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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1896
Page
3
A quotation from Edith M. Thomas in Independent reflects on Socrates's calm acceptance of death. Crito is urged to abandon a futile plea for freedom as the incorruptible soul heeds only the laws, likened to divinely heard flutes guiding the doomed.
The article describes the euphone or cophone a device using two bell mouth receivers and a central diaphragm to locate sound sources in fog or darkness. It explains operation on shipboard with receivers in the chart house and indicates refinements over years, including microphones and simplifications.
The St James Gazette notes golf professionals have surged tenfold in ten years with greenkeeper supervision. A top pro can earn £250 to £300 yearly, with some earning more and one crack pro at least £600. The Indianapolis Journal adds camp cookery praise, stressing skill in multitasking, keeping dishes hot, and washing utensils to ensure good meals and efficiency.
Two boarding school age women entered a uptown grocery and argued over selecting items. A clerk deflects their demand by gently correcting them and reveals the crackers are dog biscuits, prompting one to retreat in embarrassment as the other hides a laugh.
The article describes the rpir n''dovob or bird of death native to Papua New Guinea. It is a marsh bird about pigeon size with gray plumage a very long tail and a scarlet-tipped end. It has a hooked hollow beak and venom organs in the upper palate that release poison via a fleshy knob. No one survives a bite and the account cites tremors and agony beyond rattlesnake bites. It also includes a separate note on criminologist Professor Lombroso noting his plain appearance and sharp memory.
A brief Yonkers Statesman note records a humorous exchange about a box of cigars. A speaker remarks on the box’s beauty while noting the cigars’ price, suggesting the box alone was worth the amount paid.
A conductor notes rising temperatures and still air as he recalls extreme heat. He recalls a South American stint where workers cooled by standing near furnace doors. The exchange ends with the driver returning to his engine.
H G Webb of LaFayette Alabama urges farmers to invest in a thoroughbred Poland China pig to yield 300 to 500 pounds in a year. He claims Poland China stock is superior for the climate and offers only the best pigs with guaranteed satisfaction.
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