15 Dec 1891
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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1891
Page
1
Old board fences are weakened by horses while barbed wire fencing is increasingly used. A stone ditch and bank under the wire provide a visible, stronger barrier requiring fewer wires and shorter posts. The method uses furrows, loose earth mounds, and crosspieces to anchor wires, offering a cheap, effective alternative to high post and rail or six-wire fences.
A collage of wry quips and short items from various papers. Jokes about doctors and mind aids, a Chicago residence fantasy, remarks on beauty and skin, railway humor, dust and snow poetry, and brief reflections on life and manners appear in this eclectic clipping. The tone mirrors a light, domestic humor page with literary snippets and social observations.
Ned Herries a Yale veteran of the engineer corps faces danger in the frontier town Picture Canyon. Chiquita, daughter of Ramon, cases his heart as Denver Pete confronts him in a deadly chase after Chiquita flees with the tenderfoot. Ramon returns amid gunfire and a fatal confrontation ends with Herries disappearing from the town.
Harmony Grove notes list Mr Pork Thompson a major banker farmer passing through en route to Athens. Cicero Stark and Beer Powers visit Athens. Prof A Mecks, a Bank county pedagogue, is in town with bread smile. Dr Jesse C Bennett of Jefferson is here among friends. Charlie Cooper from Athens entertains with stock trotting ribbons.
A German innkeeper recalls a tale of a Swiss uncle in France amid the French Revolution. The nephew survives a grim period of terror through faith and mercy, recounting hunger confinement and a rapid release when a new regime ends the executions.
Winterville Georgia reports a cold wave delaying school and reducing cotton ginning. Merchants J H Pittard and J S Pittard have bought 1900 bales this season, less than last year. Walter Chandler attended a local marriage. Rev Stone delivered a sermon. Mrs BH Johnson visited her father in Missouri. Residents blame low cotton prices for credit struggles.
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