City Government Directory Listing Officials and Trustees
A fragmented directory lists city officials including Mayor Arliu Ivolivin and trustees for City School, County officers, road and revenue chairmen, tax collectors and receivers, notaries, peace officers, registrars, and county boards of education. The scan names numerous departments and district areas such as Auraria Creek Jarrard Shoal Creek Nimblewill and more.
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W. J. Townsend
D. O. Johnson
S H. Jones
W. J. Hightower
County Board OF Education
LPC
J. A. Dockery
J. M. Ridley
O.N. Fitts
Carl Shultz
John H. Moore
W. L. Ash
R. C
W. P. Rider
J. P
W.B. Gurley
N. P. Frogtown
G. Su. Jones
N. P. Hightower
J. N. Satterfield
N. P. Jones
Creek
M. H. Kendall
N. P. Martin
Ford
J. A. Holtifield
N.P. Nimblewill
J. M. Calhoun
N. P
Porter Springs
J. B. Ricketts
N. P. Shoal Creek
H. C. Burges
N. P. Wahoohoo
J. A. Abercrombie
Bunyan Pierce
N. P.ahoola
E. OC
Jarrard
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Estate of Eva W Falk in Lumpkin County to be conveyed
T 8 Candler Administrator petitions to convey all real estate Eva W Falk owned in Lumpkin County to her husband Herman W Falk as sole heir. Estate solvent no debts or issue, costs to be paid. Hearing set at July term Lumpkin Court of Ordinary. Witness dated June 6 1821 by W B Towsern Ordinary.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
Candler
Eva W. Falk
Herman W. Falk
Bya W. Falk
Lumpkin Court of Ordinary
Opening Day of Spring in Gentle Summer Tone
The narrator describes a mild early spring day with a steady southeast breeze and clear cloudless sky. Butterflies, bees, and arabis blooms fill the garden as sunlight floods the scene, while a fixed point of the mind marks today as this year’s spring opening.
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Tollehurst
John Halsham
Stolen Church Bell Haul Ed From Essars Church Near Lille
A gang of motor bandits entered Essars church ruins near Lille to remove a one and a half ton bell. The night watchman challenged them but was bludgeoned as the thieves loaded the bell onto a lorry and drove away.
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Essars
Lille
London Times
Sam Browne Belt Restricted To Top U.S. Leaders
Only two officers in the United States army may wear the Sam Browne belt. General Pershing and his aide are the sole holders. Pennsylvania National Guard officers urge the new secretary of war to authorize the belt as part of overseas uniforms.
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United States Army
Sam Brown
General Pershing
Pennsylvania National Guard
Dolphin flesh in Russia spurs fishing industry push
A Moscow dispatch notes that dolphin meat dishes prove successful and that stews are helping to establish a dolphin fishing industry. Scientific American reports the effort to expand dolphin fishing and processing in Russia as a new food source.
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Moscow
Scientific American
Prince Albert tobacco touted for easy rolling and rich taste
An upbeat ad extols Prince Albert tobacco as easy to roll with Makin's papers and P. A. crimp out. It promises pleasant aroma, no bite or parch, and instant, satisfying use, claiming it led four men to smoke pipes instead of one.
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Makin
Prince Albert
P. Avis
Fire Horses Honored As City Moves To Motors
City officials and hundreds of observers gathered at the station to mark the retirement of five fire horses. The procession featured veterans Dave Rosy Dan Wink and Hank pulling engine 7 in a final dash before the engines are replaced by motor service.
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Fire Bureau
Aston
Dave
Rosy
Dan
Wink
Hank
New York Herald
Skeletons Found At Wellington Hill Linked To Hastings Battle
Fifteen skeletons uncovered at Wellington Hill Westbourne England during road widening excavations. An iron dagger was found and experts think the remains date to the Hastings battle in 1069 near Pevensey Bay where William the Conqueror landed. Previous finds twelve years ago included daggers in ribs and spearheads in skulls.
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Wellington Hill
Westbourne
England
Hastings
Pevensey Bay
William the Conqueror
Typhoid Epidemic Costly to Salem Ohio
The Salem Ohio typhoid fever outbreak caused about 850 cases and 50 deaths costing roughly 450000 dollars. The water supply was contaminated by a broken tile pipe used for transmission, chosen to save 1500 dollars over an iron pipe.
