Cats From Africa to Europe and the Far East
The article traces cat domestication from the African wild cat tamed by Egyptians around 10 000 B C to protect grain, venerations in Bubastis and cat cemeteries, Phoenician introductions to Europe, and breed diversification including Angora Persian Siamese Manx. It notes language roots for “cat,” and defines ailurophobia attributed to Herodotus, citing a 1925 Chicago banker case.
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Nile
Bubastis
B.C
Europe
Asia
Far East
Herodotus
Chicago
Raising Early Sweet Corn Proved All Work and No Cash
Rose Budd Stevens recalls a Dixie county year of corn. Dale and Rose plant three acres, harvest early ears, ship north for cash, face market flood and losses, then pivot to canning sweet potatoes while family life and dreams endure.
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Saray Perkins
Betsy Bug
Sonny
Dale
Pike
Amite
Dixie Way
Rose Budd Stevens
Poe
Joe
Tim
Ypar
Husband pleads to curb wife’s constant giving and parties
A husband urges his wife to slow down and leave her charitable hosting. He complains she plans two weeks away monthly and has given seven birthday parties yearly for three years while receiving nothing in return. He asks a columnist to intervene and writes that giving can become a vice.
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Charles Dickens
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Alexandre Pope
Liberty
Magnolia
Rose Budd
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Cme
Mississippi Power Company
Reddy
Aississippi
P Llompamy
Remington Rand
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Southeastern Materials Company
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Hattiesburg Compress Company
First Federal Savings & Loan Assn
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