder some areas while tobacco planting begins in the extreme south. Sweet potatoes and peanuts show strong progress as mean temperatures run 2 to 3 degrees below normal in northern and eastern districts and rainfall remains mostly light.
United States Senator Hoke Smith asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to modify the open-top car order restricting coal shipments for thirty days. He argues the measure unnecessary for Georgia, noting coal moved normally in Alabama before the order and that the section should be removed to avoid hindering construction.
Atlanta July 1 announcement from the Georgia Ginners Association outlines a series of mid summer conventions in ten Georgia cities during July and August. District meetings cover Millen Albany Americus Bullochville Atlanta Macon Rome Athens Dublin and other locales with sessions at 11 am. The group aims to improve coop between ginners and cotton farmers as costs rise. Officer leaders include Hon John T Pittard and Mell M Stephenson.
An advertisement touts Capatone as a convenient ready to use liquid aspirin substitute. It claims rapid action against headaches neuralgia rheumatism and nervousness without needing water. Each bottle bears the marking J Homer Collier.
An advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a cure-all enabling a cabbage and sausage diet. It claims doctors offered many options, surgery, and that the remedy heals catarrhal mucus in the intestines and inflammation causing stomach, liver, and intestinal ailments, including appendicitis, with a money-back guarantee after one dose.
Notice to stockholders announces regular annual meeting at 4 p m on Tuesday July 6 1920 at the banking house. A special meeting to consider increasing capital stock to two hundred thousand dollars by issuing fifteen hundred shares of new stock at 100 each. Stockholders urged to attend in person or by proxy. Dated June 22 1920 G A Mell Cashier.
A health column urges relief for sluggish kidneys blamed on meat consumption. It advocates four ounces of rad Salts or Jad Salts taken with water before breakfast to stimulate kidney action, neutralize urine acids, and end bladder weakness, touting safety and affordability.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.