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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1891
Page
6
A Madison county farmer with about two hundred acres demonstrates a self sufficient model. He grows own meat and crops, sells surplus, lives cash only, raises five bales of cotton yearly, and keeps debt at bay through frugal household and farm management. The piece argues for more home production and less cotton.
Coroner's inquest reports G H Shewell, real estate trader, died by self-inflicted gunshot during a temporary insanity spell Sunday morning on Jackson Street. Neighbors found him in the cellar with a rifle and a mirror. a note read I cannot sleep. He leaves a wife and three children. The body to be interred possibly in the North after telegraph notice.
Oconee County showcases fine blooded horses with residents pride and active training scenes. W P Pr wears private racetrack interest and trains trotting horses while Dr J re of Farmington mentions a fast horse Yellow Sacket. Multiple Oconee breeders and horse traders note the proliferation of quality stock along the county roads.
Mr. Jacob Butler, a prosperous farmer of Oconee county, reports a single cotton row measuring eleven miles in length laid like a watch-spring. He expects at least six bales from this row, each averaging about five hundred pounds, a yield likely unmatched in Georgia.
Fragmentary notes describe Happy Women and a riddle about smiling and health. References mention Blood Balm and a struggle with bills, with scattered names and streets included in the garbled text.
In Athens the dispensary bill drew sharp debate with votes 101 to 16. Opponents attacked profits for the city and urged restricting liquor sales to medicinal use. Supporters, including campus leaders and Chancellors, urged passage as a tested measure to curb blind tigers and club liquor. The House moved toward advancing the bill with amendments read and lost.
A man named Joe Ozburn shot and killed Frank Tuggle in Newton Factory after a confrontation in Jackson County. The incident followed a dispute over a traded hat during a drunken moment, with Ozburn and accomplices fleeing the scene.
London reports say a scandal feared within the Irish parliamentary party has been forestalled for now. The wife who kept quiet for years will extend silence in exchange for a payment. Details of the wife’s view and the husband’s legal options remain unclear as Mrs. Parnell and her spouse appear content.
A fragment from the Evening Star reports speculation about forthcoming events near Gray Gables on the Massachusetts coast involving ex President Cleveland and his wife. The note hints at planned activities and social excitement without detailing specifics.
An advertisement touts Hoist’s Dyspeptia Elixir as a blessing for suffering humanity claiming 128 cures more than any other market preparation and urges readers to show testimonials from their druggist. It lists illnesses including indigestion liver complaints constipation jaundice headaches heartburn chronic diarrhea and asthma and mentions a morning double bottle offer.
In a New York dated August 3 letter General Gordon outlines the third party issue, vows to defend the Democratic faith for farmers and urges Alliance loyalty to the party. He warns against splitting the party and emphasizes unity for political and agricultural reform. Also mentions cases of Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve curing various ailments.
Atlanta special reports J O Wynn, principal broker for the Georgia Alliance Exchange, is over twenty thousand dollars short in his accounts. Charges and possible resignations unfold as trustees review the shortage and audit the ledger amid speculation on losses and missing vouchers.
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