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Salem
Ohio
Journal
American Medical Association
Clear Speech Sparks Audience Clash at Lecture
An orator urges clarity while a heckler mockingly cites Einstein theory. The exchange hints at tension during the talk, with onlookers noting the sharp contrast between rhetoric and derision.
Plenty of Opportunity for a Boy to Earn Weekly Pay
An employer offers a boy a job paying two dollars a week with a promise of advancement. The boy asks if there is a chance to rise and the employer confirms the opportunity, requiring the boy to report at six each morning.
Crude Humour Echoes In Old Time Fables
A humorous exchange notes wine as a mocker and moonshine as a rough practical joker. Uncle Bill Bot tletop supports the line with a rustic, folksy whimsy reflecting frontier era wit.
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Uncle Bill Bottletop
New Pneumonia Treatment Advocated by American Doctor
An American physician promotes injections of glucose as beneficial in treating pneumonia. He describes successful outcomes in an American medical magazine.
Golf Swing Hint for Frug Beating
An exchange suggests a plan to commit a beating using a golf swing as a method. The dialogue implies a willingness to practice a stroke to carry out the act, indicating preparation or intent in a casual, conspiratorial tone.
Flower oddities and violet rose from breeders
Flower fanciers have cultivated unusual varieties such as black roses and pink water lilies. Recent English work by women planters produced a rose colored violet. The Royal Horticultural Society show in London featured a pink daffodil with a white center fading to salmon pink at the edge.
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England
Royal Horticultural Society
London
Furnace as Icebox
A man reveals he stored private bottles in his furnace now used as a makeshift icebox. He notes winter gave easier access to ice and that the furnace offers space and secrecy since the cellar remains cold and friends won't discover the stock.
Relativity Views Spark Witty Exchange
In a brief exchange, Mr Groucher expresses mixed feelings about relativity. He jokes that a scientific method to coexist with all relatives would earn him a lifetime pension.
India studies bamboo paper making in Burma
The government of India is examining the feasibility of manufacturing paper from bamboo in Burma. The inquiry focuses on supply, processing methods, and potential economic benefits for local and national markets.
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Burma
Mot Biting Fishing Quips On War Time Habits
In a wartime column a boastful line about fishing asks if anyone has been fishing lately. The reply notes fish refuse to return to prewar habits, reflecting wartime scarcity and humor. The piece uses colloquial banter to temper tensions and pass time.
Beech Name of Book Traced Through Language History
An excerpt notes how the word book originates from beech boards used in early writing, with Anglo Saxon boe and German buch shaping the term. It explains the evolution to boc and eventual modern spelling, and cites Germany keeping buch, linking tree name to printed works. It concludes books remain tied to wood in many senses.
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Germany
Chicago Journal
Accounted For Golf Balls In One Family Tale
Mr Links discovers six new golf balls are missing from his bag. His son Bobby recounts using one for stoop ball, noting two were run over by trolley cars, one went through a window, another was swiped, and a hat was knocked off an old man's head. The remaining ball’s fate remains uncertain.
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Mr. Links
Mré
Links
Bobby
Unkind Susmire Rehearsal Note From Broadway
Two comedians join forces for a musical show and attend a rehearsal. A stout chorus member, described as a newspaper man’s friend, prompts a joke about Horace Greeley. The line hints at Broadway backstage humor from the New York Sun memory.
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Coryphoe
Horace Greeley
New York Sun
The New Art: Miss Martin Defines Four Arts
Yallie Belasco Martin daughter of David Belasco entertained at clubs and on stage. She visited a sorority and was asked to name the four arts. She replied music drama art and current events.
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Yallie Belasco Martin
David Belasco
Miss Martin
Poker Chip Found Prompts Collective Redemption
A Louisville Courier Journal item recalls a Sunday discovery of a poker chip in a collection basket. Seven gentlemen pooled funds to redeem the chip, illustrating communal response to a small found item.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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FE. B. Vickery
Tonwear
Arliu Ivolivin
G. MH. Moore
W. M. Housley
T. J. Smith
W. H. Jones
G. Vaughn
J. L. Waler
Trustees City School
H. Head
Treas
J. M. Brooksher
R.C. Meaders
Littlefield
Atlanta
G H McGuire
Dahlonega
Moore & Karlys
Watkins
J.1
Watkins CO
Winona
Minn
Homer Head
Dahlonega, Ga
Sassafras
John
Indianapolis News
Prince Albert Tobacco
NTA
Yright
Bet i J. Repnolde Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem
Bobby Links
the New Art
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