23 May 1893
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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1893
Page
1
Poem fragment expresses a grandmother Celia Thaster asking for divine blessing and perfect faith for her three year old grandson. The plea centers on love, sleep, protection, and guidance through life and death, with tender imagery of warmth and guardianship.
A tale of two brothers Wyndam and Jawad face a staged honor crisis after their father’s alleged deceit. They plan drastic actions, weigh inheritance, and confront guilt as one contemplates murder and another resists until a twist of fate redefines justice.
Poem recalls a man’s view of marriage and the lure of a wife with Scots dialect refrains. It contrasts daytime busyness with nighttime loneliness and suggests pursuit of a wife when young, warning that aging may leave him without one.
Mr Tokens recounts a seafaring yarn in which the Seven Bells club hears of a wrecked whale made into a lighthouse using a spar and oil. A clever seaman assists, they uncover cargo, ignite a beacon, and claim ownership of a dry island, with a $40,000 sale proposed to a ship captain. The tale ends with indulgence and unresolved fortune.
The New York Ledger quotes a cure that involves walking the floor with a teeth ing baby for two or three hours before bed. It suggests that if exhaustion does not bring sleep, the case is hopeless.
The Reina Maria Christina and its royal party arrive off New York with Infants Eulalie and Prince Antoine, greeted by a naval salute from Infanta Isabel and the Spanish warship, as crowds and tugs witness the royal procession up the bay.
The Spanish royal party meets President Cleveland in the Blue Room at the White House. Infanta Eulalia and Prince Antoine are escorted by Spanish officials and receive cordial greetings, with a brief, pleasant formal audience lasting only minutes.
Secretary Carlisle pledges to enforce the Geary Law to deport Chinese as far as possible. He plans first to remove those illegally in the country, then target noncompliant registrants, with $16,000 remaining of the year’s appropriation for enforcement starting July 1.
A religious commentary extols the royal law of love as central to Christian living. It contrasts living by principle versus mere rules, cites Dr. J W Lee on joyful faith, and critiques overemphasis on duty without feeding on Christ. It recalls Dr. Strong and Sunday School Times notes about inner life guiding outward conduct.
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