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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
6
The article describes iron clad godowns in Japanese cities used to store household goods during fires. Builders shielded two story structures with iron plates and tile roofs to resist blazes, keeping interiors hermetically sealed. Citizens stock furniture, kimono and valuables there during festivals or special events.
In 1825 at West Point cadets including Jeferson Davis faced a court martial for drinking at Benny Havens. A rain-soaked camp forced a search for shelter and led to admission of heavy drinking. Captain Hitchcock testified to the cadets’ wild expressions and Davis’s extreme embarrassment amid misconduct charges.
A woman with a purple geranium on her hat chats with her companion about visiting a doctor and overhearing patients in the same office. She jokes that many patients loudly complain, and she keeps quiet to avoid sounding foolish.
A shopper stands on a crowded curb while a police officer offers help. She explains her two children wandered into the crowd fifteen minutes earlier and will return. the officer praises her calm approach. The piece then recalls Newton Lace and Lacce quotes on knowledge and life.
A Chicago News retells Barnato's theory that Kimberley diamonds came from volcano craters below. Prospectors drilled yellow earth to blue rock, believing diamonds rose from below. One novice paid $7,000 for a claim and earned $200,000 after discovering diamonds in the blue rock. Barnato missed the chance, losing out as the claim paid off.
A compact Victorian verse puzzle from London Gentlemen's Magazine asks for ages at marriage. The riddle notes that at first the wife's age exceeded the husband’s by a factor of three, then ten and a half-ten years later their ages align as twice four to sixteen. The caller seeks Captain David Gray to determine their wedding ages.
Professor Charles Zueblin of the University of Chicago warned against excessive saving in a New York speech to the League of Political Education. He mocked advertised low wages and revealed an amusing reply from a Seminary Avenue young man offering services for $500, noting Sundays and clothing omitted in the ad.
The origin of wedding rings traces to Egypt and early Christians with a pledge of property. Rings also carried poison in hollow spaces, as Roman examples show, and Condorcet once drank poison from a ring while arrested by a convention.
The bank reported to the Comptroller on February 14, 1908 that over fifty percent of deposits were in cash and cash assets. The notice notes a cessation of reporting and invites business solicitation.
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