State Notes From Georgia Impressions and Local News
Georgia notes recount Waycross dentist Dr M A Jeffords death after a brief illness, city finance plans to borrow up to 4000 dollars, Bertha Smith and Marshal Pinketon wed in Wilkes county, Tifton peaches shipped despite a half crop, Monroe insurer probes Dr J P Poore death, Vernon River and Waynesboro cotton bales advance early, Guyton hires L G Fowler as high school principal, Passaic monitor to Georgia naval militia arrival at Brunswick, garden notes on rooting rose cuttings with anecdotal mishaps.
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M. A. Jeffords
Waycross
Dr. Jeffords
Ware County
Knight
Bank of Waycrogs
Georgia
Morning News
Washington
Bertha Smith
Marshal Pinketon
Wilkes County
H. Smith
Vernon River
Messrs. Wilkins & Jones
Pope & Fleming
Augusta
Lawtonville
Messis, Dwelle & Daniel
Savannah
J. E. Lambert
Burke County
Sea Island
Baker County
Florida
Guyton
L. G. Fowler
Lithonia
Fowler
Emory College
Willl
Columbia
Passaic
Texas Big Hog Claims Historic Size and Reward
Readers learn of a 1 480 pound Texas hog described as eight feet three inches long with a neck girth of six feet and body girth of eight feet. Owner T Ratigan paid 250 dollars and faces 1 500 dollar offers with a 5 000 dollar fire policy. Doctors say it could reach 2 200 pounds. speculation of a future blaze noted. Additionally Gladstone autographs fetch sixpence.
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Texas
Union
United States
Poland
China
Red Jersey
T. Ratigan
Monticello Press
Household Advice on Careers and Bordeaux Mixture
A reader asks whether to choose typesetting or stenography, with pay ranges from six to twelve dollars weekly and notes on boredom and skill value. The article also reports a new method for Bordeaux mixture preparation from copper sulfate and lime, using stock solutions, dilution guidance, and simple testing techniques demonstrated at an agricultural scientists meeting.
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Association of Agricultural Scientists
Swingle
Department of Agriculture
Bordeaux
B. T. Galloway
Pang
The Mortgage and Its Harsh Truth About Debt
A humorous yet biting reflection compares a mortgage to many strong forces, from death’s hour-glass to Providence and the grip of the devil. The piece argues debt motivates action, but even diligent debtors cannot outpace the mortgage. It ends with a partisan quip about mortgages being good only in another family.
Whoa Variant Exclamation For Halt In History
The excerpt discusses the evolution of the exclamation whoa used to halt a horse, noting it as a variant of tho used in Chaucer. It cites King Edward IV as having turned the form into whoo during a tournament to stop proceedings.
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Chaucer
Edward IV
Laughable Bits and Wit From a Bygone Paper
A collage of jokes and quips spans social idiosyncrasies from youth to age, with puns on life, love, and work. Snippets include remarks on aging, clever misreads, dog and horse gags, farmer talk, and sly wordplay about fashion, politics, and daily life, all delivered in a dated humorous voice.
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Cameron San
Butter in Glass and Plaster Pack Saves Freight
A novel method from the Australasian trade uses a glass box wrapped in plaster of Paris to ship butter. The sealed unit, a poor heat conductor, keeps butter cold with minimal loss. The box holds up to 80 pounds and employs workers to make the glass receptacles. Savings of about twenty five percent on freight and packing are claimed versus frozen butter.
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Paris
Melbourn
South Africa
Kimberly
Cape Town
Victoria
Canadian American Crew Wins Four at Halifax Carnival
The Canadian American four won the four oared international race at the summer carnival in Halifax N. S Time 18 35 The English crew finished second in 18 45 The Halifax crew placed third at 19 20 and the St John team was defeated by about half a mile.
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Halifax
St. John
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Empire State of the South
Tifton
Express
J. P. Poore
Monroe
Mutual Reserve Fund Association
Fidelity
Washington Mutual
Atlanta Mutual
Hal
Gladstone
Nell
Clover Meadow Farm
Redneck
Algernon
Mamma
Igernon
Cuba
Weyler
Pendennie
Warrington
Adda
America
Frost Proof
Harper’s Bazar
Loninville
Bell Boy
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Tom
Molly
Alice
Majorie
Crewe
Mein Herr
Parvenu
Detroit Free Press
Canadias
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