Directory City Government and County Officials Listing
Historic directory lists mayor aldermen and trustees with names such as W L Ash and John H Moore. county officers include W B Downhsen d clerk and T F Christian coroner. road and revenue chair John H Mere and N Ote rys. Churches named with pastors and service times. multiple county boards of education and registrars noted.
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T. F. Christian
Cantrell
W. P. Rider
Jos. Townsend
N. Piths
JW. Grindle
J. A. Anderson
Trustees City Actioos
A.W. Cain
John HH. Moore
Treas W
H. Jones
J. M. Brooksher
J. £. Wruett
W.H. Jones
W. J. Hightower
County Board OF Education
Frank Parks
W.T. Dowd
C. D. Pierce
D. W. Toncerell
R. J. Hutcheson
Carl Shultz
John H. Mere
W. L. Ash
J. V
Cane Creek
Futher Justus
J.P Fred Ash
N. P. Crumby
L. G. Hatfield
N. P. Chestatee
J. M. Wilkins
N. P. Davis
Oa Wehunt
J. P
B.H. Higgins
N. Aenea C. Lovelace
J. P. A. BR. Ray
N. P. Fresh—Daye, White
N. P. Hightower
J. N. Oeaneid
Jones’ Creek
M. Hl. Kendall
N. P. Martin’s Ford
H. M. Voore
A. Hollifield
N.P. Nimblewill
J. M. Calhoun
N. P. Porter Springe
J. B. Rickette
N. P. J. M. Duckett
J.P. Shoal
H. C. Burges
N. P. Wahoohoo
J. A. Tyree
Ap P
Bunyan Pierce
N. P. Yahoolx
QO. Jarrard
White H
Head
N. P
Agents Wanted by Old Colony Life Insurance Co
Old Colony Life Insurance Company of Chicago seeks agents in Georgia to write life policies for ages 0 to 60 on annual, bi annual or quarterly plans. Policies up to $3000 for children and up to $80000 for adults. Sub standard risks accepted. few rejections. Company seeks a good local producer.
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Old Colony Life Insurance Company of
Chicago
Ilinois
Gun
Georgia
Land and timber for sale in TLump kin county
Notice offers land and timber parcels for sale in South District and Lot Section TLump kin county. Lots 821 912 70429 651 total about forty geros each. Sub number 785 in 2th District contains about 40 acres. Interested parties write Howard Avgook 1205 Healy Bid Atlanta Ga.
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Orbhoth
Sth
Tlumpkin County
Howard Avgook
Healy
Atlanta
Notice to Telephone Users for Better Service
Help us give you better service by looking up the number you want before ringing Central. She could connect ten people while looking up one number and you ring Central after 11 at night. Do not hang up the receiver until the three minutes have expired as there is a delay in answering these calls. Central cannot tell who rang unless you are listening when she answers. Let us order magazines and papers for you at less than regular price. R.O. PL. MEADERS.
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Central
Poet Laureate Duties A Brief History
The poet laureate of England is an officer in the royal household with no fixed duties. The role originated with crowns and odes for royal occasions, later discontinued, with a long line of laureates from Dryden to Robert Bridges. The salary noted is $350 per year.
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England
Lord Chamberlain
Royal Household
John Dryden
Chaucer
Jonson
George II
Dryden
Thomas Shadwell
Naehan Tate
Nicholas Rowe
Lawrence Busden
Colley Cibber
William Whitehead
Thomas Wharton
Tenry James Pye
Robert Southey
William Wordsworth
Alfred Lord Tennycon
Alfred Avuntin
Robert Bridges
The World’s End Rumor Met Three Noted Reformers
Clara Endicott Sears recalls the Millerite crisis of 1843 when believers predicted the world’s end. In Concord Ralph Waldo Emerson and Theodore Parker meet a man spreading the date’s alarm, while the philosophers dismiss the catastrophe as irrelevant to their lives.
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Clara Endicott Sears
Miller
Goncord
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Theodore Parker
Mr. Parker
Boston
Instrument measures strain in metal girders for safety
The U S Bureau of Standards developed a device that can be placed in any metal framework to indicate electrically whether a girder strain is safe or excessive. It could have warned the Shenandoah crew before breakup and can be used in buildings to show strains from both compression and tension.
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United States Bureau of Standards
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Government home ownership figures questioned by Isman
Felix Isman argues in the Saturday Evening Post that official estimates may inflate ownership by counting multiple homes per family as separate holdings. He suggests fewer than ten percent of U S families own their own homes, challenging the government’s reported 45 percent.
