Athens Board to Choose New City Superintendent
The Athens education board considers several experienced candidates for the next city superintendent, praising former leader Branson and noting applications from G. G. Bond, T. J. Simms, J. B. Cash, S. H. Sanford, and Roland Johnston. The board emphasizes the need for a broad minded, patient reformer to lead schools, with the public urged to trust the selection. Also an ad promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for La Grippe and colds with a money back guarantee.
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Board of Education
Branson
Lim
G.G. Bond
Sy Athens
T. J. Simms
New York
Beard
J.B Cash
S. H. Sanford
Talladega
Ala
Roland Johnston
Gathoun
Athens
Juin Crawford & Co's
Superior Court sessions recount verdicts and progress
The Superior Court continued its session with a verdict for Murrell versus Bray in favor of the plaintiff. Excelsior Manufacturing Company versus Maddry was decided for Captain C. G. Talmade. Matthews versus Hill resulted in a verdict of 153 dollars. Read versus Lowry and Lester versus G C N Railroad Company await hearing as the court makes progress. The Grand Jury returned a few indictments, mostly misdemeanors. Clark's Lightning Liniment is advertised as a remedy for rheumatism with a 50 cent price from Clark Chemical Co. New York.
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Sesson
Murrell
Bray
Excelsior Manufacturing Company
Maddry
Capt. C. G. Talmade
Matthews
Clark
Clark Chemical Co
New York
A Place for Talent in Advertising Departments
In regulated industries advertising now relies on talented specialists. Newspapers increasingly feature ads as a core business segment. Large city wholesale and retail houses hire top talent to handle their advertising, elevating the field beyond traditional newsroom work.
Profitable Beet Sugar Industry Attracts Clarke County Farmers
Clarke county farmers push beet sugar experiment with seed from the Farmers Club and Oxnard Beet Sugar Company. Averages show 16 percent saccharine content, with yields of 15 to 30 tons per acre possible. Potential factory plans in Athens hinge on analysis showing high saccharine content.
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Clarke
Farmers Club of
Clarke County
Jerry Rusk
Farmers Club
E. K. Lumpkin
America
North Georgia
Cedieek
Atlanta Welcomes Harrison Despite South Ties and Clev eland Echoes
April 14 Atlanta special reports a formal welcome planned for President Harrison and party, with skeptical public enthusiasm due to perceived Southern resentment toward his policies. Washington writer Shriver predicts Harrison as GOP nominee, notes Blaine’s ailing health and limited opposition. Local Alliance rumors link Livingston, Searey, and Ellington to support for the current administration.
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Benny
Atlanta
Harrison
U.S
South
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
John 8. Shriver
Washington
The
Mail and Express
Avant Courier
Shriver
Eliott Shepard
Shiver
Blaine
Livingston
Searey
Ellington
Searcy
Seve
Delegates Gather in Kansas City for Western States Congress
Kansas City April 14 delegates crowd hotels for the Western States Commercial Congress. Notable attendees include Senators Stewart Ingalls and Representatives Mills Dockery with others from nine states. The convention claims to be nonpartisan with no farmer bloc aim, covering topics of broad regional interest.
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Kansas City
Western States Commercial Congress
Ptre
United States
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Alabama
Congress
Stewart and Ingalls
Mills and Dockery
Messrs. Warner
Common Sense Opinion From The Boston Herald
A Boston Herald take argues a newspaper without advertisements would lack interest and taste, noting ad free papers would be dull and poor as Job's turkey, a view contrasting Mrs. Julia Ward Howe’s wish for ads.
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Julia Ward Howe
Job
Boston Herald
Way to Attract and Good Looks Promise Health Boost
The ad argues eyes captivate the will, guiding trade through appearance. It links looks to health, claiming liver stomach and kidney health yield better looks. Electric Bitters advertised as an alterative tonic curing pimples and other issues, sold by J Crawford & Co for 50 cents. Society notes indicate busy social scene until Commencement.
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J. Crawford & Co’s
Rugstore
Fragmentary verse about awakening and persistent life
The text presents garbled lines evoking the struggle of souls and the enduring dream of life. It hints at a contrast between fading spring imagery and enduring longing, with references to pain, conquest, and a lingering undying hope.
Tim Sullivan Ghost Visits Peter Donnelly in Nighttime
In a dimly lit Irish tale, Peter Donnelly awakens to a white shroud clad specter, Tim Sullivan, pacing with a rattling chain. They chat of purgatory, the wake, a predatory suitor, and the need for a live man to settle lingering wrongs as the devil observes with polite curiosity.
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Peter Donnelly
Tony
Donnelly
Peter
Tim Sullivan
Tim
Dan Flaherty
Purgatory
Widdy
Father Malone
Yis
Tim Suullivan
Pete Donnelly
Divi
Palace
Mr. Sullivan
Blaguard
Pat O'Ronrl
Fis
Judy Flanigan
Ghostly pig theft and purgatorial flight tale unfolds
An Irish folk tale follows Pete Donnelly and a ghost as they spirit a pig to Widow O Rourke. The ghost Tim Sullivan recovers a promise, escorted by fearsome Mrs O Rourke, before a surreal purge-to-hell escape. A separate note mentions an electric death and quack punctuator jokes along with a medical ad for Botanic Blood Balm.
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Peter
Pater
Peters
Tim
O'Rourke
Pete Donnelly
Purgatory
Mrs. O'Rourke
Laura Hart
Beauford
8. C
W. A. Bryant
Moody
Texas
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Tex
J. C. Clayton
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Juarez
Mexico
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Lowndesville, S.C
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Carl O. Harrison
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Richman
St. Petersburg
Boston Transcript
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Sonal
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Martin Chuzzlewit
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