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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1909

Page

11

Georgia seeks count of Confederate veterans and widows

Col. J. W. Lindsey plans statewide inquiry to tally surviving Confederate veterans and their widows in Georgia. He will seek help from county officials to project costs under proposed broadened pension laws, with about 16,000 current pensioners and annual outlays near $950,000.

A. H. Ulm Atlanta Georgia Lindsey Mickle Clement A. Evans National Lee Jackson Confederacy

Getting at the Truth

A reflective piece traces a man’s shifting beliefs about fate and success across ages from 23 to 80. It presents a pattern of self-doubt, perceived handicaps, and imagined conspiracies, concluding with a late insistence of failure due to lost courage and missed chances.

Chicago Record Herald

Out of Date Play Rejected for Clean Wholesomeness

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports a manager refusing a young dramatist's hopeful script. He declines to produce it because he finds the work too clean and wholesome, despite praise for its writing. The exchange ends with the manager admitting future fashion might change.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Sculptors Clash With Rules Over Busts

An art editor notes sculptors get along, yet jokes about constantly making and busts while dodging a rule book that arrives unexpectedly.

Map Talks to Me for Hour Before I Hear It

A humorous exchange notes a map seeming to speak for an hour yesterday yet the speaker admits no actual listening. The joke hinges on a pun about talking on his foyers as a play on words.

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