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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1881
Page
4
A recent election in Newtown district Jackson county resulted in 145 votes for prohibition and 45 against. The region leans toward prohibition, signaling a wider push if towns do not oppose it.
Prof L H Charbonnier reports the death of Mr E H Ware at Milledgeville after months of illness and paralysis. Ware, about 36, recently moved from Athens to Augusta. His funeral was held at the Georgia railroad depot after arrival this afternoon.
The Right Worthy Grand Encampment of Georgia met at Odd Fellows Hall and elected and installed officers including Emmett A Heard, Geo A Merrifield, John F Howard, John G Dietz, John S Tayson, James E Mann, George Walton, Henry J Simonton, and C A Robbe as RW Grand Representative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge. The session opened at 9 o'clock a.m. and a large, important meeting proceeded with business.
A jumble of 19th century patent medicine claims and testimonials. It touts Bradfield's Female Regulator for menstrual regularity, Rankin's Buchu and Juniper for kidney and bladder health, Teethina teething powders, and various tonics. Included are letters from doctors and customers praising cures and urging use, with dates and locations in Georgia and Alabama.
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