Leaders in Georgia View North Georgia Agricultural College Optimistic
Atlanta Ga June 14 1026 Col J W West President North Georgia Agricultural College Dahlonega Ga My Dear Colonel A visit to Dahlonega during Commencement impressed me with enthusiasm among students and townspeople and confidence among the faculty that the college has entered an unprecedented era of prosperity The Commencement was a magnificent success The environment atmosphere student spirit present broad threshold of success efficient President and faculty are inspiring factors in a great future Yours respectfully Go M Napier.
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Atlanio
Col
J. W. West
North Ga, Agricultural College
Dahlonega
North Georgia Agricultural College
Napier
Telephone rates and new directory from Dantonca Telephone Co
An ad touts economical phone calls with rates for business and residential lines and extensions. It urges subscribing to the new directory to ease communications and mentions desk set upgrades and location pricing.
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Eivery
Dantonca TelerHone Co
Housing Project Aids South Australia Growth
The government built 1,000 homes to tackle the housing shortage and high rents. A garden suburb has formed around the original homes with churches, schools, shops, industry, mail and transport services. The program plans further expansion.
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South Australia
Barracks Estate in Struan Sold to Captain Coats
After 700 years the 19 000 acre Robertson estate of Struan in Perthshire known as The Barracks changes hands. Capt Dudley Coats of Stanley buys the Raunoch district holding for £20000.
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Robertsons
Struan
Raunoch
Perthshire
Dudley Coats
Stanley
Edinburgh Scotsman
Electric Plant in Samoa Lights Up Upolu Homes and Schools
The first hydro electric plant in Samoa is completed, providing electricity to homes and schools on Upolu. A dam was constructed above Robert Louis Stevenson’s favorite bathing spot to harness water power.
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Samoa
Upolu
Robert Louis Stevenson
Air Bumpins Endanger Air Mail Pilots Over Rockies
Affliction strikes air mail pilots on transcontinental routes. The so called air bumps cause bruises and sprains in back and limbs. Two pilots, after crossing rough weather over the continental divide, were compelled to rest in bed. The bumps, from currents off uneven terrain, are likely worse over the Rockies than other stretches.
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Rocky Mountains
Continental Divide
Sawmills Near Arctic Circle Ready for Summer Run
Qne Lundréd miles north of the Arctic circle the Umbsky sawmills on the Kola peninsula have been repaired and will be in operation this season. In summer daylight is continuous and the mills can make up for long winter months when snow buries everything. Reingsers will carry lumber from mill to seacoast for export.
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Pole
Arctic Circle
Umbsky
Kola Peninsula
Reingsers
Haystack Helmet shields stored hay with portable steel sheets
A portable sheet steel helmet for haystacks protects stored hay in open fields. Sheets fasten to the top of the stack using screw anchors driven four feet into the haystack, securing the cover in place.
Rare Chinese Plants Gathered by Botanis
Thousands of specimens from China are packed at the national herbarium for shipment to six foreign museums and two major US herbaria. Dr Joseph F Rock collected most material in southwestern China over a year ago, with R C Ching also contributing from Kansu. Sets go to British Museum Kew, Edinburgh, Berlin, Paris Jardin des Plantes, Stockholm, Upsala, and Nankin University, UC, and Gray Harvard.
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China
United States
R. C. Ching
Kansu Province
Frederick R. Wolsin
British Museum
Kewardens
London
Royal Botanical Garden
Edinburgh
Botanical Museum of
Berlin
Jardin Des Plantes
Paris
Stockholm
Sweden
Stars named for faint companions proposed by Lodge
Sir Oliver Lodge proposes designations for unseen companion stars. Eddington would name the Sirius companion, based on its incredible density proven by A. S. Eddington and Mount Wilson spectroscopy. For Algol, the demon star, the companion would be Vogel named after K. H. Vogel.
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Oliver Lodge
Eddington
Sirius
A. 8. Eddington
Cambridge University
Mount Wilson Observatory
California
Sir Oliver
Vogel
K. H. Vogel
Chinese Prison Reform and Regulated Conditions in Peking
The international commission in Beijing spurred reforms in Chinese prisons. A justice ministry order mandates regular baths haircuts and clean clothing for inmates. Jails must be renovated enforcement shifts from heavy chains to a single shackle and prisoners receive two meals daily.
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Peking
International Commission
China
Clever Postal Card Reaches Correct Destination
An undelivered postal card marked only with VYO 619 found its way to the intended owner in Upper Hessen Germany. The message indicated auto ownership and investigators traced the addressee via the local license number.
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Upper Hessen
Germany
General orders 8000 Bibles for army officers
A prominent Chinese general has ordered about 3,000 copies of Christian Scriptures for distribution among the officers of his army. The move aims to provide religious texts to military leadership.
Village recalls dead man comes home after twelve years
In the Spanish village of Grimaldos the supposed corpse returns alive after twelve years. The tale recounts a 1914 murder conviction for two peasants whose confessed crime was coerced. The men were freed and joined villagers in celebrations after the body went missing and the crime was reimagined.
