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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
3
A prominent English doctor in a London medical journal argues against the idea that humans will subsist on highly concentrated food. He warns such a diet would harm digestion, exhaust gastric secretions, and likely cause malnutrition and disease. He urges moderation and notes concentrated meat extracts ruin real nutrition unless used as a condiment.
The Sun day School Chronicle cites Rev. F. B. Meyer on forty six as the peak age for life work. Dr. Leonard Guthrie references Jastro’s table: artists first work at 18.8, first great work at 23, greatest at 40.7, death at 60.1. Poets show 15.6, 27.8, 43.9, 61.6 and philosophers 17.6, 32.1, 47.7, 66.3. The piece offers comfort that middle life holds value.
A constable testifies a burglar grabbed a man by the coat collar and threatened him with a truncheon to force a station visit while the witness was minding his own business. The man denies disturbance and claims the officer arrested him.
A humorous exchange between Thomas and Susie suggests a woman’s yearning to lean on a strong shoulder and pour out her heart. Susie jokes about the impulse while Thomas offers his shoulder for support, in a London Telegraph style quip.
A survey of Malay beliefs describes how luck and misfortune shape daily behavior. Protests money spending on Fridays, unlucky days Tuesday and Saturday, and actions like shaving may lead to hardship. Fears include sleep loss, rat bitten clothes, rowk rowk nests granting invisibility, and omens from animals such as crows cats and monkeys. The text notes rituals to appease gods and lengthen life, with prudent avoidance of illness and poverty.
A physician notes that pockmarked ancestors faced employment bias as smallpox conferred perceived reliability. He cites 18th century help wanted ads seeking workers who had contracted the disease naturally to be trusted in service roles.
Absorbent cotton is highly recommended as a filtering medium for domestic use. It works rapidly and is valuable for filtering volatile elements. It is inexpensive and easy to manage, but requires a large tunnel and careful packing of the cotton at the neck to suit the liquid being filtered. With practice the housewife learns how closely to pack the cotton to ensure effective filtration of varying liquids.
Foreign visitors to China requested to witness a native execution and the provincial governor agreed for a price. Cries of mercy rose from the condemned as they begged for mercy but the governor calmly declared there was no chance. It's a case of gaels I win, heads you lose.
Scientists claim hands show work habits through permanent changes in skin, muscles, and bones from repetitive labor. Heavy manual tasks like smithing, shoemaking, and tailoring produce distinctive, telltale hand features such as thick fingers, broad thumbs, and worn finger tips.
A distressed man on a vacant Philadelphia outskirts merry-go-round explains he rides continually to collect a debt owed by the operator. He says the only way to recover money is by taking it out in rides.
The London Mail notes mistletoe's association with heathen ritual leads to its exclusion from Christmas decor in many churches. Clergymen once forbade it for superstition, and as a building ornament it was largely removed, except for rare displays like Bristol cathedral where sprays adorn a tomb.
The musician accuses the paper’s reporter of omitting his claim that the violin is a genuine Stradivarius. The editor retorts that Stradivarius ads would be too expensive for the paper to run.
A secretary asks to replace a pen. The millionaire refuses and dips the pen in cold water to revive it. He claims the treatment restores old ink and will pave you money through exchange.
All persons owing C. E. Foster bankrupt, whether by note or account, are required to settle immediately with R. W. Adamson Trustee. For Fire Insurance see Stewart & Fleming. Car had Pittsburg perfect fence for hogs poultry cattle or lawn, Carrollton Hardware Co.
A homeowner thanks the Carroll County Co-Operative Fire Insurance Co for a prompt loss adjustment after a recent dwelling fire enabling immediate rebuilding. Also notices for rent of a good office or bedroom by J. T. Bradley.
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