Land Sale in Lumpkin County Georgia by Bank of Dahlonega
Public sale announced for one contiguous 170 acre tract in Lumpkin County including parts of lots 1128 1129 1103 1130 1058 and 1104 with water power and mineral rights excluded. Property secured by mortgage on M R Bryan to Bank of Dahlonega due 1914 debt of 238.18 with default prompting sale. November 20 1921 Bank of Dahlonega By T F Jackson.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
Bank of
Lumpkins County
Yahoola Creek
Black Mountain
M. R. Bryan
Bank of Dahlonega
Special Teacher Examination in Dahlonega Court House
Notice announces a special examination for teachers not holding a general elementary license. The event is set for December 24 1921 in the courthouse office, Dahlonega, starting at 8 30 A M. It aims to assist teachers who failed last August or earlier.
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Dahlonega
C. Sucurz
Lampkin County Teachers Election Set For Dec 24 1921
By order of the Board of Education each district must hold a trustees election on Saturday December 24 1921 from 10 AM to 12 PM. Managers must report results to the County Superintendent stating the term length for each elected seat. Vacancies are filled with terms 1 to 3 years as specified. handle overlaps per commission. December 6 1921.
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Board of Education of
Lampkin County
Peculiar wed ding gift a flatiron sparks laugh
An English woman humorously remarks on a large flatiron purchased as a wedding present. The charwoman explains she sent the iron to defend herself against potential domestic disputes, noting her sister’s future husband is said to be violent.
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Houston Post
White Hair Happenstance in a Movie Spoof
A Boston Transcript quip recounts a movie gag where a man turns white headed in fear. The cause is Marshmallow sugar puffed by laughing girls behind him during a screen comedy.
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Jim
Boston Transcript
Poets Corner Mischief Sparks Waiter Hints at Teachers
Two teachers from a state institution, both prolific textbook writers, dine daily at a restaurant and boast of their anonymity. Their private chats are interrupted when a waiter directs another to the "poets' corner," revealing their real profession to the startled pair.
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Indianapolis News
Nine year old shares views on division of labor
A nine year old observes church life and a prayer meeting with interest. He notes his father is a labor leader and remarks that letting several people preach could split salaries, reflecting his budding view on division of labor.
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John
Ile
Texas Inspector Shares Wit In Indianapolis Lobby
A Texas post office inspector visiting Indianapolis recounted a story of local humor. In a Galveston theater lobby a sign urged not to smoke with a reminder of the Iroquois Theater fire, and a theatergoer added a note about spitting reminding of the Galveston flood.
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Texas
Indianapolis
Galveston
Waiting for Homecoming In Pearson’s Weekly
An irate wife confronts a delinquent husband about his late return, while he explains he has waited outside for two hours to let her sleep. The scene hinges on friction, sleep, and unspoken distress.
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Pearson's
Witticisms and Jests From Turn of the Era
A collection of humorous quips and exchanges on daily life and social quirks. The items range from breakfast banter and arithmetic riffs to family jokes and classroom puns, concluding with a dark joke about measuring a town for a coffin.
Timely truths in aphorisms on life and society
A collection of quips and maxims reflecting on luck fame temper work optimism and social norms. The quotes touch on self reliance generosity pride identity and the balance of ambition and contentment with playful and pointed observations.
Hatless Mrs Poindexter Breaks Tea Etiquette
In Washington a fashionable tea scene features Mrs Miles Poindexter, wife of Senator from Washington, known for wit and frankness. A guest notes her hatlessness, prompting Mrs Poindexter to explain she removed her hat because it does not suit her dress and she has only one hat.
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Washington
Miles Poindexter
When the Horses Laughed Exchange
A humorous exchange ends with a swapped pair of horses and two jokers laughing at the prank. The men agree the swap was the best joke they have seen, sharing a light moment as they part.
Bright Orange Feather Sparks Train Station Moment
A Chicago Tribune anecdote recalls a traveler in a New York railroad station who points out an elderly man wearing a bright burnt orange feather in his hat. The man, deaf, learns the feather is part of the East Coast fashion, prompting amused reactions from onlookers as the narrator waits for a train.
