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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1891
Page
4
Market notes show cotton steady and various price quotes along with open and close figures for wheat oats and pork. Local news report a Midland road employee dispute in Anderson Indiana and a fatal pedestrian accident near Schenectady New York with a letter hinting at a planned nuptial.
Forest fires ravage Wisconsin as political tensions rise in Ghent and Kentucky. A large New York shipment valued at two million dollars heads overseas. Revival services continue in Atlanta amid possible new Prohibition push. Capt Verney is expelled from the British House of Commons. A conference in Cincinnati draws close scrutiny as unrest grows. A bomb strikes the Lisbon interior ministry office.
Advertises Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a remedy for Brights disease and related kidney symptoms. Includes testimonials from B B B users Ian David Runkel Cullman Georgia J A Maddox Atlanta Georgia and Thomas Williams Soddy Tennessee claiming relief and restored health after treatment. Mentions unrelated news items about legal cases a refinery fire and a White Cap incident in Tennessee.
Advertised druggist offers Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds with money back guarantee after a fair trial if no benefit. Trial bottles priced 10 cents at John Crawford Co. Rome London Standard denies Italy plans to appeal over New Orleans affair. Suicide at Lincoln jail after arson charge. Shinemahoning railroad workers die in Potter county fire. Denver reception greets the president amid cheers and decorations. Admiral Vallou urges transatlantic ships to avoid Newfoundland banks to protect fishing boats.
Vacant lot at the corner of Meigs Street on Milledge Avenue measures 125 by 400 feet. Describes magnifi cent shade trees and promotes the site as ideal for a home. Local property listing tone.
An old Rhine legend tells of a pale blue flower plucked by lovers leading to a drowned suitor who saved the memory by tossing the flower to his beloved. Thousands of women recall Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for periodical pains weak back prolapsus and uterine troubles.
A live canvasser is wanted at Barner office to promote the Beveridge steam cookers. The canvassers sell the cookers at four fifty and E. E. Jones & Co offer them at three twenty five. Regular sales pitch details and contact points are implied.
In Savannah Georgia the Episcopal Diocesan Convention opens with Rev Chauncey C Williams of Augusta favored to win the bishop seat and Chancellor Gailor of Sewanee University leading lay votes among the clergy and laity as balloting starts tomorrow with both orders needing a majority. Bailey Murray advertise horse and buggy supply at their stables Thomas Street telephone 413.
A notice reports the Deaiing Card setting grocery prices at Witcons Cask Store. Shoppers note price levels and potential discounts tied to the card, with details about eligible items and redemption terms.
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