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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1899
Page
3
An advertisement urges expectant mothers to use Mother’s Friend liniment to lessen pain and risk during childbirth. It claims the product prepares the body, protects mother and baby, and offers a free booklet “Before Baby is Born” from Regulator Company of Atlanta, Georgia.
A reflective essay tracing how fiction shapes life from childhood through adolescence. It notes Mother Goose and fairy tales guiding ideals, Cinderella dreams, and the shift to romance as girls reach sixteen, where literature’s influence fosters aesthetic and sentimental impulses amid social warnings about dangerous novels.
Eugenia Barcz analyzes how fictional ideals shape readers and societies from Romantic heroines to European judgments of American women. The piece traces readers’ shift from longing for noble figures to recognizing fiction’s limits and the impact of authors like Scott Milton and Dickens on real life perceptions.
Victorian advertisement touts BBB Botanic Blood Balm as a universal cure for skin eruptions, ulcers, tumors, and syphilitic blood poisoning. It promises a sample bottle by mail, medical advice on request, and sale of large bottles at $1 each or six for $5, with addresses to Blood Balm Co. of Atlanta, Georgia.
A description of Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a sure cure for croup based on twenty five years of constant use. It claims early hoarseness signals onset and that giving the remedy prevents attack, with widespread use in homes and a flawless efficacy record. Sold by H. R Palmer & Sons.
Atlanta report notes John D. Little of Mascores facing F W Copeland of Walker in race for House speaker. Copeland enters amid Prohibition bloc support, with Wil lingham bill alignment a key factor. Copeland praised as popular, well-versed in parliamentary law, potential strong speaker if elected. Also includes an unrelated testimonial about Chamberlain’s remedy for diarrhoea.
Miss Emma Gary a returned missionary from China will address the Juvenile Missionary Society at Oconee Street Methodist church next Sunday at ten o'clock. The talk is described as interesting and the public is invited to attend.
The Georgia Manufacturing Company thrives with heavy demand for yarns and orders. Judge John R White builds new operatives houses and repairs existing ones to ready for winter. A large motor powers the mill, enabling continuous night work to meet overwhelming production. Local adages comment on labor and spending while a Chicago Tribune quip echoes financial pressure.
London December 18 Bob Roberts is named to replace Buller in South Africa. The change signals confidence in Roberts and Kitchener to improve the war situation. Officials stress the shift is not a rebuke of General Bauer but a routine elevation as forces increase.
London dispatch in New York World reports no easing of gloom after General Buller’s reverse. British forces in India cannot be drafted to South Africa. risks from Menelik of Abyssinia and Mediterranean tensions limit Egypt garrison cuts. Kitchener to Roberts as chief of staff. fear of German naval pressure to block reinforcements. Also brief note on Chamberlain’s Pain Balm testimonial from Richmond Indiana.
Washington D C December 15 1890 a self explanatory letter announces five thousand garden seed packages allotted for distribution in the Fifth District requests for seed should be mailed to Washington for prompt attention the seeds are public property paid for with taxpayers money and will be sent on request not by favor seeds are mailed in sealed packages
Our Store will be open every night until 10 o'clock. Wide sale includes 25 Doll Carriages and Cradles, gloves, handkerchiefs, hosiery, cashmere items, jackets, capes, and wraps all at greatly reduced holiday prices. Multiple lines of china novelties, mirrors, clocks, screens, and curtains.
Special sale advertises a stock of table linens napkins towels white quilts ready made sheets pillow cases damask and chenille portiers table covers linens floor oil cloths and rugs. Ideal gifts for holidays with a wide range of home textiles and fabrics.
A local auction advertises 1000 bisque headed doll babies in various sizes with curling hair. The entire lot will be offered this week at reduced prices, with one lot of toys selling at half price to close out.
Large line medallions in all sizes offered at half value to close out the week. Limited quantities remain as shoppers seek bargain display pieces and durable keepsakes from the selection.
A local ad touts a large line of purses for ladies children and men priced from five cents to 1.59 dollars. It highlights 100 ladies fine purses at 15 cents and 19 ladies fine purses at 19 cents valued at 35 cents, claiming the best line in the city.
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