Nineveh Ruins and Mossul Described by a Traveler
The narrator tours the Nineveh walls from Mosul with Doctor Stanley, noting white limestone foundations, marble gateway slabs, and Nebi Yunus mosque tomb of Jonah. He describes the river, markets, camels, and the Kouyunjik mound where Layard and Smith made discoveries, and reflects on the city’s ancient grandeur.
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Nineveh
Assyria
Nebi Yunus
Jonah
Bagdad
Tigris
Stanley
Mosul
Khasr
Kouyunjik
Layard
Sennacherib
Esarhaddon
George Smith
Rassam
Preventing Flies in Stables and Manure Areas
Guidance on fly control in stables includes manure removal twice weekly, sprinkling cracks with plaster or slaked lime, and treating manure with kerosene or Paris green only as a last resort. Use tron sulfur phosphate to kill maggots, cost estimates about 1 cent daily per horse, and favor lime over kerosene where possible. Also recommend abolishing old outhouses and thorough cleaning of garbage cans with oil or lime.
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Paris
If flies were feared as bad water
A concise line notes that the fear of flies as a sign of bad water would curb typhoid, implying sanitation concerns and public health awareness.
Death's Head Fly Warns of Hidden Dangers
An odd warning on the death's head fly describes it as alive and all seeing, claiming gore and destruction if not starved. The piece notes window screens to prevent crape on the door and ends with a bland ad for Miller & Co. mowers and reapers.
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Animal Kingdom
Rheumatism Relieved in a Few Hours Testimony
N B Langley of Madison Wisconsin recounts nearly five months of rheumatic pain in his neck and body. After trying three doctors and multiple remedies he credits Dr Detchons Relief for Rheumatism with relief in hours and a cure within three days. The product is sold by Citizens Pharmacy on Quendale Street.
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N. B. Langley
Madison
Wis
Quenana Dactaon Streets
Cagtt
Fraternal Lodge Meeting Notices in Athens
Local fraternal groups list weekly meeting times and locations in Athens. Owls meet Fridays at 8:30 p m on Clayton Street. Odd Fellows on Tuesdays at Clayton and Jackson. Pythians and Woodmen also meet weekly at designated halls with guest attendance invited.
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Mt. Vernon Lodge
A. M
Mt. Venon Lodge
No. 22
Masonic Hall
Max Joseph Building
Clayton Street
W. A. Capps
Order of Owls
Athens
Owl's Nest
P. H. Corbett
E. A. May
Sec
St. Elmo Lodge
K. of P
Rights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Max Joseph
Clayton and
Wall Streets
J. D. Severns
C. C. T. H. Nickerson
Geo. B. Davis
Woodmen Hall
Talmage Building
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Lipscomb & Company
Linton Spring Water CO
Linton Spring
Athens, Ga
Orr’s School
S. P. Orr
John L. Arnold
Jackson St
Georga
Georgia National Bank
Georgia National Bank i
Electric Co
Christian Herald
E. J. Banks
Arabia
England
Turkey
Mesopotamia
Emmeline Pankhurst
American Press Association
Lawrenge
Colonial Theatre
The
Circus
Majestic
Athens Engineering CO
Joel A. Wier
O. M. Roberts
Treac
Chichester
Eiher Buote
Richard Derby
Ethel Roosevelt
New York
Miller & Co
Maen Bros
Cheney
Embalmers
Baqad Sire
C.of
Gary
Macon
Georgia Railroad
B. R. Bloodworth
J. C. Hellner
Augusta
Keystone
Royal Arch Masons
C. H. Johnson
H. P
Fred T. Moon
Athens B
Lodge Quarters
Broad and
Lumpkin Streets
Joe L. Deadwyler
E. R Geo
H. Palmer
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