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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1881

Page

3

Local Athens notices and updates on church, depot plans, and sales

The Athens market column reports a young woman killed by a cave collapse and funeral services led by Rev. Farris. It notes a broken Oconee street church bell amid calls to inform mayor and council about repairs. The First Methodist Church plans to raise at least ten thousand dollars, while nearby ads promote saddles, a Strasburg Clock exhibit, and proposals for a Union Depot.

Aulmle Jackso Mr. Farris Oconee Street First Methodist Church Jno A. Hunnivett M. B. McGinty

Lecture Review Praises Arp and Major Smith in Athens

The piece lauds Arp and Maj. Smith for a Dixie now and Dixie then lecture at Deupree Opera House benefiting Lucy Cobb Institute Chapel. It commends the speaker’s quiet, balanced humor and humane tone, noting a large audience and favorable weather despite rain and cold.

Aut Arp Living Magazine Maj. Smith Dixie Athens Burn

Decline of Christian England Questioned in Anxious Opinion

A critical essay argues that while England has advanced in wealth and civilization, its government lacks Christian moral guiding principles and oppresses others. The piece predicts potential retribution and loss of empire, claiming hypocritical wealth comes at moral cost and borders on national decline.

England China Ireland

Oil and patent medicines fill city ads and notices

A dense page lists oil dealers offering Georgia State Test Kerosene at 14 cents per gallon, plus notices from B. H. Broomhead & Co. on cleaning products and millwork, and letters praising Liver and Stomach Pad and Teethina. Also advertisements for mules and horses, and various endorsements from local readers and editors.

No Dancer Is Taxuxe And Other Patent Remedies

A fragmented ad page touts Brewer's Lung Restorer for consumption asthma vertigo and coughs, with testimonials from Macon Georgia readers praising relief after six bottles. It promotes Star Carine blood purifier and Scrofula Syrup as cures for chronic sores and piles, and cites Dr Cheney's Expectorant as a superior cough remedy with local endorsements.

Western Circuit The Tar Superior Court Ganesville Macon Lamar Rankin & Lamer Mace Rankin & Lamar J. B. Arrors Messrs Dra. Read Thomas Chalton Mas. M. Goorspy F. Moors A. M Moone Southern Business University Atlanta

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