Athenians Abroad Describe Italian Travel and Monastic Oddities
An Athens writer recounts travel from Rome to Florence including the Cappuccini bones display, Catacombs exploration, and Florence sights like the Uffizi and Pitti Palace. The letter details monasteries, monks, art, and the contrast between Rome Naples and Florence, ending with notes on poverty and the Land Improvement Company.
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Athens
Rome
Florence
Naples
Uffizi
Venus de Medici
Faun
Appolini
Hadrian
Tivoli
Pitti Palace
Academy of Fine Arts
Michael Angelo
Paradise
Venice
Italy
Egypt
Land Improvement Company
Eyesr
Fatal Shooting Aboard Athens Macon Excursion Train
On a colored excursion from Athens to Macon, Weldon Price of Farmington was fatally wounded by Sam Harris of Watkinsville after a day of quarrel and pursuit aboard the train. Harris fired twice as Price attempted to leave, and a pistol exchange followed before Harris fled the platform. Price was found with wounds near the right nipple and side but could walk with assistance. recovery hoped.
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Athens
Macon
Weldon Price
Farmington
Sam Harris
Watkinsville
Harris
Price
Mr. Price
Mr. Harris
Notice of a bill to amend Solicitor General compensation
Notice is given that a bill will be introduced in the General Assembly to amend an 1881 act providing compensation for the Western circuit Solicitor General. The proposed change removes the provision for annual county treasury orders up to two hundred dollars based on insolvent lists, with no yearly cap. Aug. 2, 9-3.
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General Assembly
Western Circuit
Clarke
Notice of Consent and Authorization for Property Deal
A terse notice states that W. H. Yarsorover grants consent to his wife Louanna A. Yar borough for a property deal. The document appears as a formal authorization indicating a free dealer role for the transaction.
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Louanna
A. Yarborough
W. H. Yarsorover
Athens Railway incorporation act application notice
Notice records an application to the General Assembly to incorporate the Athens Railway Company and related purposes. Also mentions Gladstone and wife celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary in London. The text includes health ad copy for Brown's Iron Bitters and a critique of alarmist responses to bank runs.
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General Assembly
Athens Railway Company
W. E. Gladstone
London
A Lesson in Grammar and Dr Pierce’s Cough Cure
An odd line about coughs cites Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for coughs colds and lung diseases and claims the bottle contents are pure enough to extinguish germs of consumption at birth. A Georgia General Assembly session considers a bill amending Athens city charter fixing mayoral term and other purposes.
Ex-President Tyler’s Son Dying in Washington Report
Calderwood & Co. of Honroe La promote Ayer s Sarsaparilla as a health tonic to combat hot weather illnesses. The ad claims the medicine cleanses malaria blood poisons and scrofula with noted sales since starting their drug business.
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Tyler
John
Washington
Ayer
Calderwood & Co
Honroe, la
A Fair Charmer and Household Cures Shared
A Miss Annie Sanford visiting Greenesboro learns of a snake on a doormat drawn by music in the parlor. Advertisements tout Swift’s Specific and Sam a ritan Nergine as radical cures with testimonials from J. W. Thornton and A. D. Hayward. Clarke's Flax Skin Cure and Soap are offered for sale by druggists.
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Ubeek
Annie Sanford
Crawfordville
EB. Slattery
Delhi
Swift
J. W. Thornton
Claiborne
Miss
Clarke
A. D. Hayward
Advice To Mothers And Other Health Remedies Featured
The notice highlights Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and claims of aiding wind colic and diarrhea at twenty five cents a bottle. Testimony from Edward Silvey of Chicago promotes Clarke's Extract of Flax Catarrh Cure with a dramatic cure for catarrh. Advertised Dr King's New Discovery for consumption is sold with trial bottles and guarantees. Ridgeway and Thornton injured by a blown still cap, Thornton likely fatal.
