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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1903
Page
2
The baby oyster grows on the ocean floor clinging to odd objects and shells of ancestors. Juvenile oysters attach to debris such as old boats boxes bricks or crockery and sometimes coraline seaweed sponges and grasses envelop the shell. The dogwinkle and pertwinkie lay eggs on the oyster shell, giving it a curious marine association.
A London Globe note recalls a farmer Jarvis scene of a neighbor’s tragedy and a market report. It also discusses fruit tree planting along highways in Europe and a historical look at animal worship in Hebrew scripture with references to bull symbols and cherubim.
In Washington a girl with cross eyes was taken to Baltimore for an eye operation after secrecy. Her mother explained the need and the child agreed to the procedure despite fears, saying she was tired of the teasing from neighborhood boys. The operation was successful and her eyes became straight.
display window is decorated in Elks colors as a splendid advertisement for the big baseball game next Wednesday between the Elks and the Masons.
An advertorial warning notes kidney and bladder problems affect both genders and all ages. It promotes Swamp Root by Kilmer and Co as a remedy, promising quick relief and urging readers to request a free sample and pamphlet by mail from Binghamton New York.
The piece recounts Sir Thomas Browne’s critiques in his inquiries into vulgar errors, noting beliefs such as a badger with uneven legs and the basilisk hatched from a cock’s egg. It cites him rejecting these notions as contrary to reason, while pondering other credulous ideas about pestilence and emanations.
The correspondent recalls Berlin years and the German code of not naming informants, contrasting American practice. He faced harsh criticism for quoting Caprivi, learning the hard way that German ethics frowned on naming sources, a stance that complicated his reporting in World’s Work.
Antiquaries seek the origin of sausages as a food item. The text notes ancient Greek use of al llantes and chordal as common foods and references sausage sellers and black puddings in Aristophanes comedies.
Reading from a 19th century notice Wing eld Desh Grocery advertises a flour named Cutton as a quick nutritious source to rebuild consumed tissues and renew red blood corpuscles after la grippe. The ad touts native Kentucky wheat as the flour’s origin.
The article explains the traditional log method to measure ship speed using a logship, stray line, bunting marks, and knots. Four crew members coordinate to release, observe time with a glass, and read knots to determine speed in knots.
Philip D Armour hires a pew secretary who keeps arriving at varying early hours. The secretary notes punctuality, but Armour humorously asks what the man does with his forenoons as he arrives progressively earlier, from 9 to 7 30.
A miscellany of humorous quips and sayings from early 20th century papers. Jests include a vegetarian and meat diet debate, a wife’s silent suffering remark, a memory joke from a pupil, and a horseplay line about a father’s shoes. Also ad copy urges DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin sores.
An advertisement-style piece touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription to strengthen weak women. It claims relief for nervous fatigue and ailing health, citing a testimonial from Mrs. Anis Eo Moring and inviting others to consult by letter with private correspondence from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo, N.Y. It also promotes Dr. Pierce's Pellets for biliousness.
In a Tenderloin street scene along Sixth Avenue around Thirty ninth Street a night hawker district features dimly lit venues, public carriages, and rickety one horse taxis. Drivers sleep on the box while horses are spooked by the din of elevated trains and the area hums with nocturnal activity amid stained trees and a dimly lit park plot.
A compact listing shows mill types and weights with capacity and hourly rates. No 0 a single horse model at 40 galls per hour for $20.00. No 1 heavy unit 60 palls per hour for $27.50. No 2 two horse 80 galls per hour for $40.00. Also includes Farmers' Standard models 12 in 750 Ibs 35.00 and 16 in 1100 Ibs 40.00. Power Mills Double Geared 1500 Ibs 75.44.
A medical column explains that foul breath stems from sources in the respiratory tract, teeth, tonsils, or lungs, not stomach alone. It urges diagnosing the cause, practicing clean living, and regular brushing and gargling to ensure a sweet breath.
A run of abbreviated, garbled science notes describes lightning clouds and distances, light speed, and magnifying power of microscopes. It mentions a four mile cloud to earth distance for a light flash and contrasts polished versus unpolished surfaces with electrification.
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