Local government directory lists city county officers and church notices
Directory shows Aldermen trustees and county officials including sheriff tax receivers surveyor and board of education. Also lists notaries peace and J. P. precincts with church schedules for Baptist Methodist Presbyterian Church of God and Sunday School times and leaders.
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Trustees City School
Neesd Easchihs- Oe
G.C
Treas
John H. Moore J. M. Brooksher
A.W. Cain
John Evans
GG. Evans
W. J. Free
D. O. Johnson
W.H. Jones
W. J. Hightower
A. B. Keith
County Board OF Education
J. M. Ridley
W.T. Dowdy
D. Pierce
D.W. Caldwell
Carl Shultz
John H. Moore
W. L. Ash
GC. Meaders
F. Christian
Auraria
W. A. Hutcheson
J.P
N. P
Porter Springs
J. B. Ricketts
Nees
J.M. Duckett
J.P. Shoal Greek
H. C. Burges
N. P. Wahoohoo
J. A. Abercrombie
J. P
Bunyan Pierce
N. P. Yahoola
K. C. Jarrard
Church OF God
Ella Fry
Wanted workers to sell guaranteed hosiery nationwide
Help wanted advertisement from International Stocking Mills of Norristown Pennsylvania seeking men or women to take orders for hosiery for men women and children. Earn $40 weekly full time or $1 per hour part time. No experience necessary.
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International Stocking Mills
Norristown
Stone Age in Canada Unearthed by BC Archaeologists
Victoria reports British Columbia's stone age endured into modern times with neolithic tools, stone bowls, axes, and war clubs found across coastal mounds and inland sites. Artifacts include seated figures, rolling pins, and pipes using wild tobacco nicotina attenuata as early form of smoking.
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Victoria
B. C
Europe
British Columbia
Rocky Mountains
Pacific
John Oliver
North Pacific
Departure Bay
Nanaimo
North Saanich
Vancouver Island
Thompson
Fraser
Thompson River
Notice of Matriculation and Special Fees at N G A College
Trustees announce rates effective Sept 6 1922 due to reduced state funding. Fees include Matriculation 20.00, per term Chemistry 5.00, Mining 6.00, Library 1.00, Typewriting 8.00, and Special fees 6.00 for typewriting 10.00 for chemistry. Deposit refunds follow at year end or upon leaving.
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Board of Trustees
General Assembly of Georgia
Medicine Man and Robbery in Buenos Aires Tale
A man named Antonio Rosas, called a medicine man and ticket seller in Buenos Aires, recounts a robbery where three men held him up. He claims to have been captured in the Congo as a child and brought to Argentina at eighty, saying he would have fought better if not drinking. The article notes his age as about 132 years.
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Buenos Aires
Antonio Rosas
Antonio
Congo
Mandeira
Argentina
Not Matter of Gallantry A Grumpy Fat City Employee
The article profiles Bill a very overweight Los Angeles city worker known for hostility to women. He blocks seats in streetcars and growls at any girl who asks him to move. He finally offers his seat to two standing girls, claiming the seat is hot and he covers too much territory.
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Bill
Los Angeles
America’s Oldest Bell in Barnstable Court House
An old cracked bell in Barnstable Massachusetts courthouse is likely the oldest in the United States. Alfred Crocker notes the 1676 date visible in a photo. The bell spent years in England before arriving in Sandwich and was a gift from Mrs. Peter Adolph after Captain Adolph was lost at sea off the Massachusetts coast.
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America
Court House
Barnstable
Mass
United States
Alfred Crocker
Barnstable County
England
Sandwich Town
Peter Adolph
Captain Adolph
Massachusetts
Sandwich
Boston Transcript
Ancient Shop Sold by Worshipful Apothecaries in City of London
The Worshipful Company of Apothecaries sold its historic shop in London to a local druggists firm. The shop, dating back to the 17th century, preserves old prescriptions and a quiet display of medicines. The sale leaves the society’s wholesale drug factory intact, with the appearance and practice of a bygone era.
