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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
5
A historical survey catalogs tiny and towering figures from ancient to modern times. It mentions Alexander the Great, Augustus Caesar, Saladin, and notable dwarfs like Jeffrey and Canopas, detailing their heights, roles, and tales including courtly performances and a daring embassy mission.
A London Tit-Bits note recalls odd European promotions where husbands were marketed as prizes. A Brus sels tailor offered a husband to the widow or maiden who spent the most with him in a year, yielding a 60 year old winner and large family ties. Similar schemes appeared in Vienna and Berlin firms tying marriage to purchases or coupons, with a Leeds firm once advertising “A Husband For a Guinea” as a sales gimmick.
Major George Croghan, a Kentuckian in the War of 1812, commanded Fort Stephenson at Lower Sandusky. He repelled Proctor and Tecumseh with 160 men, earning a lieutenant colonel brevet and a gold medal from Congress. His feat boosted western U.S. military prestige and inspired later American victories.
Quest Eyes reports deep Caribbean explorations reveal remarkable fish. One species has two bright golden lenses in place of eyes, another bears eyes on long flexible stems several inches to half a yard out, and some specimens glow like lanterns in sunlight.
A bishop traveling by rail fails to recall a clergyman's name at a station. To save face he leans forward and asks how to spell the man’s name. The reply spells it out as J o n e three, my lord, according to Illustrated Bits.
A coroner's jury finds the death resulted from heart failure, superinduced by business failure caused by speculative failure and a lack of foresight. The Kansas City Independent notes the verdict carries humor and a moral for the young businessperson.
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