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Grimaldos
France
Pleased and Displeased Exchange Sparks Tense Moment
A brief exchange shows both sides claiming agreement yet expressing frustration over divergent paths. The dialogue hints at underlying tension and unresolved direction between the speakers.
Wool Weaving Study Course At State Teachers College
Wool weaving as history study was developed by third grade pupils at the State Teachers' college Man kato Minnesota during the last session. The project aimed to build historical sense through local pioneer conditions with pupil led reading, discussion, and hands on weaving.
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Training School of State Teachers’ College
Mankato
Minn
Lack of good taste sparks sharp exchange
A humorous exchange highlights a sharp remark about romance as one person notes a former partner is “lacking in good taste.” The brief dialogue captures a playful social moment with pointed humor.
Eltville Builds 400000-Bottle Wine Cask Surpasses Heidelberg
The town of Eltville on the Rhine creates a 400000 bottle cask rivaling Heidelberg 283000 bottle capacity. The oak-lined vessel equals a room fifteen yards long seven wide and three high with space for five hundred people. If tapped at one bottle daily it would take 1095 years to empty.
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Heidelberg
Eltville-on-the-Rhine
Iltville
Chicken and Noodles Chaos in Marysville
A traveling salesman in a flivver drew attention in Marysville Ohio when halted in the public square. City Marshal Singer questioned the driver about a large Plymouth Rock hen perched on the crank of the auto. The salesman, unaware of the fowl, donated the chicken to the marshal who planned chicken and noodles for dinner.
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Marysville
Ohio
Toledo Blade
Singer
Bat blamed for doom in mosquito control myth
The Department of Agriculture challenges the belief that bats are devoted mosquito killers. The report doubts whether bats even know about mosquitoes and questions their capacity or inclination to eat them. Some southern cities funded bat-belfries to lure bats, but vacancies persist and no such insect control boom has occurred.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
Maritime Training at State Nautical Schools
States Pennsylvania Massachusetts and New York maintain nautical schools to train merchant marine officers. The courses admit boys aged seventeen to twenty of good character who completed elementary schooling and are fit for life at sea. Instruction covers seamanship equipment and sailing with practice cruises forming a key part of preparation.
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Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New York
Quarrel Over Sunday Burial Sparks Tomlinville Tension
In Tumlinville during a shopping expedition, a local exchange overheard by residents references an Undertaker and another man arguing if it’s proper to bury people on Sunday. A Kansas City Star quote notes the town’s harsh sentiment toward a Tomlinville resident.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Tumlinville
Tomlinville
Kansas City Star
Vocabulary ranges show Wilson used 6221 words in talks
Dr Frank Vizetelly notes average person knows 8000 to 10000 words while the educated know 3000 to 5000 and graduates over 20000. He says professional vocabularies are larger and that Wilson used about 6221 words in speeches to the people of America between 1913 and 1918, with a total vocabulary over 60000 words.
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Frank Vizetelly
America
Woodrow Wilson
Retired Rev. Evans Praises Black Draught for Liver Trouble
The Rev. Lewis Evans of West Graham Virginia, age over 80, describes years of severe liver pain and backache. He credits Black Draught as relief once symptoms begin, noting it aids biliousness and maintains good form. The remedy, made from medicinal roots and herbs, is sold everywhere.
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Lewis Evans
West Graham
For Rent and Notices in Lumpkin County 1926
Property rental ads and official notices from Lumpkin county Georgia include a Park Street dwelling for rent offered by Sam Corfin, a furnished 5 room house via George M Brooksner, plus estate creditors in Lumpkin county are notified to file claims for FH G Brackett and Margret Peggy Magness with deadlines in May and July 1926. Also a life insurance agent opportunity from Old Colony Life offers up to 80000 for adults and 5000 for children, with generous commissions. A citation for a year's support for H G Brackett deceased is scheduled with court actions in July 1926.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
FH. G. Brackett
T. F. Onrisrtax
Admr
OLD Colony Life IN
Chicago
Ilinois
Tome
Petition for year's support in estate of Jas A Grizzle
Mrs Jaques A Grizzle sought a year's support from the estate of Jas A Grizzle deceased. Appraisers filed their return and the Ordinary set a July 1926 hearing date. All interested persons in the county were ordered to show cause on the first Monday in July 1926. June 7 1926. W B Townsend Ordinary.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
H. G. Brackett
Court of Ordinary
W. B. Townsend
Jaques A. Grizzle
Jas
A. Grizzle
W.B. Townsend
Re‑election bid for Solicitor General in Northeastern Circuit
The candidate, Topper McMillican of Clarkesville Georgia, seeks re election to the office of Solicitor General subject to the September primary. He notes prior tenure of two terms with a four year gap and asks voters to consider his past efficiency and continue support.
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Yen
Toprr
McMillican
Clarkesville
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