City government and church listings headline local directory
A historic directory page lists city government officers including Mayor R. H. Baker, aldermen, trustees, clerks, and county officials. It also details county schools board, roads and revenues, tax officials, coroners, notaries, and peace officers. Church listings name Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Church of God pastors with service times and Sunday schools.
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W.H. Jones
W. J. Hightower
County Board OF Education
J.M. Ridley
W.T. Dowdy
C.D. Pierce
D. W. Caldwell
RE. J. Hutcheson
Carl Shultz
John H. Moore
W. L. Ash 2
Meaders
T. F. Christian
Auraria
W. A. Hutcheson
J. J
Cane Creek
Luther Justus
J. P Fred Ash
N. P. Crumby
L. B. Hatfield
N. P. Chestatee
J. M. Wilkins
N. P. Davis
W.M. Wehunt
J. P. B. Higgins
N.P
N.P. Dahlonega—H. ©.Lovelace, J.P A. R. Ray, N. P. F . Frogtown—G. L. Jones
N. P. Hightower
J. N. Satterfield
N. P. Jones
Creek
M.H. Kendall
N. P. Martin’s Ford
H.M. Poore
J. P
J. A. Hollifield
N. P. Nimblewill
J. M. Calhoun
N. P
Porter Springs
J. B. Ricketts
Roman Relics Unearthed At Ospringe Kent Camp
The Ospringe site in Kent reveals a Roman camp used as a burial ground with about fifty interments found. Artifacts include glass vials pottery bracelets in copper silver and gold an ivory two dice game and a well preserved skeleton with a perfume bottle bracelets and glass disks.
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Ospringe
Kent
Britain
London Mail
Chronic Sufferer and Cripple Speak in Street Exchange
A terse dialogue unfolds as a chronic sufferer asks how long a man has been crippled and the response notes reconciliation with condition. The exchange echoes urban street talk and the themes of illness and social stigma.
Canada Needs Wise Immigration Policy Says Shaughnessy
Lord Shaughnessy told Kiwanis members that Canada’s slow population growth stems from unwise immigration laws. He urged a capable minister of immigration and warned that Canada lost thousands of settlers to other countries. He cited 1911 and 1921 population figures to argue immigration failed to boost growth.
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Canada
Lord Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific Railway
Kiwanis Club
Dominion
Paris editor Jane Misine leads women’s page at L Opinion
Jane Misine is described as the only woman newspaper editor in Paris in charge of the women’s page of L Opinion. She contributes to the feminist movement in France and spoke at the International Women’s Suffrage Alliance congress in Rome, advocating international suffrage.
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Mme
Jane Misine
Paris
L/Opinion
France
International Women’s Suffrage Alliance
Rome
New York Herald
Culture owed to Mongols in ancient America
Chicago Tribune argues that Mongol blood from Burma and Indo China shaped prehistoric American civilization. It claims Chinese style buildings art and beliefs appeared in the Americas and that Mayas and Toltecs carried Mongol influence, later destroyed by Aztecs and Spanish. The piece posits intermarriage with Indian stock weakened Mongol culture.
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America
Burma
Indo-China
Mexico
Yucatan
China
Europe
Chicago Tribune
Obsidian Cliff Glass Road Becomes Passable
In Yellowstone National Park engineers faced a volcanic glass obstacle 250 feet high and 4000 feet wide blocking a road between Roaring Mountain and Golden Gate. Fire heated the obsidian then water sprayed the cliff causing a controlled blast that fractured the mass. Debris formed the roadbed and the passable route was completed.
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Roaring Mountain
Golden Gate
United States
Yellowstone National Park
Money Mischief and Affection Suit Sparks Duel
A courtroom quip centers on a suit alleging alienating the affections of Mr. Rocks. The defendant retorts she was not seeking his attentions, prompting a witty exchange as the case unfolds.
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Mr. Rocks
Treasure legends of Africa lure now and then
The piece recounts a German doctor in 1895 who claimed a mountain of platinum in the Kalahari near South Africa and died soon after. It notes two expeditions that failed to find his tracks, rumors of secret ventures, and a native tale of a cave gleaming with gold near Krugersdorp. The old chief Kruger is referenced as the potential keeper of a royal secret.
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Kalahari
South Africa
Krugersdorp
Paul Kruger
Darwinism and the Darwinian Theory of Evolution
Darwin's theory holds that species did not remain fixed but evolved from simpler forms through environmental changes and natural selection. It posits an original few simple types with the fittest surviving across ages, and defines evolution as the gradual derivation of life from earlier rudimentary forms.
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Charles Darwin
Funk & Wagnalls’ New Standard Dictionary
Call in 60 Minutes Joke Echoes Child’s Arithmetic
A six year old on a sick day answers the phone for his mother and repeats her message that she is lying down and to call in an hour. Misunderstanding leads him to correct the caller with the line call in 60 minutes. The quip hinges on the boy’s literal arithmetic.
