Franklin County Physician Fatally Injures Neighbor
A Franklin County incident near Ashland involved Dr. Geo F Bush shooting John McFarlan a prominent planter after a livestock dispute. McFarlan was critically injured and not expected to survive. Bush claimed self defense. The affair, reported from Athens, reflects wartime era tensions and local ad filled notices.
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Athens
Ashland
Franklin County
John McFarlan
Geo. F. Bush
McFarlan
Bush
Dr. Bush
101 Ranch Wild West Show Coming to Athens Friday
Miller Bros and Arlington's 101 Ranch Wild West show comes to Athens on Friday October 30. The display, from Bliss Oklahoma, features genuine frontier acts with two performances at 2 15 and 8 15 and a 7 30 parade.
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Athens
Miller Bros
Arlington
Repute
Edward Arington
Bliss
Oklahoma
Jamestown Fair
Far West
Advertising Columns of London in War Time
Advertising columns in London papers reveal war effects and patriotism. War notices dominate the listings with killed in action rolls, appeals for aid, and personal messages alongside routine birth and marriage notices.
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London
Citro lax advertised for digestion and cleansing
An advertisement promotes Citrolax as the best remedy for constipation sour stomach lazy liver and sluggish bowels. It claims rapid relief from headaches and a thorough cleansing with no pain or nausea, urging readers to ask for Citrolax from H R Palmer & Sons.
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H.R. Palmer & Sons
Cardinal Gasbarr i named secretary of state
Rome Oct 13 Cardinal Petro Gasbarri selected papal secretary of state to succeed the late Cardinal Ferrata. The appointment secures the papacy's top diplomat role amid a period of transition.
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Rome
Cardinal Petro Gasbarri
Caranal Ferrata
Vanishes of Mr F M Cooper Stirs Athens Search
Mr E L Cooper proprietor of Three Friends barber shop reports the mysterious disappearance of his father F M Cooper from Statham Georgia. A notice seeks help locating the 52 year old white man 5 ft 7 in to 5 ft 8 in 155 pounds with scar from cancer on his face. He left Oct 8 1914 with three bales cotton, sold them in Winder Ga, went to Atlanta wrote a letter Oct 9 saying he would never return home. L Cooper asks to notify L Cooper at 190 Clayton Street Athens Ga if found.
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E. L. Cooper
Three Friends
F. M. Cooper
Statham
Mr. Cooper
Cooper
Atlanta
Winder
Jackson Stables
L. —. Cooper
Clayton Street
Athens, Ga
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed for Back Pain Relief
Athens residents share relief from backache by using Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. J. H. McDorman reports a dull pain across the loins improved after treatment bought at Palmer & Sons Drug Store. The ad promotes the 50 cent remedy and urges asking for Doan's Kidney Pills Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Athens
J. H. McDorman
Doan
Palmer & Sons
Death by own action shocks Jefferson community
Special to The Banner Jefferson Ga Oct 15 Mr W H Davis a 55 year old farmer living in town shot himself through the heart with a .32 pistol at 2 30 AM instant death to his wife found him after she checked the chickens. He leaves a widow six children two thousand dollars life insurance under doctor care for three weeks. Interment at Woodbine cemetery this afternoon at four.
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A. P. Haig
le Chateau
Great Britain
Indy
War Office
London
America
Banner
Jefferson
W. H. Davis
Davis
Woodbine Cemetery
Foley Cathartic Tablets Advertisement
A vintage ad touts Foley Cathartic Tablets with a tonic bowel effect and cleansing action. It claims to stir liver activity and keep the stomach sweet, promising relief from constipation and fatigue for 25 cents from H. R. Palmer & Sons.
