23 Jun 1891
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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1891
Page
1
A young man of wealth and fashion experiences a religious conversion at a midday prayer meeting. He resolves to begin family worship at home that evening, despite the tempter's urging to delay. He prays alone, seeks strength, and later asks his wife to join in Bible reading and prayer under gaslight, choosing to honor Christ publicly. Southern Churchman.
Obscure editorial notes Thomas Beaver, a Pennsylvania Presbyterian, left large bequests to Dickinson College and Lafayette College, urging Georgia to imitate Northern philanthropy. It praises wealthy donors like the Harrises and Hemphills and endorses endowing Emory College, while criticizing perceived moral decline and German imperialism. An Athens scene vignette, local real estate talk, and a Clark’s Sigilening Liniment plug conclude the column.
A girl named Anna, left with younger brothers, lectures them on honesty. She tricks an old neighbor to buy a worthless goblet for a dollar, then puffs it as valuable. The incident sparks peer doubts, foreshadowing a harsher fate as Anna’s deceitful lesson lingers.
New York a June 18 Floor City mills extra five dollars. Chicago Market January 18 Wheat May 10 0 34010 July 6 8. Corn May 4 26 percent July 4 26. Pork May 11 63 11 10 July 10 40 9 31 Ribs July 6 07 8 03 Lard May 0 50 05 July 0 37.
A fragment from Rausing Expositions discusses the Portland Industrial exposition and the role of superintendent. It notes the author’s election to multiple offices and contemplates how to present the scene without embowpaint, hinting at testing approaches for the fair and its faculty recruitment.
A long letter outlines strategies for Portland Oregon’s industrial exposition guiding crowd appeal and exhibits inspired by Paris. It weighs Algerian dances versus Punch and Judy, warns against overcommercial displays, and weighs ballet, cartoons, and notable figures while stressing American pride, public interest, and functional design for attractions and education.
The article argues Jesus prayed despite constant activity and urges readers to imitate this discipline. It notes how busyness, crowds, and errands threaten prayer but that Jesus and Luther modeled time with God. A corollary announces Imago Christi Gol and Mrs Snellings spending the summer at Old Point Comfort.
A garbled New York Herald fragment references Gus De Jay and Greene debating dawn actions and a photograph of a fox man. It notes that most were discouraged by events and questions how the scene was hung. The passage remains unclear but centers on perceived knowledge and impropriety.
A folkloric verse retells a rural fable of Bouncing Bet urged off the meadow by the highway. Blackeyed Buck defies change, claiming rooted steadiness and contentment with birds bees and simple joys as the meadow wilts and drought sets in.
A married couple, John and Marion, run a small business above a flat shared with German emigrants Job and his wife. After years of thrift they prosper, but a February night reveals a planned bank heist involving nearly fifteen thousand dollars. John hides the money in a secretary, fearing a safe blow, while Marion confronts danger and moral tests.
A tense narrative unfolds with a hidden robber behind bed curtains as John and Marion confront the intruder Abram. The outlaw is revealed to be Henry Brown, an assistant cashier, captured and handed to authorities. The story links to a Chicago dispatch and lingering reflections on mercy and law.
An incomprehensible OCR fragment mentions lighting and electric glow in Athens and a leap in electric progress. It references council involvement and public utility ideas, but details are garbled and unclear.
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