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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1891
Page
2
The Lazy Man extols Samuel Johnson’s Rasselas Prince of Abyssinia as a short, richly written work. It argues the book shows man’s discontent, depicts Rasselas leaving the Happy Valley, and ends with the moral that true contentment lies beyond this life.
Advert says Pierce's Pellets and Pleasant Pills have remarkable power to correct physical derangements and ward off disease. Describes as purely vegetable and harmless with a laxative and cathartic effect. Sold as small sugar coated guinules in vials for 23 cents.
A prose poem fragment by M. C. Salmon in Chambers Journal contemplates death and mourning. The speaker notes a still grave, a shielded sorrow, and questions whether fear can surpass the grief that rests upon the bier.
A narrator recalls joining a regiment in September and storming the Russian redoubt of Cheverino. The assault, under heavy shellfire, ends with a brutal close-quarters fight. the captain is killed, the colonel wounded, and the narrator unexpectedly becomes acting commander as the redoubt falls.
Word from readers G W Chandler of Red Fork Arkansas and H B Rudolph of Brunswick Georgia extol Botanic Blood Balm. They claim reduced weakness and restored strength after using the remedy, asserting improved daily energy and health.
Excerpt encourages persistence in local advertising and optimistic promotion. It notes doubts hinder results and urges maintaining confidence to improve returns. Includes endorsements for Browns Elon Kitvees and a local beer and meat shop in Lumpkin Street.
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