09 Jan 1907
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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1907
Page
1
Plans outline a pine and hardwood saw mill with a furniture factory and veneering plant at Oconee. North Carolina mill men and furniture manufacturers back the move, with options on about eight thousand dollars worth of timber. The venture aims to manufacture all furniture grades and attract capital and people to the county.
Sealed proposals will be received at Haralson Bleckley Architects Atlanta until 10 oclock A M January 21 1907 for construction of three buildings at Granite Hall near Sparta Hancock county Georgia for the Tenth District Agricultural School. Copies of drawings and specifications may be seen at M L Duggan China Executive Committee Sparta Ga or at the architect office.
Charles O'Conor opened an after dinner Philadelphia speech with a humorous confession of dread at delivering remarks after meals. He joked that even grand dinners fail to please if a speech awaits and likened Daniel in the lions den to the relief of not having to speak.
A Philadelphia medical society meeting told of an elderly woman near the river who, deaf to a naval salute of ten guns, waited calm then dressed and offered a cheery invitation to visitors. The anecdote illustrates extraordinary hearing loss and resilience.
The text traces how the Hebrew letter י jot began as a hand with three fingers and gradually lost fingers until only the little finger remained, becoming the smallest element called a jot or tittle, symbolizing the least significant things.
A young, melancholy contributor offers his last poem as the editor praises it with relief, clinging to his chair to resist dancing a hornpipe in a lighthearted moment captured by the Detroit Free Press.
A New York Morning Herald notice from May 1635 declares silver forks to be used at Rockaway and West Point hotels during the coming summer, signaling a formal hospitality etiquette rule from volume 1, number 2.
The January 2 change moves carrier departures to 7 30 a m from 7 p m with a 2 p m return. Carriers must time trips to meet a regular daily schedule, aiding patrons in meeting the carriers. Postmaster Harrison requested the adjustment to improve convenience for route patrons and the public.
Community dispatch from New Bethel highlights holiday gatherings at Riddleville and Athens. Annie Lou Brett hosted Xmas guests Cora and Alice Tanner, Lena Page sponsored a candy pull for Lola Hartley, and Katelle Allen organized games including a pecan race won by Blanche King.
Judge Rawlings confirmed a thirty thousand dollar bond issue to fund a water light plant extension and sewer system in Sandersville. New firms, including J T Blount and Co and Franks Chambers Veal, begin the year with plans for robust trade and local support.
A Life Sketch details Dr. A Mathis born June 6 1885 in Washington County near Sandersville. He served as regimental and brigade surgeon in the Confederate Army, later returning to practice medicine with a reputation built on wartime experience and dedication.
Members of Warthen Camp No. 748 A. C. V. are asked to meet at the courthouse at 10 a m on January 19 to join the Ladies Memorial Association and Daughters of the Confederacy in celebrating Gen. R E Lee s one hundredth birthday. Visiting veterans invited. Works by Geo D Warthen and E A Sullivan.
After the war he established the county's first drug store and built a successful business. A few months before his death a stroke left him paralyzed and he never fully recovered.
In eleventh century America medical training fused student duties with apprenticeship to practitioners. Students ground powders and rode on rounds, learning through hands on care. Harvard’s anatomy was scarce and doctors traveled far to treat patients, delivering medicines from village to village and often enduring harsh remedies.
Naturalists note bird instincts and clever nesting habits. The oriole chooses colors that hide it, attaches nests with multiple knots, and studies stability. Tailor birds adopt sewing thread, wagtails use steel shavings, and sparrows adapt to exposed sites with a rain hood.
The article notes Anthony Trollope’s methodical habit of writing 250 words every fifteen minutes with his watch on his desk. He calculated that three hours daily at this pace could yield ten pages per day and three complete novels per year, including portions of Barchester Towers written while traveling by railway.
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