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Edward Silvey
Chicago
Streeter
Clarke
Ridgeway & Thornton
Ridgeway
Mr. Thornton
Merit Wins In Selling Dr King’s Remedies
Citizens are assured that Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Dr King’s New Life Pills Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters have sold well and proven satisfactory. The firm guarantees results and offers refunds if not satisfied. John Crawford & Co or L D Sledge & Co wholesale and retail druggists.
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Bucklen
John Crawford & Co
Dr. King
LD. Sledge & Co
L. D. Sledge & Co
A Street Fight Leads to Police Escort
Late yesterday Mose Woods and a dusky damsel fought openly until police appeared and took them to the station house. They await disposition by the court. Carter's Little Liver Pills advertise for relief from headache. Dose one pill. Small price, small dose.
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Mose Woods
Carter
Little Giant Stallion Euthanized After Leg Injury
The famous trotting stallion Little Giant owned by R E Crunch of Oconee county was kicked and suffered a broken leg. Mr Branch had to kill him to end his suffering. The Hambletonian horse had trotted a half mile in 1 06 and paced the same time. Branch reportedly refused large offers for him.
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Little Giant
R. E. Crunch
Oconee County
Brunch
Branch
Local Turtle Stirs Athens Mystery After Fifty-Pound Find
John Cain, a streetcar conductor, spotted a soft-shell turtle weighing about fifty pounds wandering Cobbham. He left it, returned later, and freed its head for soup. A theory links the giant reptile to Chipitaro, a former Athens restaurant owner who fattened turtles in a garden nearby for years.
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John Cain
Orr & Hunter
Cain
Cobbham
Mr. Cain
Athens
Francis Louis
Chipitaro
Mr. Cuain
Forgiven but Not Forgot at Georgia Confederate Reunion
A Northern lady extends an olive branch to the 3rd Georgia Regiment at a Fort Valley reunion. The account recalls two Union brothers slain near a brick wall in Sharpsburg during 1862 and their mother sending a stone fragment with the message Forgiven, but not forgot. The story highlights reconciliation between former enemies and a cordial meeting with Hawking Zouaves from Rhode Island.
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3Rd
Georgia
3Rd Georgia of
Fort Valley
Rhode Island
Mason and Dixon
Athens
Sharpesburg
Georgia Regiment
3Rd. Georgia
Georgias
Sheriff Foils Jailhouse Shooting Attempt in Banks County
Report from Banks County says Green tried to shoot Walt McKie in the jail hall. Sheriff Scroggins restrained Green's arm and saved the prisoner from death, while local negroes react with excitement and a grand jury consideration follows.
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Banks County
Walt McKie
Green
Homer
Scroggins
Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy Reward Claim
3500 reward posted by manufacturers for a cure they cannot achieve for chronic nasal catarrh. The remedy is sold by druggists for 60 cents.
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Dr. Sage
Edinburgh to London Adventurous Tour Through Historic Sites
Moss describes a rapid journey from Edinburgh to London visiting the naval museum, Holyrood Palace, Greyfriars tomb, university buildings, and Edinburgh Castle. He notes weather, crowded sights, and vivid contrasts with London including Westminster Abbey, Hyde Park, Kew Gardens, the Albert Memorial, and The Alhambra theater. He records travel by train, late hours, and plans to share more items later.
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Evrsnoog
Naval Museum
Navy
Bruce Go
Rob Roy
Newes Inburg Castle
Hotgyt Palace
Grey Friars
Samp
Beotland
Tenepesta
Edinburg Castle
Bruce
Jung
London
Edinburg
Elinburg
Paul
National Ar Gallery
Michael Angelo
Raphael
Guild Hall
Hyde Park
Kew Gardens
Albert Memorial
Tom
Alhamba
Westminist Abbey
St. Kensington Museum
Atory
D. Moss
Malaria Cure Promoted By Sarepta Association
An advertisement claims a universal cure for malaria or ague using a ritual remedy free of quinine and arsenic. It promises full treatment at no cost by a senior physician and asks readers to send their address to Sarepta Association at Oconee Church, Sackson County, with transport to Maysville by the Northeastern railroad for those seeking care.
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Sarepta Associa Oconee
Sackson County
Maysville
Northeastern
McCaxty
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