Sparks Circus Manager Chooses Georgia Peaches for Rides
Charles Sparks, head of the Sparks Circus, showcases blooded horses trained in Macon, Georgia. He personally oversees handlers and selects charming equestriennes from the region, highlighting his two fortes: raising fine horses and pairing them with alluring riders for performances in Americus on Saturday, November 7.
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Sparks
Georgia
Charles Sparks
Sparks Circus
Americus
Macon
Mr. Sparks
Grandpa Club Keeps Grandpas Young At Nineties Age
Newark story notes a neighborhood Hundred Year Club where grandpas refuse to grow old. Members joke about dancing the Charleston at 93 and playing bridge past 10 pm. A 95 year old vows to reach a century, while others swap bricks for electric heaters and recall old tunes.
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Gene Cohen
Newark
N. J
Grandpa
Jersey
Johnnie Deering
Johnny
Rosie O’grady
Eddie Pierson
Charles Dickens
Jennie Lind
Man pays for ride stolen years ago
Louis Anderson of Portland Ore mailed $5.64 to the Pennsylvania railroad to cover a box car ride he took in 1895. He explains he was a drunken coal miner at the time. President and Mrs Coolidge declined a Vermont university girls’ club gift of a large apple pie for the White House Thanksgiving dinner.
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Anderson
T. R. Hamilton
Portland
Kane
Erie
Hamilton
Coolidges
Chicago
Louis Anderson
Ore
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
Pie Declined Over Possible Implicit Endorsement
A telegram described a pie offered for the apple week program but was refused without stated reason. Officials worried accepting the pie could be seen as presidential endorsement, setting a precedent for similar movements nationwide.
Concord Hallowe en Party And Circus Day
Concord hosts a Halloween party at the schoolhouse with readings music ghost stories and a fortune teller. An eight o clock swimming match prizes fishing and bobbing for apples attract families. proceeds aid school improvements. The town also plans a Halloween parade with a zoological display and circus acts on Circus Day.
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P.T.A
Concord
Unlisted Wool and Coats Sale Following War Prices
A Richardson store advertises a clearance of wool fabrics and coats with deep discounts. Full range of sizes available in Polar Cloth and Velours, priced from $4.95 to $9, and many items previously higher, including Misses Coats and rugs. Limited quantities, sale runs while stocks last, with rugs at $1.50 to $3.00 and two per buyer limits.
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BBC Conce Asate
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Gillette
Williams-Niles CO
Pearlman’s
Americus, Ga
Underwood
Piggly Wiggly
Agerie Department
Jackson Street
Americus Drug Store
Hallowe’en
Ward’ Ge Et Ee Ees
Smith
Axminster
Miptn Tapaces
the Standard Dry Goods Company
Forsyth Street
Bath
of Commerce
SORA
Universal Car
Americus Automobile Co
Lamar Street
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