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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1881
Page
3
Thore invites orders for wise bangs toupees braids curls and frizzes at GG Whitehall St Atlanta Ga He manufactures combings and restores faded braids with satisfaction guaranteed and offers hair work services through J Fuerrer owner/manager.
An Atlanta saddlery firm advertises 96 Whitehall Street offerings with claims of unmatched style and prices. The issue also covers Emory Speer’s letter denying charges, a Greenesboro district conference report with delegate counts and speeches, cotton shipment figures for Athens area, and a suggestion to build rail lines to Jefferson and Hartwell.
Miss Jennie Daniel leaves McNutt for Conyers to visit friends. Gov. Colquitt accepts an invitation to lecture at the University in Athens on Sunday night the 17th. The Springfield Republican comments on President Garfield’s assassination and laws protecting the presidency, while local notices mention deaths, business ads, and a new post office name Fly Wing at Mitchells Ferry.
Small town society notes mention Hurley and Smith's fine work and an interest in an ice factory for Athens. The piece lists local people, routines and comments on butter demand, summer plans, travel glimpses, a brick wall job, and university commencement attendance in nearby Georgia towns.
The article details proposed 1862 Georgia liquor laws limiting manufacture and sale. It sets licenses for druggists, caps on quantities, certification requirements, and strict penalties. It also notes a shooting incident on a nearby farm and political commentary on President Garfield's assassination aftermath.
Letters from Macon and Matos Ga extol B M Woolley s Antidote and Brewer s Lung Restorer. Testimonials claim long term opium abstinence vertigo relief and restored health from consumption and asthma after course of medicines. Signed by Vincent Cox Matos J B Arrors Nas Nas and I D Ross.
In early reports from All Souls Church Dr Bellows describes the attempted assassination of the President as a horrific event. The piece laments party rancor and urges unity, stressing the crisis tests liberty, the ship of state, and the people’s faith amid fear of a political betrayal.
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