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Newspaper

Americus Weekly Recorder

Location

Americus, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1885

Page

6

Man's Natural Tongue and Savannah Baseball Debate

A Paris society debated what language a child would speak if never taught. Two infants raised in isolation produced crowing and bleating as language. Also, Savannah baseball leaders plan a pivotal Atlanta meeting amid rumors of Savannah joining or leaving the league, with turnout estimates and past attendance noted. Rose Credie, 18 years old in Philadelphia, regains sight after 20 years and begins cutting a new set of teeth.

Paris Alps Davy Johnny Rose Credie Philadelpia

Fragmented Verse Fragments Hint at Poetic Imagery

The readable lines present a garbled poem with echoed lines about a captured bird, the lark’s song, fish in nets, and a wavering love. It suggests a lyric fragment focusing on nature and affection, but content is incomplete and lacks clear narrative. The piece reads as stray verse bits without identifiable events or entities.

Berry Benson

Fertile Lands in Patagonia Displace Notions of Sterility

New York Sun reports Argentine expeditions in southern Patagonia reveal a vast fertile quadrilateral between the Andes and lava belts. Generals Villegas and Volko describe rich soil, lakes, rivers, pasturage, timber, water, minerals, and strong potential for colonization and enterprise once rail links to Buenos Aires cross the papas.

New York Sun Andes Patagonia Straits of Magellan Atlantic Villegas Republic Papas Buenos Ayres Volkoa

Fable of the Oracle and Crow Army on Sado Island

The piece recounts a temple idol that fooled worshippers until the crowds realized the priests spoke for a hollow idol. It also describes Japanese island Sado as home to vast crow colonies marching in organized bands, resembling a military unit, feeding on carrion and the sick.

Russhan Krilui Ansels Detroit Free Press Sado Howevr

Spiders May Transform Industry Say Scientists

Scientists in a San Francisco Chronicle piece suggest spider webs could revolutionize industry. A Ceylon spider reportedly spins a web strong enough to entangle a walking stick, inspiring the possibility of cultivating spider communities for superior fibers and potential cotton-like production.

Byrder Webs San Francico Chevnicle

Eye to Kindle and a Death Test in Electricity

A fragment discusses kindling the eye to shared value and a brief note on Dr Max Busch’s claim that contracting a muscle by electricity raises surface thermometer temperature only in living subjects, implying death if it does not rise.

Max Busch

What Ailed the Baby and a Framing of Prunes

A reader asks about the baby’s ailment and is told the infant is teething. The text also includes a garbled line about a prune orchard and a misread phrase, suggesting era curious fragments rather than a cohesive article.

Wartime Patent Medicine Ad Promises Cure All

An OCR fragment touts various patent remedies including Rough on Catarrh and Wella Health Renewer, claiming cures for catarrh, diphtheria throat issues, foul breath, bladder catarrh, and urinary complaints. It also mentions Rough on Rats and pest control products for roaches beetles ants and more, in a period ad style.

Worat Chittren Elow Jung Kinner Buchu Price

Bargain Store to Close Out Stock at Low Prices

Capital visit yields new partnership offer for the Bargain Store proprietor. The plan delays changes until stock is sold, then adds new lines. The store promotes deep discounts on all remaining goods, including a recent consignments of fine clothing, and urges customers to come, compare, and trade as it intends to stay in business and close out as much stock as possible.

Savannah Sennah News Grady Southern Base Ball League Atlanta Bere

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