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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1915
Page
3
John Yembroke plans to ask his boss Mr. Abercrombie for Jessie’s hand as he handles a coveted Spectator set. The boss, recently away, returns furious after discovering the set is a forgery bought for six hundred dollars.
John and Jessie face a 600 dollar loss when a swindler posing as a college president vanishes with a cache of rare books. A rival seller tries to profit but the hoax falters and Abercrombie settles, calling the transaction square. Jessie and John prepare to marry, aided by a cautious blessing from the bookseller.
A New York health department booklet offers guidance for indoor workers including bookkeepers clerks shopworkers tailors shoemakers stenographers saleswomen dressmakers garment workers and milliners. It urges fresh air proper lighting rest outdoor lunch time eye strain prevention and light wholesome meals while warning that bracers such as tea coffee and alcohol are harmful.
Dialogue notes two socialites discussing plans for a ball. One says both admirers will attend and wonders about going. The other quips that the quiet admirer who cannot dance and the talkative admirer who cannot speak will dominate the night.
Legal notices from Clarke County Georgia include estate administrations for J. E. Hawks and J. J. Fowler, guardianships for Raymond and Corrie Fowler, administration for Nancy Lee, and an application to form THE MYERS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY. Court actions set June terms, sales, and public notices outline receiverships and charter amendments for Athens city governance.
In Upas City a wheat elevator sinks as the Divide river shifts, trapping Karlson Nan and Sim Thompson. Fermenting grain kills the structure but a river surge throws them clear onto an elevated wheat island. Thompson saves Nan and Karlson. future patent plans spark a hopeful harvest outlook.
The London Globe reports a frog trapped in a coal seam at Trafalgar colliery Forest of Dean, claimed to have survived since coal deposition. Experts doubt the idea of a life millions of years without food or water, likening it to a marble mantel tale.
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