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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1891
Page
4
Athens will host three major gatherings this summer. The Alliance rally on the 16th promises to be a historic event, followed by the Grand Lodge session of the Independent Order of Good Templars, then the State Agricultural Society in August. Citizens anticipate warm welcomes and ample hospitality.
The New York World reports the U S treasury may need to extend 4 percent bonds as funds for sinking fund are unavailable due to the Billion Dollar Congress. A Philadelphia scare over a University of Pennsylvania Medical College ghost story is noted alongside a Chicago case where a landlord blames a haunting for damages.
Mrs. Anna Mar Boster Ellis, once separated, remarried last Tuesday in London to her former husband Granville Alden Ellis. The note mentions Dickens’s old house at 7 Cuardes Dickens Street, Doughty Street, London, for sale or lease, a site where Boz letters helped him gain fame.
Waricut Hinton P Wright an Atlanta outcast who was revene converted will lecture on Redemption Against the Devil Brap eLt State school Commissioner Bradwell reports South Georgia education stir Hunnicutt Dr J B Hunnicutt growing in favor as an orator Lupo Rev James L Lupo dies suddenly in Conyers at his home Thad Horton praised for work at the Atlanta Journal Professor H H Stone at Cambridge for summer study Robert C Wright of Savannah earns recognition as a gifted poet Macon News notes the array of commendations and ambitions in Georgia figures.
Public warning against mercury based catarrh treatments. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as safe mercury free option. Mentions internal use and sales details.
Mr T Remsen Crawford editor in chief of the Athens Banner is registered at the Kimball and travels to Chattanooga to address the Southern Educational Society on Lookout. He will later attend the National Educational Society convention in Toronto. Crawford is praised as a leading Georgia journalist and writer.
The Order of Good Templars will convene in Athens on Monday the 20th Inst with about one hundred delegates from lodges across Georgia. Rev H A Hodges of Macon is Grand Worthy Chief Templar, Capt D C Oliver of Athens is Grand Worthy Counsellor, and De Witt C Ingle of Atlanta is Grand Worthy Secretary. Evan's Lodge No. 76 will host the Grand Lodge for three days of public exercises and sessions.
The Clarke Rifles return to Athens after a pleasant Chickamauga stay. Captain Owen and his company impressed locals on the tented field, during drills, and in social circles. They pledge to make Clarke Rifles the best company in the state and bring pride to Athens.
The advertisement promotes Dr Biggers Huckleberry Cordial as a great specific for all bowel troubles and for teething children. It emphasizes relief for cramped finances and positions the remedy as a speedy aid, though the claim is unverified.
Citizens discuss the dispensary bill crafted by prohibitionists A J Cobb G C Thomas and H C Tuck. Opinion splits between hopefuls who see a remedy to liquor problems and skeptics who call it a failure or unlikely to pass. Prohibitionists push for passage with an open September 1 start.
Jordan Jackson, involved in a prior row in Lickakillet, appeared before Justice Fuller on the assault with intent to murder charge. The court bound him over to the higher court, with bond set at one hundred dollars. failure to post bond resulted in his imprisonment.
Bucklien's agnica paste claims to cure skin eruptions sores chilblains and related ailments with money back guarantee. Sold by John Crawford & Co wholesale and retail druggists at 26 cents per box.
A reader urges southern families to grow Irish potatoes to cut costs and avoid buying high priced produce. Proper planting yields large crops, and storing tips are given to prevent rot. The piece argues potatoes outpace cotton in value and offers practical steps for harvesting, curing, and winter storage.
Atlanta July 8 special report describes a crowded legislative hall as the Georgia House reopens. Speaker Howell requests business focus, new members are sworn in, and debates on military encampment funding, next year appropriations, and a tax bill are outlined alongside the governor’s message highlighting the university normal school in Athens and Confederate widow pensions.
Senator Jos Temple introduces a bill to raise stockholder liability to par value, aligning with bank practice. The measure was sent to the Committee on Railroads as adjournment ended. Major A R Houston resigns as Alliance warehouse manager. successor to be chosen. Georgia to receive 31 000 from Morrill bill with funds diverted to the State University trustees.
Adam Stuart born 1800 with $30,000 estate tries to woo Miss Emily Kanter 22 but is spurned. He attempts suicide and is sent to an asylum after doctors deem him unstable. Also reports on Susan decision about the schooner Robert and Minnie libel, a mistaken identity arrest near Marsh, and a fire truck collision injuring two firefighters.
In room 21 at State House Atlanta July 8 a meeting of Alliance Members of the General Assembly drew around one hundred participants with several outsiders barred. The session ran past 10 30 PM and details remained undisclosed. Old officers were re elected and weekly gatherings continue under the same group. Christie Nichols of the Atlanta Constitution to wed Elizabeth Natalie Beoning of Atlanta on July 6.
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