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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1907
Page
7
The article describes pumice stone work in a mining area with dust filled air and health concerns. Women workers inhale fine silicate dust causing respiratory discomfort while some claim good pay and tolerable conditions though many doubt the health risks. Expert filers earn 15 cents daily. overall pay is deemed relatively good in a labor-scarce area.
A celebrated English authority discusses compound interest and reversionary pay with remarks on money growth over time. The text mentions a large sum increased by cent compound interest and a note about a gentleman failing to master polite correspondence.
In Macmillan’s Magazine, Park-Ross details two antelope species the sable and the roan. He praises the sable for its curved horns and striking coat, notes its historic abundance in southern Africa, and explains its dwindling numbers due to hunting and habitat loss.
The late Judge Pettengill of Malden district court hid a kind heart beneath a stern exterior and valued quick wit over courtly form. A drunken prisoner pleaded for probation and claimed he was sober to dodge judgment, replying he was “as far as a judge.”
A poetic fragment describes a couple on a cliff at night gazing at the sea. He asks what she sees in him and she replies that everyone says the same. The silence between them deepens as the London Telegraph note hints at the scene.
The piece reflects on historic bells and inscriptions, noting a Rutland bell with the Latin phrase "Not noise, but love, cues in the ears of God" and a lament on the old barland bell damaged in 1814. It contrasts memories of bells with the solemn message for the living from the inscription at Kennington church.
A dated reflection argues Osceola would have averted the Seminole war and claims the US suffered a humiliating defeat. It cites fewer than 6,000 Seminoles in Florida and asserts the murder of tenorsl Tronpeta sparked the war. The piece estimates costs at 56 million dollars and three soldier deaths per Indian, framing the conflict as uniquely destructive. The tone critiques federal conduct on the frontier.
A dialogue recasts a romantic test as a joke about a fortune of £60,000. The man declares love unrelated to wealth while the woman plays along, ending with the line that the money joke was the point. The exchange highlights social wit and monetary pretenses in a London Mail item.
Mrs Goodson fears trouble after her son Wil returns from school and studies quietly, claiming his bell-ring dread signals bad news about Jack. Her husband questions the evidence as the girl reports quiet, studious behavior.
A motorist touring Ireland asks a local Pat the difference between their turnouts. The reply: not much, the donkey is in the shafts in the motorist’s cart and on the seat in the donkey’s cart.
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