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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1909
Page
5
Scientific American recounts how Siberian ringed bread, made without salt or yeast and steamed then baked, serves as staple for rail workers. It soaks to become soup, fuels a small tent fire as a candle or kettle boiler, and even doubles as a counting abacus for rubles and kopecks.
John Fiske, a tall historian, valued his size and disliked references to it. During a visit to a Connecticut friend, the hostess and her daughter invited him to drive with them one morning as they traveled along a picturesque road.
A party along the river valley at the foot of the mountains considers alighting for a field view but a high fence and narrow stile block access. The hostess suggests a walk, but the guest decides to continue the drive rather than attempt the opening.
A French general’s wife orders a veteran servant dismissed for a harsh tongue. Jacques bows in feigned joy and offers to leave but then pleads with the general to stay, showing loyalty despite the wife’s demand. The scene plays on wit and allegiance amid wartime memory.
In a tale from The Intellectual Age a town’s literary club experiences gossip about a newly arrived woman across the street. Alice recalls their topic after her meeting, noting the discussion centered on the striking new neighbor and Longfellow, revealing social intrigue among the members.
A sharp banter exchange follows an arrogant remark about women's thinking. The man tries to soften a jab but provokes a heated reply from the woman, exposing her disdain for his condescending attitude.
A prominent New York lawyer, noted for his repartee, faced a pompous judge who threatened contempt if an insult was not apologized for. The lawyer immediately admitted fault and conceded the judge was right, and the judge accepted the apology.
A man collides with an opportunity who asks if he recognizes it. The man, hurt and bitter, ignores the chance as he limps away after treading on its coins. Moral: don't trust those who claim they never had a chance.
A discussion notes that plant leaves contain millions of transparent skin cells forming compartments that act as lenses. These eye like cells converge light within the leaf and enable perception of light and dark, guiding leaf movement to maximize illumination.
Dean Ramsay recounts an old Edinburgh tale of a mistress who sent her maid to fetch the doctor each morning and relay health details in a steady stream of compliments. One night the maid returns with Miss S.'s compliments and the deed last night at night o'clock.
A Washington Post note contrasts two kinds of drop dumplings from cornmeal and ham liquor versus wheat flour and hen, with regional eating seasons. The discussion expands to national stereotypes naming John Bull and Paddy, with other European nicknames for national characters.
Nations acquire colorful nicknames just as people do, with origins that range from clear to obscure. Some labels illuminate culture or geography, while others emerge from events, legends, or long standing traits.
A London Standard note recounts curious prayer moments in churches. One writer cites a variant of Psalms with upsittings and downrisings while a minister adds a Latin sentence and translates it. Another minister once cut short a long pre sermon prayer with a humorous promise to relate a little anecdote.
The article explains that 29 000 cubic miles of rainfall annually. 6 500 cubic miles drain via rivers while the rest evaporates. Each cubic mile carries 762 000 tons of dissolved material, totaling 5 000 000 000 tons to the sea yearly. It notes this excludes sediments and cites the Mississippi as carrying 98 369 000 tons of dissolved salts past New Orleans.
A Chicago newspaper man recalls a bitter winter morning when he planned to wear old ear muffs for warmth. His wife warned that such hearing protection might invite compliments or offers, joking she would remain a widow if he returned after such an interruption. He left without the ear muffs.
The city of Ispahan earned its name as a rendezvous with a rich past. Chardin noted 173 mosques 48 colleges 1800 caravansaries and 273 baths before Afghan destruction of canals and bathers. The Meydan measured a third mile by half mile, once ringed by a canal now vanished.
An inquiry to the Washington forestry service outlines typical tree lifespans. Pine can live up to 700 years, silver fir 425, larch 275, red beech 245, aspen 210, birch 200, anh 170, elder 145, elm 130, oak heart rots around 300, holly has a 410 year specimen near Aschaffenburg, Germany.
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