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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
7
The Sandersville Georgia post celebrates the launch of the Tribune Messenger under Editor Goodwin after a fire. The old Herald praises the new paper and its leader, noting energetic work ethic, market ability, and the paper’s renewal after loss. The note extends encouragement from the sixty eight year old Herald.
Former Sandersville resident and ex Herald editor Reverend W. A. Brooks visits friends in the city. He is welcomed by the Herald staff, admired for his character and gentlemanly qualities, and noted in newspapers of his region. His growing esteem among new communities is celebrated.
Sheriff Moye declares The Herald as the county official organ to avoid confusion. All legal notices must be submitted for publication as before under the legal notices heading.
By consent of county authorities the superintendent of education and the county treasurer have exchanged offices for convenience of the many ladies who have business with the county school. The new office is the first to the main entrance and the changes are described as attractive.
An overview of the sun's size and distance from Earth, describing how light travels to us in minutes, and listing detected solar elements such as calcium iron and hydrogen. It notes the sun's rotation and movement with planets, and explains sunspots as possible cyclones eruptions or meteoric cooling.
A young man informs his employer that without a raise he will leave the firm. The general thanks him for relieving a difficult duty and declines the demand, noting he hates to discharge someone who cannot find another job.
English traveler George Forrest details the Lissoo war crossbows and poisoned arrows. Weapons include five foot long bows with thirty five pound pulls, bamboo arrow points coated with aconite decoction, and oxhide shields. The tribe keeps to huts, guards their weapons, and ambushes are common in the jungle frontier between China and British Burma.
A Greenwich Street porter in New York was fired for drunkenness and losing a valuable parcel. He vowed sobriety but to no avail. After a brief descent into drink, he recalled where the parcel was and retrieved it, restoring his honesty after twenty years.
In a dinner table exchange, Mrs. Chopsticks reports Willie has been missing since 10 o’clock. The professor recalls observing Willie fall into a well around that time, adding a memory that had escaped him earlier. The piece notes the concern of Willie’s mother and the professor’s offhand recollection.
In a fable by George T. Lanigan a mother elephant accidentally crushes a bird and then, hearing the chicks, sits on the nest to keep them warm, declaring she understands motherhood.
A humorous remark from Aladdin in a Washington Herald excerpt notes a rigid work schedule. The genre responds with a firm but playful clause listing specific days and evenings that constrain availability.
A fragment from the Washington Star quotes Uncle Eben on success and opportunity. The idea is that a successful man keeps quiet and listens for knocking. failure is missing one’s chance to knock. The line underscores perseverance and timely action in life.
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