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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1891
Page
10
A historic advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as superior to other medicines and guarantees a money back if it does not benefit or cure. It claims to purify blood, improve liver function, and address scrofulous skin and lung conditions, including consumption, when taken early with a fair trial. Sold by druggists.
A literary reminiscence traces Andrew Lang’s love of poetry from childhood to fifteen, naming Scott, Longfellow, Tennyson, and Shelley as pivotal, with a note on verse enchantment and a later discussion on Sinhalese inheritance law sparking costly disputes. It also includes a light digression on editorial processes and a note on cement joints outperforming stone in strength tests.
An odd dialogue unfolds as Mrs Gaswell discusses sudden wealth, claiming to shop in a $5,000 dress loaded with diamonds while others perceive poverty. Mr Gaswell counters that people still think they are poor, prompting further remarks about social perceptions and shopping at an antique design store.
A fragmentary excerpt discusses a ruthless Spanish king, his charitable reign, and a royal death at the hands of a murderer, followed by reflections on how flowers carry scent, memory, and tactile sensation. It includes a poem by William H. Hayne and a meditation by Edith M. Thomas.
A Chambers Journal note explains earthworms die in salt water and their eggs cannot withstand prolonged sea immersion. Eggs are packed in leathery cocoons, which may resist seawater temporarily, suggesting cocoons could cross a narrow sea if placed on floating roots, but long exposure fatally harms the eggs. An exception is a worm found among seaweed on Mediterranean and North Sea shores.
The New York Times notes the public overwhelms the post office with questions about mail, arrivals, and departures, prompting a Bureau of Information. Despite clear stamp windows, a new sign over the inquiry desk reads No stamps sold here, as clerks juggle inquiries.
Chambers' Journal notes New World earthworms with greatly enlarged tail bristles forming hooklike grips to hold soil. The piece contrasts earthworm intellect with Romances' claims about Sally the chimpanzee, suggesting wider implications for animal mental capacity.
A betting pair tested who could hold a wasp longer. One rubbed chloroform on hands, believing victory, but the other knew male wasps do not sting and grabbed a male specimen. As the chloroform faded, the wearer released the insect, and the other won the stake. Immigrant arrivals to the United States in 1890 exceeded 405,000, surpassing St Louis Baltimore and Boston populations. In early 1891, arrivals rose four thousand compared with the same period in 1890.
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