Directory listing of city government and county officers
A scanned directory enumerates city officials including mayor, city marshal, tax collector, sheriff and county officers such as judge, clerk, registrar, tax assessors, and board of education. It lists departmental heads for roads, revenuestoary and public peace districts with various district notables and N P designations.
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Trustiogs City School
John H. Moore
Leadehiry
Pic
I Okeler
L. Asi
Mende Cousty
Townsend Clokie Superior Court
VA Christia
Acoals
A. O. Porter
Cantre
Baker County
John Evans
Evans
W. Z. Free
D. O. Johnson
Bwill Jones
W. J. Hightower
County Board of, Education
Ows Ris
Yeaiacs
J. A. Dockery
Ridley
O. N. Fitts
Carl Shultz
John LW. Moore
W. Ll. Ash
Meaders
T. F. Christian
Auraria
W. A. Hutcheson
J. V. David Greek
O. C. Smith
J. P. Orumby
Ll. B. Hatfield
N. P
N. P. Martin
Ford
J. A
Notice of Estate Conveyance in Lumpkin County Georgia
Lumpkin County Georgia notices Eva W Falk estate probate. Gambler as Administer petition seeks court order to convey Eva W Falk's Lumpkin County real estate to her husband Herman W Falk upon paying admin costs. Hearing set for July term. if no valid objections then petition granted.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
Eva W. Falk
Creorgia
Lothe Court
Herman W. Falk
W. Falk
Eva W. Park
Lumpkin Court of Ordinary
Towssenn
Lamphin County
Royal taste for pets quoted in historic notes
The Manchester Guardian piece recalls varied pets of famous figures from Princess Mary to Queen Victoria and Louis Napoleon. It cites U. W. J. Uneecall on celebrities with rabbits and squirrels, Cowper’s hares, Russell’s angora, Scott’s pig, and Victoria with a collie, noting Louis Napoleon’s tame eagle as notably grand.
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Mary
Sandrinighill
Wardswirth
U. W. J. Uneecll
Russell
Queen Victoria
Noble
Louis Napoleon
Carlton Gardens
Walter Scott
Scott
Manchester Guardian
The Quiet Life Bored Wife and Ditto Husband Dialogue
A London Opinion excerpt shows a bored wife yearning for company and a husband agreeing a visitor would ease their routine. The brief exchange hints at domestic discontent in a restrained social voice.
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London
Should Do More Walking and Embrace the Open Air
John Burroughs argues walking strengthens national manners and ties people to the land. He prizes pedestrians for their close contact with soil and nature, saying the act of walking roots character and fosters leisure, health, and kinship with the country.
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John Burroughs
Robbed the Devil of Food in Caribbean Piracy Lore
The article recounts Caribbean pirate lore from Esquemeling noting widowed Caribbee women offerings to graves for 12 months, then bone scraping and carrying bones a year more before remarriage. It contrasts with a claim that the devil ate the food, while the writer admits taking offerings himself on occasions.
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West Indies
Esquemeling
New York Tribune
Peru Bans Chinchilla Hunting and Skin Trade
A Peruvian government resolution declares it desirable to conserve wild animals and prohibits hunting within the republic as well as sale of chinchilla skins and products. The 1920 vicuna skin decree applies by extension and importers must certify origin of chinchilla skins.
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Republic of
Peru
Chinchilla
Ancient beans found by boy scouts near Moab Utah
A hiking group of Boy Scouts discovered a cedar bark bag containing jet black flat beans in a prehistoric cliff dwelling near Moab Utah. The beans are well preserved and some will be planted. The rest will be sent to the State University Museum. Indigenous tradition refers to cliff dwellers as little men.
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Mill Creek
Moab
Utah
State University Museum
Congo Papyrus Reveals New Bleaching Process
The Congo papyrus analysis shows 37.8 percent cellulose. A bleaching method for Congo plants is now found after 50 years of effort. The American consul general at Brussels notes plans to build a riverside plant costing 2,600,000 francs with initial output of 20,000 tons of pulp.
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The
Congo
Brussels
Scientific American
Local Pride Turns Sour At Golconda Hotel Visit
A surly tourist bursts into the Golconda hotel in Rampage Oklahoma with much of a sandstorm in tow. He curses the place while the landlord retorts that sand in the air cools the sun’s glare and tempers the day.
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Golconda
Rampage
Okla
City Star
California poppies bloom as hardy state flower guides
The California poppy Eschscholzia californica thrives in sunny beds, grows in many soils, and even endures mild winters with protection. It features gray-green foliage and abundant golden cups, with cream and rose varieties. Seed sowing is best where it will flower, as poppies dislike transplanting.
