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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1891
Page
5
A 12 year old girl named Johnny, hired as a newspaper carrier, left to deliver rounds yesterday afternoon with a companion Bates. He did not return home by 11 pm and his mother, distraught, organized neighbors to search. Authorities or community members fear he is lost or has strayed from his path.
An old advertisement touts Kr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. It claims fast relief and a money back guarantee if recovery does not occur, offering trial sizes and urging readers to try the medicine despite garbled text.
Bayor Tom Murphey notes the Augusta Herald plans to publish a monthly magazine by December twenty with about seventy five pages. Professors Bocck Herty White Hooper Morris Snelling and others contribute. Subscription set at one dollar and a half per term. student correspondents Lacey Cobb and Home School will cover school life and university news.
A boy fell from a runaway horse that bolted along Clayton street dragging him by the foot. The animal threw him against a store post near Lampkin's, fracturing his skull. He remained alive and improving the following night.
Haselton and Dozier announce a large price reduction on pianos and organs effective today. Visit our stock and choose now as the sale ends January 1. Also attend the 1 PM street parade today.
Voters discuss candidates Tuck or Brown Gerdive or Arnold and Russell Cohen Elder in a close aldermanic contest. Registration books fill fast with over thirty signed yesterday and a deadline Friday at 2 oclock. Local testimonials praise Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve for neuralgia rheumatism leg ulcers and wounds.
A bold advertisement touts the Bar Lock Typewriter as the greatest invention on earth with R L Har as agent urging readers to buy or inquire, highlighting the device’s reputed innovation and value.
The University of Georgia and Mercer college will play an inter-collegiate football match on Thanksgiving Day at the University campus in Athens. Both clubs have arranged the game for the afternoon with promising talent on both sides and many citizens expected to attend. The notice also promotes new furniture designs by Dorsey Furniture Company at the Opera House tonight.
Local items report new telephone lines at Max Josephs store and Mrs. P S Marks residence. Athens hunter WN Autrey captures eleven opossums and sixteen coons. Mrs Bates dies aged 72 and is buried in the Georgia factory cemetery. Major C C Dean weds Miss Sallie Reynolds in Augusta and returns to Athens. Dr Speer delivers eloquent sermon at Oconee Street church. College football scrimmage expected. attendance invited. Rev J Drake Murray promotes Milton Nobles theatre next week. Mrs Cicero Watkins dies near Johnson Church. funeral at Georgia factory cemetery.
Marion Harland quotes her popular work Eve's Daughters urging use of Allcock's Porous Plasters for back discomfort. She recommends applying a strong warm pressure over the seat of unease for days or weeks and renewing as the plaster wears off to ease persistent pain.
At No. 713 Prince Avenue one house from Milledge Avenue offering rooms with or without board.
Mr Henry S West owns a curious relic a walking stick made from the spinal column of a snake. It was handed down by his father a notable citizen from Northeast Georgia and was presented by an old Habersham county resident said to be the first white man to view Tallulah Falls. The relic is highly prized by its owner. Also noted is a mention of nature remedies sweet gum and mullein for coughs colds croup and lung troubles.
The speaker announces resumption of legal work in Athens and plans to serve former clients and the public. A general real estate business will operate upstairs in the Bax office building located at Now16 Jackson Street.
The article surveys local ministers in Athens, praising sincerity while noting sensational preaching can mislead. It cites Rev. Herry McDonald of Atlanta and remarks on Sam Jones and Sam Small preaching to men, with caution about politics intruding on sacred observance.
The bandeomest piano ever brought to Athens, a Cabanet Grand finished in circussion walnut, drew admiration at Haselton and Doziers Music House on Clayton Street. It features a three-pedal setup with a middle pedal and a practice-friendly system, inviting students to call and examine it without disturbing others.
Mr R A Crawford of Kansas City visits his mother in Athens this winter. The Tecumseh tribe of Red Men plans a lodge hall event at Williams Lodge. Mr Jim Dozier leaves today for a hunting trip lasting several days. Demosthenians appeal for alumni aid to repair their ball. Mayor’s court saw routine fines with no major actions. Ladies Literary Club held a profitable meeting. Athens has seen several weeks of mild social activity. Mr D C Oliver W L Henly and Lee Goodrum hunted yesterday totaling eighty two birds, Henry leading. Sidney Reaves enters fire insurance with Reaves Warehouse Company. The three lodges discuss erecting a handsome Odd Fellows Ball in the city.
A quack advertisement extols Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and liver invigorator. It claims to cure indigestion dyspepsia and numerous skin and scalp diseases and promises refunds if not effective. The piece links nerves and mood to bodily purification and urges purchase at the drug store.
In Moscow and St. Petersburg a large sweep arrests about one hundred nobles tied to a plan for a popular assembly. Reports say several hundred more detained and censorship clamps down on press coverage. Officials warn correspondents not to comment as rumors run high.
An old time notice promotes Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mulein to heal lungs and cure coughs and consumption. It also lists Latimer Johnson for grocery needs and mentions Gon ctioneries at a new store on Hancock Avenue No 39.
The Atlanta political scene heats as a strong one hundred ticket forms for alderman positions across wards. Capt Boyd leads the North Side slate, with Jim Stephens for South Side and O Reneau for the first ward. Colvin, McWaters, Hill, Northen, Meador join. ticket praised as excellent and likely to win.
In Carlton Georgia on November 16 a large wood building housing W M Campbell Co and Smith Edward’s general store burned between 9 and 10 pm. The 60 by 70 foot structure contained stock and goods with no insurance on the Campbell inventory. Fire caused heavy losses to the town’s commerce.
A fragment from a 500 word card collection highlights top twirlers and seasonal teams. Names and precise details are unclear but the tone praises standout performances and festive competition.
Reports from Uruguayana and Port Alegre indicate a growing Brazilian uprising. The Sixth Regiment and its commander Colonel Salgado reportedly joined the revolutionists. Forts and garrisons at Casapava Itagui Santa Ana Livramonto have desert ed Fonseca. The insurgent junta led by Casalo Riveiro Assiz Brasil and General Osorio claims about 40 000 men, well armed, planning immediate action toward Rio Grande do Sul’s capital. The United States steamer Essex could not reach Patos Bay due to shoals.
Milton Nobles, famed actor and dramatist, is coming Monday November 23 to present his latest play From Sire to Son. The American drama, praised for literary merit, will feature Nobles leading a top company of acclaimed performers in a production touted as distinctively American and highly crafted.
Yesterday a band of white men armed with Winchesters rode into Athens in pursuit of a horse thief from Jackson County. They stated their mission to recover stolen horses and buggies. the thief’s race was unknown. They tracked him toward Clarke County before losing sight near Athens. If captured, the thief faced imprisonment for years.
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