Public sale of land in Carroll County on January first
The court orders sale of fifty four acres of land described as part of lot 181 in Carroll County to satisfy debts of A. I. Gaston deceased. The sale occurs at public outcry before the county courthouse on the first Tuesday in January between legal hours. Proceeds go to creditors, with the property levied as lawful.
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Georgia
Uprrell
Anid
Kwato
al Hutt
Ka SF Gilley
Dustier Court
Theta Diatetet GM Ot
Carroll Emily
Mid County
Carrallton
Handley Bridge
Thomas Header
LL. Cheavy
Gaston
Emong
Dow
Loys Jaased Beall
Adie
Englishman in war spy case ends in umbrella escape
An Englishman detained by French authorities as a suspected German spy faced a drumhead court martial and death sentence. On the way to execution he insisted on retrieving belongings saying he left his umbrella behind. His captors released him after the exchange, noting his remarkable but comic stubbornness.
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France
Germany
Berlin
Our System of Notation
The passage outlines a historical progression of counting methods from pebbles and beads to Roman numerals and Arabic numerals. It notes the Arabic system’s value in place value, allowing large sums to be expressed with ten symbols. It mentions Chinese bead frames and Roman numerals as earlier forms.
The Trading Rat of the Rocky Mountains
Miners report a curious trading rat that enters houses camps and mines at night. The creature steals items such as spoons knives and forks but always leaves a chip stick or stone in place of each article. The animal is claimed to “trade” by returning a substitute for items taken.
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Rocky Mountains
Love and Folly
A compact prose vignette contrasts three virgins on love and conditions. The most foolish virgin demands unconditional love, the less foolish insists on love for herself, and the wisest urges love despite her flaws, with a man proposing amid mild irony.
A Share In a Jewel Story Told By a French Servant
A French servant recounts a tale where a great duke presents a priceless jewel and the servant thanks him for letting him share possession of a vast treasure. The duke can only look on while the servant can also view it.
The Ninety and Nine Hymn by Ira D. Sankey
The Ninety and Nine by Ira D. Sankey, Dwight L. Moody’s musical partner, is praised for its evangelistic power. The article recounts its spontaneous composition in Edinburgh, its impact on meetings, and its worldwide reach in hymnology.
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Ira D. Sankey
Newman
God
Sarah Mower Adams
Cowper
Gol
John Monry Newman
Dwight L. Moody
Ile
Milwaukee Sentinel
The Rat and the Swan in a Tyne Storm Tale
During a violent flood on the Tyne spectators see a swan carrying a rat clinging to its plumage. The rat leaps free when the bird lands and is killed by a man who lacks respect for the rodent’s wit. This London Chronicle account preserves a dramatic, moral vignette.
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Tyne
London Chronicle
Lord Dufferin Deliberately Builds Wall Then Castle Vanishes
On Lord Dufferin's estate near Belfast a historic O Neill stronghold castle stood. He marked a line to protect it and ordered a wall built. After returning from India the castle had vanished with no trace left, and his steward claimed he pulled it down to build the wall.
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Lord Dufferin
Belfast
O’neill
Dun Mulligan
Mulligan
India
Ireland
Dan
Mushroom Poisoning and Safe Handling Rules
The article warns against eating unknown mushrooms and emphasizes learning to distinguish only edible varieties. It explains two chief poisons, muscarin and phallin, with symptoms and timelines, and urges prompt vomiting with castor oil, heart-supportive stimulants, and saline injections. atropine may be used for muscarin poisoning.
Dorothy’s Bold Outburst Over Cow Provokes Mother
Dorothy, a farmer’s young daughter, rushed home excitedly after an incident with a cow in a cornfield. She admitted she swore at the animal, calling her an old brute, prompting a mother’s reminder that such words aren’t proper.
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Dorothy
Just Send in Your Bills, Gentlemen Funny Quote
The passage recounts a humorist overhearing doctors debating a cure and quipping to bill them. it also mentions a German chemical named in relation to Foley's Kidney Remedy and hexamethylene tetramine as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for urine.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
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P. Kelly
Paul F. Drown
Kelly & Brown, Eastorns and Proprietors
Carroll County
Carrollton Ga
Sheriff’s Sale
Carrollton
Bennettys
Kuginr
Guirratt
Sherif
Admministrator
Tle
Seana
Pucek
Kipling
Franklin and Conklin
Xmal Gift Horton’s
1St National Bank
S. C
Herrin & West
South Bend
Newnan Street
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