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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
16
The Southern Industrial convention featured General John B. Gordon delivering the most notable address. New Clans papers praise it highly and Gordon has received many complimentary telegrams. The full speech content follows.
The speaker extols Georgia's postwar recovery, contrasting 25 years of debt and decayed rails with modern freight lines, powered mills, and expanding cities. He urges open trade with the orient, calls for Nicaraguan canal access, and envisions cotton transformed into textiles under a broader southern prosperity.
Clarke County Georgia sheriff sale notice lists two parcels of real estate to be sold at public outcry on the first Tuesday in January 1900. The first tract lies in Braberry's Militia, containing 25 acres, with a detailed metes and bounds description. The second property is a 12-acre tract in Athena, described from Castalia avenue to Springdale street with a lengthy chain-based boundary description. Both parcels are levied on against H. A. Carlton under court order and notice to tenants is recorded.
Clarke county sheriff announces public outcry sale on the first Tuesday in January at the courthouse Athens for parcels of land tied to R L Bloomfield and Hank of the University. The properties include several lots in McCullough and Hudgins survey and an eastern lot near Broad Street with specified boundaries and setbacks. Included are parcels 6 9 10 11 12 18 and a one twelfth acre tract, with conditions excluding portions west of the Georgia railroad right of way. Names referenced include R L Bloomfield Hank of the University Georgia railroad and Brumby and Martin with dates noted as April 1st and prior deeds recorded. The sale lists tax and transfer details and is conducted under Clarke county superior court authority.
A small Athens shop has built a reputation around its unique beet coffee, with patrons insisting on a bold blend rather than something merely satisfactory. The article notes the drink’s growing popularity and the shop’s commitment to a distinct flavor.
A look at split views on fortifying the Nicaragua canal with Hay Pauncefote amendments. Senator Bacon of Gear 18 argues the US must secure the right to close the canal to enemies in war, or risk the entire project. Also includes J E Lilly of Hannibal, Mo recounting a Typhoid Pneumonia recovery aided by Dr King’s New Discovery, advertised by local druggists.
Advertising copy promotes low prices on fruit cake ingredients including Currants Citron Seeded Raisins Figs and nuts. Claim of Norfolk Select Craters and regular orders from buyers with a mistaken price amid promotional language. Largest Fire Worke lot in Athens advertised by W Mallory Co with garbled branding text.
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