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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1906
Page
1
A London Tribune tale notes rural Ireland beliefs in doctors prescriptions. In Limerick a son orders a coffin after a doctor says his father will die before morning. A peasant lad recounts a father who died last Wednesday without a doctor.
A town model school lesson on the milk uses leads to a child’s clever answer. James suggests the farmer returns excess milk to the cow, eliciting a quiet moment and a smile from the teacher.
A stern school inspector poses a riddle about a cat in a bottomless well. The cat climbs two feet and falls three, ensuring it can never escape. A pupil insists there is time and will keep using slates, joking the cat will reach Australia eventually.
Effective October 10 the Atlantic Coast Line will inaugurate through Pullman Buffet service on trains 89 and 60 from Dothan to the East and West, with connections at Waycross Montgomery and Florida points. The railroad also operates through Pullman sleeping cars on trains 57 and 58.
The County Board of Education at Dothan announces a meeting on October 11 to appoint the public funds allocated to the county school districts. Superintendent ji B. Dell urges attendance for this funding decision.
Anecdote recalls Richard Seddon, late New Zealand premier, confronting taunts over sending colonists to war. He said he signed a commission for his own son and would have him shot if needed, showing resolve to back the colonial sacrifice. Also notes Bismarck and France, highlighting perceived stability and strength of the French republic over 36 years.
Wellington patient Harvey Williams suffered a severe hand and foot injury. Surgeons grew his burned right foot by attaching it to the inside of his left thigh until the sole healed, then removed it once it had grown and adhered to the thigh. The patient recovered.
A medical note links alcohol to impaired leucocyte function and reduced immunity in a rabbit, suggesting a quip about paralyzing leucocytes. The item also includes a Mississippi Private Allen’s tale about office and man, ending with a witty line on office seeking the man.
The text explains why hydrogen escapes glass and cork, how balloons rise, and describes a salt crystal thread demonstration. It also notes that E Pluribus Unum was not original, tracing its proposed motto to 1776 and adoption in 1782 by Charles Thomson and others.
The London Globe reports an extraordinary storm induced display at an electrical works station in Amiens. A powerful thunderstorm spurred all machines to emit dazzling showers and crackling arcs as bells sounded and phones were torn from walls, forcing a shutdown until order returned. the next day normal operations resumed.
The Bermudans govern themselves with a nearly unused veto and an almost ideal constitution. A population of 17,090 elects representatives to a house of assembly to administer colony affairs with economy and justice. Crime is rare. the St George and Hamilton jails resemble boarding houses. Charles Dudley Warner once aspired to be a paying guest with the jailer, to ease loneliness.
Fraudulent dealers cut genuine antiques into a dozen parts and produce copies from the original sections. Each piece is marketed as a portion of the authentic item, guiding buyers to trust a false claim. The New York Herald notes the technique as a notable scheme in antique trade.
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