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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
3
Richmond faces potential martial law as rioting and clashes erupt between strike supporters and authorities. Troops guard car lines, city hospitals fill with wounded, and saloons close as caution tightens across the city.
An excerpt surveys a preposterous old legend about Kentish men with tails hurled at during Becket’s time. The essay notes local legends about punishment and superstition and comments on editors publishing such tales for readers’ amusement rather than serious belief.
A brief, fragmented survey touches horseshoe magnets and keepers, mattress history, bamboo opals, a jokey music anecdote, fear of ghosts, a tale of the patent office, and a summer flour plug. It lists manufacturers Palmer, Smith, and Wingfield for remedies and flour.
The Lakeside Company invites entries for a naming contest with a single proposed name per person. Open to all patrons, contestants must submit one name and a brief description of the park and lake, not exceeding five hundred words. Winners receive season tickets and recognition.
A third season ticket will be awarded for the test set of amateur photographs or sketches. At least five contestants must enter scenes around our Park. Entries due by July at 1:00 PM with judging by July. Results announced in July.
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