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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
2
A Philadelphia North American essay argues fitness and diet affect national outcomes. It contrasts American eating with older nations, noting rising vegetarian trends, reduced meat intake, and the burden on the digestive system. Foreign workers are praised for steadier, cheaper labor and better overall health.
A London Illustrated Bits excerpt describes stewards drilled at table waiting outside a saloon with empty dishes. During a bell cadence one cockney steward named Bill skips a seat, prompting the purser to challenge him. Bill claims the diner does not take entry, provoking a tense moment.
The article poses a thought experiment on how a sun color shift would alter the world. It notes blue would produce blue and black environments, red would yield red and black scenery, and green would preserve yellows but remove reds purples oranges and pinks, reducing color variety overall.
Ancient Rome kept a 109 member senate later expanded by Sabines and Tarquins to 700 then 1000, later reduced to 600. Senators were required to hold multiple offices and wealth thresholds. poverty in early days gave way to wealth tests. Admiralty divers on British ships train at Portsmouth Devonport and Shooters, with 120 feet depth limit and Siebe claimed 204 feet. The diving dress costs over £100, copper helmet, canvas pipe air feed, life line, and telephone communication under water.
James Donahue of New Britain Connecticut reports that after trying several kidney remedies and treatments for diabetes with no improvement he used Foley's Kidney Cure. After the second bottle he showed improvement and after five bottles he was cured completely passing a rigid life insurance examination. Foley's Kidney Cure claims to cure backache and all forms of kidney and bladder trouble.
Thousands suffer kidney and bladder troubles and need relief without delay. DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills are advertised to aid weak backs, bladder inflammation, and tiredness. A week’s treatment is 25 cents, sold by Hamrick's Pharmacy.
Turner Copeland & Co announces arrival of South Georgia Ribbon Cane peatup lot. The shipper notes fresh stock available for sale at the Turner Copeland depot. Prices, quantities, and ordering details follow from the supplier.
A tale recounts a stout Irish Infantry sergeant who loses his temper at a dog, facing a sharp rebuke from a wife, and accepting to report language to his wife. The piece then describes Iberville sonorae, a cucumber family plant storing water in a base stem reservoir, surviving desert drought until rains revive it.
A hometown observer laments a selfish, conceited man who failed in every venture. The writer argues decency, public spirit, and loyalty to the town yield success, while calling out the man as a hog whose heart suffered as a result. The piece, printed in Atchison Kansas, emphasizes community values over individual vanity.
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