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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1908
Page
6
Forest and Stream details sailfish behavior in Atlantic waters near the Gulf Stream. It explains locating schools, casting tactics, and the need for long line and careful hook setting due to the fish jaw. The piece notes sailfish moves include high leaps and plate like dorsal fin displays as they fight.
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat letter complains that assemblies of young women in a downtown candy shop sample all varieties, consuming a pound or more while claiming sweets are free. The writer contrasts behavior with other store counters to question the notion of gratuitous goodies.
A London Field writer notes Devon folk beliefs about returning for forgotten items hindering days at the river. It cites Western highlands lore that a colt with its back to you at dawn brings bad luck, worse if a cuckoo is heard before breakfast.
The article recalls naval and military funeral rites where a volley is fired over the grave followed by the tapping. It notes this custom as a relic of old rites and mentions beliefs about comforting spirits, reflecting on traditional funeral practices.
The text notes that with the invention of firearms, volley firing replaced the bell signaling and the belief arose that the sound of battle more effectively aided soldiers.
Mine Peinte relates how Jimmy rushed to tell his mother that Georgie cannot use his hand after a football game. Robbie and Morey react as the family discusses the minor injury and who owns the hand in question.
A narrator describes the deep appeal of a favorite stream. A companion, new to river travel, learns to navigate rapids, swim with clothes on, and finally embraces the river's lure as a lifelong draw. The piece reflects on water’s spirit and outdoor devotion.
The piece extols walking as a universal remedy for mental states from sorrow to joy. It claims walking requires no substitute, strengthens body and mind, and suits solitary or paired practice, even praising nature and skies as sources of health and happiness.
Two partners discuss hiring a new clerk in a wholesale firm. The junior notes the applicant and the senior rejects the idea, arguing the man should speak clearly if he wants a job and that polite awkwardness signals lack of initiative.
A shark egg is pillow shaped with a horn at each corner and about two inches long with a black color. It has no true shell but a thick leathery covering that resembles rubber. The horned feelers wind around seaweed to hatch. One variety lays eighteen eggs in April and the young emerge by December.
The piece describes the Cuban macaw, the ara tricolor, as Cuba’s rarest bird. It notes its swamp habitat, vivid coloration including red forehead yellow neck cinnamon edged green scarlet underparts blue upper wings brown legs yellow eyes, and its dusk roosting on lily pads as a striking specimen.
The New York American notes cotton likely originated in India or Mandalay with references dating to 600 B C. It cites Herodotus describing trees in India bearing white fleece like wool and mentions Peruvians and Mexicans cultivating cotton before Columbus.
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