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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1901
Page
7
A collage of old humorous vignettes, including John L Sullivan chiming on Shakespeare and a funny weighhouse tale about a Chinese cook. Also notes on christening curiosities and a misnamed parson’s register with quirky names. Auction notice follows as a legal sale in Georgia.
Public notices list property foreclosure details in Pears and Georgia Factory districts with timer deadlines and legal action by Athes Bank and heirs. Officials announce payment schedules for Confederate soldiers and widows in Oconee County, urging prompt claims and adherence to deadlines.
A quarry near Princeton College yielded a cave containing about 20 bushels of rattlesnake skins. The find suggests a long-standing, deadly rattlesnake trap where snakes disappeared each winter. A mix of anecdotes follows, including a cab driver mispayment tale and local notices.
A brief note promoting Kermott's Chocolates Laxative as a quick remedy for throat and head cold discomfort. Mentions a Quint sore effect and urges speedy relief through the product.
A Boston Transcript essay argues the common rat could be a refined household pet with proper domestication. It notes the rat’s potential to be a playmate and beauty alongside the squirrel and even the cat. The piece also cites Dr Westermark on Moroccan ginn beliefs and their clash with Islam.
A friend recalls historian Francis Parkman guiding a street boy who had eaten an entire apple. Parkman buys another for the younger boy and makes Johnny watch him eat it, illustrating a moral approach to sharing and discipline. A paragraph then extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a remedy for indigestion.
The second bill of the session proposes penalties for kidnapping in Illinois. It imposes imprisonment up to 25 years or a $5,000 fine, or both, with a provision excluding a parent taking a minor child.
A collage of humorous snippets and old wives tales, including the hot water cure for boarding house meals, brining butter to keep it sweet, nose gossip as a character test, and light quips about genius and manners. Ends with a note on DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve counterfeits.
A German professor challenges the idea that green eases vision claiming it fatigues eyes by tiring different nerve sets. The piece cites green paper and decor as mistakes and favors dimming light with smoked glass. An additional anecdote recalls Kentucky dogfights where danger proves the safer view is waiting for the outcome.
After noon on the Central railroad a young man tried to jump from a train between Macon and Athens and burned a five dollar bill. He walked Clayton street with a shotgun and a grip sack, registered as R. J. Stephens Newnan Ga, ate at a hotel, left records, then rode to Atlanta. Police and Mayor Burdett linked sickness and illness to possible unbalance, with Stephens expected to recover on recovery of health.
A Nova Scotian hosts a guest with a homegrown theory on thunder showers. He suggests pure air from above descends in summer, gets fouled by smoke and grease, rises into clouds, and is pressed and explodes. The guest humorously remarks others may disagree.
The old Jackson street cemetery, long unused and neglected, may be returned to the University of Georgia. Graves would be moved to the new cemetery and the site converted into a university park and demonstration area. Professor Starnes suggests a Soy demonstration and park development, though action hinges on grave removals.
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