Local Officials and Churches Listed in County Election Notes
A compiled list names county officers including Ordinary Townsend Clerk Superior Court and Sheriff Seyret, tax assessors Evans Free Johnson, registrars Jones Hightower Keith, and board of education led by Ridley Dowdy Pierce. Churches noted with pastors Reverend Evans Blake Baker and Mrs Ella Fry, plus Sunday services and Sunday School times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Bb. Townsend
Seyret
F. M. Davis Tax Collector
Arter
Revelver Ois
Asa R. E. Baker
John Evans
G. G. Evans
W.dr. Free
D. O. Johnson
W. JH. Jones
W. J. Hightower
A. B. Keith
County Board OF Education
Stn
Bove
STE
J. M. Ridley
W.T. Dowdy
D. D. Pierce
Carl Shultz
John H. Moore
W. L. Ash
W. T. Evans
Speer
Supt. Methodist Church
J. W. Blake
Epworth League
Lamar Weaver
M.C. Wyley
Presbyterian Church
B. W. Baker
Lo O’clock
J. A. Carson
Church OF God
Ella Fry
Fashioning Eve and Adam in a Ten Story Store
The piece imagines Adam and Eve wandering a Drang department store at eleven, debating unfamiliar fabrics and colors. Eve seeks enticing materials while Adam laments naming the new possibilities, noting the selection seems tailored for women and contrasting it with his own limited lexicon.
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Drang
Adam
Eve
North American Review
A Critique of College Football Coaching Salaries
The Christian Science Monitor notes that a harsh sports column blamed a college team’s defeat on an underpaid, inexperienced young coach. The piece argues that unpaid trainers and modest salaries reflect broader problems in American school athletics amid solemn sports journalism.
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United States
Christian Science Monitor
Neighbor recalls child's elephant camel and train toys
A neighbor asks Johnny about his toys the elephant that waggles its head a camel and a railroad train that runs on its own track. Johnny replies his dad plays with them but must return to the office tomorrow.
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Johnny
Mttle
Canada’s Fish Industry Output and Employment
Canada’s fish products from both coasts last year brought in 26 153 044. The industry supports 80 000 to 100 000 workers with about 70 000 in sea fisheries, 10 000 in fresh water fisheries, and the rest in canning and processing.
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Canada
No Insurance Sparks Sorrow and Rivalry Narratives
Widow laments lack of insurance as townspeople gossip about a tragedy. The clipped text contrasts derisive newspaper chatter with a personal claim of high performance in sports, noting a tense exchange between spouses over competition and pride.
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Detroit Free Press
Poets and Circulars Spark Conversation in Town
Miss Cayenne discusses poets and circulars about telephone service, noting playful banter on communication and marketing phrases. The exchange centers on literary observations and everyday life in a small community.
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Miss Cayenne
It Ought Not to Be Necessary to Cultivate Low Tastes
A quote from Doc Braney questions social pressure to appear unrefined to avoid being labeled a highbrow. The remark appears in a Washington Star column highlighting cultural snobbery and public perception.
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Doc Braney
Washington Star
Mechanical cow invention shocks London crowd
London Answers reports surprise at Mord's claim of a mechanical cow built by Mord. The exchange notes a test lunch yesterday as part of the odd tale, with Tatlor-Humph! dismissing the feat.
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Gough
Mord
London
Draining Great Marshes Proposed in Britain and Mesopotamia
A proposed scheme to drain Great Britain's marshes along the Euphrates to irrigate eight million acres in Mesopotamia is discussed. Wilcocks's Babylonian marsh expedition notes a waterway choked with vegetation, mosquitoes, and reed huts where people and buffalos inhabit flooded grounds.
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Great Britain
Hwuphrates
Mesopotamia
Wilcocks
Venerable Bede The Early English Historian
The monk Bede born in 672 is hailed as the source for early English affairs from Saxon landing to the eighth century. He spent life at St Peter’s monastery, became dea con and priest, and authored A Latin History of the English Church based on contemporaries and monastic records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Isles
Bede
St. Peter
New Water Float Invented By New Jersey Man
James M. Maroukis of New Jersey claims a novel water float shaped like a giant duck or other aquatic creature. The canvas covered body is cork filled with a head opening for the user, leg straps for support, and shoulder straps. A duck tail ring allows linking multiple floats with a cord for a trailing line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
James M. Maroukis
Philadelphia Ledger
Gibraltar of Canada citadel detailed in Quebec history
The Gibraltar of Canada in Quebec is described as a 40 acre strong fortification dating to 1828 with earlier lines from 1620 French works. It has parade grounds, barracks, magazines, heavy cannon, and officers quarters including the Governor General residence. It has housed Canadian garrisons since 1871 with views from the King's Bastion toward the Plains of Abraham.
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Quebec
Canada
Sin
Abrahaw
Curly Harrison Remembered From Civil War Tales
The article recalls Curly Harrison praised by W. Howe for enlisted youth and wartime service. He fought in 13 battles, spent time in Libby Prison, and witnessed the Washington grand review. Known as a private, he recounts picket rain and a Shiloh-linked musket shot, and homecomings in Indiana with austere travel and a blunt welcome from neighbor Jerry Holmes.
