City Directory Among Local Officials and Church Listings
Directory lists city government figures and county officers including mayor, sheriff, clerks, tax assessors, and board of education. It also details church affiliations for Baptist Methodist Presbyterian and Church of God with service times and Sunday School details. The list names numerous local pastors and supervisors across Auraria Creek and nearby areas.
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John Evans
G. G. Evans
W. J. Pree
D. O. Johnson
Wil. Jones
W. J. Hightower
A. T. Keith
County Board OF Education
Aea
J. M. Ridley
W. T. Dowdy
C.D. Pierce
W. Caldwell
SUPT
Carl Shultz
John HU
Moore
W. L. Ash
RC. Meaders
T. F. Christian
Auraria
W. A. Hutcheson
J. VP
Cane Creek
Luther Justus
BR. Crumby
Ll. B. Hatfield
N. P. Chestatee
J. M. Wilkins
N. P. Davis
W. M. Wehunt
J. P
B.H Higgins
N.V. Dahlenegr
S. P.M. Duckett
J. P. Shoal Creek
G. Burges
N. P. Wahoohoo
J. A
Abercrombie
Bunyan Pierce
N. P. Wahoola
Jarrard
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine Ad Tonic Claim
An old advertisement touts Hall’s Catarrh Medicine as a blood acting tonic to reduce mucous inflammation and restore normal conditions. Blanks for legal forms are advertised at the Nugget Office. Georgia Lumpkin County notices urge creditors of John Ravan deceased to file demands and debtors to pay, dated December 19, 1122.
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Il Druggists
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Employment ad seeks men and women at mills and furnaces
The Ideal Hosiery Mills in Maryville Tennessee offers steady work to women and girls of good character who are ten years of age. Able bodied men may find steady employment within half a mile at the furnace room of the Aluminum Company of America in Alfon Tennessee.
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Maryville
Tennessee
Furnace Room
Aluminum Company of America
Alfon
Going Way of the Buffalo as South African Game Dwindles
Baltimore American notes the decline of vast South African game herds on the veldt and urges stricter protections. Dr William T Hornaday advocates intelligent laws while warning that iconic species like the white rhinoceros may vanish. The piece compares to America's own extinct or dwindling wildlife.
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South Africa
William T. Hornaday
America
Roosevelt
Doctor Hornaday
Baltimore American
Color Index Reveals Vast Range of Dyes Worldwide
The color index from the Society of Dyers and Colorists in Bradford shows about 1400 colors on display, with 1000 listed in a 1914 German edition. Dyes come from global makers, including 29 U S firms and 82 in Britain and Germany each, illustrating immense color variety.
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Society of Dyers and Colorists
Bradford
England
Bar Games of Chance Under English Law
Under English law it is legal to play cards for money in a private house if the games are of skill like whist or poker, but it is illegal to play games of pure chance such as faro.
Lightning’s deadly toll and ancient charms
Thunderstorms have been frequent this summer yet lightning deaths exceed common belief. A US Weather Bureau study reports 563 people killed by sky bolts in a recent year. Ancients believed lightning favored the gods and survivors were honored, while charms and fetishes were worn to ward off the danger.
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United States Weather Bureau
Jupiter
Honor Paid to Brazilian Explorer Rondon by Geography Society
The National Geographic Society elected Gen Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon to honorary membership. The explorer, famed as the William Penn of Brazil, earned praise for peaceful exploration of Matto Grosso and gaining native trust while linking jungle areas with telegraph lines. Roosevelt previously praised his work.
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National Geographic Society
Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon
William Penn
Brazil
General Rondon
Matto Grosso
Theodore Roosevelt
Rondon
Youth in Politics Sparks Baseball Parley
In a spirited exchange Senator Sorghum quips that his reelection would be assured if he could jump in and pitch a winning game for the local baseball team. The dialogue centers on youth and political popularity as a public moment unfolds.
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Sorghum
Pulp From Kenyan Bamboo Spurs African Industry
New source of paper pulp emerges from Kenyan bamboo on plateaus and high mountains 7500 to 11000 feet high. Large forest tracts in Kikuyu Mau Escarpment Aberdare Mount Kenya Mount Elgon offer potential though distance from rail limits development. Streams enable log transport. native labor abundant but acclimatization to cold needed. Europeans view climate as ideal.
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Kenya
Kikuyu
Mau
Aberdare
Mount Kenya
Mount Elgon
Message for the Master and a Flirtation Request
A wife asks her husband to intervene with a man who is flirting with her. The husband questions how to respond and jokes about giving his wife’s phone number. The exchange reveals social tension and humor in a private dialogue.
Ends Smoker's Worries By Colt's Foot Tobacco Mix
French physician Doctor Ambial claims adding colt's foot stamens to tobacco prevents all deleterious effects of smoking. He says he can smoke 30 cigarettes daily from the mixture without inconvenience, noting only a color shift toward oriental tobacco while the aroma remains intact.
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Doctor Ambial
Ambial
Wedding of the Rice Ceremony on Java Island
Islanders of Java honor rice as a soulful crop through a yearly harvest festival called the wedding of the rice. The Dookoon arranges a bridal party from rice stalks, coats them in yellow unguent, and parades them to the granary for a 40 day confinement symbolizing the honey moon.
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Java
Was Never Born Foundling Mystery Talked About
A lines fragment presents a child named Jimmie claiming he was never born, saying he was found in a basket on a back porch. The dialogue suggests a runaway or orphan tale with unresolved origins.
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Jimmie
Foolish Salesman and German Exchange on Peer Glasses
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip depicts a salesman pushing pier glasses and a German replying with a joke about not being able to obtain peer glasses. The exchange highlights humorous accents and cultural stereotypes in light banter from a bygone era.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Drug Use Up 41 Percent at Sing Sing
A 41 percent rise in admitted inmates with drug addiction occurred at Sing Sing during the last fiscal year. The report highlights the growing impact of narcotics on prison populations and calls for enhanced treatment programs.
Wax Figures Bring Street Crowd To Antique Shop
A passerby crowd gathers outside an antique shop after two life like wax figures seated on a retro sofa are admired. A figure suddenly rises adds an amusing moment as the crowd reacts to the animated display.
What is a sera phim an angel in hunger
A Chicago Journal excerpt recounts a nighttime mispronunciation joke where a younger brother, hungry, asks the Woman what a sera phim is. She answers angel, then he admits he meant what is the situp in, prompting humor about angels and appetite.
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Halle
Chicago Journal
Cost of living in Chile shows large rises
Chilean living costs jumped with housing up 65 percent and food up 38 percent. Beverages, clothing, and domestic costs rose, while railway transport increased 72 percent. tramway fares remained unchanged.
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Chile
Hydro Plant Aims for 100000 HP in Ceylon
A hydroelectric project in Ceylon plans to use a 2000 foot water head to develop up to 100000 horsepower. The project envisions future expansion as water falls are tapped and generation increases.
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Ceylon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baker
A. West
Jos
County Offloers
Townsend
Christian Sheriff
J.M. Davis
Wess
Pal Rechyven
J. P. Court
Nugget Office
Notich
G .McGuire
Dahlonega
Waters
Moore & Narlys
Smoker
American Tobacco Come
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