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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1891
Page
2
The Athens Daily Banner lists delivery by carriers in the city and mail options with a yearly subscription. It outlines advertising rates at one dollar per inch for the first insertion and ten cents for each additional insertion, plus ten cent lines for notices. remittance by Post Office money order to the Business Manager.
The article outlines a proposal by Mr Toomer to fund a new five story hotel at Clayton Street by transferring stock and furnishings from his hotel and soliciting capital from other cities. It also records Superintendent Mayfield urging a unified name for the Civil War 1860 65 and argues the war should be called The War for Southern Independence. Athens residents are urged to decide.
The Banner declares J B Toomer a fitting leader for launching a new hotel in Athens. It argues the project will boost prosperity amid rising trade and growth in Athens and the Cinésit City, urging capitalists to back the effort for a swift resolution of the hotel question.
An Alliance paper the Progressive Farmer calls for renewed work educating people on great national questions amid free discussion. It warns against stifling debate and notes that thoughtful alliance members can hold differing opinions while working toward truth.
Georgia notables include Glesaner of the Press Association planning a grand trip. Visitors like Mr. and Mrs. Clark Howell will attend the University commencement. Ed Braffey’s editor role and Axson’s move to the Review of Reviews are noted. Snippets include social humor and humorous quotes from Harper’s Bazar and The New York Sun.
A collage of fragmented quotes from various newspapers and a medical testimonial letter. The items reference humor, fashion, and social chatter, with stray lines about a catarrh cure and a Toledo firm offering a publicized medicine claim. Tone resembles a mosaic of clippings rather than a single coherent story.
An eastern man in a small Iowa town complains to a barber about poor work. The barber, claiming a nine year, one hundred men per week average, retorts that he has a steady Joliet past. The exchange ends with a challenge to verify his long experience.
A fragmentary note praises a photographer for creating well toned portraits and urges readers to choose the same photographer. It mixes personal opinions with stray literary allusions and ends with a claim about infant formula brands.
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