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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1925
Page
3
During WWI a battery on a grassy road halted just before a dozen partridge chicks and their mother. The bird bravely faced the advancing guns, shielding her brood with wings spread, and her courage kept the chicks safe. Nature often makes heroines of animal mothers defending their young.
A New Zealand island creature the sphenedon is described as unchanged for eight million years, claiming it as the longest pedigree. It resembles a lizard and links to crocodile, snake, turtle, and fish-like head. Dinosaurs disappeared around three million years ago.
The article traces influenza from its ancient attribution to star influence in 1080 to its spread in eastern Germany and the sleeping sickness nickname. It notes recurring eighteenth century European epidemics and mentions Isaac Newton, Goethe, Schiller, and Kant as famous sufferers with Kant speculating a pest brought by trade with Russia.
In Aldous Huxley's Those Barren Leaves a vivid moral study centers on Barbara a modern heroine whose beauty masks selfish thirst for pleasure. The narrator reflects how one can fall deeply in love with a defective partner while losing esteem and personal happiness in a tale of alluring yet draining attraction.
A world famous battle at Thermopylae in northern Greece was fought from August 7 to 9, 480 B C between 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians commanded by Leonidas against the Persian host. Ephialtes led a secret night march over mountains to attack the Greeks from behind, forcing their pass to be breached and all but one Greek said to have fallen amid reproaches for fleeing.
The article urges a balanced diet with adequate protein and vitamins B and C. It notes bread and meat provide protein but are low in vitamins, recommends citrus fruits to insure sufficient nutrients, and highlights grapefruit juice as high in vitamins B and C and aiding alkaline balance to combat acidosis.
In Atlanta, six city firemen died when 160 bales of cotton collapsed on them during a fire at Stein Junkhouse. Two more were injured and six others hurt in rescue attempts as the blaze raged. The dead include Captain C. C. Bone and Lieutenant R. L. Dennard among five others. Chief Cody commented on the tragedy. Origin of the fire remains undetermined.
Mrs H C Walker has been ill a few days and a child of Drew Roberts is quite ill. Miss Kathnel Harris stayed with Miss Myrtice Locke. Miss Lizzie May Hancock visited Macon. Miss Evelyn Wood of Columbus and Mrs Moore of Junction City were in the community. Several visits to Columbus and Mt Pisgah preaching invited. Community Improvement Club urged to boost and unite.
The regular meeting at Peacock school building featured songs Dixie and a concert prayer. Minutes were adopted, reports given, debates held on autos versus telephones, and a birthday tribute to May-born members. Refreshments, visitors, and planned future activities announced by a press reporter.
Mrs Laura Patterson of Thomaston has been visiting her brother R M Suggs for several days Miss Pearl Adams spent Tuesday with Mrs Hugh Gilson Mrs Scarbrough of Columbus is visiting her sister Mrs A L Post Mesdames F C and Ab Jarrell Polk and Thelmon Jarrell shopped in Macon Wednesday Miss Lois Heath and Mrs W B Baldwin drove to Columbus Monday Mrs J H Adams and Miss Pearl Adams visited Mr and Mrs W Adams of Junction City We are glad to learn that Mrs is improving after a severe illness Mr and Mrs Herman Amos visited in Thomaston Thursday Misses Estelle Anna Jarrell Louise Baldwin Jessie Lois Heath and Mary Suggs were entertained at the home of Mr and Mrs W B Baldwin for the weekend Mrs W J Gilson and Miss Louise Gilson visited Mrs C C Heath Saturday Mr and Mrs T J Harris and little J Jr were recent guests of their parents Mr and Mrs J M Haywood
An old ad claims cold congestion stems from a run down system and promotes Hall’s Catarrh Medicine a local ointment and blood-acting tonic. It cites 40 years of drugstore availability with J J Cheney and Co Toledo Ohio as distributors.
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