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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1908
Page
3
Friday includes Prof Hooper's lecture at the Athens Civic Club and a Fancy Dress Ball at the Havana. Saturday features campus baseball Georgia vs. N Y Americans and a Sunday School Study class meeting.
An anecdote from Harper's Magazine notes a University of Pennsylvania expedition observing a solar eclipse in the South. A professor tells a household servant that chickens will roost at 11. The servant is astonished and asks how long the researcher knew. The professor jokes about a year earlier, then the servant reveals the chickens were not hatched then.
A discussion in the Catholic Stand era and Times highlights how the smart set values intriguing personalities. Critics argue strong character is essential while others defend popularity as entertainment value.
From the Utica Observer the piece argues that Bryan will likely win a first ballot majority but not two-thirds, and that future ballots could weaken him. It recalls Van Buren and Tilden cases and notes delegates from Minnesota New York Iowa Wisconsin West Virginia New Jersey Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts Maine Delaware Maryland Virginia. It mentions DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
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