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Newspaper
Decatur Weekly News
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1901
Page
3
An English officer recalls a monsoon tale of a venomous snake climbing a young lieutenant’s leg as they sat with coffee. An older officer advised remaining still and not stirring, noting the striking image of white drill trousers.
An officer in a colonial setting tethers a hooded snake to his leg and survives a close call. Snake charmers arrive with pipe and basket, coax the reptile free, extract venom sacs, and depart after payment. An old officer administers brandy to recover the youth.
The article discusses why incidental music is used in theater and cites William Gillette’s letter to The Washington Post. Gillette argues audiences disrupt silent moments with coughing and movement, so he uses natural effects to support the play and avoid jarring silence.
A speaker recalls pleading for a trim, faces a meek barber who listens as patrons drift away. He pays a dime and jokes that if the fool killer had arrived that afternoon there would be two funerals next day, then exits into a hurt look from the barber.
A portrait of the Prince of Wales as a dignified leader. He is praised for kindness to children and animals, interest in art and music, and support for national development. The piece notes his influence in British government and international diplomacy.
A local preacher in the Midlands wrote out the entire New Testament three times to master its contents. He claims to know the Bible thoroughly and often boasts of his ability to quote any verse with book chapter and verse. The London Tit-Bits notes this unusual habit and confidence.
A parish correspondent recounts a Hindu talisman gifted to a museum by M Bon during a Nepaul political mission. The talisman allegedly brings luck and misfortune and influenced political events including M Carnot’s rise to the presidency. The tale notes other fates and a host of curious details along with an Englishman’s amusing misread of dried apples and maple sugar in New Brunswick.
A historical note lists the human frame as 206 bones with 522 voluntary muscles enabling daily moves. It cites 250000 hairs on a head, 3000000000 nerve cells in brain and spine, and 32500000000 red cells and 53000000000 white cells in the average man. It claims 26500000000000 total cells in the adult body per a German writer via the New York World.
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