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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1891
Page
10
The issue reports the cotton crop movement for the week ending Friday and includes Dr J W Nelms’s Alliance speech. It notes weekly receipts of 7330 bales, exports to Great Britain, and rising in sight figures. It also discusses Georgia political alignments and reactions to the third party movement.
A historical note touts a dramatic victory over bowel trouble credited to Dr Biggers and his Huckleberry Cordial. The claim frames the product as a universal bowel panacea offered to the suffering public.
Dr J W Nelms vice president of the Fulton County Alliance speaks at a Dalton gathering defending the Democratic party against third party critics. He urges unity among farmers and Alliance members to back a party of equal rights, warns against misgovernment, and calls for self sufficiency and alliance with northern and western farmers. The speech lauds Georgia's virtues and pledges support for the Democratic party to preserve the union and political integrity.
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