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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
7
A Denver Times vignette tells of a small boy who defies a rushing driver who knocks down a girl selling wares at a street corner. The man apologizes, notes the boy’s strength, and says such people help keep the world in self respect as he returns to his car.
A summer resident 20 miles from home dreamed of a midnight break in a city house. She saw two men, one limping, rummaging trunks by candlelight, removing curtains from a closet, then moving to the upper shelves. The next morning the theft occurred, curtains stolen except the best set found later. a lame painter at work on the house had links to Auburn penitentiary.
The story recounts a late reign initiative to introduce potatoes in France amid claims of leprosy and public resistance. Farmers hid fields under pretense of royal crops, guarding tubers to thwart trespass, while selective theft and inadvertent pilfering helped spread the crop nationwide.
In Manchester during a Macbeth performance Irving's piercing eyes and earnest delivery overwhelmed a fellow actor in the scene with Macbeth telling a murderer There is blood upon thy face The murderer answered with a flustered line according to Ledger Monthly Irving's intensity was so strong he was thought to have broken a blood vessel by some observers
A renowned lawyer, paid a $1,000 retainer for a major case, settled with the client before the judge opened a book. On request to refund part of the fee, the lawyer exclaimed that refund is a “fund unknown to the legal profession.” The source is the New York Press.
A description of the leaf carrying ant of Nicaragua and nearby regions. The insect's notable habit is its use of large leaves carried like parasols by workers, forming a marching army where only active carriers bear the burdens. When the load is set down, carriers discard the leaves and retreat for another load in the heat.
After years of poverty Millet and his wife supported by Millet’s labor, settle in a Barbizon cottage and begin painting the Angelus. The work nearly destroyed him at times, his wife stopping a self destruction with a knife, but his perseverance led to its acceptance in the Louvre and to his enduring fame.
A dense fragment cites Abraham Lincoln and a Winston Churchill quote praising his virtue then shifts to a 19th century Chinese joke from the North China Herald. The piece mixes biographical and anecdotal lines with varied source material and era voice.
Readers learn of a royal Ben gal tiger described as forested by a strange creature. A zoological collection is cited as proof, claiming a blood sucking insect the size of a sea creature inhabits the tiger's webbed foot, matching its form, claws, tail and stripes.
A long standing superstition claimed ancient lamps could burn forever and a lamp was found in Rosicructus tomb. Science disproved this, showing that fuel would burn only in a chamber with air, and exhaust would end the myth.
The Rev. George Unrvest, rector of Thames Ditton Unghind, wandered into a friend's house and, after tripping over a clothes horse, caused an old lady to laugh so hard the quinzy broke. She thanked him many years later for saving her life.
A New York newspaper notes that ferries rise and fall while bridges crumble, yet tunnels endure as lasting man made earthworks. The observation, while framed poetically, points to the enduring nature of well constructed tunnels and earthworks on a planetary scale.
A Philadelphia Record report warns about people keeping venomous snakes as pets and the dangers of bites. It describes improper handling, snake coiling around limbs, and risks of escape into homes. The piece notes doctors seeking experiments with venom and warns of incidents where snakes caused injuries and public alarm.
A New York Sun reader’s fragment surveys ritual courtship across Africa Madagascar and Australia. It notes harsh tests for suitors, such as whipping, spear catching, and thigh wounds, plus cultural quips about bravery and love before concluding with a childlike reflection on growing up to love someone.
In a brief exchange, Wiggleside claims the line Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned comes from Pantmea, while another asserts Job. A third proposes the saying may be from Proverbs in Suluman and notes a decision is needed by the club.
Cleveland era quip notes a playful quarrel over small sums as a husband explains delaying gifts for the month. A random science fact asserts the Earth's atmosphere weighs about eleven and a half trillion pounds and mentions mountains and land above sea level. The piece also hints at a curious riddle about a wide awake hat and material.
A reflection on a husband’s method of testing his wife’s mood by a ritual of hat throwing when returning from work. If the hat is thrown out once, the evening is pleasant. if it is thrown out again, the couple face separation for the night.
A described system from Brussels uses a sun powered shaft that draws air upward to drive a ram and fan mechanism. The rising weight lifts until near the top, then a brake slows the fan as the weight descends, repeating to maintain motion as long as components endure.
A London Answers feature notes how dozen usage varies by trade in England including Staffordshire pottery where prices are set per dozen but 12s may differ by item. It describes pitchers and plates sold in nonstandard dozens such as 24 36 or 60 to 80, with terms like cocksport and twillers and mentions a baker’s dozen of 13 and a long dozen among Cornwall fishermen.
The piece extols worms for leveling soil unevenness and creating smooth turf, noting their role in soil formation and the earth’s ecological history. It contrasts this with the plow as a later, valuable invention and briefly acknowledges corals as builders of reefs and islands, mostly confined to tropical zones.
The text argues that moles descend from sighted ancestors. Vision degeneration results from optic nerve decay causing uninsulated eye formations. Some moles can see with one eye, indicating retained brain connection, but overall blindness tendency is inherited.
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