Weather and town notes mix in Lumpkin Georgia
A week began with London like weather giving way to a Dakota cold snap that harmed hogs and spurred farmers to slaughter to save corn and smokehouse supplies. Stewart county reports most crops sold, while local mischief and a rape case bond set at fifty dollars frame the civic scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louarkix
London
Dakota
Stewart County
Troy
Easther Bridges
Ira L. Reeves
Louvale
Superior Court
C. C. Brooke
Columbus
W. J. Matthews
Rosa McCrary
Macon
Matthews
A. F. Holt
Atlanta
J. H. Stoker
Lowe
Buena Vista
Cora Pearson
T. J. Sherman
Stewart
Fannile Duggan
Leap Year Happenings And Local Notes From Thomaston
Leap Year buzz grows as young Indies plan a grand party with a Montezuma ball tonight drawing dancers from the east and west. Visitors include Miss Lucy Collier from Thomaston and Mrs Shealey guest at the Summerlin House. Local farmer W K Hall shows an Alliance pig near four hundred pounds while oat sowing picks up and seed oats remain scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OaLstmnorri
Montezuma
J. R. Gain
Byronville
Dooly Co
C. W. Walters
Summerlin House
Mannie
Lucy Collier
Thomaston
M.L. Shealey
M.C. Gaines
Butler
Tallie
W. C. John Son
W. K. Hall
A.F
Chenubee Chatter News Roundup in January Chenubee Ga
In Chenubee Georgia January notes farmers repair fences to protect crops. Dr Sports plans to inform during absence. Local births deaths and fires reported including a plantation tenant house fire killing two children. Community remarks urge education and school building efforts. Mrs Williams health improves and farmer Dick Lewis dies from lung hemorrhage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ange Wills
Misa Nannie Hart
Terrell County
T. J. Williams
Browman
Dick Lewis
Carter Dixon firm forms as Carter & Dixon
From Richland on January 23 a local business change is announced. Carter & Saville dissolve with W B Saville retiring. M L Dixon buys an interest and the firm becomes Carter & Dixon. The former partners remain as scales man and bookkeeper, urging patrons to continue support for the new firm and to visit before guano purchases. Local notes mention weather, farmers, and several residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich Lang
Carter & Saville
W. B. Saville
M. L. Dixon
Carter & Dixon
Scalesman and Bookkeeper
Putnam Points and Local Happenings in January
A regional item from Putnam, Jan 21 notes a sister staying at Il Chapman’s and Bill building fires to comfort him at night. Caution urged to avoid blowing out gas after multiple incidents. W. R. McCorkle is seriously ill with pneumonia. A soldier jokes about a Methodist preacher to save a chicken, causing the old lady to faint. Five year old Stephen Rainey injured his foot. Dr. Bivins treated it. Farmers Alliances exclude city doctors and teachers. politics within the alliance viewed skeptically. A neighborhood prayer meeting begins, set for Wednesdays at local residents’ homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PutNas
Il Chapman's
Bill
W. R. McCorkle
Stephen
D. W. Rainey
Webster Enterprise Extermisk welcomes New Year pledges and local notes
Extermisk Wensten County January 4 edition extends new year greetings to readers and offers light touches on Leap Year romance. The item reports farmers progressing with planting, anticipated good seasons and a large cotton crop, mentions W. M. Sears planning a colt show and stock-raising ambitions, notes the flourishing local school with about thirty eight students, and records visit of Miss Jessie Palmer from Cuthbert with a warm reception promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wensten Coustry
W. M. Sears
Sears
Kentucky
Fate Willia
Fate
Jessie Palmer
Cuthbert
Jessie
Kansas Governor cites extreme suffering from crop failures
The governor announces severe distress in Northwestern Kansas due to last summer’s crop failures and the continuing drought. He warns of hardship for farmers and requests aid measures to alleviate the crisis and support affected communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Leap Year party charms Dawson youths and families
Dawson, Jan 24 recounts a lively Leap Year party at Mr J B Perrys residence with chaperons Mrs Perry and Mrs Mercer. The piece lists participating couples, games, music, supper and late dancing. It also notes church quarterly meetings, obituaries, marriages, local visits, and business changes including gallery openings and a planned cotton compress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