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United States
Felix Isman
Saturday Evening Post
Explaining Combustion: From Solid Fuel to Gas Burn
The piece explains that burning coal or wood involves the gas produced by these fuels. It asserts that the fire actually consumes gas and leaves ashes, noting gas supplied to homes and industry is prefiltered to remove ashes and dirt before use.
No Wonder She Thought Fit of Coat Important
A humorous account from the Chicago Daily News about two women shopping for a coat for a dog. The tailor promises a perfect fit and warm, fashionable cloth, while the punchline reveals the coat is meant for the dog and not the husband.
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Chicago Daily News
Cause for Ego He He Thinks Every Girl Is On Him
A humorous note describes a man who believes every girl admires him. His father earned millions producing glue, shaping the family fortune.
Tide Power Plant Opens on Saugus River
A tidal hydroelectric plant near East Saugus Massachusetts began two years ago and started operation this year. Invented by Domenico Damiano of Boston the facility uses six turbines mounted above a riverbank weir driven by ebb and flow. The project was financed largely by Italian residents of Massachusetts.
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East Saugus
Lynn
Masa
Domenico Damiano
Boston
Saugus
Carrier pigeons to aid park travel east of Grand Canyon
National Park Service plans a peacetime use of carrier pigeons to support a new desert route east of Grand Canyon National Park. The system will carry messages for park headquarters and may extend to private passenger correspondence.
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National Park Service
Grand Canyon National Park
Passenfern
Street Railways Remove Seats After Earthquake in Japan
In Japan, after the earthquake, street railways stripped seats from undamaged cars and added hanging straps in several rows. Each car can now carry about 100 more passengers. Initial opposition faded and the measure may remain for short hauls for some time.
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Japan
King Alfonso of Spain Childhood Tale in the Argonaut
A Youth's Companion account recalls a London ambition remark by the young King Alfonso of Spain during a palace courtyard game. The tale shows the future monarch reacting to royal duties and status as he learns of an ambassadorial posting through his mother or uncle.
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Alfonso
Spain
Casa Valencia
London
Antonio
Criec
Castle New as It Was in Dage of Ola
One of Germanys famous old castles the Saxe Coburg ducal seat has been restored inside and out to 1886 design. Restoring the medieval building aims to regain its original condition and beauty after years of work and a prior trend toward modernization.
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Dage of
Ola
Germany
Saxe-Coburg Ducal
Elieve
Old at Twenty and the Street Car Conversation
A reader recalls a street car exchange where two young women discuss a woman’s aging appearance and fashion choices. They criticize her use of cosmetics and earrings, claiming she looks “twenty” and thus too old for fashion. The remark reveals social judgments on age and style.
Fragmentary note from The Touch Bystem reveals slang phrasing
A cryptic line from a strange story features a speaker named Johnny and dialogue about cash and glue. The text includes misspellings and garbled names such as Bostog Fronecriph and Met Ahemee, suggesting a quirky, surreal fragment within a larger piece.
Loss of Tools Mail and the Two Front Teeth
Verse humor about a person losing two front teeth and comments from a mistress and maid. The maid jokes the teeth were her pillow case teeth, while the mistress notes the loss isn’t too noticeable. The tone is light and quippy.
Stork Barred Newlywed in Flat Dispute
A newlywed couple seeks housing and asks the landlord if birds are allowed. The landlord allows a canary or parrot but strictly forbids a stork in the building.
Farm Address Clarified in Intercity Note
A farm owner from Dahlonega Georgia lists an 8 5 height measure and a contact from Dahlohven California Route 5 in a brief note. The fragmentary text mentions individuals V M Wenent and Dahlohven with limited location data.
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My Farm
Dahlonega
V. M. Wenent
Dahlohven
Candidacy Announcements for Lumpkin County State Offices
A collection of old political notices from Lumpkin County announcing candidacies for the Georgia State Senate and General Assembly. Various speakers pledge past legislative work, support for a hard surface highway, and ask for voters to back them in the September primary.
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Senate
Liake
State Senate
Lumpkin County
Craie
J. F. Parogrr
General Assembly of
Georgia
W.P. Riper
General Assembly of Georgia
Tompkin Sowa
Y.b. Survie
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Cily Government
W.L. Ash
W. B
John Evans and
C. C. Burns
Y. G. Abercrombie
W. J. Free
Db. O. Johnson
R. W. Hightower
Presbyterian Church
B. W. Baker
J. A. Caron
Church OF God
R. E. Hamilton
Young People’s Meeting
Key
R. EB. Hamilton
Gainesville
Janie Martin
Robert Housers
Anderson
Green Mountain
R.O& PL
Blacksmith
T. Vv
Greenway
Homer Head
Dahlonega, Ga
Dahlonega MotorCo
Warne
Metal Straia
Johnny
Ahemee
Stork
Bank of Dahlonega
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