Governor Hardwick's 1922 tax reform message to Assembly
Governor Hardwick submits a fiscal focused address urging abolition of ad valorem property taxation in favor of a graduated income tax. He cites a 1921 deficit, outlines cuts to 1922 appropriations, calls for pervasive auditing, budget planning, and a rigid Australian ballot law. He also proposes biennial sessions and urgent consolidation of state boards and commissions.
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Atlanta
Thomas W. Hardwick
General Assembly
Ife
Department of Archives and History
Railroad Commission
State Highway Department
Dorsey
Georgia
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine Described as Blood-Acting Remedy
The advertisement asserts catarrh is aggravated by a run down constitution and that Hall’s Catarrh Medicine works through the blood to reduce inflammation on mucous surfaces. It claims the medicine restores normal conditions and notes available circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Notice of Sale Under Deed to Secure Debt Lumpkin County
Public outcry sale authorized by J H Marr to satisfy a $150 note from Mat Stallings. The property in Lumpkin County Georgia includes two lots 927 and 928 totaling about 80 acres with 5 acres reserved, to be sold at the courthouse door on the first Tuesday in August 1922 to cover debt and sale costs.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
J. H. Marr
Mat Stallings
Superior Court
Said County
Court House
J. H. Healen
J. TH
J. F. Pruett
Attoney
Candidacies Filed for Northeastern Circuit Judge Seats
Several local lawyers announce bids for the Northeastern Circuit judgeship in the upcoming Democratic primary. J C Evwards I H Surton and H H Perry pledge fair impartial service, with dates noted and greetings to voters. J B Joxrs also declares candidacy saying time limits prevent campaigning broadly.
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Northeastern
Judge Jones
Ty Osuring
Campaign for Solicitor General Nomination in September Primary
Howard Trompson of Clarkesville Georgia announces candidacy for Solicitor General of the circuit. He asks Northeastern voters for support in the Democratic primary in September, pledging respectful service to both men and women.
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Roper
McMillan
Clarkesville, Ga
Howard Trompson
Arson Announces Candidacy for Lumpkin County House Seat
Craig R. B. Arson respectfully announces his candidacy for the Lumpkin County lower house seat in the Democratic primary of September. He pledges to guard the interests of both county and state if elected.
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Lumpkin County
General Assembly
Lumpkin
Rimary
Craig RB. Arson
Bible Thoughts for This Week
A weekly devotional summary with daily verses and brief guidance. Topics include staying with the Lord, waiting patiently, love and peace, safe trust in God, speaking kindly, seeking wisdom, and conquering enemies. May readers find encouragement through scripture from Chronicles, Psalms, and Proverbs.
Subtleties of success and courtly flattery
A cynical courtier argues that flattery speeds advancement more than public service. He cites Walter Raleigh, who prospered by spreading a cloak for the queen to walk on, suggesting he would not have progressed by promoting a good reads movement.
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Walter Raleigh
The Safe Majority Uplifts on Money and Morality
A dialogue features tireless uplifters arguing that most people do not reach wealth to squander publicly while the remainder provide grim lecture material since they fail spectacularly. The exchange questions faith in humanity with a grim statistical lens.
Missing Link and Tempering Steel Joke Exchange
A playful exchange includes a quip about discovering a missing link and a joke from a physics class where a student explains an experiment failing because he was in a humorous state. The dialogue features remarks from professors and students about prices and tempering steel.
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John
Neighborly Care in a Quiet Household
A mother counsels discretion around Elsie and Little Leftover. The dialogue reveals careful behavior when Elsie is present, with family members stepping aside and whispering to avoid hurting feelings.
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Elsie
Tobacco plantation as bargain tested by buyer
Prospective buyer debates tobacco farming options with a real estate agent. The anachronistic dialogue from American Legion Weekly contrasts planting cigars versus cigarettes, illustrating market hesitation and a wary approach by a novice purchaser.
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American Legion Weekly
Obscurity of Greatness and a Senator’s Place in History
A quip speculates on Senator Snort worthy’s historical standing. It notes the Congressional Record as the main archive of his achievements, but suggests posterity may overlook it amid today’s reading habits.
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Snortworthy
Do You Think We Are Getting Back to the Good Old Days
A dialog about optimistic nostalgia features Senator Sorghum remarking that people are once again going to print with the same old anecdotes from childhood. Another line contrasts a $10,000 steam heated house with questions about cellar condition and buyer expectations.
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Senator Sorghum
Bluntly Stated Senator Sorghum on Politics
A witty exchange features a friend urging resignation from politics and Senator Sorghum replying that no one leaves politics because everyone stays until he is out. The humor centers on persistence and the ironies of public life.
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Sorghum
It and the Peach: A Fruitful Bet Gone Wrong
A witty exchange pits a would-be suitor against a scheming rival as plans to win a beautiful heiress collide with a threatened wife. Comic wordplay frames the scene with jokes about bronchitis and a lemony outcome.
Hobo Exchange Sparks Quiet Street Exchange
Two hobos test a claim money talks while noting a rare quiet around their corner. One insists money speaks, the other questions the scene as tension rises in the makeshift camp.
Secret of Mrs Blank as entertaining hostess and clever
A cryptic note praises Mrs Blank as an entertaining hostess and clever figure. It recalls a quip about relatives not singing unless able, highlighting social attitudes and family dynamics in a hinting exchange.
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Hardwick
GOV
J. C. Evwards
Northeastern Circuit
I. H. Surton
Clarkesville
Superior Courts
H. H. Perry
Gainesville
J.B. Joxrs
Townsend
Cocaa-Cola Co
Atlanta, GA
Romance of Cola-Cola
Albert Gregory
Bluford
Ill
Cardus
Cardui
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Illinois
Martin
Harney Station
Omaha
Nebraska
City Property
Firestone
Firestone Builders
America
Darwin
Mr. Peck
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