16 May 1893
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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1893
Page
1
A Boston Globe excerpt recalls a woman who never wed, haunted by a memory of a boy in blue. Soldiers marching past a field of crimson grasses evoke a fatal shot and the gallant figure she mourns. The verse frames love, loss, and war’s lingering shadow.
The tale centers on Elsa who flirts with danger and a confidante as men she spurns grow angry. Wysloup, a quiet admirer, shadows Elsa at parties and proves trustworthy yet morally curious while a damaging correspondence trick reveals bastard handwriting. Elsa later marries Sir Peter after Wysloup sacrifices truth for affection.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Sid Natuny and lovers in a piece titled in Harper's Weekly. Details are unclear, but appears to note a sleeping scene and literary attribution.
A bronze clock with a glass globe becomes the center of a romance and a break up. Mayblossom buys the clock for his wife Priscilla’s aunt, a delivery mix up sends it to a dressmaker’s shop, and a quarrel over the gift ends with Priscilla destroying the clock. The story closes with a court note about a separate newspaper franchise ruling.
Sworn testimony alleges brutal treatment at the Iowa state insane asylum in Dubuque, housing over 1,000 patients. Charges include boiling corpses for skeletons, dumping brains in vaults, and beating patients to death. governor Boies orders immediate investigation by the state visiting committee.
Newark, May 18. Mrs F A Anido of Roseville received a letter from Carlyle Harris written last Saturday praising a devoted young woman who visited him in the Tombs and aided his cause. Harris says he has fought his fight and can die with courage, sending thanks to those who supported him.
In Clarksville Tennessee near the Kentucky line last week William Phillips home was robbed of meat. Abe Cardwell, linked to a Mrs. Mitchell of questionable character, was abducted by 25 masked men from his home and beaten severely. Cardwell’s condition is critical as investigators seek the attackers and the motive behind the assault.
Dunkirk National Bank, owned by Dwiggins Starbuck & Co., reportedly failed, affecting control of several banks in Indiana. The Cincinnati Branch and other offices were mentioned in reports as part of the broader bank collapse involving the firm.
A children's department recalls Spurgeon recounting a debt incident from his childhood. He borrows a slate pencil, fears punishment, is lectured by his father, repays the farthing, and vows to avoid debt, praising the moral from a formative misstep. It ends with a note on pin money origins via Henry VIII pin fashion and gifts at Christmas.
Mr and Mrs W H Davis mourn the loss of their newborn daughter Claudie. The infant, described as bright and lovable, died Saturday morning. Funeral services are set for 10 o'clock this morning at the family residence on Pringle Avenue.
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