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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1893
Page
4
The Gazette cites an assassination theory about Townsend aiming at Gladstone and notes Townsend's notebook with pro home rule fervor. It links riot calls by union leaders to crankish ideas and suggests violence as a supposed remedy.
The Augusta Chronicle notes erratic political antecedents now pledging to back the Democratic party if pledges are kept, while others doubt the promised measures. It warns against overestimating a Democratic administration’s reach and cautions against hopes of immediate personal fortune via government relief or new legislation.
Athens mourns Major Charles Morris a noble citizen and university professor. He shaped students with a life of truth rugged honesty and right and inspired future church and state leaders. A brave veteran his influence endures beyond his passing.
The Savannah News notes rising hostility to Gladstone over the home rule bill and mentions a Sheffield crank, William Townsend, alleged to have planned to shoot Gladstone near St James Park, though the evidence remains unclear. The discussion reflects wartime excitement and public danger in England.
New York juries show little mercy to poisoners in the Buchanan case where murder in the first degree was found after an extraordinary trial. Testimony dominated by medical and chemical experts, with verdict outcome debated amid disputed conclusions. The trial set records for volume, with between 6,000 and 7,000 folios totaling over 600,000 words.
The article condemns lynching in Denmark and argues South Carolina bears blame for the incident. It calls for repudiating mob justice and praises Georgia’s governor for his stance, urging South Carolina to prevent similar ideas from taking root.
The New York World praises Mr Carlisle for settling the bondholders dispute and predicts no bonds will be issued. It notes his belief that his party in the next Congress would not support further bond issuance.
Free coinage advocates from Indiana and Missouri support the Secretary for maintaining gold payments without new bonds. They urge continuing the policy until the gold reserve falls by about 30 to 40 million dollars, noting Congressional sentiment as the final recourse.
The piece surveys ongoing World's Fair work and court rulings, praises local newspapers, and humorously recalls stories from the Augusta Chronicle Memphis Appeal-Avalanche and Baltimore Sun about liquor laws and snakes. It comments on Athens moral discourse and Georgia journalism’s evolving leadership.
Georgia papers critique hazing practices at colleges and praise President Cleveland’s World’s Fair opening address. They report farmers seeking cotton seed replanting after frost and note a reward offer for catarrh cures with testimonials from Toledo druggists.
A lawyer counsels a client on debt collection starting with a demand for payment. The terse exchange ends with the client acknowledging a $15 fee for the advice, settling the long standing bill.
A professor objects to pronouncing wound as wound and challenges a student who reads the word aloud. He asserts there is no ground for giving it the same sound and tells the class to continue.
In a stark newsroom exchange the city editor dismisses a reporter for repeatedly noting a man shot with a revolver without specifying the caliber. The banter reveals tensions over reporting precision in a Chicago setting.
Mrs Growler confronts a grocer over charges for items she claims she never had. The grocer argues the practice forces customers to pay for children who accompany them during market shopping.
A rhetorical piece likens humans to machines that wear out by friction and must be renewed by purging with BrnpRETA's product. It claims rapid rejuvenation in two to three months, promotes vegetable remedies as harmless, and advertises Woolford's Sanitary Lotion for itch relief in humans and animals, with a local druggist named.
A witty collage of student quips and regional gags from early 20th century papers. It includes a 10 year old’s Dogs and cats riff and playful mishearings, a ballast joke about Spriggins, a quirky remark from Gaswell and Snaggs about a 60 day note, and a riddle on foot-wetness and cold feet.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions a burglar alarm and observations. It references Boston Commercial, Brooklyn L, Chicago Record, and Chicago Two with hints of Santa Cart. The text is unreadable in places but implies a light column on weather and theft.
A fragmentary poem fragment urges forgetting past hurt and fatigue. The speaker, invoking James Whitcomb Riley, laments rekindling memory and exhorts release from sorrow with a desire to move on, despite lingering impact.
An excerpt recounts Langalula’s clash with Christian missionaries as he seeks forgiveness and ownership of wives. He plans to marry Malali, daughter of Khamsua, and confronts rivals Montelo and a Christian conversion. The tale blends power, culture, and deceit in a tribal setting.
In Langalula's revolt a desire to marry Malali drives violence after he slays Montelo and seizes control. He orders Malali killed for refusing a white wedding, while the missionary plans baptism. The scene closes with Ford retracting insult claims in a public card.
A New York Commercial Advertiser piece argues that wives should receive a monthly allowance from their husbands. The text contends that giving a set sum reduces petty requests and avoids public quarrels over small purchases. It suggests budgeting improves financial harmony and personal freedom.
A trick with figures describes a math gambit where four digits are summed and subtracted from the originals and a digit is struck from the result. A NYDry goods store debate noted wage cuts for women to aid married men, but the plan was not executed as single women supported more dependents. Clarke Superior Court will reconvene on the morning of the 16th for civil business, with Judge Hutchins presiding over the adjourned term.
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