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Billy
Swap Jobs and Sighs at Laulaville Doctor
A fragmented item from the Laulaville Courier Journal notes a busy doctor lamenting illness while public figures wearily discuss job swaps and discontent. The snippet hints at social friction and employment strain in a small town.
Stenographer Confuses Birthday Timing in Office Card
A new stenographer in Chicago misread an insurance date and sent a birthday card six months early. The head of the organization corrected the mistaken timing, noting his actual birthday is six months away. The episode reflects a lighthearted office mix up in procedure.
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Chicago Journal
France Seeks Law Tagging Machine Made Lace
French lace makers press for a law requiring machine made lace to bear a clear tag saying machine made. About 100000 workers rely on handmade lace and the rise of machine copied lace has created competition the industry cannot easily meet. Fraud protections are weak with clever imitations fooling dealers.
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France
Ambitious Climber Aims for League of Nations
A Tarper's Magazine quote depicts Miss Upstart as brandishing wealth and social ascent. Discontented acquaintances joke she aspires beyond a country club to join the League of Nations, highlighting her lofty ambitions and public bragging at luncheon.
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League of Nations
Tarper
The Exposure Doctor- How did your husband take pneumonia
The sensational Life magazine item notes a husband’s odd ailment metaphorically linked to a diamond shirt stud. Dovey Dawson jokes that the husband “bought hisself” a flashy accessory as a gastric symptom of exposure.
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Dovey Dawson
Distressed Thought Turns to Wealth in Judicious Regard
A judge muses on diametric human conditions, noting distress over poverty contrasts with contemplation of wealth. The remark frames a moral inquiry into societal inequality and personal perception of riches.
Embarrassing Breakfast Moment Over Lemon Squeeze
An traveler recalls a Western city hotel breakfast where a quarrel with a longtime foe created an awkward scene. A lemon juice spray from the fish course splashed into the friend's eyes, forcing apologies and eyeing discomfort.
Eleven-Year-Old Polymath Parallels Dalton in Early Genius
The boy, age eleven, tours the country playing blindfold chess on several boards at once, echoing John Dalton the atomic theory pioneer. He began measurements, surveying, and navigation at eleven, taught a village school at twelve, and led a technical school by nineteen. color blindness was his only noted abnormality, and he lived to seventy-eight.
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John Dalton
Dalton
Thumb loss suit hinges on proof of value
A lawyer notes a trolley accident where the plaintiff seeks 3000 dollars for a lost thumb. The judge questions the valuation and the injury's impact on the claimant’s life.
Bridget and loyal cook humor in a Boston Transcript line
A Boston Transcript comic exchange shows Bridget asking how long she would stay if she could not be paid and the response promises support if she could not cook. The quip highlights workers’ loyalty and homespun wit in playful dialogue.
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Bridget
Boston Transcript
Wife Who Loses Trains Becomes Courtroom Laugh Line
A courtroom exchange features a man claiming his wife loses things often, including trains, as the Baker and Barker joke about the seriousness of losing a motorcar and a train in a humorous dispute before the judge.
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Baker
Barker
Judge
Farm For Sale In High Tower District
Fragmented clipping mentions a farm for sale in High Tower District with about 100 acres total, around 50 acres cultivated and 40 bottom land, offered by G. M. Bryan of Dahlonega Route 5. Prompt lacks clear date or contact details beyond the name and location.
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Hightower
G. M. Bryan
Dahlonega
New Goods Arrive at Mrs T H Jones Store
Mrs T H Jones announces arrival of ginghams silk and dress goods tennis shoes and various articles inviting customers to call and inspect. Ginghams priced 15 to 35 cents a yard with reasonable prices on all other goods.
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T. H. Jones
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. H. Baker
A. West
Jos. Townsend
T.H. Wimpy
J. F. Jackson
Dr. TH. Head
Davis
Trustees City School
WeaGsAshe
I. Kyaass
Aos H. Moore
J. M. Brooksher
J. F. Pruett
W. B. Townsend
Superior Court
T.F. Christian
J.M. Davis
Porter
J. H. Peck
Dr. A
R. EF
John Evans
C. Burns
G. G. Evans
W. J. Free
D. O. Johnson
Anita
J. P. Court
Nugget
McGuire Jeweler
Dahlonega, GA
Head’s
Chamberlain
Fian
A. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Bank of Dahlonega
Hle
Yellowstone
Africa
Tina
Joseph Conrad
Laulaville Couvier
Kansas City Star
The
Ossemvatore Romano
R. GO
T. 8. Littlefield
Homer Head
Georgia
Lumpkin County
J. FE. Rider
Joan W. Arpur
Admr
J. B. Rider
Gainesville
Gainesville & Dahlonega
Avery & McClore
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