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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1909
Page
7
An old advertisement urges families to eat Quaker Oats daily for thirty days in November replacing meat and fatty foods. It claims improved health vigor and wealth, notes children should get less food, and mentions hermetically sealed tins for hot climates as a selling point.
Advices from Washington show the United States through its consular service in Canada has begun a campaign to inform Canadian dairymen and cattle raisers about the nutritive merits of cotton seed by products such as cotton seed oil and meal. Canada already frees these goods from duty. the effort aims to expand demand in dairy and breeding sectors. Chamberlain's Liniment ad copy follows.
Major Holmes Conrad, Confederate veteran, calls for a national hall of fame in Washington to display impartial statues of Civil War leaders. He suggests Jefferson Davis opposite Lincoln, Robert E Lee opposite Ulysses S Grant, and Albert Sydney Johnston facing William Sherman to let Americans study enemy leaders' lives and beliefs.
Senator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa will keynote the Marquette Club on November 16 in Chicago, signaling a renewed battle over the tariff bill. He is expected to defend his allies in the senate and house and to respond to President Taft and critics like Aldrich and Cannon. The piece also notes Chicago political tensions and broader debates over foreign policy and business interests in China.
Ty Cobb the idol of baseball will drive a Chalmers-Detroit car on the good roads tour from New York to Atlanta starting next Monday. The entry is supported by the New York Herald and the Atlanta Journal, with Cobb billed as a star attraction. Born in Georgia, Cobb’s popularity spans the North and South.
A gossip filled item from New York recalls the enigmatic statue Purity in Times Square and the Hudson Fulton celebration aftermath. It notes police praise for handling crowds, a misfit statue, and quirky anecdotes from East Side residents and public figures.
The Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index reports a vigorous week of growth across Georgia and Alabama with rising real estate activity, new corporations, and large land investments. Suburban Atlanta sales reached 1108200 while $125000 in mineral lands changed hands near Birmingham.
Athens resident Mrs. W. Patten credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring health after kidney trouble, praising backache relief and overall vitality. Ad touts 60 cent price, Palmer & Son as local supplier, Foster Milburn Co. as US agents, urging readers to remember the Dean's name.
Vulcanite roofing is advertised as a durable, affordable option sold by TALMAGE HARDWARE COMPANY. The ad promises a good value and invites local customers to visit the store to see the product test for themselves.
A. A. Chisholm of Treadwell New York reports rapid relief after using Electric Bitters for years of indigestion torpid liver constipation nervousness and debility. He credits twelve bottles with restoring appetite sleep energy and daily business ability. 60c at local druggists.
Scores of Confederate veterans from Florida with wives and children attend a two day session starting today for the nineteenth annual reunion of the Florida division of the United Confederate Veterans. Major General Robett re Magill presided at the opening session where cordial addresses were delivered.
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