05 Apr 1892
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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1892
Page
1
A reflective verse muses on baby fingers pressed to a window, imagining coldness tomorrow and the impact of memories. The speaker questions if a child’s bright eyes would temper harsh words and actions, urging kindness to avoid thorny regrets and choose roses in the future.
A first class carriage becomes crowded with a black clad group after a Punch and Judy show at Lostwithiel as a choleric passenger clashes with intruders. Annie the child pesters an elderly man with a silver malacca cane, revealing a touching moment of interlaced sorrow and kindness amid the tense bustle.
Beth Russell faces a mercenary aunt and a wealthy suitor as she seeks true love with Jack Dunraven. A brutal winter, a collapsing bridge, and a daring night rescue test loyalties, revealing Beth’s devotion and Jack’s steadfast constancy amid poverty and peril. If she saves him, she finds life and love beyond money.
A late collector, Lawrence Barrett, prized old pipes colored by others and carved with Ophelia on a bowl. He was a familiar sight in New York clubs, seeking unusual pieces for his hobby.
In a family tale set around Dr Thomas Winchester and Olive, a jealous sister Lillian misjudges Olive’s fiancé options while Olive fumbles romance with Mr Lamson. Tom protects Olive’s choice, Olive feigns illness to avoid an engagement, and a double wedding ensues as Tom marries the object of his affection, with renewed affection and prosperity later.
Washington dispatch reports Georgia Ninth district Congressman Winn abandons the Democratic ticket to back third party. He cites failure of financial reform, predicts abolition of national banks and treasury notes, and signals potential switch to Allen D. Candler, the “one-eyed plowboy of Pigeon Roost,” as a Democratic challenger.
A new group named the Nocatchee Club organizes in Athens aiming to fish the streams around Athens and Northeast Georgia. Founding members include E. R. Hodgson, J. S. King, RK Beaver, Ds Oliver, J. L. Barch, T. J. Scott, B. Smith, and A. G. Elder, who have ordered fishing tackle.
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