Hippocratic era medicine and oath in Greek history
Richard Cole Newton notes that early Greek medicine rejected superstition and used direct methods to achieve results. He recalls early recognition and rewards for physicians, swindlers and latent medicines, and the enduring Hippocratic oath reflecting Greek medical wisdom and professionalism. The piece highlights Greek brilliance in medical attainments and the unity of mind and body as the rule of health and education.
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Richard Cole Newton
Greece
Hippocrates
Gos
B.C
Tian
The Discipline of Pallore and the Edge of Ice
A reflective essay on risk and learning from failure. It argues that skating on thin ice mirrors life’s pursuits, praising the discipline gained through mistakes, and notes how experience serves as judge and guide while urging bold experiments over fear of failure.
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Experience
Meredith Nicholson
Reader
Asiatic star tree lights the night with a phosphorescent glow
A tall Asiatic star tree stands 60 to 80 feet high with a bare trunk up to about 40 feet, then branching limbs hold long pointed leaves that emit a steady nocturnal glow. The spectral light deceives travelers who mistake it for a lit house window, and the glow is bright enough to read a newspaper.
Slander Punishment From Poland Had People Walk on All Fours
A historic Polish law punished slander with public humiliation. The convicted man crawled on hands and knees under the banquet table at a festival, barking like a dog while guests could kick him. The offended party tossed a bone for him to pick up, finishing the ritual on all fours.
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Kingdom of
Poland
No Peace For Discoverers
A historical musing notes how early explorers rarely died peacefully in retirement. It cites Columbus, Balboa, Cortes, Raleigh, Plazarro, Ojeda, and Henry Anudson with dramatic fates. The Detroit Free Press frames their ends as marked by tragedy and misfortune rather than quiet repose.
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New World
Columbus
Balboa
Cortes
Sir Walter Raleigh
Plazarro
Ojeda
Henry Anudson
Detroit Free Press
Don’t Kill the Hawk balance of nature and charity dance
A short, period style jumble: a Country Life in America quote argues hawks protect clover and bees by controlling field mice, while a London Telegraph dialogue recalls a charity ball and a tense domestic moment about carpet desire in a new sew house setting.
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America
London Telegraph
Half the Evening Party Refusal Sparks Gentle Wit
A playful exchange between Maisie and Daisy from the Cleveland Leader shows Daisy unable to attend Maisie’s party due to mourning. Maisie invites her to come and stay half the evening, illustrating light social resilience amid sorrow. The quotation reflects a broader thought on the value of time and happiness in life.
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Maisie
Daisy
Cleveland
Water Power & Mining Company of Georgia Charter Petition
Petition filed October 1 1906 in Lumpkin County Georgia seeks charter for The Water Power and Mining Company of Georgia. Applicants JF Moore Geo HH Breyman Shaw and Mark Hopkins propose a twenty year corporation to mine metals and quarry stone, develop water power, supply water works, and operate rails and telephone lines with up to 1 million dollars capital, office in Dahlonega.
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Superior Court
Lumpkin County
Georgia
State OF Georgia
Said County
JF. Moore
Geo. HH
Breyman
Shaw
Mark Hopkins
EF. Moore
State of
Geo. H
Toledo
Lucas County
Ohio
St. Clair
Michigan
Water Power & Mining Company OF Georgia
Towit
Dahlonega
Southern Railway
Taner & Charr
D.L. Cook
TD. L. Coo
Reading rates advertisement for clubbing papers
An old advertisement offers subscription bundles from The Nuener and Tri Weekly Atlanta Constitution for 2.00, The Nuager with Tri Weekly Constitution and Sunny South for 2.25, and The Weekly Constitution with Sunny South and Nuaget for 1.75. It urges readers to send in at once to receive a large amount of reading matter for a small price.
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Atlanta Constitution
Nuager
Sunny South
Constitution
Fairmount Real Estate Co Announces New Town Pitch
The Fairmount Real Estate Co promotes Fairmount as a new L and N division town in Gordon county. It claims a good school and bank, plots for sale at profitable prices, and an upcoming spring excursion and auction for unsold lots. Mas Ervin, secretary, invites inquiries for details and the excursion date.
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Fairmount
Gordon County
L.& Nlu. R
Pairmount
Alberty
Fairmount Real Estate CO
Mas Ervin
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Bank of
G. H. McGuires Jewelers Store
North Georgia Agricultural College
G. R. Glenn
Ahlonega
Agricultural College
Ona
W. L. Ash
Promplly
Papa
Ugs
DR. 0
Jones
John H. Moore
Simmons
J. F. Moi
Datelon
Sti Dilaan College
Rio
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