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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1904
Page
5
A Washington paper sketches how a fire near a church dissolves neighborly tensions. Two women from rival households meet amid the blaze and, after clinging for support, form unexpected friendship over coffee, agreeing to become friends and shop together.
The article argues that the ability to digest milk signals overall digestive health. It explains milk’s complete nutrient profile, its varied components requiring coordinated digestion, and that failing to digest any milk component indicates impaired digestion. It notes the mouth, stomach, and intestines work together to break down milk’s proteins fats and minerals.
A colonial clerical tale recounts Bishop Wilson of Calcutta and a housekeeper known for his brisk humor. He recalls a duel between Sir Philip and Warren, notes in August, and a sermon lampooning dishonesty. The bishop jokes from the pulpit about a past horse purchase that went sour and questions integrity among the clergy.
The article recounts old theories about eel birth from sun warmed peats and May dew, with a craftsman claiming eels emerge from turf bundles. It also tells of a lawyer tracing German heirs, locating one in San Francisco as Little and another in Boston as Mr Small Boston Record.
A London Globe excerpt features a bishop rebuking a servant who asks who observes all actions and thoughts. The servant humorously answers that the observer is "the missus," highlighting irony in clerical authority and domestic life.
Detroit News-Tribune quotes praise for a single act of self denial and sacrifice, arguing it outweighs mere good thoughts, warm feelings, and passionate prayers some people indulge in. The note reflects a period voice on moral conduct and duty.
A London News tale recounts Narcissus and his sister in a distant land. Lacking mirrors both believed the other sister beautiful. The sister dies, Narcissus错es thirst at a stream and mistakes his reflection for his sister, kills himself, and fairies bury him leaving the narcissus flower.
The article describes earthworms as normally peaceful soil feeders but notes cannibal behavior within cocoons during emergence. It highlights a parent worm laying many eggs in a horny cocoon that contains nourishing sustenance, a member of the brood consuming others when food runs out, and a juvenile worm later seeking atonement. It also mentions similar cannibalism in jellyfish relatives where the cog digests weaker siblings.
The article argues that frequent changes of air aid the body’s complex systems by offering contrast and rest. It recommends seashore visits for stimulation, mountain air for its aseptic property, dry inland districts, and sea voyages to invigorate the system and ward off serious ailments.
The First Coal In England describes coal as a fuel meeting smiths and lime burners needs around ALT 1200. It notes coal aided crafts better than wood, with demand rising from feudal castles and ecclesiastical buildings and continuing as primary consumption by smiths and lime burners for long.
A humorous tale places Father Healy of Dublin by the seashore who is asked about extending a sea water cure. Healy contemplates then grants a single extra tumbler, remarking it would not be missed in his grave, judicial tone.
Mrs. Popham confronts Archibald about his late return from business. He jokes about “taking stock” while she warns that his habit will land him in the workhouse, expressing grim satisfaction at the prospect.
The neighbor taunts with a line about gambling. Mrs. Torkins clarifies Charley never earns money by playing cards. The quote ends with a wry observation that trouble, like cayenne, adds zest to life.
A housekeeper should use pure baking powder for wholesome cakes and dainties. Royal Baking Powder is presented as essential for lightness flavor and healthful food in cakes biscuits doughnuts and crusts from Royal Baking Powder Co New York.
The article explains a generally accepted explanation for hail formation. It describes soft hail as snow pellets and true hail as layered ice pellets from peas to stones. It attributes hail to a tornado in a cloud column, with warm lower and cold upper regions creating freezing and coating of hailstones.
A lawyer recounted a devious scheme used to settle a $50 debt. A hurried man asked to cash a $20 check and received $80 from the cashier. Later, the debtor showed an endorsed check as a receipt, triggering a lawsuit to recover the title bill.
A large gathering of poets and men of letters followed the Dean of St. Pauls as S C Hall read the burial rites for poet Campbell in Westminster Abbey. A solemn pause before ashes to ashes dust to dust preceded a Polish officer scattering earth from Kosienke's grave. The dean then read I heard my verse from heaven and a thunderclap echoed as the sentence they rest from their labors concluded.
Mrs W Watkins of Pleasant City Ohio says pneumonia and a terrible cough gripped her son until Dr King’s New Discovery cured him. The drug is advertised as the only cure for coughs colds and all lung diseases and is guaranteed by H R Palmer Sons W J Smith & Bro Druggists.
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