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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1904
Page
5
The Atlanta Constitution notes that cold storage rats have evolved to survive in subzero rooms once used to deter pests. Initially free of rodents, stores became targets as thieves learned to tolerate the cold, producing earless and tailless rats perfectly at home in freezing environments.
The article traces the origins and early development of savings banks from Defoe’s initial suggestion in 1697 through primitive banks in Hamburg and Bern, noting key figures like Mrs Priscilla Wakefield and Rev H Duncan. It covers legislative acts in 1817 and later extensions to Scotland, highlighting gradual practical adoption and modest early sums such as Duncan’s £1100 within four years.
The article surveys animal reproduction, noting fish like trout and salmon lay about 1,000 eggs per pound, cod and turbot far more, and mollusks ranging from thirty to millions. It highlights termites as the most prolific egg layers, with queens swelling to giant sizes and laying up to 80 000 eggs daily, potentially totaling 50 million in two years.
The well known Glastonbury thorn origin story involves Joseph of Arimathea’s fainting visit to Britain and staking his hawthorn staff which sprouted into a flowering tree on Christmas Day. In reality the thorn is an early flowering form of the common hawthorn, observable in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew as blooming between November and March.
A compact note gathers quirky snippets about a tiny Mexican lapdog described as almost unbelievable in size and bark. It also includes a joke about a lost baby sister and a humorous exchange from the New Yorker, all illustrating how brief moments shape humor and insight.
The royal Prussian potash mines at Strassfurt, twenty seven in number and ninety miles from Berlin, supply the global output. Controlled by a syndicate, they employ 21,000 workers and yield 1,200 carloads daily. Seventy five percent aids agriculture while the rest serves chemical uses including cyanide gold extraction.
From a French naval port comes a tale of a high command general addressing bar racks. A drunken corps member challenged him for a drink. a bugler stepped forward, saluted, and declared the general. A marshal once pardoned a grenadier who aimed at him but failed to fire, praising the bugler’s honesty.
A history of the Hussar unit origin in 1442 and its fame as light cavalry, with note on the dragoon term. Also describes an English Essex estate custom at Chingford where upon bands arrive the owner and entourage pay homage by horn blasts, present a hawk and hound, and receive livestock and bread in a peculiar ritual.
A brief sketch notes that Mariotto Albertinelli, active in the 14th century, was a painter who spent years trying oil mixtures, abandoned painting for tavern keeping, and left a reputation as painter though his tavern life faded. Quotations from newspapers illustrate humor about estates and curious antiquities.
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