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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1891
Page
3
The moon will undergo a partial eclipse this evening with Earth’s shadow crawling up its eastern edge. Observers can note a faint coppery tint and the dimming of stars as the Moon passes between Earth and the stars, with rise to around sunset to after dark.
Fritz Yade, a 25 year old Wheeling resident weighing 140 pounds, ate 18 ordinary oyster dishes and 24 large ham sandwiches in 3 hours with beer, breaking the Wheeling record in front of a crowd. He vowed to repeat the feat before breakfast and challenges another to beat him for 25 dollars and gate receipts.
C M Genther a Greenfield lawyer and former mayoral candidate fled Indianapolis under accusation of forging notes for sums from 250 to 1800. He used the names of wealthy citizens including his father in law and his wife's grandfather, and had married a daughter of Dr S M Martin.
About 11 o'clock at night at Wet Cut four miles above Texte a freight train was set on fire several times. Suspected to be the work of Horton friends now jailed for bridge burnings.
The text mentions an instinctive law of nature and being prepared for night. It references Taylor and a comedy titled Sweet Gums and Molleinis. It hints at panaceas for coughs and colds, suggesting medicinal preparations for patients and children.
The piece celebrates amateur college football with two University of Georgia teams and a Sewanee challenge. It notes captains Julian Lane and Frank Herty leading strong training, a 13 to 0 win over the second team, and public interest from Lucy Cobb and Home School audiences as the sport replaces baseball in campus life.
Athens military unit the Clarke Rifles regain public interest after Chickamauga success. Capt Wyatt Owen's stay in Baltimore left a leadership gap but drills continue and revival of the company gains pace. Athens takes pride in the Rifles and expects rapid preparation for upcoming activities.
An 19th century advertisement touts a salve that cures cuts sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands and other eruptions and piles with a money back guarantee. Priced at 2 cents per box, it’s advertised by John Crawford & Co and Latimer & Jonson with Kinganshams also offered.
Washington dispatch reports the Grand Army of the Republic executive committee naming September 20, 1892, for the next annual encampment in Washington. The hotel and boarding-house report was praised, with rates aligned to local norms. a list of options and prices will be sent to posts nationwide. The committee includes Palmer, Physfisterer, Taylor, McClelland, Luther, Knapp, Saymond, Olin, Hunton, and Miller.
In Nov at a Martin County farm near Shoals Mrs. W H Elliott died in a blaze after sending her husband to safety. He, grief stricken, died two weeks later. The couple lived alone. she reentered the burning house to save a feather bed, and the roof collapsed. The husband witnessed her death and succumbed to grief. Local reaction stunned the county.
Advertises Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds with a money back guarantee if not beneficial. Claims broad success during last epidemic and urges fair trial by readers. Sold by John Crawford and Co and Jackson Barke Co with doses available.
Latimer and Johnéeon advertise a grocery and confectionery shop on Hancock Avenue at number 30. The notice urges customers to see them for available goods.
Go to Litimer and Johnson for Buckwheat and Rye flour oats flakes and all canned goods including apples peaches pears quince pineapple ham and more in the canned goods section.
The Wanderer muses on flowers and beauty with a focus on the chrysanthemum as autumn’s queen. It argues flowers lift home life and culture, aids women, and bind emotion to nature, then shifts to a playful moonlit encouragement for couples to kiss during a rare lunar eclipse.
An 19th century advertisement promotes Dr H Morley’s Lemon Elixir as a cure for biliousness constipation fevers chills malaria sleeplessness nervousness heart palpitations indigestion headaches and female regulation. It claims the remedy fixes a torpid liver stomach kidneys or bowels and priced 60 cents to 1 dollar per bottle.
An old advertisement for Lemon Hot Drops touts cures for coughs colds hoarseness sore throat bronchitis and throat and lung diseases. Marketed as elegant and reliable the product sells for 25 cents at druggists and is prepared by Dr H Mozley Atlanta Ga.
A devotional meeting will be held Sunday at 4 o clock in the Y M C A rooms. Gentlemen and ladies are cordially invited to attend.
A five room cottage is available for rent on College avenue. Apply at No. 123 West Hancock avenue.
A cable from Bucharest asks U S authorities to arrest Michael Kirchner who is at the Belvidere house for swindling and forging 800000 francs. Detectives arrested him but there is no Roumania United States extradition treaty. he was remanded pending Secretary of State communication.
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