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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1889
Page
7
Fragmented notes discuss antitrust framing, cotton bagging quality, and possible price moves. Mentions debt collection, farmer relief, and a looming political meeting with Republicans and Mahone factions. References Governor Cameron, Wise, and McKinney amid Virginia political tensions. Also notes Frederick Book’s quarters and the Kearsage voyage duty context.
Fragmentary text from an old issue mentions Hamilton planning a divorce action alleging fraud. The readable lines reference a party in dispute and a possible court filing, but key names, dates, and specifics are obscured by garbled OCR.
Lexingon Ga Oct 1889 report recounts a fight between Tudge Sam Lumpkin and Van Duzer of Hartwell after a court session. Van Duzer moved for a new trial, claim of improper exclusion of evidence, judge refused, then a confrontation outside the hotel ended with a blow and a quick separation. Wu H Howarp.
Reports from cotton exchanges show widespread dissatisfaction with cotton bagging. A New York mill told Savannah Southern agents the bagging is an almost useless cover, failing strength for shipping to Liverpool. Farmers urged to ensure durable packing to protect profits.
Mr George Booth of Booth Bros confirms plans to open a major tannery on Barber Street, with water secured and funds for building vats and houses. The firm will supply experienced tanners and buy all hides offered in the city to support their butcher business.
In BurLenGe Georgia on October 2, Joel C. Davis, living four miles from town, shot an immense eight foot eagle that perched in a pine tree watching his six month old baby. The well directed shot felled the bird, causing notable excitement locally.
The snippet lists diverse items including a death by self-inflicted action, a parish head, a man dying in his chair at a parsonage, a large army unit’s scouts, legal fines for saloon raiders, a fatal stairway fall in Youngstown, court cases for inheritance disputes, medical claims about Miss Marion Foster, a Wheeling death, a Georgia governor’s requisition in a duel case, a New York cigarmakers convention proposal for eight hour movement, and a distressed financier’s absconding tale.
A broad, fragmentary news sweep notes: arrests continue at Kiel over naval frauds. King Humbert grants Garibaldi a bronze crown. a large Naples area flood follows a Naples storm. Landore steel works Swansea burned. Teutonic to be repropelled for speed. a Spanish captain dies after ill treatment. Greece’s king meets Count Kalnoky urging intervention in Crete. municipal votes in Montmartre annulled with Jaffrin elected. a bomb found near the Aye’e palace with no damage. Arlow Treand quarry workers threaten strike unless an obnoxious arsonist is replaced. Bismarck health denied. Dundee seat filled by John Leng. miner petition at Sankt Johann. Ecclesiastical academy head Samolli to Washington for Catholic university events.
Geo Kuhn, 23, surrendered to police after admitting a $600 theft from his New York employers. A former clerk and briefly cashier at a large packing house, he fled with funds the day after promotion. He left for New York under guard.
An advertisement claims Clarke's Extract of Flax Skin Cure is a universal remedy for skin diseases including eczema pimples tetter and boils. It promises quick relief and offers a large bottle at $1.00 and a 25 cent option at drug stores. The copy emphasizes its acclaimed effectiveness and urges readers to try the preparation.
A survey of medical nostrums, memory feats, and beauty quirks appears in a ragged ad page. Claims pour in for Richmonds Samaritan Nervine and Carter’s Iron Pills while Cuban footwear boasts tiny sizes. Berlin garters tie wedding lore to relics, and Burnett Wisconsin’s Heavenly Foot society mocks strict shoe sizing.
Advice To Mothers endorses Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and diarrhea, priced at twenty five cents. A Hill Fontaine Co cotton crops report covers the Memphis district noting worm and rust damage averaging thirteen percent district wide, with Mississippi 21 percent, Alabama 12 percent, Arkansas and Tennessee ten percent each.
Caution to mothers warns against hudnum or paregoric for children as they may cause craving for stimulants and death. Ads promote Aches's Baby Soother as harmless and free of opium or morphine sold by L. D. Sledge & Co. Mercer county 15 citizens jailed for lynching Carter at Bluefield, Carter charged with rape. innocence claimed. trial set at special session.
An advertisement claims pimples stem from impure blood and touts Acker's Blood Elixir as cleansing and strengthening. It promises a clear complexion and constitutional purification, sold by L. D. Sledge & Co. A separate item notes a Chicago comic paper titled Chicago Gents the World's Fair on its page, described as a good lie to begin with.
The verdict is unanimous that Electric Bitters cure liver kidney and blood diseases. W D Sult of Bippus Indiana testifies of relief in rheumatism after six bottles. Abraham Hare of Bellville Ohio calls it the best selling medicine he has 20 years experience with. Thousands more share testimonials. available for fifty cents a bottle at Crawford Co. and L D Sledge Co. stores.
A playful exchange at a lamp store features Wiz Bit-Ola Bullion asking about a fat lobe and balloons while Old Bullion jokes about keeping a job and epees, creating a whimsical dialogue.
A promotional note from Boston via Wardwell touts Clarke's Exttset of Flax, claiming it soothes nasal and throat inflammation and provides immediate relief. Bottle priced at $1.00, 25 cents for the cap. Also mentions Mrs Hastings of Carlisle, New York and a monument inscription about loyalty during thirty four years of marriage.
A discussion of offensive breath and catarrh notes the social harm from bad breath and the remedy claims from Dr. Sage. It mentions a Havana company recruiting workers from Spain to Cuba and family relocation. It promotes Ayer’s Sarsaparilla as a purifier for blood, and cites Chicago’s 1888 hog slaughter figures as a World’s Fair argument.
A jumbled page notes Acker’s Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for dyspepsia and related ailments sold by L. D. Sledge & Co. It also reports General Samuel D. Sturgis of the U S Army news of his death in St Paul Minnesota, his Civil War service and a son’s death at Custer massacre. Additional items discuss Ayer’s Pills and William Berl’s visit to study the British postal system and fare policies.
Advertisement claims Salvation Oil relieves rheumatism and promotes Dr Bull's Cough Syrup. Proprietor Jos S Fox, cattle dealer of 117 North Broadway Baltimore, advertises the two products and urges readers to buy Salvation Oil for rheumatism despite medical skepticism. A testimonial notes a cough cured by Dr Bull's Syrup and a 25 cent bottle purchase.
Congressman Randall's health continues to gradually improve and he hopes to return to his Washington home in about two weeks if weather cooperates. For digestive relief, the ad suggests Carter's Little Liver Pills as a stomach friendly remedy.
In a brief old New York remark a passerby recalls seeing a small barber strike John L. Sullivan with no clip on the head, and Sullivan offered no retaliation, prompting a puzzled exchange about the fellow’s identity.
A historic advertisement asserts Carter’s Little Liver Pills serve as a specific remedy for sick headaches. The copy emphasizes a single pill per dose and targets women as the primary audience.
From Savannah October 3 Samuel Samson, an old wharf watchman, tried to shoot Captain James Ward, a stevedore, in front of the Cotton Exchange on Bay Street. Ward wrestled away the pistol. the bullet struck Gramany’s office, scattering clerks. Samson was arrested amid great excitement.
The piece touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female disorders describing common symptoms such as pallor emaciation and weak appetite. It asserts the medicine cures all female complaints and restores strength and vigor.
The passage warns that prize payments are guaranteed by four national banks of New Orleans and tickets are signed by the institution’s president. It cautions against imitations or anonymous schemes and states that each ticket’s smallest part costs one dollar. Any offer below a dollar is a swindle.
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