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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1904
Page
8
A seasoned theatergoer recalls an incident where a smoke flare caused momentary panic until a calm usher calmly told the audience to sit. The patron notes the usher’s restrained handling averted a rush and saved the situation, contrasting with past impressions of the official.
The page describes royal and parliamentary actions on Sunday sports including licenses for conductors of festivities and directives to officers to ensure sobriety. It notes the Book of Sports limiting activities such as shooting and wrestling and banning certain games, with later suppression by Parliament and revival under Charles II.
The article explains that rainfall is nearly mineral free but water as it percolates gains lime carbonate from chalk or limestone through carbonic acid, creating temporary hardness. Boiling reduces this hardness by depositing carbonate, while permanent hardness comes from sulfates chlorides and nitrates of earth metals.
Notes and Queries discusses how jail adel give yre now ear and eye forms arise from one word with two earlier pronunciations. It traces Grayler as evidence and explains Gael and the French influence on survival, noting a phonetic clash between old and new spellings and sounds. The piece highlights historical sound changes and language evolution.
The four o clock plant is a native of Peru and opens from about 4 p m until morning, a symbol of punctuality. In sunny weather its daily opening is remarkably regular, varying no more than ten minutes when sunlit and well lighted.
An English spectator, after a foul tip struck his ear during a game, awoke asking what happened. He was told it was only a foul, and he exclaimed in astonishment that he had mistaken it for a mule, revealing his mistaken impression of the play.
A Chicago Tribune quip notes a noisy passenger with a flat wheel in his head as the motorman answers. A second line reflects on experience as a hut built from ruins of the Palace of gold and marble called our illusions.
The atlas name originated not from Earth but from mythic Atlas who bears heaven. Dutch geographer first used it for a globe title linking Atlas to a world-spanning map collection. Shakespeare also references the weight of such burden, explaining the name's association.
A London paper reports a bold American businessman who opened a shop in Birmingham competing with a local trader. The rival quickly countered by posting a large notice claiming "Established ten years" while the Yankee responded with a published notice yesterday.
Unclear excerpt discusses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure boosting strength by aiding digestion and absorption. It cites praise for the product and mentions a Philadelphia Sunday death pattern noted by police, suggesting heart disease or indigestion as possible causes, with no definitive conclusion.
The piece argues for the overthrow of oppressive control in industry and the workers' seizure of power through cooperative management. It frames progress as inevitable and compares stagnant workers to a rosebud that must blossom, urging a shift in viewpoint as work evolves.
Mr Jones jokes about his wife’s habit of introducing bills as he gathers mail on the first of the month. He quips she should have been in the state legislature, prompting a puzzled reply from his wife in this Cincinnati Tribune excerpt.
An advertisement extols DeWitt's Little Early Risers as perfectly safe for any child and guarantees reliable results. The copy claims the pills never cause gripe or sickness and that robust constitutions are never disappointed, urging widespread use through druggists.
On April 12 the Check factory with 40 acres and the Lower Factory with 37 acres are to be sold along with multiple building lots on the Central railroad in East Athens. Maps and details available from receivers A. L. Hall and T. P. Vincent aided by commissioner Billups Phinizy.
A massive storm swept Louisville on March 26 causing eight injuries including two skull fractures and widespread property damage. Wind speeds reached 60 miles per hour with heavy rain, flooding, downed telegraph wires, and halted streetcar and train service.
Putney March 26 Cambridge won the sixty-first annual Oxford and Cambridge boat race on the Putney to Mortlake course crossing the line four lengths ahead of Oxford. Finish time about 21 seconds. Car barn fire destroys Cincinnati Traction company facility at Hewitt Avenue Walnut Hills causing $90,000 loss insured.
In New York and New Orleans, cotton trading rose on the census report, with May futures advancing to 15.19 in New York and 15.37 in New Orleans. July and October prices climbed as buyers returned and bears pressed gently, closing near intraday highs amid active liquidity and a steady tone.
In Arkansas all counties vote today to nominate a full state legislature and national delegates. Governor Jefferson Davis and Carroll D. Wood lead gubernatorial bids amid a bitter campaign with some fistfights reported. Davis also seeks the U S Senate seat held by Berry. returns may be slow as many polling places are remote. The Democratic state convention will certify the chosen candidates.
The Tennessee Supreme Court upholds the January Franklin county court verdict finding Rev. B A Cherry guilty of subornation of perjury in filing false affidavits to claim indemnity from a fire insurance company. He received a three year penitentiary sentence. he fought the ruling, caused a disturbance, and was escorted from the chamber. Cherry, once a Methodist minister, was expelled by his conference over probity charges.
R F Hamme a Wilmington merchant shot and mortally wounded Charles Hankins a young black thief in front of his store as a gang of four negroes attempted a theft. Hankins died from a stomach wound after Hamme ordered them to halt and opened fire. Two other suspects were later arrested and Hamme was released on bond.
Atlanta March 26 Joseph Richardson has been re elected chairman of the Southeastern Passenger association for the ninth consecutive time. Details of the committees and so forth have not yet been announced but will follow in a day or two.
Pauline Hall the actress has filed divorce proceedings against Geo B McClellan a renowned theatrical manager whom she wed in 1892 in New York.
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