Great Year for Sport Prompts National Athletic Revival
The Athens Daily Banner envisions a strong sports year as colleges revive outdoor activities and clubs expand nationwide. It highlights increasing intercollegiate contests, expanding athletic clubs, and a postwar baseball landscape with many clubs fielding strong teams. It also calls for a Sons of Veterans Association in Athens to foster patriotism and historic remembrance.
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St. Louis Republic
Brotherhood League
Blaine Seeks European Reciprocity Move Beyond McKinley Act
The article notes Blaine pressing for extending reciprocity to Europe, potentially letting cheaper foreign goods enter duty free. It contrasts this with Harrison’s protectionist policy and hints at a potential political clash if Blaine upsets current trade stances. Democrats urged to watch the developing dispute.
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Harrison
Memorial Day Speech Calls to Preserve Confederate Veteran Ties
The speaker from Augusta urges reviving Confederate veteran groups across the South as old soldiers dwindle. He stresses maintaining the spirit of these organizations and keeping memorial traditions alive.
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Sons OF Confederates
Sons of Confederate Veterans
South
Confederate Veterans’ Associations
Charles G
Surplus use debates in England and politics in Georgia
The column compares how England and the United States handle surpluses, noting tax abatement in England and proposed education funding, while the Republic in Congress distributed surpluses to benefit members. It highlights Georgia topics including Clarke County’s interest in the World's Fair, religious newspapers in Georgia, and local political jibes.
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Georgia
Clarke County
Clarke
Briant Bride Commencement Dances Mark May
Mrs Briant emphasizes the penult in SomeEnopy and announces commencement will feature the usual number of dances as Merny and merry May proceed with the events.
Georgia People and Local Leaders Highlight Early 1900s
A compact survey lists local figures such as J. B. Reese of the Athens YMCA who helped grow the association, Rev. Dr. Gibson leaving Oglethorpe for Atlanta, Judge Hamilton McWhorter noted for his courtroom success, Gen Hoke praised as a premier railroad man, and T Marrell of Clarke county serving under Governor Northen with Farmers Alliance leadership.
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Hon. T. Marrell
Clarke County
Northen
Farmers Alliance of Georgia
Georgia
Laughable Siftings and Snippets Across Papers
A humorous mosaic of short quips and quotes from various papers. Items touch on pawnbrokers, Yale fever, spring chicken age, temptation, sea food storage on ships, ice cream innovations, marital duties, titles ending in tor or editor, and witty exchanges about actors and billboards.
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New Orleans Picayune
Hazteton Sentinel
Somerville Journal
Elmira Gazette
Boston Transcript
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Waite
Washington Post
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Angelina
Harvard Lampoon
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Notice
One hundred dollar reward offered for a cure of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Endorsed by West Truax Walding Kinnan Idso Toledo wholesalers. Cure acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Price one dollar per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
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Price, Inc
On Jury Duty and the Funereal of Experience
A humorous streetside exchange recounts a juror's long service and the oddities of jury duty. The tale, from the Brooklyn Eagle, contrasts hardship with comic relief and notes Bucklen's Arnica salve advertising nearby as a product mention.
Upright piano offered at great bargain by owner moving away
An upright piano in first class condition is offered for sale by Haselton Dozier as the owner moves to another city and is willing to sacrifice the price.
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Dozier
Wilson Sells for Cash at No 4 North Jackson
Local notice states Wilson sells for cash at No 4 North Jackson. Details on timing or auction terms are not provided in the readable text.
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Wilson
North Jackson
Special meeting of Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad stockholders
The Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad Co calls a special stockholders meeting at Tallulah Falls Georgia on Tuesday May 5 1891 at 10 a.m. to transact any and all business. The notice will be published for ten days in the Athens Daily Banner per by laws signed by vice president HW Yancry.
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Georgia
Tallulah Falls
Baws’ Ner
Athens, Ga
Yancry
Blue Ridge & Atlantic Railroad Co
New York Life Growth and Policy Issuance in 1890
The New York Life shows strong gains as of January 1891 with 173,469 policies in force and assets rising to 47.8 million. In 1890 it issued 45,754 policies, wrote 159.376 million in new insurance, and saw total receipts of 32.158 million. Surplus reached 14.898 million and premium income 27.228 million.
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