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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1901
Page
7
The narrative praises Turkish abundance and frugality, noting crops, fruits, and livestock across the empire as well as abstinence among common people. It shifts to a humorous anecdote about Morelli the Italian painter, where an authoress seeks an introduction and is mistaken for a model before being recognized.
A traveler in South America notes cocoa trees need sun protection during growth. Planters shield seedlings with banana and plantain leaves, then rely on immortels or mother of cocoa trees for ongoing shade, creating a natural canopy over the plantation.
A Chinese physician mismanages a case and is seized by an angry family. He frees himself at night, escapes by swimming a river, and returns home to find his son studying medicine. He warns the student that learning to swim comes before hurried study.
An observation on Greece facing severe costs from extensive goat herding. Goats gnaw young trees, preventing forest growth as holm oaks and other flora remain stunted. The piece highlights environmental damage caused by grazing, noting oaks barely reach shrub size in goat-used areas.
A collection of anecdotes from speculated battles showing soldiers and officers sustaining morale with tobacco. Examples include French troops in the Franco Prussian War lacking cigarettes, Zulu battles at Rorke’s Drift, Majuba Hill, and Ras el-Tin. Archibald Forbes and other war correspondents describe soldiers smoking cigars and pipes amid heavy combat, with officers sharing light.
A tall foreigner at Calais station restaurant demanded the menu and introduced himself as the Prince of Bulgaria. The maître d’hôtel and staff professed polite service while the guest asserted his status and tested their knowledge of dignitaries. The exchange ended with the prince declaring his identity while the waiter remained nonchalant.
A hospital house visitor recalls that cork legs have not been used by the surgical profession for over thirty years. He explains that artificial limbs were once cork but have been wooden, willow, or leather covered for lightness and stability, with steel joints. The term persists only among outsiders.
The article notes morphine as a familiar poison and prussic acid as rapidly fatal while stating modern chemical tests enable reliable detection in food water and the body after death. It argues scientific investigation can reveal poisons through organ lesions or extraction, debunking the idea of poisons as a lost art even for notorious figures like the Borgias.
D. R. Gaines offers stone and marble work on monuments and tombstones in Anniston Alabama. Advertises best material and 20 to 30 percent savings by handling large orders. Reachable at Twenty at West Fourteenth Street or via post office in Anniston.
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