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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1924
Page
8
Declaration to seek the Democratic primary on September 10, 1924. McLaughlin pledges a faithful fearless and conscientious administration of the court's duties and asks the voters of the circuit for support and influence.
In a lonely Martella tower on the Essex coast the last of three brothers has died. The Cole brothers William, Benjamin, and Henry lived reclusively for nearly thirty years, founding the Essex Museum and the Essex Field Club, while pursuing naturalist, entomologist, and artistic work. The fortresslike tower sits behind a 20 foot moat and a heavy oak door, with dungeons below and a narrow stair to the roof offering wide views of the North Sea estuary and surrounding towns.
The article notes left handedness as likely hereditary with infants showing no hand preference until several months old. The primitive warfare theory links right handedness to shield use and spear handling, but many doubt this, suggesting development by accident, education, or physiology. It also mentions many people are right-eyed, right-eared, and right-footed.
The passage notes a cat using precise force to toy with a daffodil, while dogs and horses use strength without delicacy. Hamerton argues proportional force reflects refined culture in manners and the fine arts.
A brief stage scene set at Slowcombe-on-Mud police station shows an inspector questioning a weeping woman about items stolen in a burglary. She lists ten spoons, six forks, two vases, then quips that only the thief himself is missing.
In Dakar Lower Senegal a colossal baobab trunk reaches about seventy five feet in circumference. Locals call the fruit monkey bread and use it to curdle milk and treat diseases. Dried leaves decoctions, bark curds, sap gum salve, and young root are also utilized.
A Boston Transcript quote notes a druggist prefers customers with grouchy faces. He says such customers are likely to buy something, while cheerful shoppers may attempt a quick take or push an unsalable line. The remark frames mood as a sales cue.
The head measures 17 feet 3 inches tall with a ear to ear thickness of 10 feet. The torch can accommodate 12 people and the head can fit forty standing inside. Eye distance is two feet six inches nose is four feet six inches and the index finger is eight feet long.
An old advertisement warns against calomel mercury pills and touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute that cleanses the liver without salivation. The copy claims calomel causes sickness and tooth loosening while Liver Tone firms up digestion and preserves energy for both adults and children.
John Rudge of Trysull Staffordshire left 20 shillings annually to a poor man to walk about the parish church during sermons to keep people awake and to keep dogs out of the church.
The article discusses the uncertain origins of tattooing with references to Thebes tomb murals showing tattooed white figures and Caesar noting that Britons were tattooed. It highlights the difficulty in pinpointing a clear era or location for the practice's origin.
Homer Beeland has applied for letters of administration de bonis on the estate of H T Duke in Taylor County Georgia. Heirs and creditors are cited to appear at the July 1924 term of the court to show cause why letters should not be granted. A H Riley Ordinary signs the notice dated June 2 1924.
J H Lucas and M H Carnes petition as executors for probate in solemn form of the last will and testament of J T Lucas, deceased. Cite all interested persons to appear at the Ordinary Court on the first Monday in July for hearing, dated June 4.
The article traces needle creation from Stone Age bone and stone awls to eyeed needles in France caves. It notes Egypt as linen origin, Slater's wife climate experiments in Pawtucket 1793, and the spread of steel needles from China to Europe via the Moors. It mentions Nuremberg 1870 and Elizabethan England.
The article cites House and Garden Magazine and historian George Cary Eggleston to debunk the claim that colonial houses used bricks imported from England or Holland. It notes that most bricks were produced locally, with Dutch and English models differing mainly in size, and that McCrady proves Carolina houses could not have used English imports.
A former resident and painter Ed ward Simmons recalls Concord Massachusetts as crime free. He notes only one prisoner ever lived there who returned to beg for reimprisonment to escape loneliness and was seen on jail steps playing the violin for dances.
London Tit-Bits notes odd scarecrow methods including a Ceylonese farmer who displayed two skulls on poles one of a woman and one of a buffalo to deter birds. Another Belgian farmer used linked poles with bells and a water wheel to ring bells as birds fled.
Analyses show many so called bronze artifacts from ancient ruins are copper with high purity. Egyptian and Mesopotamian remains frequently exhibit this. In contrast the bronze bands from Shalmanesh II's palace gates contain about 9 percent tin. Copper predates bronze. iron was known but rare and costly for jewelry.
A brief exchange shows a clerk seeking a vacation on his tenth wedding anniversary and encountering the boss who suggests discussing it with his wife. The scene centers on workplace dynamics and personal time off.
Morse Louisiana teacher Mrs L P Lambert describes a months long run down illness with entire body pain and near collapse. After reading patient testimonials she began Cardui and soon regained weight from 98 to 115 pounds and felt healthier, continuing to take it periodically. All druggists sell Cardui.
The Taylor County Bank will sell, at public outcry on the first Tuesday in July 1924 at the Butler courthouse, a five acre tract in Butler bounded by the South Western railroad and other lands. The sale secures a $400 note bearing 7 percent interest, now totaling $505.31 including interest and costs. Proceeds first go to debt repayment, with any surplus to J. W. Schell or his heirs.
In Taylor County Georgia J H A Hinton applies for permanent letters of administration on the estate of Josephine Hinton. Creditors and next of kin are summoned to appear at the probate office within the legal period to show cause why administration should not be granted. The 81st day of May 1924.
Taylor County will sell the south half of lot 297 in the 11th district at public auction on the first Tuesday in July 1924 between legal hours, to satisfy a Superior Court writ in favor of Mrs. Mary E. Woodall. Property of W. A. Woodall. June 4, 1924. R. P. McGOFFIN, Sheriff.
A candidate from Taylor County pledges to serve in the General Assembly if elected. Me L Crook asks for the support of men and women voters in the September 10 primary, citing experience in public affairs and commitment to the people.
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