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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1892
Page
5
A brief notice urges farmers in northeast Georgia to begin sowing clover seed. It emphasizes early action for improved soil health and pasture productivity this season, highlighting local agricultural guidance and community support.
Northeast Georgia farmers urged to plant German Crimson Clover to restore worn soils. Epwin D Newton promotes soil enrichment, winter coverage, and potential cotton yield gains. Athens Banner plans to forward orders to a leading dealer, urging direct orders or via local merchants and friends.
Local farmers led by W. Holman A. Hodgson C. B. Chandler Dr. B. M. Wade and George Hunni cultivate German Crimson Clover with Strong and others ordering for first shipment at 7.00 per bushel cash on delivery. Also included is a public notice from Athens Georgia about a September 30 1892 vote on issuing 125000 in waterworks bonds with five percent interest and a 30 year amortization schedule.
A vintage advertising line traces Castoria through generations from a sick child to a mother and grandmother. The slogan emphasizes the product’s comforting use across family stages, noting repeated dosing as a trusted remedy.
Mr. Sylvanus Morris reports strong Democratic prospects in Virginia after talks with Basil Gordon in Charlottesville. He says Virginia will vote for Cleveland and Stevenson, that the Third Party gains are negligible, and that Democrat strength is “in fine fighting shape.” General Fields is not expected to draw significant support away from Democrats, Morris asserts.
New Orleans witnesses a decisive victory for James J. Corbett over John L. Sullivan. Corbett dominates from start to finish, landing a brutal right in round twenty one that ends the bout with Sullivan unable to rise. Sullivan, visibly punished, makes a brief speech thanking the crowd and acknowledging his defeat.
A reporter tours the jail and witnesses repeated escape efforts by Black inmates. Three prisoners and a ring case girl are described as having sawed through cell planks and an oak sill, with plastering to hide marks. Wm. Johnson, jailed for murder, is kept in a strict, humane cell nearby, while Sheriff Weir emphasizes clean, well-fed conditions.
The Central Committee predicts Northen will win by a large majority in the upcoming State Election. The Tax Banner notes the committee met Monday to coordinate campaign literature and voter outreach, with Georgia cited as a strong stronghold. Black is forecast to carry the tenth district.
At Gar field park race track a fatal shootout follows police raids for gaming law violations. Brown fired on Officer Powell, who died. McDowell and Brown were wounded and Brown later killed. A chaotic pursuit ends with Brown dead as officers close in, and court-word sensational developments unfold nearby.
Mrs Lease announces that Mr Weaver, candidate for President and defamer of the North, will visit Athens with Mrs Lease on the 26th Inst. Clarke county’s head of Third partyism Mr Mc Elhannon says the few Third partyites are urged to attend and hear him speak on politics and what he knows.
New rice arrives in Savannah while civic projects press on. Albany seeks a circuit judge, and Heard county weighs a military company. Rail upgrades, boatloads of fruit, and a tragic death mark a busy regional week. a lightning strike, a preacher’s clash, and a safe mystery add local drama.
Ed Venney of Brockville Ontario says after fifteen years of use Brandreth's Pills cured his eruption of the skin. He describes a strict tapering course of six pills nightly for four nights then descending to one nightly for a month and reports his skin remains clear.
The Nonconformist, People's party organ in Indianapolis, accuses Republicans of a gerrymander to control Indiana's legislature and Congress. It cites a New Castle suit before Judge Bundy testing the plan, alleging an alliance between President Harrison and C. W. Fairbanks to win the Senate seat over Turpie, aided by Fairbanks' vast wealth tied to Corbin and Maxwell interests.
Grover Cleveland landed in New York aboard the Pilgrim with Don M. Dickinson and Private Secretary O'Brien. They were met by a small crowd at the dock and went directly to ex-Secretary Whitney's house to consult with Democratic leaders. He is expected to stay only a day or two.
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