31 May 1892
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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1892
Page
1
A Whittier devotional verse urging personal reform and charity. The speaker seeks strength to aid weaker souls, guiding them toward virtue and Heaven through selflessness and humble service. The poem emphasizes inner transformation as the path to outward goodness.
A man hides an imagined wife for two weeks at his mother’s urging, juggling social events with Vene Wright and Miss Beaufort. His plan backfires when he discovers his supposed wife is actually Miss Beaufort, leading to a resolve to pursue a real marriage with her.
An old prose fragment cautions against quick judgment. It compares a swift ship to one that harms itself by rushing into harbor before conditions are right, warning that haste leads to ruin and unseen perils in the outcome.
Dentists face difficulty matching false teeth to patients natural teeth using factory rings with twenty five test teeth ranging from nearly white to olive. One tooth from the set nearly matches, aiding customization at the factory. Also notes on animals drinking salt water including sloths and a long lived parrot. Also announces a future Odd Fellowship showcase in Athens offering a Lodge initiation demonstration.
A king rewards a glazier who marries his glass hearted daughter, while the cracked heart of the elder sisters leads to later life lessons. A page’s romance with the youngest princess ends with a noble glazier prince who repairs fragile hearts.
Poetic reflection on steadfast course and righteous action ends with a New York Tribune line praising conscience and posterity. It contemplates fate at sea and a welcoming harbor bell signaling a just end, with a home wind bearing incense and broad moral reward.
At a western fort a mixed garrison watches Lt Toney Rucker fly a kite for a boy named Arthur. The event draws in Major Stuffy and the commanding general as they critique tail length bridle setup and reminisce about boyhood kite trials, ending in a lighthearted exchange.
A humor filled scene at a military garrison follows Major Stuffy and General after a plan to host a birthday celebration. Toney Rucker and the veterans react to rivalries between old officers and young lieutenants while the clubroom episode ends with a toast and a gift button. The tale shifts to a Duke of Wellington vignette and a reflection on artistic pursuit and ambition.
Byron amused himself by shooting at a money fixed in a stick and repeated the act more than any other activity. An advertisement promotes Bucelen’s Arnc Salve claiming cure for oats bruises sows aloes salt rheum fever sores tetter chiblains corns and skin eruptions with money-back guarantee and a price per ounce available through Crawford Palmer and Kirmbrow.
An elderly man died suddenly in a private residence. Authorities report no signs of foul play and preliminaries point to natural causes. The incident is under routine investigation by local officers.
An elderly deaf man, Mr A F Sims of Athens, was struck by a train near Linton's trestle on the Northeastern road, dying instantly from skull crush injury after failing to hear the whistle. The coroner's inquest reports Sims, aged 68, leaves a wife and two sons, and notes past similar incidents. The jury adjourned to resume deliberations and the body was given to his family.
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