Burke's Peerage and British Orchid Collections
Burke's Peerage is the recognized genealogical authority on the UK peerage and baronetage, first compiled in 1826 by John Burke and still published annually. The piece notes Glasgow hosting about 12,000 orchids in four public gardens, with Kew Gardens housing over 1,000 cultivated species and far larger numbers stored in the herbarium.
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United Kingdom
John Burke
British Isles
Glasgow
Kew Gardens
Kew
Publc Gardens
The Woman Is Mortal and The Woman's Union Phrase
The excerpt discusses gendered terms and usage for woman versus man. It contrasts The Woman's Christian Temperance Union with a generic woman or mankind in phrases like Man is mortal, noting preferred common usage and distinctions in formal titles.
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Christian Temperance Union
Butler to Host Summer School July 16 to August 24
Butler to host a countywide summer school from July 16 to August 24 with aim to aid rural and town students. About $100 subscribed, total operating cost around $900, and plans include multiple subjects from grammar to business courses. Principal J A Pendergrast and Mrs. J A Pendergrast lead the program with local schools offering accommodations and housing for students.
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Butler
Taylor County
Reynolds
Central Georgia Community Notes Skip Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs D E Byrd and son visited Mrs M T Gaultney over the week end. Miss Eula Saunders visited Miss Leola Foy. John Eason and Eli Buchanan of Atlanta stayed with aunt Miss Mary Anthony. Various locals visited, with mentions of Gholson and Bohler families as well as summer school plans at Butler by W T Rustin.
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D. E. Byrd
M. T. Gaultney
John Eason
Eli Buchanan
Atlanta
Mary Anthony
Howard Happenings and Local Visits Highlight Weekend
Howard residents and visitors filled a busy weekend with social visits and church events. The Third Quarterly Conference and a protracted meeting were announced for Wesley with Rev Hightower in charge, followed by a luncheon. Frogs and toads are noted for an acute sense of hearing in a separate snippet.
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Wesley
Sean
Hightower
Death of Rev. A. J. Parker at Ellaville
Obituary notes the death of Rev. A. J. Parker of the Freewill Baptist Church near Ellaville after three weeks of illness. He wrote a farewell letter to Glennville church before collapsing, his funeral at Mt. Olive Cemetery led by Rev. J. J. Jones, and his pastorate long cherished by the congregation. Pearl Youngblood signs the piece. Also mentions Butler Summer School dates July 16 to August 24 announced by W. T. Rustin C.S.
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A. J. Parker
Ellaville
Freewill Baptist Church
Glennville
John. Jones
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Pearl Y Oungblood
Butler
W- T. Rustin
C.S. ‘Ss
Shoe Polish Demonstrator Sparks Candid Trade Talk
An informal trade show moment spotlights a shoe polish demonstrator fielding blunt questions about products. The exchange underscores vendor confidence and consumer skepticism in a crowded showroom setting.
Antioch News Notes Social Visits and Funeral
Mrs Mary E Smith of Butler spent days with daughter Mrs W A Jarrell. Miss Mary Moore visits Henry County relatives. Mr and Mrs G E Jarrell and child visited Mr A H Riley. Mrs J 2 Goodwin and children visit and Mr and Mrs J P Walker and children attended the funeral of J O Bickley. Sunday School at 3:30 p m invites all. Summer School beginners urged. Harmony Hill and Gallows Hill are street names in Sligo Ireland.
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Taylor County
Mary ‘E.smith
Butler
W. A. Jarrell
Mary Moore
Henry County
G.e.jarrell
Riley
J. P. “Walker
J. Ot
Bickley
Gallows Hill
Harmony Hill
Sligo
Ireland
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Reynolds, Cae
Sale
Fisk
Ape Mann
Werar
J. F. Posey
Butler, Ga
M. Montgomery Reynolds
J. A. Pendergrast
Pendergrast
Reynolds High School
Buena Vista High School
The
Herald
Central News
Eula Saunders
Leola Foy
H. L. Mosley
Nina Peterman
T. L. Saunders
Midway
M. D. Gholson
M. T. Gaultney, Jr
J. Parker
Frances Loy
W. A. C. Bohler
Americus
Nannie Jarrell
Gholson
Nina
Florence
Peterman
Agnes Haywood
Lucile Parker
Nellie Peterman
Clifford Perkins
Ernie Berta
Mary Gholson
E. T. Haywood
R. S. Foy
Sylvester
G.saunders
Lucy
W. T. Rustin
Howard Happenings
Lewis Hill
H. F. Pickard
Macon
Ft. Valley
J. M. Austin
Manchester
Magie Hickman
Annie Martin
Leila Parks
J. E. Brown
A.,.healy
F. L. Fuller
Hogansville
F. L. Purvis
J. G. Hamilton
Mesdames Lee
John Jinks
Marion ~ Fuller
Poplar
Shiloh
F. R. Purvis
Mae Riley
J. R. Williams
Herbert Sealy
W. T. Austin
Rev
Scott
Antioch News
Austin
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