J. B. Perry
Mrs. Perry
Missola Stevens
Frank Branch
Minnie Arnett
Charlie Griggs
Lillie Crouch
Geo, Alexander
Maggie Turner
Tommie Sales
Mixa Stella Matthews
Will Christie
Jessie Martin
Jim Black
Edna Symmes
Charlie Bell
Mamie Alexander
Ed Raney
Lillie Arnett
Geo, Johnson
J.B. Perry
J. R. Mercer
Twitty
F. A
Georgetown
Richard C. Lewis
Wits
Methodiat Church
Weston
T. N. Killen
Carrie Alexander
Thos
P. Branch
Oregon
F. A. Branch
C. B. Wooten
Simon Wooten, Jr
Calhoun County
Munroe Stephens
Randolph County
Wa. Wooten
J.B. Pilsbury
Americus
T. R. Towns
Jacksonville
Fla
J. M. Griggs
Lawrence Rowell
Baker County
J. M. Alexander
J. M. Mercer
J. H. Querry
Allen
Cincinnati
Frank P. Allen
Fort Gaines
Cuthbert
van Riper
Messrs
Reed & Wallace
Wm. Wooten
St. James Hotel
J. W. Wooten
Freddie Bradley
Cross Roads
Daisy McNulty
Spring Vale
Reese
Col. J. M. Grigg
J. H. Brim
Cannis Daniel
W.T. Everett
Dating
Mattie Daniel
Talbotton
Annie
Lizzie Crouch
Messra Ed Preston
Daniel Newsome
Clay County
City
North Illinois Weather Bites With Record Cold And Partial Crops
From Illinois, Edwi Preston reports a harsh cold spell starting December 12 with heavy snow, rising wind from the west, and temperatures plunging to 15 below zero. He notes a half crop of corn and hay, one fourth potato yield, scarce fruit, about half oats, but winter wheat yield between 20 and 40 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marius Min
Borton
Preston
Revered Sam Jones Encounters Rude Challenge in Kansas City
In Kansas City a sermon by Rev. Sam Jones to women drew a blunt reply from a modest young lady who admitted she had no coins on her feet. Jones appeared surprised and flushed, mumbling a response to the unexpected counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Jones
Kansan
Jones
North Arctic Game Trapping Traditions
The article describes native Arctic methods for trapping deer and other game without modern tools. It details snow pit traps, whale bone snares, and ice openings called blow holes, noting how hunters rely on simple materials, patience, and skill learned from elders. It also discusses distinguishing seals from other shapes and the role of training in indigenous hunting practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Ae Pare Erally
India
Tare Reece
W. H. Gilder
Cold Feet Advice From Health Journal
A compact excerpt on cold feet attributes the issue to sweating and tight shoes. It recommends wearing loose footwear and gaiters in winter, using warm coverings or hot bricks to stimulate circulation, and never sleeping with cold feet after warming them briefly to avoid sleeplessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honra
Journal of Health
Realism in European concert shocks audience
In Europe last summer a visiting critic witnessed a realist performance by amateurs that stirred the crowd. One man, portraying a prisoner, wore a heavy chain and lacked restraint, delivering Pant's defense in a stark, provocative act that unsettled the audience and sparked discussions of stage realism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Bei An
Pant
Bolt
Caricaturists of Paris Target Wilson Amid Crisis
In a vivid French scene the caricaturists attack President Wilson with wit as crisis grows. Figures maneuver around the Elysee as Me and allies seek leverage, Clemenceau struggles to keep control while tensions flare and critics mock the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Wilson
Angel
Sal
the Elysee
Ano
M. Wilson
Palach Moetley Yeneeel
Clemenceau
Tockotee
M. Gi
Crane
Peat
New England’s Blue Biocod and Lisbon Shoe Peg Maker
A fragmentary note from the Boston Transcript mentions blue color ideas in New England seamen and contrasts American progress with English schooling. It also references a Lisbon shoe peg manufacturer facing German predation this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Boston Transcript
Ieee
Ont Lair
New York Tribune
Lisbon
N. H
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oglethorpe Odds
Parker
Chenubee Chatter
Sporte
Richland
Mr. Mathews
Sonnle
Pap
Mathews
Bud Brandee
Augusta
N.C. Alston
Henry Chambliss
Dickerson
Wm. Bryce & Co
New York
M. A. Thomas
Lonvale
L. A. Thomas
Beckie Phillips
Pratt Nicholson
Gooseberry
Putnam
Webster Enterprise
Church del Marrind
Illinois
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!