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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1889
Page
4
Fragmentary ad copy with price figures and payment instructions. Reads like a late 19th or early 20th century insertion asking for remittances by postal order or registered mail and noting a cash component. Ambiguous names and locations are unreadable.
Governor Gordon appeals to the Legislature to extend pensions to Georgia widows and orphans of Civil War soldiers. The state has already paid out about 154000 dollars to 2490 applicants this year and will likely grant more. The call argues the state’s finances are able to fund the debt of honor and urges prompt action.
A Augusta writer commends a book on Georgia education describing it as a comprehensive source. The work outlines the state's educational institutions, progress, and current focus on education, with handsome illustrations of prominent schools and features Cobb and other noted institutions.
The press denounces the Olive bill as communist and dangerous to the state. Lawmakers are urged to reject any clause, while the public sees Georgia winding down the measure and inviting foreign capital with protections for investors who place trust in the state.
A humorous lament over the decline of the bustle as Dame Fashion overtakes female form. The piece mocks critics and jokes about how the modern trend will erase curves, speed travel of women on sidewalks, and substitute a straight line of sight as fashion shifts.
A fragment recalls a dramatic scene where a bustier defends its dignity. The text hints at a crusade by a banner, urging two young lovers apart and positioning the banner as a moral instrument rather than a sexual object.
A defense of displaying the Confederate flag arguing it as a solemn emblem of a past cause. It rejects apology but urges reverence, mourning brave soldiers, and patience for reconciliation while condemning public repudiation. Emphasizes loyalty to the government and respect for the Lost Cause memory.
The article argues the Illinois miners returned to harsh conditions and poverty after a failed strike against protected capitalists. It cites meager earnings of fifty to seventy cents a day and relief from Broadwood, describing labor as a poverty stricken martyr while warning of renewed struggle and loss of pride.
Jackson county man Mr. Williams traveled to Athens to chase a dream of buried wealth. He located a rock matching his vision and uncovered a pile of six to seven silver coins beneath, but were scattered with frightened insects and left him disheartened and returning home. The report notes others still believe the dream foretold fortune if pursued.
A lively prose sketch praises a grand street sprinkler in Athens describing its size as mammoth and its operation as graceful though impractical in dry heat. The author notes its four wheels and mule haul, its three water jets, and the spectacle as crowds watch under a July sun while dust swirls and the town awaits rain.
Special to The Banner from Atlanta July 19 reports Calvin proposing three rural farmers institutes and McDaniel pursuing Bowden college as a State University branch. Other measures include trial brief rules, appellate process, female employment protections, county commissioner powers, and fertilizer fraud safeguards.
The G N and Mammoth project aims to connect Athens with a southern corridor, opening vast Georgia and Carolina agricultural areas to trade. Washington citizens petition to build a branch to Elberton connecting via Washa ton, with hopes of new railroad shops and rapid town prominence.
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