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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
5
A vivid tale recalls Haydn inviting Mozart to judge a theme where Mozart declares a passage beyond three hands, only to be astonished as Haydn proves the writer’s claim incorrect with a flawless performance. The piece ends with Mozart conceding and praising the music.
Essay on kindness stressing that true generosity avoids making recipients feel inferior. Warns against boasting of favors and urges humility and gratitude. Includes ad copy for Little Early Risers pills and Becken's Arnica Salve with local endorsements.
Summer weather prompts purchase of Brinsford's Clifton flour from Wingfidd Cash Grocery Store. The ad claims Clifton produces a light white leaf bread that stays moist longer than soft winter wheat flour.
An old advertisement extols Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a fast acting antiseptic liniment that heals bruises and burns quickly without maturation. It praises the product for speeding recovery compared with common treatments and mentions H R Palmer & Sons and W J Smith & Bro as distributors.
The Boer champion emphasizes exercise with pole climbing using one arm tied behind the back, hatchet throwing to bury the blade, and spade racing where balance and jumps decide, a test of endurance rather than raw speed against sprinting competitors.
The sacred scarab scarab aeus symbolized Ra and rebirth in ancient Egypt. A Thespesian explains the beetle as male and self generated, its toes counting month days and its dung pellet mirroring solar motion. The scarab linked to astronomy and served as a protective symbol for living rulers and the dead.
A discussion traces the term grass widow to grace and its Latin and French roots. The piece notes that separated women were once called viduen de gratia or veuve de grace, meaning widow by grace, with mispronunciation shaping the modern form grass widow.
A collection of humorous student misstatements on gases natural history geography and related topics. Examples include oxygen e ies cuckoo a bird that does not lay eggs and the equator a menagerie running around the earth. Also jokes from Japanese shop talk and brief comic exchanges.
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