Honest Southern Friends Support A Surprising Stand
A brief note indicates an unexpected backing from Southern associates, highlighting surprise at trusted allies offering tangible support for their cause.
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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1892
Page
8
A brief note indicates an unexpected backing from Southern associates, highlighting surprise at trusted allies offering tangible support for their cause.
An Oconee Georgia follower seeks guidance from Thomas Healey in Nebraska on whether to back the third party. Healey’s reply congratulates him on leaving the Democratic party. The exchange, read aloud in Oconee, draws local interest as talk spreads about Purity Party influence and western Republican counsel.
A sweet eight year old girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Palmer, died after a two week illness. Her loss leaves a darkened home as relatives mourn. Funeral services were held at the home on Sunday afternoon conducted by Dr. Lane.
A Detroit Free Press item recounts a hoax scoop about William Schuyler’s fatal smashup. The spoof piece lampoons early journalism antics with ornate digressions on a widow and a distant fire, ending with readers puzzled and the editor retreating to the woods.
A man jailed for stealing a bushel of corn to feed his starving family is freed after passengers pool funds to pay his fine. One rider refuses to contribute and later apologizes, revealing he has met the same pair on five trains that week. The piece also notes a preacher’s political revival attempt and a Massachusetts poll tax case.
A poem verse tells of a nocturnal village on a hill with quiet houses and sleeping villagers while a searcher longs for rest. The Religions of India section cites an Indian census with Hindooism at 207,500,000 and Islam at 75,000,000, Buddhism and Christianity notes, and counts for Jews and Pharsees, noting Brahmas and Ayan titles and a strong Hindoolam finding.
A Home Magazine reflection asks why giving brings happiness only when it costs us. It argues that generosity without effort or loss yields little joy and that true delight comes from giving with some sacrifice.
The piece argues Sunday should be shared between church, home, and good deeds. It claims such observance brings happiness, meaningful occupation beyond workweek pursuits, and bans the idea that Sunday is an infringement on liberty. It extols Sabbath as a gift from God marking a truce with care and life’s brighter moments.
Patient reports severe scalp itching crusting and shedding with crusty scales. After trying Coricuns Reveries and CURA products finally cured by CURA cake bundles and Coricoma VERT per guidance.
A doctor treated a child with eczema on the chest using various remedies. After two weeks the skin healed to white and smooth. The caregiver notes continued use of the remedy for maintenance and later administration at longer intervals.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Resolvent as a blood purifier and humor remedy. It claims Curicuna and Curicura Soap cleanse the blood skin and hair from infancy to pimples, offering relief from itching and skin disease.
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