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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1903
Page
4
Mrs Martha A Compton, one of Athens' oldest and most respected residents, is critically ill at her Cedar Hill home. Friends express sincere hope for her recovery.
A collage of wedding customs, chameleon lore, medical advertisements, and quips. It notes madrina and witness at Spanish weddings, post ceremony visits, and sweets sent after. includes rapid color changing chameleons and Dr King’s New Discovery testimonials. ends with humorous exchanges about money attention among politicians.
Toth tosses men of Athens as sea families plan departure to summer resorts. Founa to receive first class meals at Luppenal Hotel with special rates for citizens dining in. P W Sutherlin pledges patrons satisfaction or departure from the city. Desperate living prompts Becklen's Arnica Salve ad urging stock at W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Son drug stores.
Beginning May 17 and continuing through Oct 15 1903 Seaboard Air Line Railway will sell roundtrip tickets to Atlanta and return Sundays for 160 dollars. Tickets valid for train 41 leaving Athens at 5 35 city time. Agent J Z Hoke Athens Ga and A G P A W E Christian Atlanta Ga B Ryan G P A Portsmouth Va. Executive Adity.
A local legend says Sayville New York got its name when settlers debated a town name and the word Say was chosen as the first syllable with ville added, forming Sayville. The tale credits a listener who proposed using the word Say because of its frequent use during the discussion.
A Boston Star excerpt shows Mr Rafferty urging a boy toward the clarinet and Mr Dolan agreeing. The father aims for the child to gain a distinct advantage through the instrument, arguing a clarinet offers more flexibility in scrimmage than a violin.
Southern Railway offers trips to Asheville North Carolina and return at stone fare plus 25 cents with Athens origin. Sale dates June 11 13 and 18 limited to June 25 return. Details from R W Sizer Athens GA and offices of Tayloe Hardwick and others.
The paper mocks a college plan to award Senator Broodler a doctor of laws and parodies the idea as he allegedly “doctors the laws.” Also included is an anecdote about indigestion remedy claims from Mrs Sarah W. Curtis of Lee Massachusetts praising Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets with local sale notices.
The quote frames evil as a privation of good rather than an absolute force. It compares evil to cold as the absence of heat, suggesting all evil amounts to death or nonexistence in moral terms.
A humorous exchange about a penny for thoughts and Edith refusing shopping leads to an old time ad for Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The balm is pitched as an antiseptic remedy for cuts bruises and burns claiming rapid healing, sold by H. B. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro.
An assortment of classified items including typewriter catalog offers from The Myers Co Nashville Tennessee with guarantees and 14 years in business, help wanted notices for servants and a nurse, plus fruit ads from J P Fears & Son and local quips and a Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablet promotion.
The Chicago Post jokes that a wealthy patient’s irritability is labeled nerves. It notes people who grouse in cloudy weather tend to wear veils when sun shines, illustrating a playful, if dated, urban quip.
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