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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
2
In a playful duel of wit two masters, Haydn and Mozart, test a three handed passage in Haydn's piece. Mozart argues an error exists but Haydn insists the line stands, a moment of musical bravura between great composers.
A ragbag of curiosities and anecdotes from Chambers Journal and other sources includes gypsy marriage customs in Hungary and Andalusia, arsenic practices in Styria, a nurse's tale of orange bread and wealth, a Bonn professor's study of a drunkard’s descendants, Emerson on friendship, and light social squibs.
The Georgia alumni society gathered in Phi Kappa Hall with Hon. P. W. Meldrim presiding. Members heard reports on the alumni endowment fund showing 478 subscribers totaling $48,786, with over $23,000 paid in. Subscriptions during the meeting reached $300, including $100 from Judge Togan E. Bleckley and gifts from M. M. Hirsch and others. The group adopted plans for an annual oralist and discussed class reunions and a portrait for the Phi Kappa hall.
A health notice extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic for tired women, claiming it cures headaches backaches and other female pains. It also asserts regulation of menses, healing of inflammation, and renewed strength, with testimonials and private correspondence offered from Buffalo New York.
A doorstep conversation escalates as a woman contemplates departure while a man boasts about spreading a pest prep to force neighbors’ issues. Charity and the speaker trade candid lines about loyalty and life choices, with a biting note on marriage and permanence.
Committees from the general assembly completed their tour of the University of Georgia and the Agricultural College. They praised facilities but urged improved conditions at the Agricultural College and joint operation with the university. The report may recommend continuing the college within the university and state funding for farmer institutes.
Miss Sabie Lowe Durham and Dr Ben Riley wed at the Woodville home of William Penn McWhorter on June 16. The bride’s father Dr John Durham is a leading physician. the groom, a former English professor now in Baltimore hospital work. Guests include Miss Agnes Watson, Miss Nellie Newton, Miss Ella Newsome, and Mrs Myrtle Wiggs. The couple left for Baltimore after the ceremony.
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