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H. R. Palmer & Sons
Former Washington Girl Goes On Stage in New York
Georgia friends report Ef fie Pope Alsop, once a Lucy Cobb student, left her millionaire husband Edward B. Alsop to pursue Broadway life. She previously faced taxi and tango incidents and has returned to New York from Washington. Also noted is W T Hutchens of Nicholson recovering from rheumatism after Foley Kidney Pills. H R Palmer & Sons Ady.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Edward B. Alsop
New York
Effie Pope
Washington
Lucy Cobb
Alsop
New Yorker
Broadway
White Way
Mr. Alsop
Mra. Alsop
W. T. Hutchens
Nicholson
Foley
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Ady
Farmers Oglethorpe Planning Hay Crops
Cal. Thomas J. Shackelford reports from Smithonia and Oglethorpe county that farmers plan to sow more grain and hay crops this fall. Alfalfa vetch clover and forage crops are set to rise three to five fold next season. The United States plan to purchase direct five million bales of cotton and hold them until January 1 1916 gains approval in many quarters.
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Cal
Thomas J. Shackelford
Smithonia
Oglethorpe County
Oglethorpe
United States
South Carolina Acts to Bar Cotton from Weevil States
An emergent South Carolina legislature session debated a bill to ban cotton shipments from the bull weevil states, specifically including Georgia, to protect Carolinas mills. If passed and signed, most cotton grown outside the two Carolinas would be cut from shipments, jeopardizing contracts and affecting buyers in other states. Senate committee action and public hearings were expected as the measure moved toward final action.
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Athens
South Carolina
House
Georgia
Senate
Goy. Blease
South and
North Carolina
Jay’s
Carolinas
Senator Smith Foresees Senate Backing Cotton Measure
A Georgia cottonman in Athens received word from an Atlanta businessman, who heard from Senator Hoke Smith in Washington that a bill to issue a quarter billion dollars to buy cotton and retire it by the government will pass the U S senate. Smith claimed personal canvass shows a clear majority in favor.
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Athens
Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Washington
U. S. Senate
Smith
Senate
Congress Plans to Adjourn Saturday Next
Washington Oct 13 Considerable doubt over adjournment time as Southern congressmen push relief for cotton states. Representative Underwood said their stance makes adjournment Saturday unlikely. Senator Simmons demanded a vote by Saturday night on a $250 million bond issue to buy 6 million bales of cotton. If defeated Southern House members may delay final action seeking further relief.
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Congress
Associated Press
Washington
Representative Underwood
Senator Simmons
House
Buy a Bale Cotton Drive Urged by Southern Congress
Senator Fletcher asks commercial groups across regions to form committees or clearing houses to coordinate purchases of cotton for immediate harvest needs. The aim is to aid small producers, help farmers meet debts, and accelerate ongoing harvesting with funds allocated to Reach producers in need and distribute funds widely.
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Washington, D. C
Duncan A. Fletcher
Southern Commercial Congress
South
Commercia Congress
Washington D. C
Southern Commercial Congress Urges Weekly Reports
Southern business leaders are urged to send weekly reports detailing bases purchased and the movement’s impact on local business life. Gathered from across the South, these reports will allow a south-wide statement and assessment of attained results.
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Cial
South
Southern Commercial Congress
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Quick Croup Relief
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a fast remedy for croup. It claims the medicine dissolves thick mucous and phlegm, clears air passages, and ends violent coughing for calmer breathing and sleep, endorsed by Harold Bers of Mass. and H. R. Palmer & Sons.
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Croup
Foley
Harold Bers Mass
Mich
H. R. Palmer & Gons
Adv
Former Athens Citizen in Serious Accident
News reached Athens yesterday of a severe head injury to A. L. Brooks former head of the Athens Mutual Fire Insurance Co He was struck by a trolley car in Decatur Ga and thrown to the pavement fracturing the skull His eye swelled and protruded within minutes raising fears of lasting damage
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Newa
Athens
A. L. Brooks
Athens Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Decatur
Foley Kidney Pills Promised Relief on Health News Ad
Palmer & Sons of Green Bay Wisconsin advertise Foley Kidney Pills claiming relief from backache irregular action and kidney trouble with rapid recovery of health and strength for their customers.
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Foley
O, Palmer
Green Bay
Wis
Palmer & Sons
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