Candidate for Carroll County Roads and Revenues Commissioner
J L Kaylor announces candidacy for Carroll County Commissioner subject to the June primary. Other names mention campaigns for Commissioner of Roads and Revenues with dates and various statements. Kaylor cites prior experience as Randolph County County Commissioner and emphasizes financial stewardship and pledge to do best if elected.
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Commissioner of Roads and Revenues
R W Almon
RA Hertin
Carroll
Carroll County
Randolph County
J L Kaylor
Devoe Paint Claims Longevity Varies by Locality
A letter to C H Merrell of Carrollton Ga argues Devoe paint lasts 21 years in Yorkville South Carolina, noting coastal sun and sand reduce wear elsewhere. The firm asserts Devoe wears longest where wind and sand conditions prevail and stresses cost efficiency, advocating Roop Hardware Co. as seller.
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Carrollton Ga
F. W. Devoe & Co
Roop Hardware Co
Coughs and Colds Warning Prompts Foley Remedy
A warning that serious illness can follow a cold, with Foley's Honey and Tar advertised as curing obstinate coughs and colds and preventing serious results. Sold by Hamrick's Pharmacy.
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Foley
Hamrick
Road Notice Georgia Carrot County Reading
Road notice from Georgia Carrot County warns that unless objections are shown an order will be granted. The action involves road bed segments near Whitwsbury and Lowell Road and through the properties of Evans Moore Spano and Glover. The notice references Moore land and related parcel lines, with a May filing date and identifying officials.
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Georgia
Carrot County
Whitwsbury
Lowell Road
Spear
Evans
W Moore
J & Spano
Residency
Moore
Georgia court records on widow's twelve months support claim
The text indicates an application by Georgia Carroll Guunty Mre J Marton Kaytey for twelve months support from the estate of CJ Barton, deceased, with appraisers appointed to settle the amount and return filed. The matter requires showing cause before the court of Ordinary early May 108 regarding why support should not be granted.
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Georgia Carron
VE Little
UM Little
Sud
Court of Ordinary
Jane
Graned
J Sarron
Georgia
Carroll County
Bardece
Bartlett
Seid County
Suiminiatra
Hurdigng
H Bartlett
Gitate Witney
Barron
Guerwia
Cerroll
Sperlor
Hatohadon
Larely
JU Hotohaiun
Thia
Jou
Bayer
Ovdinary
Carroll Guunty
J Marton Kaytey
CJ Barton
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Sold at Hamrick's Pharmacy
Advertises DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as the original healing soothing and cooling remedy for piles with substitutes available elsewhere. Hamrick's Pharmacy sells the product.
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DeWitt
Hamrick
A Boy With Tact Gains Unexpected Start In Business
A bold youth arrives in New York with little money and seeks work in Wall Street. He borrows a $3,000 check from W. & Co. by claiming his employer sent him to borrow, impressing the firm’s head. He begins in the counting room, proving early business acumen and tact.
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New York
Wall Street
Sonny
Mr. W
Gaimeé
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Where the Compass Came From
The article traces early compass origins to ancient China, citing Huang ti’s 2634 B C attack aided by a south-pointing instrument, and notes the 121 A D dictionary defining loadstone’s polarity. It also mentions Chinese navigation reaching India using the compass.
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Huangti
Tchiyeon
Tchou- Jou
India
Sixpenny Jack the man with a merry laugh described
The author recalls Millais with charm and humor. He remembers him as a handsome lad with velvet frock who painted at the academy schools before adulthood. Millais is noted for curly hair bright eyes and a hearty laugh that lit gatherings and earned him the nickname Sixpenny Jack for canny Scotch like play at whist.
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Sixpanny Jack
Millais
Academy
Pembridge Villas
Leech Weather Prophet in a Vial
A Scots anecdote cites a leech confined in water as a weather omen. When fine weather lasts the leech lies motionless at vial bottom, rolled in a spiral. If rain is coming it climbs to the top and stays until the weather clears. Wind is foretold by rapid motion through the liquid.
Odd Portents and Signs among Negro Superstitions
A Baltimore Sun piece surveys southern black superstitions on weather signs and luck. Beliefs include cats sneezing predicting rain, cows’ sounds signaling snow, bulls leading to rain, dogs digging foretelling bad weather, and pigs hearing the wind. Other lore ties lightning to locust trees, shoes and firewood to misfortune, and warns against splitting or misplacing shoes.
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South
Judas
Baltimore Sun
Frugal Prussian King and Witty Lawton Jokes
A list of humorous anecdotes features Frederick the Great disguising himself to mingle with troops in Silesia and a sharp retort from a sentry about a cigar. Another vignette centers on Mr Lawton explaining his meaning after a quip about a flooded cellar and an overflowing house in a playful dialogue with Mrs Lawton.
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Frederick the Reat
Prussia
Silesia
Mr. Lawton
Philander
Mrs. Ton
Paying Debts In Japan With New Year Customs
Foreigners in Japan find a yearly opportunity to purchase curios as people clear their books and settle debts by year end. Tradesmen send bills to the house, gifts circulate, and if funds fall short many sell property at sacrifice to face the new year, with some choosing death to escape debt.
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Japan
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YO Aderbuld
Jaoda
Do Aderhold
Carrol County
Toangie Hughey
Nora Burke
PE Wi
Williamd
Ida Rowland
Jotnie Hhoutfurt
Wille Williams
Mankle Willimma
Helrad
H M Williams
Aid J M Burke
Buske
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Tim
Carlin Hood
Bond
Aigden
Wiliamstow
Will & Ugard
Court of Trainery
JH Barron
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Soda Fount
Lamson Nature Prints
Lamson Nature Print CO
Porfeland, Aine
Eiseman & Weil
Whitehall Street
Atlanta, GA
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