Tax Assessor’s Annointments for Calhoun County in 1903
Calhoun County residents are notified of tax assessor appointments for the 1903 year. The schedule lists beats and dates from September through December, detailing locations such as White Plains, Choccolocco, DeArmanville, and Oxford. Taxpayers must bring correct numbers of real property and itemized valuations. Appointments begin August 25, 1902, and tax assessment will be completed after January 1, 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Barnes
Calhoun Gounty
Tax Collector Appointments for Delinquent 1902 Taxes
Tax collectors will attend appointments to collect state and county taxes for 1902. Delinquent accounts after December 31, 1902 are listed with beat numbers and dates across several towns including Jenkins White Plains Anniston Oxford Piedmont and Jacksonville. The schedule spans October to December with a final note for January 1903.
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Jenkins
White Plains
City
Chocceolocco
Eatmaayits
Bort
Obatehie
Hill
Puke
Alewendria
Emnareh
Sanders
School Howe
Ile
Weavers
Keenwood
Piedmont
Jacksonville
Oxford
Aeniston
Bet
Seeing Ourselves Through Others Eyes and Mirrors
Liebe V. Matthewman discusses how people react to praise and criticism, arguing self perception differs from others views. The piece notes humans misread flaws in others as sarcasm while fearing sharper self-reckoning, urging seeing ourselves as we are rather than as others think.
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Burns
Liebe V. Matthewman
Brandur Magazine
Marechal Niel Rose Named After French General
A peasant crowns General Niel with a gift of pale yellow roses after his victory campaigns. The Empress Eugenie admires the bloom, names it Marechal Niel, and grants the general a jeweled baton signaling his marshal promotion.
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Niel
France
Austria
Paris
Eugenie
Marechal Niel
Marshal of
Slander Case Rife As Barrister Presses Woman
In a slander hearing before a respected judge the king's counsel pressed the chief female witness to repeat the alleged statements. The witness protested the remarks were unfit for any respectable person. The exchange showed tension between counsel and witness in court.
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King's Counsel
Camels Are Comin For The Elephants Bell Ringtone Tale
A Scottish noonday prayer meeting recalls a Lucknow tale of a Scotchwoman who, hearing the approaching British army, cried in delight that the camels were coming for the elephants. The anecdote highlights wit and rural storytelling from a corn town in Scotland.
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Scotland
Wills and Worldly Success Showdowns
A rustic dialogue riffs on success as a test of character. The knowing man notes Jones will surely rise due to a strong will while Brown’s advantage lies in his own will. The exchange teases how personal resolve shapes Fortune.
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Jones
The Wonderful Starfish Sea Basket of the Sailors
An imaginative description of the astrophyton or sea basket. It details hundreds of tentacles and a circular, wheel like form with a five arm star shape. The halo houses its brain and thinking mechanism while labyrinthine tentacles reach to every compass point to capture prey.
Proverb Pairs Defy Simple Wisdom Across Sayings
A skeptical survey notes that well known proverbs often contradict each other. It contrasts penny wise with pound foolish and absence with presence, showing that both ends of common aphorisms can clash with similar ideas. The piece humorously questions universal truth in folk wisdom.
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Alfonso
He Wields Old Suit Then Loses New Clothes Surprise
A Pennsylvania farmer clings to an old suit until it tires his wife. In town he buys new clothes and plans a surprise for Eliza. Returning at night he discards the old suit into a river from a bridge, but the new clothes vanish from the wagon, leaving him in cold discomfort and a shocking surprise for Eliza.
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Pennsylvania
Eliza
Impoverished Author Seeks Help From Aged Editor
An impecunious writer delivers a faltering manuscript while an aged editor recalls a Walter Scott anecdote about receiving a suggestion during a hand wash. The exchange ends with the editor admitting the remark was only a casual suggestion.
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Wrightly
Walter Scott
Pears on Lent and the English Fish Shortage
Pears notes that severe fish scarcity made strict Lenten observance hard for the poor. He recalls considering Meg’s proclamation but could not keep it, admitting he ate fish due to lack of other food. He mentions a Lent dinner with only sugar sop and fish.
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England
Pears
First Women on Stage Appearances Traced to 1000–1001
The article notes that women first appeared on the stage between November 1000 and January 1001. Pepys, a noted playgoer, reports on January 3 seeing The Heggar's Bush, praising its performance and marking the first appearance of several women on stage.
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Pepys
Heggar's Bush
Cornhill Magazine
A Curious Exchange With Ouida On Male Domain Knowledge
A noted author asks Ouida how she learned about male spaces such as camps and gambling houses. She replies with a sharp retort that it is none of his business.
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B. Lippincott
Ouida
Md Biffkies Love Tale In a Fractured Note
A fragmented clipping recalls an Irish style quip about Md Biffkies and a lover described as the apple to his eye. The text plays with fruit imagery and slang, ending without a clear punchline.
Fragmented note on knowledge gaps and memory
A garbled personal reflection questions what is unknown and what is remembered. The writer muses about missed knowledge and uncertain recollections, referencing strategies to recall and doubt about past understanding.
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Ounty Txes
Calhoun County
Alsteme
Vilet
Thoraday
Oct
DeArmanville
Boozer
Pokeville
Chatchie
Peeks Hill
Duke
Alexandria
Hollingsworth
Green's Schoolhouse
Greenwood
Aniston
ECOND
Tree City
DeArimanyisie
Peek
Heeds Tharday
Hollingswort
Ndersy Jhouse
Gehoolhouse
Four Mile
Greenwoods School House
Anniston
Thureday
Choccolocco
Burna X _Roads
Booter
Ohatehie
Peel’ Hill
Mollingsworth
Toowlay
Green's School House
Ctober
Greenwood’s
Osanna
D. Z Goodlett
Williamson & Ross
West Tenth Street
Brown
Toledo
Reowley
Huck
Mike
Aneta Apy Vena
Avela
Cotton Belt
St. Louis
Thebes
Cairo
Ees
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territories
Southwest
Camers N. BH. Baird
Atlanta
E. W. la Beaume
Lippman
James Newton
Aberdeen
Ohio
Hot Springs
Ark
W. T. Timmons
Waxahatchie
Tex
St. P. Ballantyne
Ballantyne & McDonough
Savannah
Pp. P. P
Lippman Brothers
Gaq
Bell- Weatherly Company
J L Wikle
Morris
Morrisville, Ala
Bells Telephone Connection
California
Washington
Oregon
Northwest
Missouri Pacific Railway
J. E. Rehlander
Chattanooga, Tenn
Ripans
Great Pac
Seppir
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