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Newspaper
Petersburg Daily Progress
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1909
Page
2
A/Narrative humor piece contrasts an American and Scotsman over winter cold in Scotland with a tale of a frozen sheep joke. Also mentions a Paris school teaching parrots to speak pure Parisian and to use the leading language of Europe.
Jacob Foos of Livingston New Jersey discovered his flock acting drunk after a damp whiskey barrel in the barn heated by sun. Veterinarian W F Merri found the alcohol released from the wood, causing the birds to speak in hoarse clucks. Foos burned the barrel but chickens sought malt in a silo, forming a new craving he must break.
Representative Victor Murdock of Kansas led Republicans in Congress against Speaker Cannon and has risen to national fame. He now travels the country as a sought after speaker and lecturer, attracting wide demand for engagements.
Dr G C Hagera of Clayton, Missouri, using a lowe tack hammer magnetized at the head, performed a delicate operation on George Behmieder to remove an eighth inch steel splinter from the optic. The skimming technique lasted about thirty minutes before the splinter was drawn from the eyeball and the patient expressed relief.
A severe Rome storm damaged property and caused one death. The roof of the railroad station collapsed partially and a roof fragment tore the top from the famous Michael Angelo Cypress in Santa Maria Angell court. The tree, said to be planted 350 years ago by Michelangelo, is injured.
A Washington journalist recalls a hurricane crash in 1891 and a humorous tale he told that spiraled into a viral urban legend. He traces its spread through newspapers, hotel corridors, and private gatherings, noting misattribution to Williams and others and his own settling doubt over its truth. The piece ends with the author asking if anyone will believe the tale ever happened to him.
A 19th-century remedy claims glyb acts Lau 8 agile and 1 root plus other roots boost medicines like Black Cherrypark n and Queen's foot. It asserts enhanced cough and bronchial relief, claiming benefits in lingering chest ailments and wasting, though not a cure for consumption.
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