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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1908
Page
6
Roving notes describe a dockside scene with Chinese sailors awaiting shipboard contracts and a British official parsing a crew agreement amid a crowd. The second segment outlines influenza symptoms and treatment guidance emphasizing rest, sunlit rooms, light diet, and ample water for recovery.
The writer cites a London Notes and Queries proverb claiming rain before seven and vine before eleven. He notes personal repeated experiences along a river punting trip where rain began between 10 and 11 and ceased within minutes of seven, confirming the saying in their observation.
Influenza is highly infectious and often confused with a cold but is a distinct disease. It affects young adults more than older children, though no age is exempt during severe epidemics. Immunity lasts months to a year, then susceptibility rises. Occurs mainly in late autumn and winter, with possible summer epidemics.
The essay argues that workers and soldiers everywhere sing while they labor and march, from Caesar to Taillefer to Taillefer’s knights, with harvest tunes and honey gathering songs among common life, noting that most people sing when vigorous work is done and shame is absent.
A fragmented quote from H. Belloe in the London Post notes that the crowd or group began a crooning chorus amid fear, suggesting collective hope despite fear. The line reflects public mood and the press’s casual tone in capturing civic sentiment.
A historic New York assembly session featured a speaker misreading a bill title as preservation of the heathen gnn ther game. A kindly member proposed an amendment mentioning Indians, noting they should not be left out despite frontier tribe depredations.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer piece recalls a railroad worker who stood on the brink of the Grand Canyon of Arizona and felt reverent awe as the vast chasm seemed almost divine. He notes a passing party of hotel guests debating breakfast pancakes before he departed.
The article surveys Cinderella folklore variants collected by Miss Cox. It notes slippers appear in only some versions and the fairy godmother is often a beast. It highlights the youngest sister as recognizable and cites an ancient Malaga version where a rat provides robes and golden slippers, leading to discovery and marriage.
A dry anecdote attributes a quip by Richard Brinsley Sheridan to his son Thomas during a Cornish borough campaign. When Thomas threatened to label his forehead with To Let if elected and side with the best offer, Sheridan replied Add Unfurnished to keep expectations in check.
The article notes John Ruskin as a precocious child who wrote rhymes and kept a diary at seven. The diary chronicled journeys through England with his father, revealing early interests in cathedrals and landscapes that shaped his later career as a leading English essayist and art critic.
In Illustrated Bits a witty pair recalls their charity ball past. The spouse asks if they danced for charity and the wife recalls dancing together when they first met. The tone mixes humor with nostalgia.
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