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Newspaper
Newnan News
Location
Newnan, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1906
Page
9
An assorted listing from Hutchens 10 Cent Cash Store promotes bargain furniture and houseware with low prices and cash-only terms. It also includes miscellaneous anecdotes and life quotes reflecting the era, ranging from custom in India to stories about Benjamin Franklin and everyday wit.
A quip warns not to place new shoes above head level to avoid bad luck and not to blacken one before the other for similar reasons. A Voltaire quote comments that the secret of being tiresome is in telling everything. A note states a cubic foot of distilled water weighs about 1,000 ounces.
The piece recounts Sir Walter Scott’s first criminal court appearance at Jedburgh assizes in 17038 where he defended a veteran poacher and quipped about the verdict. It notes a later housebreaker defense and an odd parting tip about dogs and locks, recalled decades later at a judges’ dinner in Jedburgh.
A dealer says he rents celebrity letters via housemaids who ship weekly wastebasket contents. He reviews bundles for items from famous authors actors and millionaires, with some letters worth 10 to 20 dollars. In Kentucky, Judge Harlan and Senator McCreary shared a bed during a governor race, prompting a quip about the next governor still in the bed.
The article notes the sea horse range in the Atlantic near Spain and the Mediterranean, its curling habits and worm diet, plus a curious mix of vignettes on a marriage proposal by painter William Hunt, and social remarks about rubbish heaps and mass production in art.
A tense exchange unfolds as a father questions a suitor about his daughter and the possibility of eloping without notice. The man responds willing to listen, framing progress as adapting to events forced upon us.
Flour mills advertise the latest machinery and expert operation to ensure the highest grades of flour. They claim absolute purity with no artificial processes or bleaching, warn against adulterated patent flours, and urge customers to ask grocers for Snow Flake and Coweta brands as well as pure wheat bran and shorts mix.
The church Christmas event drew crowds despite cold weather with a school song and a Santa gift distribution. Local visitors included Mr and Mrs John Garner and others from La Grange Carroll and Griffin, with notices of upcoming services and a Tuesday auction of farm equipment at the courthouse.
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