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Newspaper
Dawson County Advertiser
Location
Dawsonville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1937
Page
8
Georgia faces 1985 and 1936 highway deaths with 987 killed in 1985 and 96 in the first half of 1936. Advocates urge a standard drivers license to remove incompetent motorists and improve highway safety nationwide.
At least four drive l'ense and highway patrol bills are readied for the 1987 session. Two likely to pass while two may stay in abeyance until their authors gauge support. Provisions include barring unruly drivers and shielding patrols from politics, with a maximum license cost of 50 cents.
Paestum, sixty miles from Naples, famed for Greek architecture second only to Athens. Founded by Sybaris and Greek colonists, it honors Poseidon with three temples including Neptune’s temple and the Basilica. Malaria linked to Hannibal era drove inhabitants away. ruins later repurposed in Salerno and Amalfi areas.
The crown Mary wore is shown at Edinburgh castle along with other regalia once believed lost. Hidden during Cromwellian times, they were buried in a garden and kept under lock and key for over a century. Sir Walter Scott opened the chest in 1817 and the regalia were found intact and later displayed.
The article traces influenza from its name in seventeenth century Italy meaning influence to its recognition as catarrhal since 1323. It notes ancient references by Hippocrates to a 412 B.C. plague, its spread to Europe Asia and Africa, and possible entry to America in 1557. It also records various national labels such as Jackson’s itch and Tyler grippe.
The leopard is described as fiercer and more bloodthirsty than the lion or tiger. It varies in color from black to spotted and can coexist in the same family with both types. Leopards prey on many animals and even favor dogs, with frequent attacks on humans in India, notably children and elderly women.
A Pearson's London Weekly writer notes topaz’s coveted status and varied beliefs. The ancients linked the stone to healing liver and dropsy, mind freedom from envy and hatred, and painless labor as a birth charm. Greeks claimed it changed color near danger.
Fordham University in New York City began at St John’s College on the Rose Hill farm, founded by Archbishop Hughes and formally opened June 24, 1841. An 1846 New York act of incorporation allowed the college to confer degrees and diplomas typical of U S universities and seminaries.
A quirky kitchen mix reproduces a recipe for Corn and Salmon Pudding using canned corn, salmon, and cream then bakes in a buttered dish. It also mentions a second dish with deviled corn and a crumb topping, yielding four servings.
A country young woman visits a dentist, nervously watches equipment, sits stiff in the chair and opens her mouth for treatment of a troublesome tooth. The dentist uses a steel instrument and antiseptic spray while she clamps her jaw, asking as she spits, What should I expect.
Report notes Roosevelt's second term and the national arrival of President will be broadcast. People nationwide will attend or watch from home as television coverage reaches households. The piece highlights a major public inauguration moment with radio and TV presence.
Contributions by Lammot du Pont of Wilmington to many Republican organizations were reported to total 178000 dollars. The largest gift was 30000 dollars to the Jeffersonian Democrats, with 33 other donations noted. Elihu Root of New York contributed 1009 dollars to the Republican campaign.
A condensed version of a recipe reduces quantities to one tablespoon gelatin two tablespoons cold water one teaspoon salt one teaspoon mustard and cayenne two egg yolks butter milk vinegar and salmon can. The flour is increased in the larger batch to help unmold. Sugar may be omitted in the large recipe and a small amount may be added to the small recipe. The final flavor is not noticeably affected by the change.
Roberts and Denson of Ball Ground Georgia operate a livestock business with Will Denson in charge, serving the local market.
Advertisements show steady work paying well for capable men to call on farmers without experience or capital. McNess Co based in Freeport Illinois seeks reliable man. Soil Conservation Service reports since 1964 in New York state 800 farmers signed cooperation agreements covering over 100 000 acres across nine counties.
Fifteen days after his kidnapping, Charlie Mattson of Tacoma was found dead near Everett. The boy, son of a wealthy Tacoma physician, had been held for a $28,000 ransom. No contact was possible with the kidnapper and he died from blunt trauma before the body was discarded in an alder thicket.
A bus driver confronts a passenger over mistaken identity as Cardinal Newman. The dialogue escalates with witty banter and misidentification, ending with the realization that the famous figure is not Eminence based on speech.
The Hebrew monetary system followed a Babylonian weight base with gold to silver value at 1 to 13 1 8, a standard that prevailed across western Anatolia and surrounding regions.
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