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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1903
Page
6
A collage of passages on audience reception and performance, animal sensitivity to ridicule, a school essay on the human body, and a note on Roman Sunday observance. The selections illustrate public perception, humor, and historical norms across arts and daily life.
J A Galledge of Verbena Alabama faced a severe pile case causing 24 tumors and hospital stays. After treatments failed, Backlen's Arnica Salve reportedly arrested inflammation and relieved aches. available at W J Batth & Bro H E Palmer & Sons, Druggists.
Josh Edgar of Germantown California describes a fourteen year battle with sciatic rheumatism. He tried many remedies before using Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which gave immediate relief and cured him. He reports no return of symptoms and recommends the liniment, available from all druggists.
An advertisement touts Clifton flour with a 60 inch towel offer from Wingfield Cash Grocery. A separate note recalls the spread of the Hindu-Arabic numeral system from 400 A. D. onward, mentioning algorists and abacists in medieval Europe and the adoption of Hindu notation noted by G. A. Miller in Science.
A Glen Quoich ridge account describes stags leaping a seven foot deer fence while a stalker notes the crossing below a rocky boundary between forests. The piece also recounts deer escaping a park, and observers describe deer kicking over a seven foot high wire fence on steep ground. The clipping includes ads for Dr King’s New Life Pills and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with local druggists named.
An excerpt from Leslie's Monthly extols the Eskimo dog as the master’s indispensable helper and life sustainer. It details the dog’s roles from hauling and hunting to feeding its master in famine. The piece notes the breed’s endurance, strength, and loyalty, while acknowledging mixed blood yet preserving its fierce hunting traits.
A tale from Awato, via Sir Edwin Arnold, shows a nobleman dropping ten cash and buying fifty cash of torches to search for a lost coin. Critics scoff, but the deliberate spend keeps sixty cash from being lost, a net gain for the country.
A Philadelphia Record excerpt claims Baltimore orioles display surprising intelligence by targeting honey-bearing bees. The bird bites off bee heads to access honey and avoids stinging males, showing selective reasoning in foraging behavior.
The piece discusses palmistry claims from Chambers Journal about how thumb length and joint form, especially the upper joint, allegedly determine willpower and life outcomes. It notes Roman holiday makers and a defeated gladiator as examples of thumb influence shaping power dynamics.
In Morley Yorkshire the Pancake Bell hangs an ancient bell dated 1109 in St Marys church tower. Every Shrove Tuesday the bell rings for one hour and locals say its pancake link reflects the day before Lent. Last ringing drew many into the belfry to pull the rope and share in the custom.
A brief exchange notes Ezry's new horse as if bought to settle an old debt. Citizens discuss the animal's look and the humor of the situation in casual street chatter.
A schoolmaster recounts Adam and Eve's harmony until Eve accepts advice from outside her yard. Adam then faces a choice to strike the snake or refrain, illustrating a moral reflection on self control and obedience.
Sir Edwin Landseer nearly finished a dog portrait for a nobleman when the owner reported the theft of the subject. Landseer offered £10 reward and enlisted Jen Smith, who later returned with the dog. Smith confessed he himself was the thief, revealing a bungled scheme and a surprising twist.
A Woman's Home Companion piece warns that thoughts shape character as strongly as actions. It argues hidden harmful thoughts eventually erupt into deeds, so guard the mind to avoid irreversible consequences on the whole being.
The text lists unmistakable signs of death including a failing pulse and cold extremities, facial changes from vascular blood, clammy skin, glazed eyes, jaw drop, fluid in the windpipe causing the death rattle, and eventual cessation of breathing.
An advertisement for Hall’s Great Discovery promotes Texas Wonder as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles including diabetes and rheumatism. It offers a one bottle mail order option for 1 and mentions testimonials and a letter from O B Drewry praising relief of long kidney trouble after a partial bottle.
A pompous new resident clashed with a sharp neighborhood youth. The youth fires back with a quip about legislators and bills.
Fragmented notice lists meeting time 8 oclock and signatures for officers. recorder is J K Kunwar.
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