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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1895
Page
3
The text discusses fruit growing methods emphasizing soil quality and care for fruit trees and canes, including pruning and planting advice. It also contains notices about a Confederate Veterans memorial celebration planned for January 19 and local civic calls to join in, plus assorted brief regional items and anecdotes.
Regroes broke from Unty jail for the third time in a night or two, making a repeated escape from the same facility as authorities investigate the breach and security lapse.
A Havana encounter reveals a Cuban trip linked to a $100,000 bank balance. A downtown bank paying teller recounts meeting the Cuban account holder by chance in Havana, easing the man’s fear that funds were misused. Both men travel home on the same steamer and obtain passports together.
An excerpt details the Fastnet lighthouse nine miles south of Crookhaven Ireland on a rugged rock. It stands 60 feet high with a 70 foot tower and endures violent Atlantic gales that occasionally strip parts of the lantern. Food shortages during storms prompted a schooner supply run, and landing is done by a jib lift system guiding visitors from sea to rock with a 40 foot vertical ascent and 190 foot swing to safety.
A Western Union worker tells of a mouse that fell into a 414 foot deep 20 inch wide hole in Byron Missouri. The rodent dug a spiral ascent for four weeks, paused when blocked, retraced and finally surfaced unseen, then escaped.
The St Louis Republic reports a venomous bird called the rpir ndood or bird of death native to New Guinea. It is pigeon sized with gray plumage and a long tail, inhabiting stagnant pools. Its hollow hooked beak delivers venom via a knob under the roof of the mouth. bites are fatal with extreme agony.
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat reflection laments how history denies capable men the presidency, despite public service and merit. It argues the political system rewards inferior candidates, undermining justice and best examples of leadership.
The account portrays Lombroso as unassuming in appearance, short and stout with a gray mustache and white imperial. It notes his simple pleasing conversation, sharp memory, and vast learning, plus the Piedmontese phrasing from years in Turin.
A light exchange follows as a shopper boasts a box of cigars worth the price paid. The other replies that he already has cigars to burn, noting the vendor claimed the box alone justified the cost.
The text notes venomous cobras move slowly to do mischief and warns that the cobra di carello. Though fangs remain, they strike only when alarmed, spreading its crest and hissing as a warning before attacking, giving the victim time to flee.
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