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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1909
Page
5
Narrative traces the rise of Tenochtitlan from rafted huts on a vast lake to the modern City of Mexico. It covers Aztec prophecy of an eagle on a cactus devouring a serpent, terrace building, and the Teoccalii temple begun in 1216 and completed 1325.
A fox in an arbor struggles to reach grapes while a monk counsels that easier options lie nearby. The fox contends the unattainable grapes are the only ones that appeal, reflecting a moral about desire and perception.
The piece recalls a Massachusetts village deacon in ill health and a town bulletin culture. It shifts to a courtroom vignette featuring Dick Sutton, accused by his wife of lack of support, with a jokey exchange about a fixed income and a colonel’s election day gift of four dollars and flour.
A young couple hurries into a courthouse to wed as a cab waits outside. The insistence of the moment stems from losing money by the hour as they seek a quick marriage before a pursuing parent arrives. The Cleveland Palm Dealer notes the humorous urgency of the scene.
A leading American druggist forecast rapid growth for Parisian Sage claiming it could reach nearly every American within eight years. He warned that universal use would end dandruff and baldness, with scalp issues and hair diseases disappearing, predicting a bald head would become rare in twenty years.
A jumble of quips and humorous remarks from The New York Press and Life magazine style gags. Short ad copy touts a scalp treatment promising two weeks to cure itching with a 50 cent large bottle offered by Palmer & Sons and Giroux Mfg. Co. Also features a collection of wry reflections on relationships and money framed as bachelor musings.
Edyth jokes about losing her head during a marriage proposal to Jack, then finds it on his shoulder a moment later in a light Chicago News item featuring playful banter between Edyth and Grayce.
A report from the Youth's Companion notes Prince Pierre Bonaparte and Monsieur de la Valette fought with pistols. De la Valette missed. Bonaparte wounded him slightly, but a five franc piece in the waistcoat pocket saved him. The prince offered friendship and congratulated the opponent on prudent money concerns.
Dr. Blank, a near two-decade professor at the University of Virginia, prepared to leave for Europe for two years. He addressed his students in sorrowful tones, hoping they could glimpse his heart. A student’s retort asked if a pane in the stomach would suffice.
Josie Mansfield once famed as a New York beauty of the seventies and linked to Ed Stokes and the Fisk murder now lives in Watertown South Dakota under an assumed name. In roughly a year she has resided there nearly 70 years old and nearly penniless relying on charity after a paralysis stroke.
A Kansas City Journal note recalls John McDonald asking if J. K. Hudson should be called Major or General. Hudson, a Civil War brigadier, failed to gain active service in the later war. A Washington Star quote shows McDonald admitting ignorance while voting with limited conscience.
In Chicago a quip arises as Howell jokes about not drawing a queen and Powell retorts that the woman is to blame. The brief exchange captures a humorous moment in a card playing context.
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a leading magnate stating that his mind is blank on the subject after urging by his counsel. The exchange highlights a cautious stance in a high profile matter during the period.
A short note states that careful dental work by Mast is highlighted as exemplary. It emphasizes quality and skilled technique in dentistry.
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