Methodical Peters and a love forged in Bentham firm
Luke Sharp recounts in Albany Journal a tale of George Peters a methodical clerk at Bentham Bros. Co. whose orderly routine collides with love for Sadie Bentham. A planned elopement collapses when a mistaken letter warns Peters that his romance could alter the family firm name and his career.
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George Peters
Peters
Bentham
Bentham Bros. & Co
Old Bentham
Tung
Pete
Sadie Bentham
Sadie
Johnson
Farnam
Miss Sadie
Marrage
Bigain
Peter
Petty
H. W. Petty
Darling Petty
Miss
Mr. Bentham
Papa
Bentham, Husband & Co
Luke Sharp
Buffalo News
Odd Hair Saving Rite of Sakkara Women
The New York Sun describes Sakkara women twisting hair into flat braids covered with cowry shells or beads, gathering ends into a bonnet like cap, oiling with palm oil and dusting with red powder. They sleep with a carved log pillow to prevent headwear contact, sometimes hollowed with a lid to hold the toilet items.
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New York Sun
Choler Germ Demo Delights Cadence Doctors
At a cadence Medicine meeting male and female doctors viewed cholera germ samples prepared by Dr. E. K. Dunham. The germs were dyed to show under microscopes, prompting a nervous reaction from a woman who asked if they were live. The doctor reassured them that the germs were dead and dyed by him.
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E. K. Dunham
New York
The Murderer on the Sleeper Train Ends in Mock Justice
A narrator obsessed with physiognomy observes a couple on a London to west of England rail journey. He suspects the man is a dangerous killer and devises a plan to warn the girl Evelyn, only for the train to stop and for officials to dismiss his warnings as insanity. The so called justice proves illusory as the authorities relocate him rather than act on his claims.
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London
West of England
Righ
Evelyn
Gittang
Composton
Phiave
Mr. Murray
Benson
Ted
Thom
Lucy Watson
India
Lucy
John McAllister
Colonel Watson
McAllister
George Farleigh
George
Somae
Hindoostanes
Joy
Lucy's Lovers and a Soldier's Secret in India
Lucy Watson chooses between two suitors in colonial India, McAllister the elder, and Farleigh the earnest subaltern. A proxy engagement ends when Lucy tests devotion, McAllister dies, and Farleigh returns to England to learn via private letters that Lucy had long waited for him to claim her.
Mrs. E R Hodgson Dies After Lingering Illness
Mrs. E R Hodgson Sr dies after a lingering illness Sunday morning. A longtime M E church member her kindness and devout life were noted. She leaves a daughter Mrs Muer and several sons among prominent city businessmen. Funeral held yesterday afternoon at First Methodist church.
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E R. Hodgson
E. i. Hodgson
Muer
Our City
First Methodist Church
Garden Club Ladies Prepare In Style For Event
The Garden Club members are described as preparing in stylish fashion for an upcoming gathering. They plan coordinated outfits and social activities, reflecting the society’s refined community image.
Fall Exhibit to Bring Fruits Flowers and Veggies to Athens
Athens hosts a large fall show at the Y M C A on November 1 2 3 featuring fruits vegetables and flowers from local clubs. Lectures by leading horticulturists will accompany a busy display with premiums and special railroad fares for visitors.
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Athens
Clty
Livery Business For Sale In Athens Ga
A well established livery business for sale on terms at Gann and Reaves stand Thomas street Athens Ga. The criminal branch of Clarke Superior court will be taken up on the 24th inst. Mrs Jesuws brsra Mrs Jenkins of East Athens died yesterday after noon after a lingering illness with consumption. The finest line of buggies carriages at Klein and Martins Northeast Georgia cheapest.
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Gann & Reaves
Thomas Street
Athens
J. M. Barry
Clarke Superior Court
Klein & Martin’s
Georgia
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Grub Street
Goldsmith
Savage
Garrick
Royal Buskins
J.N. Matthews
Albany Journal
Grace
McAllisters
Farleigh
Sereepore
Aghinabad
Ahinabad
Sahib
Greenfair Gardens
Cheltenham
Indian Civil Service
George Fairleigh
England
the Garden Club
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