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Curly Harrison
W. Howe
Town
Saturday Evening Post
Abraham Lincoln
Abe
Libby
Washington
Shiloh
Harrison
Indiana
Jerry Holmes
Jerry
Curly
Testimony Ties Hays to Brother in Movie Move
The Washington Star details former postmaster general Will Hays and his look alike brother Hinkle Hays a Sullivan Indiana lawyer. During Hays farewell tour of the Post Office, a clerk urged posing with a nurse for movie cameras, prompting Hinkle to reveal their relation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Hays
Eran
Hinkle Hays
Hingie
Sullivan
Ind
Hays
Post Office Department
Mr. Hays
Washington Star
Rainbow opals renamed to iridots for foreign markets
Rainbow Stones of South Australia plan to market white opals under the name iridots to overcome the superstition that opals bring misfortune. The label aims to boost appeal in Europe while Americans already admire and wear opals.
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South Australia
United States
Europe
Milwaukee Sentinel
Protection for Wild Birds Sanctuaries Created on Texas Gulf Coast
T Gilbert O Pearson leads three new wild bird sanctuaries Green Island North Bird Island and South Bird Island in the lower Gulf Coast region to protect breeding birds. He notes unknown species in dense chaparral and highlights the collared peccary or javelina as a dangerous game animal and a threat to hunters if wounded.
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Gulf Coast
Texas
T. Gilbert O Pearson
National Association of Audubon Societies
Green Island
North Bird Island
South Bird Island
United States
Mr. Pearson
Pearson
Fire Festival Legend In Tiruvannamallal South Ascot
The article recounts a Hindu legend linked to Tiruvannamallal in South Ascot India. Siva and Paravati wander Kailasa during a twilight stroll and her playful act obscures him, delaying humanity’s sun and moon. To atone Paravati travels to holy sites until Iiya manifests atop a peak as forgiveness signals.
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Tiruvannamallat
Ascot
India
Siva
Paravati
Kailasa
Elysium
Indta
Tiruvannamallal
Iiya
Giant One Million Volt Transformer At Trafford City Lab
A new transformer with capacity of one million volts was installed in the Westinghouse experimental laboratory at Traf ford City Pa. The core form unit uses winding features for high voltage testing and contains about 70 miles of copper wire in cylindrical coils. Coils increase in diameter while decreasing in length, enabling more reliable high voltage experiments above ground and promising value to electrical progress.
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Westinghouse Experimental Laboratory
Trafford City
Popular Mechanics Magazine
All the Symptoms: Grubcoin Mystery in the Office
In the Binutnaghan Ase-Herald excerpt, questioning whether Mr. Grubcoin was present in his office when an event ended, with colleagues noting his absence and a casual office mood as clerks relax and stenographers focus on phones.
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Binutnaghan Ase-Herald
Residence in four states and the Terron ranch tale
A Colorado ranchman Terron reportedly lives at a single ranch straddling four states Colorado Utah New Mexico and Arizona. He signs hotels as from all four states and his daily routine shifts across state lines. The piece notes potential extradition issues and questions the legality of multi state ownership.
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United States
Commonwealths
Colorado
New Mexco
Arizona
Utah
Terron
New Mexico
Corral
Jewett
Dolores
Colo
Cortez
St. Johns
Terron Ranch
Christian Science Monitor
Chinese Women Advance Magazine Marks New Woman Reform
The New Woman magazine aims to reform old society by elevating women to an honorable place. It describes the new woman as a joyous, independent, and complete personality with honest occupation and mutual support. Published in China, it signals modern women's development amid traditional limits.
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China
New Woman
The
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Out of Funds Bill Collector Visit
A humorous exchange depicts a bill collector calling at a residence. The resident responds that they are out, prompting a question about what they are out of. The reply reveals the core gag: they are out of funds.
Three Minds With but One Thought Suitor Prop port
A brief comic exchange shows a suitor trading money for quiet to court a girl in the conservatory. He promises a dollar if no one enters for half an hour, and the boy counts adds from sister and mother, totaling three dollars for the bet.
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Bobby
Boston Transcript
No Chance to Wear Them
A manager objects to a playwright's script saying the lead actress wears a cheap dress in all acts. The playwright cites the star's recent jewelry winnings from a previous marriage and demands consideration in casting and wardrobe.
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GW. Moore
A. Woeat
Townsend
J. Smith
Aly
Trustiers City School
Ashee Hahes
Treas
John Tl. Moore J
M. Crooksher
A. W. Onin
Auraria
W. A. Hutcheson
J.P. Caneprorat Justis
Dek. Crumby
L. B. Hatfield
N. P. Chestatee
J. M. Wilkins
N. P. Davis
W. M. Wehunt
J. P
B. A. Higgins
N.P. Dahlonepu
W. P. Rider
J P
A. R. Ray
Gainesville
Sj Avery & Vaughn
G H McGuire
Dahlonega
Moore & Farlys
Thedford’s
Fey
Asam
Hub—Brown
Nebraska
Pullmans
Cameroons
Togoland
William I
Gustave Nachtigal
Africa
Bismarck
Nachtigal
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