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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1909
Page
6
After a snowy drive to Burnham Inn, a pianist is told he played first rate and showed power and strength beyond expectations. The host credits the instrument maker as well, noting the piano endured the strain of the performance and deserves credit alongside the pianist.
A modern safe is demonstrated as burglar proof by being lowered into a subvault at night and secured with steel lugs and a triple time lock. It cannot be raised until these lugs release at a fixed time, and even dynamite would fail to breach the surrounding ten foot thick masonry.
A rich magnate’s daughter faces a suitor who insists love defies money and convention. The old man asks which daughter he seeks. the hopeful replies with humor about thinking, prompting a sharp verbal exchange that reveals gendered tensions and wit. The Cleveland Leader notes the clash ends with the suitor's misstep and the daughter’s disdain.
Inquiries into Patrick Conroy's welfare are answered by Terence Dolan, his nurse and cook. Dolan says Conroy is not seriously hurt after a fall from Brady street stables roof and while he suffered a broken left leg damaged teeth and a broken collar bone, he escaped worse harm due to debris breaking the fall.
A famed forger Austin Bidwell once attempted to rob the Bank of England. After arrest he recalled a lunch on credit and a letter to settle the bill, later sending three postage stamps as a tip replacement. A New York lawyer famed for rapid repartee meets a judge over contempt threats, and absolves himself with a sharp reply.
A quirky parable likens opportunity to a collision with a bold traveler who denies recognition after stepping on his coins. The tale shifts to India where six foot tall great cranes mate for life and perform a grave, comical dawn dance beneath a scraggy tree by a waterhole.
A religious reflection on two comings of Christ, contrasting first and second Advents. The author cites biblical passages from 2 Peter, Revelation, and John to argue the second coming will surpass the first in glory. It discusses the old covenants and temples, the transformation to a spiritual body, and the promise of enduring peace through Christ.
The ad offers a book on Rheumatism and a trial treatment of Dr Shoop s Rheumatic Remedy liquid or tablets sent free to sufferers by Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin. It urges well people to forward the booklet to discouraged sufferers and asks for acts of humanity to help. Camp Crug up.
A witness taunts a top lawyer after court with a test of his knowledge on geometry and prisms. The exchange reveals the witness’s sarcasm as he accuses the examiner of puffery and intellectual arrogance. The teaser ends with the warning that future confrontations will be met with equal guile.
Germany bans cutting trees without replacement and restricts removal on slopes to prevent floods. Only mature trees may be harvested gradually each year, and forests face a thirty year tax holiday after planting. The policy aims to rebuild forests through scientific management and sustained annual yields.
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