Clarke Sheriff Sales in Athens Georgia May Sales
Clarke County notices announce sheriff sales before the courthouse in Athens on the first Tuesday in May. Properties include multiple lots in the Williams Rutherford Adams property, various tracts near Milledge Avenue, and other parcels with details on bounds and taxes due.
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Court House
Athens
Georgia
Milledge Avenue
Williams Rutherford
Adams Ry
M. Rt
H. N. Walter
H. H. Linton
Clarke County
Tid
Jens
H.T. Walker
Adams
C. A
Mithday
John W. Wier
Jackson
Ula Parte
Clarke Superior Court
Phoeby
John W. Wler
March Dist
L. Gaulding
Aston
M. Herrington
Hall’s Wonderful Discovery claims cures for kidney and bladder troubles
An 1898 advertisement by W. Hall promotes Hall’s Great Discovery as a cure for kidney and bladder ailments, diabetes, rheumatism, and other conditions with a two month supply sold by mail if not available from druggists. It includes patient testimonials and distributor notes from Athens, Georgia. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are also endorsed for liver and bile issues.
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Hall
Siren
W. Hall
P.O. Box 218
Waco
H.R. Palmer & Sons
Athens, Ga
DeWitt
E.C DeWitt & Co
Soldiers riot in Augusta as one dead after clash at sheds
In Augusta Georgia April 26 intoxicated soldiers from the Second Illinois fired at sheds when Lieut John Mayeski attempted to disperse them. Private James L Gilliland shot in the left breast and later died. Colonel Moulton ordered order restored and a full investigation will follow. The Second Illinois regiment was mustered out today.
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Augusta
John Mayeski
Mayeski
James L. Gilliland
Ripley
Sieightend
Moulton
Ilinois
Ukatine Offer At Drugstore From Warren J. Smith
A 25c Ukatine bottle is offered free with this coupon at the druggist named below. The ad claims Ukatine cures kidney trouble dyspepsia constipation headaches rheumatism puffiness of the eyes pimples blotches and skin whitening. Warren J. Smith & Bro. promotes the product with testimonial tone.
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Dr. Sawyer
Prickly Ash Bitters Sold by Palmer and Sons
Indigestion is blamed for many diseases that kill thousands yearly. The ad urges preventing trouble at the outset with Prickly Ash Bitters which strengthens the stomach and aids digestion. Sold by H. R. Palmer and Sons, special agents.
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H. R. Palmer & Sons
Resolutions Passed by Cobb-Delaney Camp Meeting
The Cobb-Delaney Camp unanimously approved appointing Miss Helen Carlton sponsor of the Georgia Division of Confederate Veterans and Miss Olivia Carlton maid of honor, daughters of Maj H H Carlton. The camp offers escort and support for their Charleston reunion festivities and happiness.
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Cobb- Delaney Camp
Helen Carlton
Georgia
Charleston
S. M. Herrington
C. W. Reynolds
Adj
Memorial Day Observed with Large Opera House Crowd
Memorial Day services drew about twelve hundred attendees at the opera house, with many proceeding to the cemetery for ceremonies. Decorated Confederate monuments and wreaths marked the day as young women from local schools contributed flowers while Judge A L Mitchell presided and the procession to the cemetery featured veterans, cadets, and Confederate society members.
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Opera House
College Avenue
Home School
A. L. Mitchell
Hodgson
Lacy Cobb Young Ladies
Misses May Walden
Maude Merriman
Miss Merriman
Athens
Veterans and Daughters of the Confederacy
Lucy Cobb Institute
University
Negro Mob Slays Jail Inmate in Kansas City
In Galena Kansas on April 26 Charles Williams alias Jones colored was shot to death in the city jail by a mob of about twenty five masked negroes. They broke in seized him and fired through bars fatally wounding him. The mob dispersed and no arrests were made. A coroner's jury attributed his death to pistol shots by unknown persons.
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Galena
Kan
Charles Williams
Jones
Williams
Laura Canatan
Anecdotes Recall Mrs Keeley and a Blind House Joke
The piece recounts Mrs Keeley the actress telling of Queen Victoria’s soft reply to a knee rheumatism excuse during a reception. It also shares a brief quip about a “blind asylum” house with a child’s pun about why it has windows.
Confederate Veterans Meeting Sets Charleston Reunion Transport
The Cobb-Delaney Camp of Confederate veterans met at Athens city hall to plan the Charleston reunion next month. They chose Georgia road travel as official transport and elected Dr. J. W Heidt as an additional delegate with four alternates. Three delegates were named for the Chicamauga monument unveiling, including Captain Bradwell and Judge Er.
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Confederate Veterans of
Athens
Charleston
Cobb-Delaney Camp
Georgia Road
J. W Heidt
G.H. Hauser
J. H. Dozier
John Finch
A. L. Hull
Judge Cobb
Chicamanga
Capt
Bradwell
Scott Refuses Pay Raise and Keeps Contract
Ainslee's Magazine recounts Irving M. Scott who declined a raise while directing Oregon and Saginaw works amid sixes and sevens. He later earned four times the offered amount after being re-engaged, proving foresight in sticking to his contract.
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Moreau
Ainslee
Irving M. Scott
Oregon
Saginaw
Donahue
Scott
Brodie
Ben
Taking a Walk Justice in a Plank Theft Case
A man pleads guilty to stealing a plank while joking that a doctor advised a long walk daily. The judge, amused, sentences him to the house of correction, noting the “three senses rest.” Local humor accents this Boston Tran-Up report.
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House of Correction
Boston
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