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California
Escholt
Golden West
Home Brewer Warned About Water Quality
A home brewer frets that yeast in his brew failed to work, suspecting excess purification gas in the water. Indiana officials and the Indianapolis Water Co chemist investigate, finding no danger from gas and blaming likely air or other factors.
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Public Service Commission
Harry Boggs
State Office
Boggs
Howard Painter
Indianapolis Water Company
Apple Becomes Stone in Glass Jar Prophecy
W BB St John of Sutherlin Oregon, a leading fruit grower, preserves Spitzenberg apples in alcohol. He notes one jar’s top apple dried to black with petrified interior intact including part of the stem, as liquid evaporates. He bets the display shows superior keeping qualities.
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W. BB. St. John
Sutherlin
Ore
St. John
Spitzenberg Aples
Domestic tension tests authority in council debate
The boss asserts authority saying his will is law while Senator Sorgum warns that such statements invite enforcement trouble as the discussion turns to control and obedience within the chamber.
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Sorghum
Olive or squash seen by Mildred at grandparents
Four year old Mildred recounts seeing an olive at grandma's that she compared to a watermelon. Her father doubts the claim, and she suggests it could have been a squash.
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Mildred
Bank president forgives loan request after note signing trick
A man seeks 1000 for 30 days from a downtown bank president. After a plan to use a third party collapses, another friend refuses to co-sign, reproaching the first for not seeking help sooner, and the loan is denied. The Indianapolis News reports the incident with moral overtones.
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Indianapolis News
Beasts in Banter Between Bunny and Miss Bunny
A playful exchange features Miss Bunny judging Mr. Bunny for eating venison. He retorts with a quip about transformation by diet, leaving both characters in a lighthearted repartee about manners and appetites.
Her Strong Point and Quiet Contrast In Couple
A humorous Exchange item contrasts a muscular husband with a talkative wife. He boasts flexing his arm after a gym session, while she laments lack of muscle in her arm and he quips that she compensates with a sharp tongue. The scene highlights their differing traits and affectionate teasing.
Sawdust Evangelist Targets Dancing Halls
The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes Toddle Centers as attacking dancing places with phrases about a road to ruin and stop-over privileges, portraying crowded venues as temptations on a moral path. The piece frames a battle over public decency and crowd behavior with strong local sentiment.
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Peyen
Tie
Birmingham Age-Herald
Apt Pupil Dialogue Sparks Tense Lesson
A short vignette shows Old Mr Fewlox and Young Miss Goldfox debating romance. The pair exchange playful lines about learning love with a cheeky tutor analogy. The scene emphasizes wit over sentiment and hints at evolving affection.
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Mr. Fewlox
Miss Goldfox
Tokyo Plans 1000 Bridges At 1 400 000 Yen Cost
The Japan Advertiser reports a Tokyo municipality plan to build 1000 bridges at an estimated 1 400 000 yen. Three hundred wooden bridges will be replaced with iron framed structures.
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The
Japan Advertiser
Tokyo
Relic of the Past and the Schooner Legend
A Birmingham Age Herald excerpt recalls a schooner and old barroom songs. The dialogue questions the vessel’s past as it mentions crossing the bar and the tune Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep.
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Birmingham Age Herald
Friendship Survives Between Cat And German Police Dog
A passerby on Sixth Avenue observed an unlikely display of friendship as a German police dog walked from a grocery shop and calmly nursed a sunlit black cat. The dog gently clasped the cat's head in its jaws, yet the cat offered no resistance and appeared to enjoy the attention before the dog released.
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Sixth Avenue
New York Times
Better Babies for Japan Raise Height Through Posture
A Japanese government message urges mothers to avoid carrying babies on their backs to boost stature. Health investigator Miss Ernestine I. Friedmann notes sitting and shawl-carrying hinder growth. Her YWCA survey highlights crowded factory dormitories with little beds and scarce matrons, leaving workers unwell.
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Ernestine I. Friedmann
Japan
Mies Friedmann
Cripple Wins Success Thesis: London Boy Earns Art Scholarship
A London boy born without hands has overcome his infirmity to become a skilled artist. The higher educational subcommittee of the London city council awarded him a three year scholarship for general art training. The education committee called his success a triumph over disability and proof of physi cally defective schools' instruction.
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London
Higher Educational
London City Council
Identification marks aid crime detection in Paris plan
An adjunct to crime detection supplements the Bertillon system with skin pore marks for identification. Dr Locard of Lyons police school reports that any skin area can yield a trace, not just fingerprints. Gloves may foil detectives but forearms and elbows can provide valuable prints.
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Paris
Locard
Lyons
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