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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1907
Page
3
A Minneapolis Journal item cautions that many common flowers and garden plants contain deadly poisons. It warns snowdrops, crocuses, and hyacinths can harm if ingested and notes the poison in foxglove and the jack tree family. The piece includes anecdotes about misidentification and accidental exposure.
A Columbus Dispatch fragment recalls a young girl eight years old dreaming of running away to England to become a kitchen maid and perhaps a queen. Her mother reacts with caution as the girl imagines princes and royal favor.
A passerby in Paris encounters a beggar who accepts two sous from a wealthy couple and then sells them back for five francs to the same donor. The beggar explains he is a collector and keeps the coins as prized mementos while the donor smiles at the odd exchange.
An odd fragment recalls a Philadelphia suffrage discussion where the speaker claims ill temper drives violence not immorality, noting men are not as vicious as some think and that impatience causes more divorces. references Pittsburgh.
A Maine farmer praised Dan with a cheeky backhanded compliment after a trial. He struck Webster with a flat hand and said you’re a hoss, declaring victory as they left the courtroom.
Stained glass origins traced to ancient Egypt and China with early development in Rome and medieval Europe. The 13th century marks the peak of early Gothic glass, with scarce complete 9th or 10th century windows preserved. Quotes from Scrap Book reference end with a reflective closing by Sterling.
A Kansas City Star quote recounts the ship The King George, an Old West India man wrecked in 1789 during a Cuban coast hurricane. All aboard perished. the vessel drifted 10 600 miles and caused several wrecks before vanishing near the Grand Canaries after five years at sea.
A Philadelphia Raided column recounts the saying by William of Orange about dying in the last ditch and a Montgomery County joke about a grocer lending a bag for eight cents. The tale ends with the man owing a flour bill tied to a missing bag.
An optician notes that people who read and work at length often have stronger vision in the left eye. He explains that writing with the right hand and resting the arm on the table causes the left eye to be closer to the work, sharpening its focus.
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