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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1891
Page
5
A conservative critique argues that true simple living centers on fresh air, plain warm clothing, and avoidance of fashion excess. It cautions against corsets and tight garments, urging roomy dress and ample blankets, then contrasts this with Parisian fashion notes and a portrait of domestic virtue.
The Jerome sisters, famed as New York society beauties of the Four Hundred, secure fashionable marriages. One daughter becomes Lady Randolph Churchill in London, enduring a long noble struggle yet gaining esteem. Americans abroad praise her charitable efforts on many occasions.
The text profiles Mrs Moreton Frewer and Mrs Clarence Gray Dinsmore, sisters of the late Amory G part of the Four Hundred social elite. It mentions winter homes in New York and summer retreats at Newport Lenox or Saratoga, and ties to Lady Churchill. It notes lavish wardrobes, handsome diamonds, pearls, and marriages to wealthy men. It references another sister married to J Harry Alexander and a younger bride, all from the prominent Glappen lineage.
An 19th century advertisement promotes Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption and Colds as the best La Grippe remedy. It pledges quick relief and no aftereffects, with a full refund if unsatisfied, and notes trial bottles for ten cents and large bottles for 50 cents. It also asserts high earnings for professional advertisers.
Garden guidance covers squash varieties Yokohama Hubbard cross and American Turban with autumn use, soil needs, and harvesting tips. It advises layering squash vines to deter borers, proper watering techniques around trees, and slow irrigation with containers. Also discusses brood frame space and seasonal apiary practices.
Short items report a child burned in Texas by a gasoline store explosion a man struck by lightning, a non union worker walkout at Grand Rapids furniture works, a New Orleans judge considering a new trial for two jurors bribers, and multiple crimes and accidents across states including Arkansan cyclone damage and a fatal train zone knife fight. Mentions include McCrys tal and mey jurors, Panama canal questions, and General Alger touring western cities.
The Daily Enterprise, Rome's new afternoon paper, has suspended due to insufficient patronage. Zee is now the only daily paper. In Alabama, W. H. Jenkins, telegraph operator visiting Mostcouray, near Ney Orleans, died recently from an apparent cause while visiting relatives.
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