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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1909
Page
7
A 74 year old spectator Letang in row three at Porte St Martin Paris cried out during La Femme X trial scene that Mme Jane Hading fainting should be allowed to leave. He suddenly ruptured a blood vessel and died in the theater, shocking the matinee audience.
Dialogue features a child and adult debating proper past perfect usage with the phrase had had. The exchange highlights how repetition and punctuation influence meaning and correctness in English grammar.
The annual global rainfall totals 29 000 cubic miles with about 6 500 cubic miles draining via rivers. Each cubic mile transports 762 000 tons of dissolved material, summing 5 000 000 000 tons carried to the sea yearly. The Mississippi alone bears 98 369 000 tons of dissolved salts past New Orleans.
The bird of death in New Guinea is described as the most wonderful feathered creature for students of ornithology. Its venom surpasses that of all snakes except the cobra and no antidote is known. A bite causes excruciating pain, loss of sight and hearing, convulsions, lockjaw, and certain death.
Mrs. Fizzletop urges her son Johnny to practice piano and he defends his effort quoting repeated practice of pauses in a march. The exchange reflects a parent child scene from Pearson's Weekly.
The Bar members are notified that the Appearance Docket for the July term of the City Court of Carrollton will be held Monday morning July 10 at 9 o’clock. Demurrers will be disposed of and a jury drawn for the September term. James Beall, Judge, City Court Carrollton.
Georgia Carroll county sheriff sale of a vacant lot in Carrollton described as sixty eight feet off the north end of block H in B W Wellas addition, bounded by streets and lots, containing about one fourth acre. Property levied by W. W. Keyander under an execution from the Justice Court, case Basss & Co. vs Carter. Possession to be delivered upon levy. July 1, Sheriff W A Garrett.
Petition seeks incorporation of A J Ruskin Company for twenty years with principal office in Carrollton. It outlines authorized capital stock of 18000 dollars, rights to buy and hold real and personal property, sue and be sued, and conduct general merchandising and related activities with stock paid in cash or property. Filed June 15 1908 with clerk notes and certification.
The article recounts how eighteenth century writers believed currency hid in ceilings and secret drawers, with examples from Kentish chests and Fulham Lottery records. It notes many hiding spots, the link to crime, and cites robberies recorded in Annual Register and Chambers Journal.
A London Tit-Bits tale explains two friendly men Mulcahy and Mulcooly who avoid greetings to prevent a quarrel. They say their devotion makes them averse to speaking, calling it the "insurance of our friendship" and leading to a cool yet harmless rift.
A visitor in London asked an attendant for Oliver Cromwell's skull saying she had searched for it everywhere. The attendant replied that the museum never had one. She noted Oxford University Museum possesses a fine skull.
In a London Tit-Bits vignette a couple visits a West End restaurant. The waiter asks if they want la carte or table d hote, and the young man replies boldly that he wants both with extra gravy, hinting at a humorous, casual tone.
In a vivid reminiscence the nickname forger Austin Bidwell is recalled for attempting to break the Bank of England. Arrest sparked a telltale lunch on credit and a mailed settlement plus three postage stamps to cover a waiter’s tip, the framed note once displayed in a London restaurant. Meanwhile Terence Dolan scrambles to reassure neighbors about Patrick Conroy after a fall. Dolan says Conroy only broke a leg and some teeth, aided by the bracing cushion of lumber and stones at Brady Street stables.
The silk worm ceases feeding to form silk in a single thread that becomes a cocoon over three to five days, then is steamed dead to avoid moth damage before winding. A cucumber family plant, Ybervillea sonarae, stores desert moisture in a base-stem water reservoir with a waterproof gait. rain activates it. In Wales a creek ownership dispute over fish ends with a judge ordering brass tags on fish tails showing owner names so each must catch their own.
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