City Directory Listing local government postings
Directory lists city government officials and trustees, county officers, road and revenue supervisors, notaries, peace officers, tax officials, registrars, and church and school leadership roles. Includes names for Baker, Habersham, and Dahlonega areas with church schedules and Sunday school details.
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John Evans
G. G. Evans
W. J. Free
D. O. Johnson
W. J. Jones
W. J. Hightower
A. B. Keith
County Board OF Education
Lowe
J. M. Ridley
W.T. Dowdy
D. Pierce
D. W. Caldwell
Carl Shultz
John EH. Moore
W. Ll. Ash
Meaders
T. F. Christian
Auraria
W. A. Hutcheson
J.P
Cane Creek
Luther Justus
J. P. Crumby
L. B. Hatfield
N. P. Chestatee
J. M. Wilkins
N. P. Davis
W. M. Wehunt
J. P
J. M. Calhoun
N. P
Porter Springs
J. B. Ricketts
W. T. Evans
J. Sr Speer
Methodist
J. W. Blake
Epworth League
W. R. Hightower
M.C. Wyley
Presbyterian Church
B. W. Baker
J. A. Carson
Church OF God
Gordon Watson
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Adverts and Local Blanks
Catarrhal conditions are linked to constitutional health and treated with Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally to act on mucous surfaces. The ad claims it strengthens the patient and aids Nature, with druggists stocking it and circulars free from J Cheney & Co. Toledo. Also notes on NUGGET OFFICE selling court blanks.
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Hall
Nature
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Job openings at Ideal Hosiery Mills and nearby furnace work
men and women sought for steady employment at Ideal Hosiery Mills Maryville Tennessee ages 16 and up. Able bodied men may find steady work within half a mile of the mill in the furnace room at Aluminum Company of America in Alcon Tennessee.
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Maryville
Tennessee
Furnace Room
Aluminum Company of America
Alcon
Letter to Editor Challenging Pratt on Pyrites Mines Case
Murrayville Georgia April 6 1924 letter writer defends Lawson and Saine against Geo Pratt of Atlanta stating Pratt misrepresented facts about an injunction and shipping rights. Claims Saine paid market price for ties and Lawson won court action Feb 1923 with a later modification Feb 9 1923.
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Nugget
Lawson
Geo
IL. Pratt
Atlanta
Pratt
C. F.laine
Pyrites
Mr. Lawson
Mr. Saine
Mr . Pratt
Alsof
Mr. Pratt
J.B. Jones
I. Li. Lawson
LL. Lawson
B. W. Paulknnear
Log cabin politics and hard cider rally myth
As Harrison supporters turned sneering remarks into a campaign by turning log cabins into symbols. They used portable log cabins with raccoon skins in processions. A barrel marked hard cider drew attention at meetings and songs celebrating log cabin style circulated in print.
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William Henry Harrison
United States
Washington
Baltimore
Harrison
Black Berthold and the Gunpowder Transformation
The Ruhr region, especially Dortmund, is linked to the legend of Black Berthold a monk who in 1320 developed gunpowder changing warfare and shaping the Rhine valley. His invention toppled castles, altered river trade, and marked centuries of European struggle over the Rhine.
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Dortmund
Ruhr
Berthold
Rhine Valley
Rhine
Europe
Charlemagne
Napoleon
Bismarck
Alpine
Barbarosa
Shoal Creek School Closes April 20 Exercises
Shoal Creek School will hold closing exercises Friday evening April 20 at 8 oclock. The program starts with drills and songs from the primary grades and ends with dialogues and plays from the intermediate and higher grades. No admission fee. W. Savacr, Principal.
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Shoal Creek
W. 3B
Savacr
Prin
Fertilizer Produces Bacteria to Prepare Soil Amendment
A foreign patent describes fertilizing soil by slow oxidation of sulfur to sulfuric acid. A mixture of sulfur, natural phosphates, iron sulfate, aluminum sulfate and surface soil is half saturated with water and kept at 70 to 90 degrees for eight weeks with stirring. The resulting culture of sulfur bacteria fertilizes moist soil, forming sulfuric acid that suppresses fungi parasites weeds and insects. Sulphates derive from the culture and reduce soil alkalinity improving crop yield.
Beggars of India Turn Holy Illusion Into Street Practice
The article surveys beggars in India who claim holy gifts and second sight to draw payments. They employ dramatic acts such as lying on spikes or covering with ashes to prove their sanctity, prompting the public to offer food and money as a result.
