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Newspaper

Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1899

Page

6

Athens Citizens Fund Uniforms For Guards Amid Grand Jury Hope

Citizens of Athens subscribe to buy uniforms for the Athens Guards as 50 members are measured and an order placed for jeans pants and flannel jackets. The grand jury is expected to recommend an appropriation this week, with funds and donations from local businessmen contributing to about the estimated 175 dollars for the outfit. An honor roll lists subscribers including Banner, J A Pitnet, IW Wier, and many others, while Captain McCurdy drills the company for a potential state militia acceptance.

Athens Guards McCurdy Athens Pants Manufacturing Company T. W. Reed Grand Jury Beliif Banner A Pitnet IW Wier Billups Phinizy A H Hodgson John Welch Michael Bros HH Linton RB Nickelson Dr Gerdine OB Griffith EI Smith Judge Cobb, Megane Rhodes MG Nicholson Palmer & Sons Scudder EH & WF Dorsey Chas Stern & Co Davison & Lowe Bros

Enduring problem of laziness in Athens economy debate

In an attack on idleness the piece rails at lazy workers and shiftless husbands, arguing crime and poverty stem from laziness. It calls for forced labor, praises honest toil, mocks Skiff the jeweler, and notes Athens wealth yet lack of a city clock as Skiff is pressed to gift one.

United States Skiff Athens

Scott's Emulsion Promotes Health for All Ages

Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil with hypophosphites is described as pure and palatable. It has long been used for coughs colds consumption and to strengthen thin or run down blood. For children it aids growth bones and teeth and boosts weight when added to milk.

Scott New York

New Constitution Proclaimed Amid Public Debates

A unsigned card from Nashville Ga advocates a military government and espionage while criticizing blue coated police. Separate notes recount 1897 leg injury healed by Chamberlain's Pain Balm and a Paris Jardin des Plantes elephant rumor. Also Rev Donahoe credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for a severe cold.

Nashville Athens S. A. Donahoe M. E. Church South Pt. Pleasant W. Va H.R. Palmer &, Sons Durggists

Telegraphic News From All Points Roundup

News briefs from Wichita to London cover Brown halting his march from Denver and returning to his base, St Mary's School fire in Feshanville, a socialist leader Florence Cantins Lange's death, Venezuelan crisis around Caracas with Andrade's likely retirement, Jeffries delaying Sharkey bout over arm injury, desertions from U S Army for Manila, Brooklyn pennant win, Kentucky governor candidate Goebel tours, Christian church jubilee in Cincinnati, Kimberley siege reports on Boer advances and Cecil Rhodes, and foreign ship contract expenditures.

New York Second Avenue Florence Cantins-Lange Cantius-Lange Caracas Petare Andrade Maracaibo Porto Cabello Jeffries Sharkey Honolulu United States Army Manila Brooklyn Cairo Ill Goebel Kentucky Bardswell Covington Cincinnati the Missionary Society Boards of the Christian Church London Kimberley Diamond Cecil Rhodes Washington Bureau of Navigation

Normal School seeks funds for sewerage and dining upgrades

Representative Carlton and Superintendent Bond toured the State Normal School with President Bradwell to assess needs. A central sewerage system is top priority for the upcoming legislature, followed by expanded kitchens, storage, and dining capacity to serve six meals daily.

State Normal School Carlton Normal School Bond Capt Barnett Reed Bradwell J. W. Barnett Winnie Davis

Circus geese heist ends with Cook the hackman victorious

A wild Sunday night chase ends when Cook the hackman retrieves his prized geese from a circus crew. He confronts masked thieves, parley with a policeman, and safeguards his birds as the show ends with the geese safe and sound.

Cook Hackman Rome Scott

Columbia Wins From Shamrock In Tall Yacht Race

The seventh trial between Shamrock and Columbia ended in a clear win for Columbia by twelve minutes. Latest intelligence confirms the result, with the second trial scheduled for tomorrow as public interest remains high. The report notes Haigdon’s long-running health claims and a deodorized ad for Witch Hazel Salve.

Shamrock Columbia Joseph Stockford Haigdon H R. Palmer & Sons

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