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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
2
A damaged OCR excerpt blends poetic lines about winds, bees, and fields with stray phrases and names. The fragmentary text evokes evening, weather, and nature while referencing a social or personal reflection within an archaic tone.
Police Commissioner Bingham praises ten Belgian watchdogs imported at $10 each for cutting burglaries from ten to two a month. He attributes the drop to training and discipline. A separate quip compares a nurse's perceived training to a physician’s joke about engagement to a wealthy patient.
A humorous social note describes a wedding where the bride and her maid await the groom as he enters with his mother. Clergywomen assist, the groom wears silk and pearls, and a curious crowd fills the church area. A closing ad invites readers to inquire about fire insurance with J. C. Jester.
Washington reports crops of 1908 valued around 800 million dollars according to the agriculture department. Statistician Clark notes indications of large yields and nine consecutive years of high prosperity with the promising harvest ahead.
Rudolph Ploetz aged 79, a Prairie du Lac widower, eloped with Ursula Hunages aged 80, his longtime sweetheart. They married in Madison by a justice of the peace as his six sons protested, the couple once childhood sweethearts reuniting after a quarrel.
A coal cart in Clinton Place faced delays as the horse balked and the driver beat it. An eight year old girl stepped forward asking to stop the abuse and proposed the children help push the cart. The crowd joined and the horse moved the cart to the spot with collective effort.
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