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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
3
A sailor recalls Kaffir shadow etiquette and a boastful clash over respect and a kick. Then a Kansas City Times quip on trial law, a London Chronicle note on snow to rain conversion, and an adder description. The piece closes with a parvenu and a new butler who refuses to critique the former staff.
A collage of humor and aphorisms from historical periodicals. Methuselah comments on time while tending a century plant and an ancient oak. Witty exchanges tease language and poets. A quip cautions against judging by failures, praising honesty.
The article explains how lanterns of silk horn and wood or ivory frames fill Chinese cities at night and reflect social status. It describes lantern materials and rich embroidery as well as police rules about lantern use in certain classes. It details rank markers in umbrellas from red silk with ruffles for the top ranks to blue cloth for the fifth rank.
The dialogue questions whether wealth concentration is inevitable and argues a billionaire could someday unleash disaster by discharging the entire human race. Judge ponders the extreme risk of wealth centralized in one person and its threat to humanity.
The Piedmont Hotel in Atlanta advertises reasonable room and meal prices for its 300 guest rooms and 150 private baths. Under Harvey & Wood management it promotes fireproof construction, modern conveniences, snow white cleanliness, and a growing reputation as one of the best kept hotels in the country.
A cordial invitation invites visitors and shoppers to make Piedmont Hotel Atlanta their headquarters. The hotel operates on the European plan with rates listed.
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