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New York
Chicago Tribune
The Bashful Beau Quips On Time and Love
A playful exchange between He and She centers on clocks and timing. He remarks clocks slow while She hints the issue lies beyond the clock. The banter suggests romantic friction and the push of desire versus restraint.
Practical Seamen and Their Maritime Faith
The article recalls old time English seamen trained by service from cabin boy to master. It notes the school forged efficiency over learning and tells of a man who could navigate ports by stars of the coast lights and the tides, as his sole intellectual activity.
Charwomen Demand Higher Pay and Food Rations
A Boston report notes charwomen demand double prewar wages and meals. One worker says feeding is satisfactory, but to earn more in anxious times, charwomen will not continue after-dinner stoppages, signaling extended work hours and higher costs for employers.
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Boston Transcript
Sounds Reasonable Three-year-old
Artie illness scene where a father checks his child’s fever and tongue and notes a coat on it. The exchange portrays parental concern and a child’s curiosity about health. The dialogue captures a domestic moment from the Boston Transcript excerpt.
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Artie
Papa
Boston Transcript
Skeptical Talk on Prohibition Tactics
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip features Mr God spur and Mr Gumpson sparring over prohibition officers using drinkers to locate stills. The dialogue lampoons hearsay with a Mississippi pig hunter and a man whose pet rattlesnake acts as an alarm clock, emphasizing skepticism toward rumors.
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Mr. Godspur
Mr. Gumpson
Mississippi
Birmingham Age-Herald
Two Developments Observe Bicycles In City Life
In a Birmingham Age-Herald exchange reflectors recall fears that bicycles would depopulate the country and note that progress has shifted to longer journeys with improved riding and travel experience.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Vaudevillians Debate Kaisers Funds and Bank of the Marne
The first vaudevillian argues the Kaiser has substantial funds at his disposal while the second notes he received large checks on the bank of the Marne. The exchange frames a wartime financing claim tied to military revenue sources.
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Vaudevillian
Bank of the Marne
Hunch Proves True as Bottle Drops During Theater Gag
A peculiar incident at a focal theater provided unexpected humor when a bottle dropped from the front-row area just as a performer joked about prohibition. The timing sparked roaring laughter, and the bottle was not reclaimed, with witnesses recounting a later image of a woman reaching for the fallen item.
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Lawrence
Mass
Emu Egg Tale From Dunraven Castle Dinner
Miss MacSwiney recounted at a New York dinner a tale of the Irish earl of Dunraven and a gift of emus from Lord Lyons. The birds, named for their donor, supposedly spurred a palace-wide effort to hatch them, culminating in a footman’s excited report that Lord Lyons laid an egg at luncheon.
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Miss MacSwiney
York
New York
Earl of
Dunraven
Lord Lyons
Conductors and Brakemen in Train Life
The Rambler writes of conductors as the most unruffled men with great patience and humor. Size does not determine virtue among conductors, large or small both benevolent and fine. Brakemen share patience and good nature, though lighter hearted, with similar flaws and strengths, all human and friendly.
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Christian Science Monitor
I Couldn't Reach It The Jewelry Case Triumph Tale
Three year old Robert of Franklin loves his mother’s jewelry case and is warned not to touch. While she is away she moves the case out of reach to a mantel. On return the boy shouts that he did not touch it and could not reach it.
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Robert of
Pranklin
Indianapolis News
Wild Fowl in Danger Due to Drainage
Dr EB W Nelson chief of survey warns that drainage of lakes and marshes nationwide threatens migratory wild fowl habitats. The Department of Agriculture urges conservation of water and marsh areas to preserve feeding and roosting sites for wild fowl in many states.
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Department of Agriculture
EB. W. Nelson
Bootleggers Detained by Crimson Gulch Posse
Citizens paid in advance to the Crimson Gulch posse to capture rum runners and confiscate their cargo, a costly operation that moved bootleg liquor into the posse’s custody and mapped routes into the town.
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Crimson Gulch
Cactus Joe
It Goes On Climate of Travel Costs Decline
A Louisville Courier-Journal quote notes travel prices have fallen from a world tour ticket of 250 dollars twenty years ago to a far smaller sum now. The remark reflects rising travel affordability and shifting transportation costs.
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Louisville Courtes. Journal
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