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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1892
Page
1
A rugged camp tale recalls a preacher and his young partner infiltrating a boomtown gathering. They stage a church meeting, extract tithes, then flee with the loot as gunshots ring and the crowd discovers a ruse.
A tale unfolds of a planned dinner at Mrs. Sandford’s house and a rival attendee’s scheme. When Mrs. Sandford returns early with an umbrella of fury the party erupts into chaos. The narrator helps Sandford confront his wife as friends flee and a rash plan collapses under domestic wrath.
The excerpt from Edgar Fawcett in Cosmopolitan describes immortality as a luminous dream that shines through darkness, even as war pestilence earthquakes riots tyranny and enslavement rage, offering a hopeful vision beyond earth's graves.
A narrator recalls starting law practice in Rockport in 1870. He helps a mentor collect a debt and becomes entangled with his daughter Fannie. The mother opposes, a plan to gain authority unfolds, and a dramatic transformation follows. The piece shifts to recount Adelaide Ristori rising to fame after a charity performance and personal longing to return to the stage.
A political critic of a former generation rents an apartment on a major Parisian street. The landlady, aiming to showcase her room, draws the Venetian blinds and notes that from that window all revolutions pass. Her earnest remark contrasts with a similar image of an English landlady praising sea views.
A fragmentary item cites a Washington Star line on Eskimo bang fringe and recalls a legend of Pietre le Dible or Peter the Devil with three horns. It includes brief, unrelated humor about a teacher and a boy’s dream to be a doctor.
The Clarke Rifles are hailed as the pride of Camp Northen, praised for drill, discipline, and duty by officials and local supporters alike. Units showcase marching, weapons handling, and synchronized routines as camp morale rises.
The Clarke Rifles at Camp Northen near Griffin Ga are lauded for orderly tents, fine meals, and strong inspection results. Lt Adams and Capt Sledge lead a capable unit praised by Col Yancey and Gov Northen, as the group entertains visitors, hosts an elegant dinner for Kell and Kincaid party, and plans to return home next Wednesday.
The Third Party was organized at the Court House in Clarke County on Saturday with eighty four names on the list. Only twenty six votes were represented at the meeting. T N Lester served as temporary chairman and J W Creighton as secretary. George T Murrell was named chairman of the executive committee and Saith was chosen secretary. Hemerick and Lester were elected delegates to the State convention in Atlanta slated for July 2.
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