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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1903
Page
8
A small North England cottage garden flower show exposes a confided secret. A winner named Sandy claimed a prize rose told to him by a stranger. The rival Briggs was blamed for missing entry due to radius rules and the tale ends with Sandy revealing the confidential tip.
Fragmentary OCR text presents a garbled exchange set in a New York Tribune context with disjointed names and phrases. The readable portions hint at a court or legal setting, a clerk's remark about business, and a chemisty professor, but no coherent narrative or facts emerge.
A Chinese origin tale describes Sorcerer Charles Disnly plotting to destroy a bride by summoning a danger on her wedding day. The bride Peachblossom counters by avoiding the fate as rice is cast and the spirit bird’s threat passes.
The text notes John G Whittier the Quaker poet reflecting on speaking in meeting and the need for restraint. It mentions a moment when a minister named George C grew under Westisome and, after solemn consideration, the meeting resolutions advised George to remain silent until the Lord speaks.
The article outlines gargle mixes using carbolic acid, tannin, and potassium permanganate for sore throat. It instructs dilutions: fifteen drops carbolic acid to a quart of water, gargle four to five times daily, tannin dissolved in water as a gargle every two hours, and mild throat cases with potassium permanganate solution.
From the Philadelphia Record comes news that Blobbs-Scribbler has faced nine play rejections. Dlobbs now writes essays on the decline of the drama, reflecting a shift from stage to prose.
A collection of witty quotes and maxims from various figures. The snippets include a humorous exchange about chicken preferences between a landlady and her boarder, and aphorisms on worth, politeness, and perception attributed to a schoolmaster and Amiel.
A reflective piece argues that modern salesmen should dress neatly and act professionally. It contrasts the flamboyant past with today’s educated, well dressed traders who know their goods and earn customer respect.
A Massachusetts regiment captain in Washington recalls a soldier named Bailey sent to Alexandria for oysters. Bailey fled nine days, then returned in a four horse wagon train with about 200 bushels. He chartered a schooner to fortress Monroe and Norfolk to obtain them, paying expenses with a profit of about 100 dollars. The regiment shared 26 bushels. The article also notes the Egyptians invented papyrus and outlines early paper making.
A Greene County court jury panel debated capital punishment as a defense lawyer asked a juror if he believed in it. The man replied he favored hanging them at home, revealing a sharp stance on the death penalty.
A compact note on superstition links sedge warblers to unbaptized souls, linnet and other birds to departed friends, and notes a Bilville parent’s view that money buys bills and rent while the parson smiles on Sundays. The quotes illustrate regional folklore and secular humor.
A fragment from a 19th century era paper recounts a humorous exchange about drinking. The Girl asks if he drinks terribly and the Guy confirms, noting he pours it into his saucer. The excerpt also contrasts temperaments with admonitions from two city papers.
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