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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1910
Page
3
The article explains bees have two large compound eyes with about 3,500 facets each and three simple eyes on top of the head. Each facet forms an inverted pyramid eye with its own iris and nerve, eyes immovable yet highly functional, protected by hair. Simple eyes may help seeing above while gathering nectar, with other possible uses noted.
A wealthy merchant defied the postal monopoly by building a remote shepherded shanty in Hautes-Alpes to receive the Petit Journal. The postal service avoided a costly postman and paid the defendant’s costs plus 10 centimes, while the shepherd kept his daily paper.
The composer Donizetti reportedly drank vast amounts of coffee while composing Lucia di Lammermoor. He shut himself in his room with multiple coffeepots, ordering more after each set emptied. Biographers call his coffee intake fabulous and blame it for his deteriorating health and early decline in creativity.
In London courts private dining rooms cater to the legal fraternity. A gaunt woman refuses to leave a junior counsel’s approach, prompting a senior Q. C. to comment on her gown and wig. Counselor Lockwood intervenes. A minister recalls a boy’s meal time remark to a maid about misbehavior at table.
A sensational report from Pittsburg describes a lion touching a child’s hand through a cage barrier. The item warns dangers to children and touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy for croup colds and other illnesses, claiming a baby’s cure after a few doses.
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