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Worshipful Company of Apothecaries
City of London
London
Company of Apothecaries
Apothecaries
Water Lane
Blueckfriars
Shakespeare
Burbage
Garth
Tyros
Keeps Secrets for Senate
Walter A. Johnson the executive clerk of the United States Senate and custodian of its secret transactions in executive session is described as handling a vast volume of confidential proceedings, indicating his possession of many secrets during a single Senate session.
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Walter A. Johnson
United States Senate
Johnson
Senate
Michigan Man’s Whiskers Claim World Beard Crown
Brighton resident John J. Tanner, eighty four, is hailed as champion beard grower with whiskers over nine feet long. He tucks the beard ends into his trouser leg to control it and began the beard race about fifty years ago, aiming to set a new record.
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Brighton
Mich
John J. Tanner
Lesson in Quiet Turns Surprising as Electrician Reveals Itself
A teacher at school No 46 left briefly with pupils on their honor to behave. On return a grinding noise drew her attention. She ordered the noise maker to stand up and a life sized man with a brace emerged, the electrician who had secretly drilled a hole in the baseboard while on the floor.
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Indianapolis News
Key Chain That Stretches From Coiled Piano Wire
A novelty key chain uses coiled piano wire to stretch a long distance. The inventor notes the unusual chain length can satisfy requests for extra reach when attached to a key ring.
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Scientific American
Cubs Reporter Chases Deadly Wreck Tale
A veteran cub reporter answers a late night tip about a train wreck on the W and N. He hurries to confirm with a bridge watchman who reveals 85 ran off the bridge and sank as part of a recurring morning mishap.
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the Clarion
Everybody’s Magazine
New Yorkers Struggle With Expanding Transit System
The New York Sun notes longtime residents know only familiar routes while strangers and newcomers find the rapidly growing transit network confusing. The piece highlights the difficulty of navigating unfamiliar subway lines and streets beyond common daily paths.
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New York
New York Sun
Completing Her Collection
People remark on Helen marrying him and his artificial limbs. Marie notes she lacks only artificialities herself in a wry Boston Evening Transcript style.
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Helen
Marie
Boston Evening Transcript
Bride Married After Apple Wrapper Clue Found
In Wenatchee Washington Beth Tilley daughter of George Tilley orchardist married Amos Heminway of Inverness Florida after Beth wrote her name and address on apple wrappers and asked readers to write. Hemingway reading a Florida orange grove owner’s wrapper led to the marriage arranged from that curious clue.
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Florida
Wenatchee
Wash
Amos Heminway
Inverness
Fla
Beth Tilley
George Tilley
Beth
Hemingway
Aples
Florda
Sale of W A Reece land in Lumpkin County Georgia
Sheriff sale scheduled for the first Tuesday in August 1922 at the Lumpkin County courthouse. Property includes approximately 5 acres in part of Lot 68 and an adjacent 15 acre tract, totaling about 20 acres, described by metes and bounds. Levied May 8 1922 to satisfy Bank of Lumpkin Count v W A Reece et al from the Superior Court Buna County.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
Court House
Said County
W. A. Reece
Habersham
W.A. Reece
G. ©. Burges
W. Reece
Bank of Lumpkin
Superior Court
Buna County
Bys Paw
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R. I. Baker
G.H. Moore
A. West
Jos. Townsend
IT. J. Smith
T. F. Jacksongen
W. H. Jone
Muiratal
Wim. Housley
W. B. Townsend
C.F. Christian
Jd. M. Davis
C. O. Porter
J. H. Peck
Eas
Dr. A
Cantrell Surveyor
Kendall and Mirick
Southern School Book Depository
Auburn Avenue
Atlanta
Dressler
Hygiene Southern School Book Depository
Auburn Ave
Ginn & Co
Commerce Hall
Srontz
Hamberlaing
Canada
N. G. A. College
Chiller
Kes
Dees
Cushion
Bangor
Octave Gamache
Brunswick
Ree
Geneva
Montherou
Vaud
Michigan
APPLE
J. P. Court
Nugget
K. Homertead
Dahlonega, Ga
Herous
Rowe
Dahlonega
Piano Sacrifice
Lupben & Barns
Watkins
J. R. Watkins Co
Memphis
Tenn
Hunter Old Stand
W.P. Rider & Son
Gainesville
Avery & Vaughn
Moore & Eharlys
Sheriff’s Sales
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