A Place Judged by Its Paper in Town Life
An essay argues that a weekly newspaper strengthens a town more than any other local enterprise, with its ads and circulation yielding broader community progress. It contrasts robust papers with dull ones, emphasizes the paper’s role in keeping town and county connected, and warns against neglecting local journalism. The piece also includes a gossip anecdote about Jake Hess and Edward Gilmore at the Brunswick Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Hess
Edward Gilmore
Academy of Music
New York Sun
Jake
Edldie
Brunewick
Annie
Long Island Ferry
Thirty Fourth Street
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
Brunswick Hotel
Why Is It Thus and Santos Dumont Flight
The piece laments revival fervor as zeal bordering on imprudence and recalls Santos Dumont of Paris succeeding on June 23 by piloting an airship to a chosen location. It notes the craft stayed about 100 feet high during the flight. The letter from Tarmony Grove Citizen contrasts religious intensity with restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Tarmony Grove
Santos Dumont
Paris
A Word for Dad From Stephens County Reville
A reader’s tribute highlights a father’s daily toil at dawn and through chores. The piece contrasts mother and father roles, praising Dad for earning, provisioning, and caring for family while mother handles domestic tasks, ending with a toast to fathers and a child's instinctive answer that Father supplies both food and leather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Stephens County
Reville
The Right Sort of Talk
The piece urges Georgia farmers to consider local meat supply resilience amid railroad delays. It argues the South feeds the world yet faces meat famines from Kansas City and other western points, urging regional self sufficiency and timely distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Kansas City
City Directory and Official Listings for Superior Court and Local Bodies
Directory lists court schedule with J J Kimsey in Cleveland Georgia and W A Charters as Solicitor General. It covers county officers including Ordinary John Hull, Clerk John H Moore, Sheriff James M Davis, Tax Collectors K J Walden and James L Healan, and others. City government officials include Mayor R H Baker and aldermen with marshal James V Harbison. Religious services notes cover Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches with pastors and service times. Masonic and K of P lodges with meeting nights and officers are also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hull
John H. Moore
James M. Davis Sherif
K. J. Walden
James L. Healan
W. R. Hix
Joseph B. Brown
D. ©. Stow
Local professionals advertise legal and medical services
R. H. Baker, attorney at law of Dahlonega Georgia offers prompt legal services. William J. Worley and H C Whelchel, a real estate agent and a physician surgeon respectively, are also advertised in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dahlonega
Wm. J. Worley
Dahlonega, Ga
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TJ. Smith & Bro
Bargain Store
Anderson
Gainesville
Atlanta
Harvery Stable
Moors Bros. Propr’s
Thomas
W. Satterfield
General Merchandise
la Senorita
ALL
Eee
Ody
Is Style
Genta
Schley County
City Directory Superior Court
J.J. Kimsey
Cleveland
W.A. Charters
R. H. Baker
E.S Strickland
J. K. McGee
F G. Jones
J. W. Boyd
T. J. Smith
W. P. Price,Jr
James V. Harbison
Baptist Church
J. R. Gunn
de O. Marks
D.J Blackwell
H.C. Whelchel
Henry Underwood
Duckett’s
Main Street
Jake VU
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