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India
His Place in the Sun
The Political Editor contrasts Henry the Highth with modern fame noting his political reign would lack today’s grandeur yet his marriage record would suit a front page feature. The playful column hints at public perception of royal stature and media attention.
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Henry the Highth
In Days of Old The Barber Remembers Mug Racks
A Detroit News reminiscence recalls old barber shops with wall mug racks bearing owners’ names and emblems. Each mug held a brush and soap, some even a sponge, before safety razors ended the mug era and patrons enjoyed thrice weekly shaves at ten cents each.
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Detroit
News
Quarrel Over Fathers Sparks Humorous Exchange
Two English girls dispute whose father is superior. One boasts of her father the bishop while the other retorts with a joking claim about a hen in the yard. The exchange ends with a playful mispronunciation and a whimsical comeback.
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Bishdaughter
van Ryulta
Purifying Oysters Cleans Shellfish Without Impairing Flavor
New York state conservation efforts yield a cleansing method for polluted oyster beds. Oysters are placed in shallow tanks in clean sea water and treated with a salt solution converted to sodium hypochlorite. Two treatments purify them without affecting taste or digestibility.
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New York State Conservation Commission
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Walls Razed for Road Open Canton Highway
Trade Commissioner William T. Irvine reports after studying automotive markets in the Orient that China has turned old city walls into a highway spanning twenty eight miles. Motor vehicles traverse the new road with ease, signaling a shift in urban infrastructure.
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China
William T. Irvine
Department of Commerce
Orient
Canton
Puffin Odd Fish Catcher
A grotesque puffin dives for fish with a large beak that is vividly colored and adorned with seasonal horned growths. Observers note how the bird grips prey while the bill opens to capture more. Old European records mention salted puffins eaten during Lent for their fishy taste.
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Detroit News
New Era in Poetry Live and Popular Verse
Editors print more poetry now as magazines feature verse more prominently. The public wants poems, and editors deliver, making poetry a live, popular subject with readers accepting it in place of stray verses tucked in ads or stories.
Home Ownership Declines Across United States
Census figures show about 2,000,000 more rented homes than owned. Of 24,351,76 homes surveyed, 18,286,709 are rented and 4,252,464 encumbered. The renter share rises despite bail and loan efforts and crusades, now at 50 percent.
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United States
Federal Census Bureau
Summers of Long Ago Recalled As Warmer Climate
A scientist claims the sun has not cooled five degrees in a billion years yet memories suggest ancient summers were hotter and drier. People recall sleepless nights and ice delivered at night due to extreme heat. even a twenty five pound cake of ice would melt in the sun. The piece humorously notes the forgetful claim of cooling.
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Palm Beach
Petunia Visit Sparks Tavern Banter
A visiting guest asks about Petunia, the tavern landlord replies that business is booming compared with last year, though the town seems unchanged. The Kansas City Star note adds that the town is "holding its own" amid steady activity.
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Petunia
George
Kansas City Star
Practical Reasons Theosophy Involved In Personal Ties
A fragment from the Boston Transcript notes a person named Alice who has married a poor man and is now studying dish pantheism. The inquiry asks if she remains interested in theosophy as before.
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Alice
Boston
Public Sale Offers Army Munson Shoes at 2.95
Massive surplus stock acquired from a major U S government contractor includes 122000 pairs of Munson shoes in sizes 54 to 12. Each pair is guaranteed solid leather with dark tan color, bellows tongue dirt and waterproofing. Valued at 6.00 dollars, price reduced to 2.95 for the public.
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Army Munson
U. S. Army
Munson
U. S
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Baker
AL Durmen
A. West
Josis Gets
T. WH. Wimpy
W. B. Townsend
J. M. Davis
Porter
J. H. Peek
U. S. Cantrell
B. Baker
J. P. Court
Nugget Office
GH McGuire Jeweler
Dahlonega
Moore & Kariys
Bank of Dahlonega
L. Pratt
Murrayville
Puffin Odd
The
American Tobacco Co
Acti
J. M. Brooksher
Gainesville
Gaineville & Dahlonega
Avery & McClure
Sale
Suoes
Broadway
New York City
Clarence Hat Shop
W.J. & E. C Palmour’s
C. W. McDonald
National Bay State Shoe Company
New York, N. Y
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