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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1899
Page
6
A Civil War era poem by Lucius Perry Hills portrays reconciliation between Union and Confederate veterans. A Yank and a Gray veteran exchange words beside graves, vowing mutual respect for courage on both sides and readiness to defend the flag of the United States.
Retailers advertise a millinery display with a large stock of white goods and fabrics. The sale lists printed dimities shirts madras lawns piques and lawns with prices and savings, urging early selection while stock lasts.
A large stock of cottons wool dress goods and silks marketed with deep discounts. Percale remnants, printed duck, ginghams, shirting, and plaids offered at eight to ten cents per yard. Special shirt waist sale and numerous bargains on waists and ribbons. 100 to 150 piece counts in taffetas with reduced prices.
A catalog of fabric and accessory bargains lists Lisle Hose, Ladies Sheer Linen Handkerchiefs, various hose and handkerchief prices, and wide ranges of hair ornaments purses braids trims and jewelry. Includes matting rugs lace curtains table linens hats and more with multiple discount notes and value claims.
A former collection agency worker recounted posing as a proprietor at a rival shop, luring dishonest letters, until a furious man destroyed fixtures and a chandelier. Separately, a March 20 Edwardsville Alabama cyclone killed ten Coffee family members and injured several others, with one child spared. Public notices include a testimonial for Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
Thomas Carroll Boone telegraph operator aboard the war balloon in the Santiago operation died at Massachusetts General Hospital from injuries suffered when the airship was shot to pieces and fell. He, with two officers, endured a brutal fall and drag anchor wound during the mission against Spanish gunners.
Miss Gussie J Glenn sister of State School Commissioner Glenn and Mrs C T Williams died yesterday morning at Mrs John W Pearces Decatur residence after months of illness. She was a well known and popular figure in Atlanta society. Local advertisements note remedies and products from various doctors and merchants.
The article details sea otter fur value fifty pounds sterling per skin and higher at London sales, the size and live behavior of otters, and the long perilous hunts by Aleutian hunters from Saanak and nearby islands. It explains the surround method, risks of gale and exposure, and the Spartan discipline needed for successful clubbing hunts.
An ad boasts huge sales of Farrand & Votey organs with claims of over a thousand buyers and a fifth solid car load. The dealer markets high grade instruments, asserts unique position in the South, and aims to make 1899 a banner year.
Real estate ad style notice claims you can buy on time with only 5 percent interest and no extra time price. It claims guaranteed organs from the ground up and promotes special bargains in pianos with a call to visit.
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