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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1889
Page
5
An advertisement claims a lady suffered years from uterine troubles found relief with a self administered remedy. It promises complete cure without a physician and offers free instructions and recipes by mail from Med. Branne at 2528 10th St Philadelphia.
A widowed Hamburg visitor in mourning meets an elderly former suitor, Captain Reinhard von Nordmann, at a Kur terrace concert. They recall youth, wartime service, and shifts in taste from Schopenhauer to novels, while noting her two years of widowhood and their lasting bond.
Hortense and Reinhard renew their bond after a long separation sparked by past quarrels and misunderstandings. Hortense reveals a false engagement to mask her feelings, and Reinhard expresses enduring love. They plan to reunite with family in Sontheim and read Schopenhauer together, ending years of heartache.
Frank Lawlor, remembered by theatre crowds, is now an inmate at Edwin Forrest home for aged actors in Philadelphia. He praised the facility to A M Palmer, noting neat clothing, meals, pocket money, and few regu lations. The elderly residents wore fine dress and suggested dowagers receive guests.
Athens Minstrels manager Haselton announces elation over last night’s profits and plans to tour Tallulah Madison and other Georgia towns. They will revise the show excluding athletic acts, explore an amateur opera company, and perform in Athens and neighboring areas. Also notes promotion for Favorite Prescription by Dr. Pierce.
Sworn statements from officers and crew of the schooner Black Diamond recounts of its seizure by the cruiser Rush. Captain Thomas says Lieut Tuttle forced open papers and acted beyond legal authority while threatening to detain the crew and vessel.
Paris August 8 The high court of impeachment begins hearings against General Boulanger Henri Rochefort Count Dillon and others on charges of high treason An indictment is expected to compel Britain to extradite if they are within its jurisdiction The accused may flee to the United States by sea at once
Chicago reports claimed Burke made a full confession in the Cronin murder case. State's attorney was said to have talked with Burke for hours, but inquiry found no substantiation. Burke was alone and received no visitors that evening. A Chicago lady can speak ten languages.
Notice warns of imitation schemes tied to M. A. Dauphin in Washington DC and urges payments by Money Orders or Bank drafts. It claims prizes are guaranteed by four national New Orleans banks and warns that tickets signed by a high authority shield against fraud.
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