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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
5
Balzac the French novelist maintained strict solitude while writing. He began at 2 a.m. with candlelit desk and black coffee, allowing daylight outside to stay out. After weeks or months he finished and then rested with country retreats or travels.
A witness in a will case claimed a brother died 150 years ago. The judge sought documentary proof, and records showed the witness’s father married at nineteen, had a son who died in infancy, remarried at seventy five, and another son who lived to ninety four to testify in court.
The piece recalls a tale once linked to Shakespeare and printed circa 1525 in A Hundred Merry Tales. Benedick is cited as arguing Beatrice gained her wit from these stories, a claim referenced by Wilbur D. Nes in the Chicago Post.
In a brief domestic scene a mother and daughter discuss a newspaper article. The mother admits buying another copy and reading it cover to cover while the daughter yawns and asks what the piece contained. The exchange ends with the mother deeming the article harmless and linked to household routines.
The essay traces the term to Arras France famous for tapestries. Workers who hung tapestries were called hangers. When paper wallpaper replaced tapestries the same job retained the name paper hangers, though the material changed.
The article explains how squids change color through beneath skin pigment cells called chromatophores controlled by the nervous system. When nerves trigger contraction or expansion, color shifts occur, aiding camouflage similar to the chameleon and other animals.
A dialogue about brains and wit begins with a barber joke from John Bright and shifts to Quiller and Pogum discussing anonymous authorship. The exchange notes a large head implying a large brain and praises unnamed writings.
The article traces colonial immigrant painters, noting how many faded from memory while Benjamin West became a native pioneer. It recounts Wests Quaker background, early curiosity with color, and rapid rise from a child prodigy to a celebrated artist who led the Royal Academy until his death with a public funeral at St Pauls.
The fat girl in a public exchange tale visits a physician for weight loss. A dietary plan is prescribed, but after a month she cannot fit through the doorway. The doctor, grudgingly surprised, asks if she followed the plan and she says only her ordinary meals.
A woman in a pink party dress describes another guest who pawed her during a party. She laments the incident, suspects aggression, and questions why such behavior is allowed at social gatherings. Nearby, a comic exchange about George and a new cousin appears in the papers.
A Basque Province jail opens its doors each morning letting inmates visit the town for housework gardening or trades. Some act as commissioners. In the evening they return to the prison and are admitted after being identified by the jailer.
The article discusses pulse health indicators and normal ranges across professions, noting birth and life stages, and the sphygmograph as a medical tool. It then shifts to a note on the proverb about rain at weddings with Brenton and Greek beliefs about wedding day ceremonies.
A humorist in a railway carriage faces a fearful passenger who wonders about accidents. The man replies that he expects to die on the scaffold, which unsettles the woman enough to move cars. A local employment manager recounts a contractor who rejected a capable job seeker for liking lively tunes.
The passage argues solitary eating leads to rapid, imbalanced bites and poor digestion. Dining with others slows pace, prompts conversation, and enhances both mood and bodily functions. Social meals stimulate digestive juices and yield better nourishment from smaller portions.
The article notes England did not import mahogany in 1724, cites Sir Walter Raleigh’s 1597 demonstration of its value, and explains mahogany moved from the West Indies, Honduras and Mexico to Europe and then to the English market via Africa and Stanley King. It highlights Europe as a major early destination and the West Indies as a primary source.
An old farmer attends a village party at the doctor's, hears music and quartets, and is asked how he enjoyed it. He struggles to answer, implying the supper left him with mixed feelings and a humorous misquote about the evening.
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