Climate talk and a Maryland eastern shore anecdote
Franklin K. Lane recounts a Baltimore Methodist conference where a long-bearded speaker from Maryland’s eastern shore shares humor about the region. The tale includes a playful origin story of Eden and a joke about choosing a change of air for Adam and Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Adam
Eve
Garden of Eden
Gabriel
Franklin K. Lane
National Geographic Magazine
Reynolds Local News Highlights Social Visits
Mrs. B. P. Jones spent Sunday in Macon and Miss Nettie Fountain visited Miss Hazel Barrow. Numerous locals traveled to Columbus, Athens, Macon, Fort Valley, and Atlanta for visits, shopping, and family time. The Reynolds High School Fall Term starts September 6 with an opening in the auditorium and expected large enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. P. Jones
Macon
J. E. Davant
Hortense Davant
Butler
A. Mangham
A. G. Hicks
Yharmen Whatley
the Reynolds High School
Reynolds High School Music Department Opens September 6
Reynolds High School announces pupils wishing to work in the music department must matriculate on Monday September 6, with period assignments in order of matriculation. Rates rise to five dollars per month for single pupils, with family reductions for multiple pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Pendergrast
Butler visitors attend services with English hosts
Mrs J T Goulds and Miss Atho Fine Childs of Butler attended services here on Sunday and were guests of Mr and Mrs E G English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Riley
Butler
Rob Jones
Little
Mr. and
Will Tayne
J T. Goulds
Athofine Childs
E. G. English
Prof Pendergrast Accepts Charleston High Chair
Prof Pendergrast, long viewed as a dedicated teacher, has reconsidered and accepted the chair of Spanish at the Charleston High School in Charleston South Carolina. His decision brings warm wishes from friends in Taylor County and beyond as the community seeks to bolster local education and civic life. Improve Our Town urges housing and home ownership to build prosperity, urging banking support and easy terms to encourage thrift and loyalty among citizens.
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Taylor County
Pendergrast
Charleston
S. C
Postmaster George Searight Says Meritone Restores Health
Hendersonville Tenn postmaster George T Searight reports weight gain and restored appetite after using Meritone a system medicine. He claims improvement across his system and urges public recommendation. Meritone marketed as a tonic for stomach liver kidneys and other complaints sold by Reynolds Pharmacy.
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Meritone
George T. Searight
Hendersonville
Tenn
Mr. Searight
Reynolds
Reynolds Pharmacy
Definition of law cited in bar exam remark
A bar examination candidate defined law as the means by which we acquire legal possession of property belonging to another. This definition, attributed to the Boston Transcript, frames law as a tool for acquiring others' property.
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Boston Transcript
Napkins Go Pink and White at School Dinner
Parents planned a surprise dinner for teachers at a large Indiana ward school but forgot napkins. A husband bought pink and white items, but the napkins revealed storks with babies, causing shock. The teachers laughed at the awkward moment, while the host says he may move from the district before another banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Ward
Indianapolis News
Police Misread Runners In France Inspections
In Vincennes gendarmes arrested a group of white clad runners from the military School of Sport mistaken for unauthorized dress. A later haul revealed the leader was an inspector of police and the others Paris policemen on a fortnight’s training, highlighting a curious mix up by authorities.
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France
Vincennes
Military School of Sport
Paris
London Mail
Side Whiskers Return to London Fashion Scene
The London exquisite pushes to cultivate side whiskers, a look once shunned after Lord Rocksavage’s revival attempt. War years earlier set a trend to a regulation military mustache, now British youth grow tufts in front of their ears with unflattering results. The Earl of Lonsdale and Hon. Lancelot Lowther, famed for their sideboards, are again linked to the sporty image their facial hair conveys.
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London
Lord Rocksavage
Earl of Lonsdale
Lancelot Lowther
Jamaican bats yield rich specimens for natural history
H E Anthony, associate curator at the Museum of Natural History, returns from a four month Jamaican expedition with many fine bat specimens. He notes Jamaica hosts 20 native bat species and one rodent, with wingspans from six inches to 28 to 30 inches. Insect eating bats destroy pests like mosquitoes and harmful insects, highlighting their economic value.
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United States
Jamaica
Rich Iron Find in Australian Islands Attracts Attention
Australia reports huge in sight iron ore yields at Yampi Sound with 97,000,000 tons estimated. Major lodes at Koolan and Cockatoo islands rise above sea level, wide and long across the islands. Ore quality is high with minimal silica and sulfur, comparing favorably with world deposits.
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Yampi Sound
Australia
Koolan Island
Cockatto Island
Newfoundland
Bell Island
Cumberland
England
Bilboa
Bolshevists Seize Russian Stud Stock In War News
A Live Stock Journal correspondent reports an English horse trainer's observations from Russia. Bolshevists divided elite stock among themselves, sending Russia's best stallion to a peasant then to market. They then created a nationalist run stud with six stallions and one mare.
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Live Stock Journal of
London
Russia
Planet beyond Neptune Said to Be Four Billion Miles From Sun
Dr. Eric Doolittle states calculations based on Uranus perturbations indicate a hypothetical planet beyond Neptune lies about four billion miles from the sun and takes 288 years for a full orbit. Smaller than distant worlds, its mass is six times Earth's, an elusive secret expected to reveal a tiny body around twelfth or thirteenth magnitude. Searches focus near Gemini on the western border.
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Uranus
Eric Doolittle
Neptune
Sun
Earth
Gemini
Giving Her Fair Warning
A mother reprimands John for misdeed then he says to his baby sister in the crib that she should go back to where she came from and can do anything here. The remark raises concerns about his attitude toward family and boundaries. The scene reads as a cautionary moment highlighting tricky sibling dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
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Eastern Shore
Goodrich
Reynods
Miss Nettie Fountain
Hazel Barrow
Messrs . H. Goddard
W Theus
Columbus
A. M. Carter
Mauk
W. T Hicks
Geneva
Kate Hicks
Athens
Emily Taylor
Fort Valley
Francis Hodges
A.M. Gamble
Lester Wilson
Elam Griffith
Margaret Phillips
J. A. Matthews
Thomaston
Florence Smith
Sam Harp
Ethel Marshall
Commerce
Mr. L. J Hicks
J. B. Goodman
Bacenton
Susie Fountain
J. Y. Robinson
Fitegesald
Otis Ogburn
Will Ogburn
Louiseogburn
Col. H. Beeland
Dan and
Edgar Beeland
Atlanta
Florine Turk
Davis
Bobh Hicks
Pyton
Sir. Dumas
Katie Hicks
Chas. Dumas
Forsyth
Rev
J A. J Dumas
John Edward Dumas
H .L. Hodges
Gladys Mickle
Earl Marshall
Dr. Pennington
Mrs
Ed Goddard
Messrs
Willoughby Marshall
Willie Ed Cooper
Locust Grove Institute
R. H Vinson
Mrs J J Saylor
Millard Vinson
Cora Wade
Waverly Hall
Katie
Mari Lee Musslewhite
Susie Payne
Charlesto
S. C. High School
Museum of Natural History
Bolshevist Stud Farm
Georgia
Endevor
J. Hugh Windham
Miss Ida Anthony
Ford
Taylor Mortor Company
First National Bank
Reynolds, Georgia
F. A. Ricks
J. N. Brya
H. K. Sealy
Federal Reserve System
Goodyear
M. A. Lifley, Reynods G A
Seeries & Armstrong
Third Street
Macon, GA
Phon
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