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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
5
A St Paul Pioneer Press piece explains blazed trees as durable boundary records from frontier surveying. It notes how marks on trees show direction, turning points, and even dates via tree rings, remaining legible despite time and disputing claims.
Dr Francis H Herrick explains bird reactions to hazards in nests. A crow and oriole show limited intervention while robins fail to free entangled strings. Gulls lift shellfish high onto rocks then drop them to crack them, repeating until the meat is exposed.
A celebrated English physician Dr. Sydenham tells of a wealthy patient who followed a letter prompting him to seek Dr. Robinson in Inverness. The trip failed as no such doctor existed, yet the ruse led to the patient’s recovery after returning to London. The tale ends with Sir George acknowledging the physician’s cunning plan.
A husband and wife exchange quips on word origins. The wife asks if linguist means a tongue puller, and the husband replies that a linguist does not pull tongues though he wishes he did. The dialogue hinges on playful derivations of dent and lingua.
A Maine ice business dispute became the famous ice tongs case. Judge Enoch Foster ordered the tongs tossed from a railroad bridge with two witnesses, then allowed purchase of new tongs from the county treasurer if either party felt unsatisfied. The litigants had spent about 900 dollars. the tongs were worth 75 cents.
In a tense crowd a hulking husky man, about six feet tall, steps forward when a bully accuses someone of lying. The stranger peels off his coat and rolls up his sleeves, challenging the bully’s insinuations before calmly admitting, “I didn’t say I wasn’t.”
A hostess notices little Charles avoids soup, saying he did not think he would like it. He explains he never eats windpipes, quoting a joke from Woman's Home Companion about chicken soup with macaroni and taste preferences.
A London lady, with a small dog, kept asking at each turn if this was Park Lane. Finally told that Park Lane lay ahead, she exclaimed with glowing relief and held the dog to the window saying that was where its mother was born.
A U S cruiser pursuing a derelict sighted a purple haze on the horizon and steered toward it. The object proved to be a three quarter mile long floating island with cocoanuts and dense vegetation, lacking water, and moving unusually as it drifted with winds and currents.
A historical ad promotes Foley's Orino Laxative claiming permanent relief from habitual constipation by stimulating the liver and restoring natural bowel action without irritation. It stresses mild pleasant use and warns to refuse substitutes.
W C Kiestler of Halliday Ark praises Electric Bitters claiming relief from malaria and stomach issues. The ad extols the tonic as purifying blood, strengthening nerves, and boosting energy with a 50 cent price at W E Johnson's drug store, offering refunds if unused.
Public health notice urges readers to trust Foley's Honey and Tar for quick relief from coughs colds bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. It warns against unknown preparations that may contain harmful drugs and emphasizes the genuine product as safe and effective.
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