21 Dec 1880
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1880
Page
1
A collage of fashion trends and social commentary outlines satin de Lyons and plush trims for garments, bonnets, cloaks, and evening wear. It also shares cautions about courtship, marriage, and virtue, urging women to seek pure, sober husbands while describing editorials on Georgia politics and life.
The Republican meeting in Clarinda Page County Iowa featured a jollification night with several speakers and a unique address by Lou B Cake. The speech mocked Democratic failures since 1870 and parodied political cycles, ending with a toast to magnanimous loss and a ceremonial funeral-like farewell.
The piece urges the South to build self reliance through manufacturing to reduce northern influence and end the so called bloody shirt. It argues wealth would shift if the South becomes self sufficient and avoids war profiteering while noting a denial of a report that Queen Victoria insured life for large sums. It mentions a Gate City Guards marriage and questions a new generation of the ubiquitous warriors.
New York Herald describes Thanksgiving Day decorations at Talmage's Tabernacle a grand arborescent display. Cotton, wheat, corn, pumpkins, potatoes, grapes and oranges hung from chandeliers and pillars forming a vast harvest scene. The preacher extols U S production totals and railroads for transport. Immigration of 453 settlers noted as contributing to growth.
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