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Newspaper
Newnan News
Location
Newnan, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1906
Page
8
In analyzing mid 20th century travel writing, the piece mocks how women innkeepers present all inclusive rates yet omit many extras such as tea coffee and rolls. It notes price transparency issues and urges travelers to protest hidden charges when staying at modest European hotels.
The article explains the production of shellac from the lac insect on various trees. It describes the life cycle of the insects, the drying of incrusted twigs, and the extraction of resin called Seeddae. It details processing steps to obtain pure shellac and notes its hardness and alcohol solubility.
Peculiar fighting fish found only in Siam entertain crowds as bets rise around bowls. English notes recall London's public hangings and a joke about settling in chemistry, with quips from Milwaukee and Froude on human behavior and law.
A biographical note on Tom Hood origins of The Song of the Shirt from Punch and its impact. Hood sketches a tombstone inscription and reflects on how the poem elevated his reputation, with Mrs. Hood predicting its lasting fortune and its wide translation and cultural reach.
Narodny the Russian revolutionary recounts leaping from a window to flee police. He borrows a czar army officer’s coat and hat to blend with troops and slips into the street, passing guards as fellow revolutionaries are hauled away in black vans.
The article traces Lydian origins of stamped official ingots as fixed-weight money and notes how Greek societies quickly adopted minting. It explains coins as currency, the religious influence on early coinage, and ties the term money to the Roman mint Moneta.
The note challenges popular accounts claiming the Pharos lighthouse at Alexandria could be seen from 100 to 160 miles. Using a curvature figure of 6.09 inches per mile, a 100 foot high object is visible only about thirteen miles away, implying the tower would need to be over a mile tall to be seen at 100 miles.
The Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh traces its 400 year history to a merger of surgeons and barbers in 1505 granted by the town council. James IV confirmed the charter to regulate medical education and anatomy, with six of the first 158 members serving royal duties. The union ended in 1772 after a court process.
An English employer who uses a large labor force records accidents causing three days or more off work. He notes workers range from 15 to 65 and argues younger men under 30 suffer more accidents than those over 50, preferring an older man for dangerous tasks.
A playful piece recounts myths about February's 28 days and leap year. It includes tales of an insulting old woman and a gambling Februa ry, plus legends from Egypt and a Norman tale about lost days. It ends with a joke about Punic wars and Hannibal in a civil service exam.
A collection of anecdotes notes Gatacre in Sudan rounds and a Chicago school boy refusing to sew. It recalls a sentry’s claim he would know Gatacre by fussing and swearing and a principal comparing a boy to George Washington.
The excerpt traces beer’s emergence in England from a 1542 Dyetary noting malt water and hops as the drink, contrasting it with ale. It cites a 17th century rhyme about beer entering England with turkey, carps, hops, and piccadel, and includes a brief dialogue about Ethel and Fred.
A compact reflection on firmness of purpose as essential to character and success. It notes that without steady resolve genius wastes effort in inconsistency and misdirection. An attributed quote emphasizes resolve driving achievement.
An ethnologist cites a brutal practice in China where kidnapped children are flayed and altered to resemble wild men. He describes brutal steps including skin grafts, vocal cord destruction, confinement, and sale to traveling showmen as living beasts.
The piece describes Bermuda’s 1650 hog money brass coins depicting a hog and a ship. It recounts origin myths tied to wrecks of Spanish and English ships, Bermuda’s name origin as Devil’s Land, and Bermuda’s noted beauty and Shakespearean link.
The piece argues that money spent on civic betterments, sanitary works, art, and commercial advancement yields safe, profitable results when the projects are worthwhile. It contrasts prudent investments with wasted funds such as poor filtration plants or bad art, noting health impacts and the coronation era precedence between English and Scottish peers.
A collection of quaint lines and quips from London papers. The shepherds crook is described as a tool not for walking but to catch unruly sheep. Panels include a mock dialogue about debt and a chorus of literary jokes from London papers.
A collection of aphoristic lines notes regret in childhood freedom and growth after graduation. Mentions Fred McSwain visiting Atlanta last Sunday and warns that a single false friend can cause more trouble than many open enemies.
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