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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1903
Page
7
It is reported that Hon. Thomas E Watson plans moving from Thomson to Atlanta to be nearer state records and libraries for his South history. Watsons daughter Agnes is visiting Athens with Miss Louise DeBose, drawing local interest.
Washington dated January 14 Secretary of the Treasury Shaw will urge Congress to appropriate one million dollars for a new site and the construction of a new federal building in Atlanta.
Boston January 14. President Roosevelt approved William H Lewis for an assistant district attorney post after Harvard men urged stay to coach their football team. Cornell offered to hire Lewis in Ithaca, while Harvard sought state positions via Governor Crane and senators Hoar and Lodge. Roosevelt's federal position ended the bidding.
The article notes English athletics draw 15 000 to 20 000 spectators, with multiple weekly events. American champions face lavish hospitality, dinners with mayors, and extensive travel obligations that hamper training. Prizes abroad surpass U S in value and practicality, including silverware and versatile goods. Arthur B F Duff ey n Outing.
The passage hints that planning a significant action should wait until the moon progresses from new to full, suggesting prudent postponement until the moon is near fullness. The text centers on timing of an important undertaking and the belief in lunar influence on decisions.
Slow healing sores are painful and unsightly, linked to a weakened constitution. The Swift Specific Co claims purifying the blood strengthens and tones the system to fight poisons and germs, supporting quicker recovery when external treatments fail. They offer free consultation through their Atlanta, Georgia address.
Mr H W Nicholes, noted for his surpassing success with the one price store chain, will open a branch in Winder on Saturday morning. This addition brings his total to eight stores of this character.
Cleveland January 14 President Roosevelt will appoint William R Day of Canton to the vacant judgeship on the United States Supreme Bench. The report from Washington states Day will receive the nomination and confirmation is anticipated in the near term.
News from Newnan Georgia notes Hon. 8 E Leigh Coweta representative may run for congress next year opposing W O Adamson. A string of odds and ends follows including a German joke about burglars and a migratory crab fact from the West Indies.
The funeral for Geo B Griffeth was held Wednesday at Bethabara Church in Oconee County. Friends accompanied the remains from his residence to the church where for over fifty years he was a member. The services were conducted by Dr McCutchen and Bernard.
A serialized miscellany mixes a quirky tale of a girl turning a hundred dollars into various coins and curios, a German legend about forget-me-nots, and a note on London policing as peacemakers. The piece blends sentimental fiction with light cultural trivia and urban curiosities.
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a medical cure claim for kidney and backache symptoms. The readable portions mention Dr Fenner and various dubious remedies or advertisements, but concrete details, dates, or verifiable evidence are missing. The item reads like an old health advertisement with sensational language.
A Louisiana provost guard fired a Krag at a fleeing man late at night. The bullet wounded three men in a cabin half a mile away, passing through the house and through walls. The guard claimed it was to stop the man. three victims suffered arm, back, and hip injuries with no identified shooter.
A fragmentary notes how etiquette at meals is tied to vinegars and fineness of behavior in a New Clifton Order. A rector’s tale recounts a boy’s confirmation lesson asking for the three orders in the Church with the answer Bishops priests deacons.
Excerpts from New York Weekly and Rostou Transcript reveal domestic conflict and marriage banter. A mother complains about a sister Matilda visiting with children and servants, while Henry jokes about loving his wife more yet refusing to lie. A Boston transcript aside notes a friend praised for saving common sense, humorously calling him a miser.
A compact quip suggests that debating a fool yields the fool’s best performance and that theories in the hands of a fool outshine the facts, highlighting the virtue of sanity and careful reasoning.
A fragment describes a bookstore ruse in which a buyer feigns religious reverence to obtain a Koran. It contrasts tales of Ottoman sultans praised as geniuses with a warning that a Mussulman forbids selling the holy book to a foreigner, detailing a borrowed method and subtle bargaining.
The article notes historic fortunes of Seneca and others, including Seneca at 12.5 million and Caligula spending vast sums, then shifts to HouseholdManagement woes in 1560. It cites fines for servants, meals denied during family dinners, and a curious custom. Also includes a brief bit from London Tit-Bita about Freddie and a light domestic scene.
George Eliot is described as kind and sociable with a keen humor. She feared losing manuscripts and insisted on trusted handling. Blackwood offered a footman to deliver the Daniel Deronda manuscript, but Eliot distrusted even a sober carrier. She warned against potential mishaps and sought careful care.
The fragment provides no clear event or identifiable entities. It reads as garbled text without coherent names, places, or actions to summarize into a factual news item.
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