Local Notes Highlight Jewelry, Weddings and Meetings
Mrs J C Carlton of Atlanta visits Carrollton as Creel Jewelry Co. introduces new novelties and buggies arrive from Stewart Fleming. Out of town guests attend the Lyle Shaw wedding including Dr and Mrs W C Lyle and others from Augusta. The protracted First Baptist meeting ends with forty five new members. continued religious meetings draw speakers from Atlanta and others assisting Rev W W Roop in Bremen Gateway.
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Lyleshaw
W. C. Lyle
Joe Lyle
Augusta
E. W. Teague
Iun ‘City
Ala
Walker ‘Brock
Tallapoosa
First Baptist Church
Carrollton
Mr. Jackson
Atlanta
W. W. Roop
Bremen Gateway
Revelation of Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Lung Trouble
L M Ruggles of Reasner writes that doctors said consumption and hemorrhages in his lungs would not improve until he took Foley's Honey and Tar. He reports the remedy stopped the cough and lung pain and restored sound lungs. Hamrick's Pharmacy sells it.
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Foley
L. M. Ruggles
Reasner
Hamrick
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills Sold Locally
Jhon Riha of Vining Iowa touts DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills after a year of sales. He claims many customers report perfect satisfaction and he personally endorses the product with fine results at Hamrick's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jhon Riha
Vining
DeWitt
Hamrick
Remorse Over a $5 Gold Piece in a Capitol Suppers Tale
A Washington supper tale describes a wife of a U S Senator who believes she owes $5 and confesses mishap with a $5 gold coin. A helpful young man at the scene exchanges coins and later the wife finds the original coin back in her purse, while the husband mocks the incident as a clever skin game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Capitol
New York
Prass
Points d'Angisterrs Lace in France and England
The text describes Colbert promoting lace making in France to rival Venetian lace. It notes Venice restricted craftsmen, yet French points de France matched points de Venise. It explains the origin of points d Angleterre after 1663 English bans imports, as smugglers sold Brussels lace as points d Angle terre.
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Louis XIV
Bia
Colbert
France
Republic
England
Charles III
Brussels
Angleterre
Landlord Encounters Tenant Amid London Poverty Scraps
In a London street of hardship a landlord confronts a tenant who pays no rent yet attends a cricket match. The tenant claims he would not have attended if he had not sold his back door for firewood, highlighting the dire financial strain on residents.
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London
Inkhorn Terms and Plain Speech from Wilson 1543
The passage warns against using outlandish inkhorn terms and urges speaking as commonly received. It laments clerks who chase rare English while neglecting their mother tongue and notes mothers might not recognize such speech. It defends plain speech as proper English.
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Wilson
Royal Golfer King James II and the Edinburgh Shoemaker
In a tale from Bryce's Magazine the King James II famed as a golf lover plays a Scottish court match. The Duke of York pairs with Edinburgh shoemaker John Paterson, wins the 4 ball game, and Paterson earns half the stake to build a Canongate house still marked by the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James II
Duke of York
Edinburgh
John Patersone
Patersone
Canongate
Bry’s Magazine
Art Glass Windows and the Lead Binding Process
The article explains how lead binds art glass panels, separating colors while blending them visually. It covers sketching, full size cartoons, paper layers, cutting with a three blade knife, assembling with came, nailing, cementing, and adding saddle bars for wind resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Schroeder
Western Journal of Education
A Familiar Experience at Dinner Guests
A family dreads dull visitors deemed “worthy” and fear they will be bored. One member nearly sleepily declares they will nap to stay awake, but cannot sleep until the guests arrive, reflecting a weary urban newsroom tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sankt
Mother
New York Press
Point of View Falls On Humor in Boston Transcript
The passage discusses how humor depends on perspective. Tol fet is described as serious, not sharing the joke when Clough's billygoat causes amusement among others. The tone notes a lack of humor in Tolfet and hints at differing views influencing reactions.
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Tolfet
Clough
Boston
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J. C. Carlton
City
Creel Jewelry Co
Nora
Georgia Turner
Stewart &Fleming
Genesen Pure Food Coy
le Roy
THE
Francis Statuary CO
Dept. A
Wellington
Ohio
Bradley, Hyatt & Cau
Battenburg and Horitan
Bradley, Hyatt & Co
Bradley, Hyatt & Coy
Carrollton, GA
Georgia School of Technology
Georgia
Tiss
Georgia Tech
Seation
T. Mathieson
A.M. Sk. Dis Pras Altar
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