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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1925
Page
3
A humorous early 20th century letter humorously weighs watermelons as beans or berries and offers etiquette musings. Jim shares party attire, ear-seed tricks, and the joy of eating ice cold melons after a Chrysler drive, praising watermelons as a boon to humanity.
The article warns that improper handling after curing causes major losses from rot and reduced sale value. It advises restacking after a week to ten days, monitoring swelled stems, adjusting air flow on dry or moist days, and keeping tobacco from becoming too wet or too dry to preserve quality and price.
Old Man Way reflects on his rich uncle with a blunt analogy about bread cast upon the waters. He notes he never receives anything from the uncle, comparing it to a wafer for a goldfish.
Spokane and Colville district reports a petrified forest of giant oaks along the Columbia River near Spokane. Trees tower up to 60 feet, some five feet in diameter, formed during basalt flows. Access is difficult, exploration ongoing, with potential fossil animal life possible at the site.
Berlin reports that the Execuisior survey ranks Americans as the heaviest smokers with an average of 625 cigarettes per person per year. It compares national averages across countries including Germany 599 Belgium 813 Italy 284 France 247 and Switzerland 184 noting the US total includes non smokers.
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