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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1908
Page
6
Brander Matthews argues editors over subdivide Shakespeare into acts and scenes, conflicting with medieval narrative than actual practice. He notes editors like Rowe introduced scene changes and commentary, shaping modern reading. The Kansas City Star quote warns youth against loafing boys and favors working suitors.
A farmer defending himself in a damage suit after fending off a savage dog with a pitchfork tells the judge he would have used the other end first if the beast had rushed that way. No damages were awarded as spectators credit the farmer’s quick wit for the verdict.
A bluejacket on a cruiser tore a shipmate s jumper and asked how to mend it. He sewed the rent in two quick pulls and both reported for divisions on time. In bed that night the repaired jumper user angrily claimed it had been sewn to his skin.
A Lincoln county girl offers guidance on ambition and thrift urging young men to work and save. She notes she clothes herself and has banked money, increasing her savings yearly despite being young and living near her home.
Tommy answers his father about dining at Willie Stout’s home. Mrs Stout asked him if he had enough food and he affirms buying extra helpings while Ko? repeats the questioning in the Philadelphia Press excerpt.
A Milwaukee mill article explains veneer production from log to finished sheets. Logs are steam softened then peeled to produce long thin veneers. Veneer is cut to thickness, sorted, dried in a long hot dryer, and finally glued into panels and backing using a hydraulic press.
Ernest Thompson Seton outlines a comparative speed scale for animals including dogs horses hares wolves and coyotes drawing on data from various sources. He notes fifty yard margins can determine survival and observes that individual coyotes vary greatly with some exceptionally fast individuals capable of near top speeds.
A colonial era view notes that a Kaffir considers a daughter highly valuable, feeding her to age ten then sending her to service or aiding the father in farming. Suitors arrive at marriageable age, with beauty secondary to economic bargaining. The father negotiates a price, often eight oxen.
At a social gathering Jenkins sang Torti's Goodby to cheer a house where the oldest daughter, recovering from a nervous breakdown, listened. The room applauded as the mother noted the girl’s gradual improvement, remarking that three months ago she could not endure such a display.
The London News notes that Gypsies first appeared in Europe about six centuries ago and likely originated from northern India after linguistic evidence. They migrated from Turkey and Greece into the Balkan states and Hungary, then spread wider. Described as small and dark with nomadic habits, they have been labeled as petty thieves by some quote, but many scholars praise their notable qualities.
An advertisement urges buyers to stock up on lumber and related goods amid low prices. It touts ceilings, siding, flooring, framing, interior finishing, columns, brackets, sash, and store fronts. The firm offers beams and glass via agents and invites customers to visit its up-to-date southern plant near the Central depot.
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