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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1891
Page
7
In the Georgia House heated debate centers on a bill granting prohibition power and narrowing liquor sales near churches and towns. Other measures touch mileage pay, railroad incorporation, election law efficiency, and speedy criminal case determinations as lawmakers push for adjournment.
In New Catzans August 5 the pro lottery Democrats opened the campaign supporting a $1 250 000 yearly offer for renewing the charter. Anti lottery forces clash as factions enter the field and resolutions urge accepting the money for schools while denouncing revolts and anti lottery rhetoric.
In Arkansas City a 21 year old Henry Donnelly found his mother dead in the kitchen and his father slain in the bedroom after returning home for dinner. Coroner reports indicate the deaths were self inflicted or connected to a family dispute. The incident follows troubling family circumstances.
In a July 1991 dispatch from Rome a traveler recounts two weeks of hotel stays from Aix les Bains to Genoa Pisa and finally St. Peter's Cathedral. The writer notes dirt poverty in Italian cities contrasts with Genoa cleanliness and pirouettes through tunnels mountains and historic sites praising Conti the guide and the Roman sights including St. Peter's vast church and relics.
Athens delegates boast two victories as the temperance committee returns a favorable report on the dispensary bill while the sidewalk paving repeal bill receives an unfavorable handling. The dispensary measure advances, the sidewalk law dies, and prohibitionists align with the dispensary plank amid local political debate.
New York August 5 The Commercial Bulletin notes Backer failure assets exceed liabilities and, if managed, should pay all debts with margin. It cites Alabama state bonds totaling 760 000 dollars, worth full par and hypothecated with a sizable margin over the loaned amount.
The article discusses saving corn fodder to maximize both ear and stalk value, noting sunshine and air contribute about 60 percent of feeding value. It advises sowing eight to twelve quarts per acre, planting in drills, thinning as needed, and warns crowded early growth reduces final feeding value. It also mentions a fencing suggestion from Ohio Farmer to use half-length pickets in wire and picket fences.
The article discusses space efficient wire and picket fencing with full length pickets for stock control, plus wind resistance and material savings. It includes guidance on buckwheat and clover as soil improvers, green manures for corn and wheat, beekeeping notes about swarms, rye sown among corn for weed control and soil, and remarks on barley and fertilizer practices. It mentions Palmer & Kionebrew's chemistry department with twenty years of experience.
On July 9 Hyde Collins was bitten by a dog. The animal was believed rabies free and the wound healed. Collins grew suspicious and confined himself, leading to concern that fear of hydrophobia drove his mental decline.
Aug. 5 reports Gov Page will issue a call this week for a special session of the Vermont Legislature to convene Tuesday. Local brief notes mention an accident in Georgia with a train incident and an observant report headline Run Over by Train Wossros.
McElree's wine of Cardus and THEDFORD'S BLACK-DORAUGHT offered for sale by merchants in ES Lyxvos and nearby Athens. Vendors include J W Haapr near Athens, BT Buunsy & Co Athens, LD Staves & Co Athens.
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