Bottle Messages Show Ocean Currents From Bottles
Hydrographic interest in bottle messages tracing ocean movements. Bottles dropped from ships carry place and date records. some drift months or years, traveling thousands of miles. Northeastern flow from U S to Europe follows the gulf stream. Spain and Africa bottles drift westward to the West Indies. European side trends south while American side trends north. The Atlantic circulates like a vast pool, explaining old European tales of objects crossing from new to old worlds.
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Hydrographic Bureau
United States
England
France
Spain
Africa
West India Islands
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Harper’s Weekly
Is the guv'nor in
A visitor asks if the guv'nor is in while an office boy smokes and ignores him, asserting with scorn that the question is obvious. The exchange echoes a London Answers tone of casual insolence and street humor.
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London
First Use of Napkins Sparks Conservative Satire
A French writer noted with scorn that the napkin tied under the chin abolishes frills and cites the phrase hard to make both ends meet as a reflection of straitened circumstances. The piece mentions waiters carrying a napkin on the left arm as a result of the custom.
Why She Sent For Him Parson Recalled By Nervous Parishioner
A clergyman is summoned in the night by a nervy woman parishioner who admits sleeplessness. She says his church sermons always lull her to sleep and asks him to reach for her in a risqué jest. The exchange, recorded in a ladies' journal, reflects old moral humor.
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lLadies
Eskimo Sun and Moon Tale of Sibling Flight
A traditional Eskimo story says the sun and moon began as siblings, a boy and his sister. The sister fled the tormented girl turned into the sun, while the boy remained forever in pursuit, unable to overtake her.
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Moon
Not on Him Story at Camp Washington Circus
Patrolman Grampke recalled years ago detaining a drunken act in a circus at Camp Washington. The ring stunt ended with the performer in pink tights, prompting Grampke to forcefully eject him after mistaking it for real, prompting a joke that sparked his sharp reply.
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Grampkre
Camp
Washington
Ife
Grampke
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Open Shop Seeks 200 Men for Granite Cutting
Two hundred men aged 18 and over are sought to learn the granite cutting trade in an open shop. Wages start at $1.00 per day and up. Apply at Box 16, Rion, H C Railroad Station, Rock ton, C.
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Rion
Rockton
Examination notice for Georgia teachers June 16 17
State education officials announce the annual teachers examination scheduled for June 16 and 17. Candidates must bring standard texts or the book Nature Study and Life and obtain required manuals from Ginn & Co or local education offices. All teachers seeking county certification must take the exam in this county if not licensed locally.
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Hodge
Georgia
Ginn & Co
Atlanta
CO. Sauirz
Land for sale in Wilkes County Georgia
Fine country land offered by E J Wilkinson & Co of Tignall Wilkes County. Listings include multiple tracts with prices from 10 to 30 per acre depending on improvements and location. Descriptions mention residences tenant houses and various acreage counts to 500 plus acres. Write for particulars or to request specific parcels.
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E, J, Wilkinson & CO
Tignall, Ga
Wilkes County
Reward Offered for Water Theft from Loud H. H. Mining Ditch
A reward of ten dollars is offered with proof leading to conviction and final judgment for anyone who breaks cuts or turns off water from the Loud H. H. Mining Co. Ditch in White County, known as the White County ditch. Agent KR R Reavns, Jr. Cleveland, Ga.
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H. H. Mining Co
White County
KR. R. Reavns, Jr
Cleveland
Gia
G H McGuires Jewelers Store Ad
G H McGuires Jewelers Store offers jewelry work on short notice in wood style at reasonable prices. Also features a selection of spects, plus a good line of clocks watches and musical instruments.
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W.T. Butler
Dahlonega
Dr Miles Heart Remedy Endorsed By Patient For Weak Heart
A seventy year old Lewistown Illinois man credits Dr Miles Heart Remedy and Nervine with restoring his health after doctors said he would die. He cites relief from chest pain breathlessness and swelling and urges readers to seek the product from druggists with a guarantee of refund if no benefit. The Miles Medical Co lists Elkhart Indiana as their base.
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Cardus
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Miles
Joan R. Cochran
Lewistown
Ill
Miles Medical CO
Elkhart
Ind
Corcoran’s blunt note to buy back yard leads to clever reply
Wealthy Miss C owns a brownstone behind the Arlington hotel at Vermont Ave and N Street. Corcoran seeks to enlarge the hotel by purchasing her rear 400 foot lot. The note asks for a price for the back yard, prompting a witty reply offering the Arlington hotel itself.
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Corcoran
E Philanthropisn
Wash
Arlington Hotel
Vermont Avenue
N Street
H Street
I Street
Miss C
W. W. Corcoran
Corecoran
A.C
Dahlonega Directory and Local Officials Listed
Lumpkin Superior Court convenes on the first Mondays in April and October. J. B. Jones of Toccoa presides as judge. Robert McMillan of Clarkesville is solicitor general. Court of Ordinary meets the first Monday monthly. county board of education led by W. D. Haney. County officers include J. F. Proett Ordinary, clerks, sheriffs, tax collectors, and treasurers. Dalonega U.S. officers and town district officials noted alongside civic, bank, mercantile, educational, professional, and service listings for the Dahlonega area.
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Lumpkin Superior
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Whey
Cardui
Mary Jinks
Treadway
Tenn
G. H. McGuires Jeweler’s Store
Mr. Cochran
The
GOD
Cris McGuire
J. F. Moore & CO
Foley
Bright
Dr. C. H. Jones & Son
New
Rock Hill
Rock Hill Buggy Company
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Wortr Wean
Danloneya, Ga
Vetsus
County
J. F. Proett
F. Sargent
M. Ricketts
W. M. Grindle
M. Moore
Cavender
Homer Head
J.P
N. P
W. &. Huff
J. P
W. B. Gurley
U.S
Wim
J. Worley
D. M. Grizzle
Daulonega Directory
G. H. Jones
Wm. J. Worley
F. M.meaders
TS. Littlefield
B. F. Anderson
G. H. Moore
Garl Shultz
T.M. Ray
Bank OF Dahlonega
F. Jackson
O. J. Lilly, Rk. H. Baker
W.S. Hull
J. F. Pruett
M.D. Cunningham
M, KE
W. H. C. Tate
General Merchandise
J. M. Brooksher & Sons
G. McGuire
J. W. Rider
Bb. F. Anderson
W.C. Carroll
T. J. Smith
F. A. Head & Co
M G. Head & Co
J. M. Jones
J. Fr. McGee
B. R. Meaders
N. G. A. College
G. R. Gleng
W. L. Ash
Jeweler
G. H. McGuire
H. E. Watson
C. J. Jones
C. H. Jones
McGuire Bros—cigars
W. D. P. Howell
Candies, &E
J. B. Housley
G.H. Moore
T. S. Littlefield
Stephen Rice
Wm. Anderson
T.S. Littlefield
Homer
Cantrell
J. H. Moore
M. G. Head & Co
CraigiRs Anold
Tate’s
Tate & Son
Pro
J. J. Sargent
J. M. Ricketts
Henry Underwood
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