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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1901
Page
18
The Surny South Weekly, published by Sunny South Publishing Co from the Constitution Building in Atlanta, Georgia, lists subscription terms and office details for readers and subscribers seeking information on the weekly newspaper.
The Sunny South notes Mrs. Ella M. Young of Foster Hose Supporting Company, Chicago, may receive a Medal for Heroism from The Christian Herald after saving two men from smoke in a July 16 incident. She helped discover a fire, faced peril, and dragged two unconscious men to safety despite cut hydrant water and dense smoke.
In a New York Journal and Kansas City Star discussion, editors condemn prayer for rain as intellectual atavism while noting drought aids could prompt late summer crops. They argue for faith in Providence and practical farming, urging midsummer sowing to boost long term yields over protest.
A New York woman convicted of taking money from her husband’s pockets prompts nationwide discussion on whether a wife has a moral and legal right to a portion of a husband’s wealth. Opinions split on justification, duty, and the ceremony that binds marriage to mutual support, with critics warning of hardship and advocates arguing for equal access to funds.
Professor Johnson of the University of Pennsylvania is noted as a leading authority on finance amid a week of labor, steel, and court actions. The article surveys the Sampson Schley court case, Atlantic meetings, and political maneuvers, while detailing North American and European diplomatic strains.
Obesity described as excessive fat around the chest and abdomen impeding respiration and straining the heart. Treatment advised includes reduced food intake, a selective diet, regular exercise, heat abstraction via cold baths, and keeping bowels regular. Fainting and dizziness attributed to temporary heart inertia with various causes and a treatment that emphasizes lie flat with cold face measures and cautious stimulant support. Malaria, dizziness, and heart failure are discussed with causes, prevention, and staged fever patterns.
The Greenwood cemetery sexton in Jackson Mississippi reports a child’s coffin revealed a lifelike, mummified body when the plate was removed from a glass over the tomb. Physicians deem the corpse lifelike and petrified, with an old lady insisting its features have not changed in decades. A similar Lexington Mississippi burial once yielded a metallic fin and a sunlike, lifelike face that crumbled after exposure.
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