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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1891

Page

2

Cotton Movement Reports Rise in 1891 Supplies

The New York Financial and Commercial Chronicle notes weekly cotton receipts reached 350,489 bales with increases from 1890 and 1889 figures. Exports totaled 275,956 bales, with Britain receiving 165,974 and France 43,111 bales. Domestic and plantation movement show growing stocks, improved overland shipments, and continued market strength amid favorable weather and steady demand.

New York Financial and Commercial Chronicle Great Britain France the Chronicle

Water service pledged to prevent Athene fire disaster

A call to swift action warns that delay could doom Athene to a catastrophic fire as the city risks being at the mercy of flames. The speaker urges immediate progress and proper execution to ensure the water system is secured.

Athene

Foreigners in America Foresee European War Impending

A letter from Herman of Brooklyn, suggested by an article from The Banner, discusses European tensions and predicts a clash among major powers. It notes enthusiastic anticipation among Latin and German readers, who believe war is inevitable and would welcome its arrival.

Europe America Bannen Herman Brooklyn New York Arminius Thz

Athens debates water sources for city supply

Citizens discuss multiple options to secure a reliable water supply for Athens. Proposed sources include Trailor's Creek about six miles northeast, Bobbin Mill Creek about three miles away, and the Middle River region. Debate continues on the best source to ensure adequate distribution.

Athens Trailor Athene Swords Middle River

Colonel Larry Gantt Stricken With Illness Again

News from Athens reports Colonel Larry Gantt veteran editor remains ill after a month of serious hemorrhages and lung trouble. Though last week he returned to Atlanta to resume work, a letter says he is again bedbound and not as well as expected. He has bought a home near Watkinsville where his family plans to move soon.

Georgia Larry Gantt Gantt Atlanta Southern Alliance Colonel Gantt Athens Watkinsville McGowen The Danielsville Monitor Old Madison

Revival Planned for Evening Times Aims at Strong Editorial Leadership

Savannah Morning News reports the Evening Times will be resurrected with Pleasant Stovall as editor and David Robinson of Robinson Steam Printing Company to run the business. Stovall currently edits the Augusta Chronicle and is praised as a skilled editor and courteous gentleman.

Savannah Morning News Evening Times Pleasant Stovall David. Robinson Robinson Steam Printing Company Stovall Augusta Chronicle Robinson Pular Supcesafal

Public life and press noted in fragmented remarks and politics

A jumble of quotes about Mr Balfour reading newspapers and public life. It mentions fundraising for Georgia's resources at the World’s Fair, political shifts in Hanny Canor Lodge, and broad commentary on press influence and democracy, with scattered references to Milledge Avenue and New England Republicans.

Qmalley Ig Wrixour Macon Georgia Hanny Canorr Lodge Hanny Canor Lodge Jackson, M Forest’ Thomas Iss Herwoo Bergan Joe Hansford Lee Printup Weslewey Jack Bel Supreme Court Greenville Will Europe Hamburg Canonoee Siebace Staan Mantel New York Vernon K. Stevenson Washington New York City Congressyoesatkson, Tenn Thomas C. Platt Enloe Thomas Tennessee

Fragmentary note on flowers and rain in New York

The readable lines describe a fleeting moment with flowers in New York and a concluding rain. It references phrases about blossoms and weather but provides no clear event, date, or person. The fragmentary text lacks verifiable facts or a coherent narrative.

Fourth Estate Fellows and Georgia Editors in Satirical Expose

Georgia editors such as P A Stovall Bayne McGowen and Dean are praised or mocked for their antics and projects including railroads in Danielsville and calls for rain in Billville. The piece also recalls A I Branham and Joe Ohl from the Constitution amid wartime style campaign talk and lighthearted gossip.

Silly smiles and witty quips from old newspapers

A collage of humorous clippings and jokes from various papers. Snippets remark on faith, truth, and everyday life with playful lines about the devil, the pedestrian, and love. The tone mimics late 19th century humor columns and quip pages.

Catarrh Cure Promoted as Blood Remedy by Cheney Company

An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal treatment that cleanses the blood and mucous surfaces. It claims to be non quack medicine prescribed by leading physicians, with testimonials available. Also reports a local oil well drillers find, a murder verdict in Greenville, and winter conditions in Europe with heavy snows and cold.

F. J. Cheney & CO Props Toledo Ohio

Introduction to the Queen of Remedies promised by Dr Pierce

Veiled advertisement extols a patent remedy for women, claiming universal cures and a written guarantee. It touts women only use, urging a trial to prove its value for health weaknesses and related concerns.

Pierce

New Union Depot Planned in Macon and Global Happenings

The dispatch reports Macon Georgia to build a fine new union depot replacing a recently destroyed structure at an estimated cost of twenty thousand dollars. It notes Dr. John E. Owen promising women equal rank on the Chicago fair medical staff. Other items cover bootmakers strike in London, Lincoln denying war talk, cholera outbreaks in Damascus and dam managers, smallpox in Honduras, and political exiles in Nicaragua.

Macon Union John E. Owen Chicago Fair

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