City Government Directory and Church Schedules
A dense directory lists city officials including mayor and trustees, county officers, clerks, tax collectors, notaries, peace officers and road board members. It also records church services for the Methodist, Presbyterian and Church of God with pastors, service times, prayer meetings and Sunday School schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Evans
Speer
Methodist Church
J. W. Blake
Epworth League
Lamar Weaver
M.O. Wyley
Presbyterian Church
Lb. W. Baker
J. U. Carson
Church OF God
Ella Pry
Ella Fry
Blind man with prodigious arithmetic giftedness
A London Lancet cited a blind man with extraordinary mental power in arithmetic. He calculated square roots rapidly and answered box counting questions with impressive speed, giving correct totals for up to sixty four boxes in under a minute.
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London Lancet
Scientific American
Strongest bank vault described in Morgan building
A New York bank building houses a legendary vault said to be the strongest in the world. Measuring 23 by 27 by 33 feet, its Harveyized nickel steel armor walls and 50 ton round door claim air tight security with triple locks, alarms, electric grids, and constant guard presence aided by mirrors and patrol routes.
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Banking House of Morgan
New York
Pithy Paragraphs on Work and Sorrow
Quotations from Dwight T. Farnham P. W. Wilson and John Freeman Clarke on concentration during work and play, Ireland's sorrow as luxury in poetry and music, and the value of doing everything thoroughly to achieve artful results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight T. Farnham
Ireland
Erin
P. W. Wilson
John Freeman Clarke
Not If He Can Help It Old Tom the Colored Janitor
A brief anecdote recounts a janitor nicknamed Old Tom for his slow shuffle. He denies being tired when asked by his employer and says he will not get that way, despite his fatigue while climbing stairs to music from a phonograph.
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Tom
Indianapolis News
Farm telephones lead census counts 2.5 million in 1920
The census counted farm telephones in the United States on January 1, 1920, recording 2,508,002 in use. In other nations apart from Canada a farm telephone is rare, with several American agricultural states having more farm lines than the entire territory of Italy including Rome, Milan and Naples.
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Bureau of the Census
United States
Canada
Italy
Rome
Milan
Naples
Comrade Searles Visits San Gabriel Sketching Historic Campanile
Ninety one year old Searles from Sawtelle Soldiers Home visits San Gabriel, walks the old mission grounds, and draws the campanile, ancient stairway, and the Old Grapevine. The Civil War veteran remains spry and sharp, recalling decades past. Los Angeles Times.
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Searles
Sawtelle
Sian Gabriel
San Gabriel
King’s Highway
Mission
State House
Philadelphia
California
Los Angeles Times
Bear Traps for Burglar Catches an Intruder in Brooklyn
Mr. Cogan of Williamsburg set a bear trap inside a window after ten burglaries. A burglar stepped into it and was caught, a tactic praised as decisive yet risky. The tale contrasts harsh punishment with ordinary proceedings and notes the dangers of bear traps for households.
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Cogan
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Enright
New York Herald
Sweden Going Electric Transforming Farms Across Nation
A Chicago Evening Post note reports Sweden's shift to electricity with a third of farmland now powered by electricity. Farmers inquire about electric plows and harrows while many use electric saws and even electric elevators for hay and grain. Officials predict most of the country will be on an electrical basis within years, using large water plants or small dammed streams for power.
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Sweden
Chicago Evening Post
Dunn demands jury trial after injury in street incident
Mr Dunn faced a disorderly conduct charge in court with his head bandaged claiming a jury trial is his right. He recalls being by the corner when a large man appeared and doctors then operated, insisting on witness testimony to learn what occurred and justify the offense.
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Mr. Dunn
Telephones highlight Iowa Nebraska and Kansas lead
The three agricultural states Iowa Nebraska and Kansas are described as the best developed telephonically in the nation. They reportedly have about 1,200,000 telephones, more than in Great Britain including Ulster and the Irish Free State.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Kanets
Great Britain
Ulster
Irish Free State
Dignity Not Yet Attained by The Open Season Park Encounter
A lighthearted scene shows the Man Who Likes the Outdoors seated on a park bench as Frances a fearless six year old introduces herself and her three year old sister Minnie. Frances reveals a third sister who is “just born,” prompting amused questions from the outdoors figure.
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Frances
Minnie
Chicago Journal
Peculiar May Day Customs Highlight English Traditions
The piece describes London chimney sweeps celebrating May Day with colorful bands and a “Jack In the Green” figure collecting pennies. It notes the Robin Hood games, archery and quarterstaff contests, and explains May Day fell out of favor during Puritan times when May poles were uprooted.
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London
Jack
England
Robin Hood
Director notes tax advantage in actor salary dispute
The director recalls a casting negotiation where an actor demanded an exorbitant salary and criticized income tax. Quick math showed the actor underreported earnings to the government by about half. The director offered to pay the amount the actor claimed he earned, highlighting tax considerations in salaries.
Third Button Test Sparks Debate On Personality
A business psychologist claims a man’s character can be read by his third waistcoat button. The theory hinges on whether the button stands out or is obscured. The author questions the test’s validity and notes Lincoln’s attire as a possible counterexample.
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Lincoln
Literary Shrine Recalled In Kipling London Rooms
Thirty years pass with little change along Villiers Street near the Thames as Arthur Bartlett Maurice revisits Kipling’s Embankment rooms. The essay notes Kipling’s early twenties work there including The Light That Failed and The Finest Story In the World and recalls the intimate scenes by the river where Torpenhow and Dick Heldar moved through the doorway to the water and ships. The room table bears a carved motto from Kipling’s galley slave days and the refrain Oft was so weary when I toiled at thee.
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London Street
Villiers Street
Thames
Charing Cross
Rudyard Kipling
Embankment Chambers
London
Arthur Bartlett Maurice
New York Herald
Kipling
Torpenhow
Dick Heldar
Bessie Broke
Charlie Mears
Radio Affects Town Visit Sparks Grudge Tale
An out of town visitor vows to quit Greenwich Village blaming wireless mania for a stalled social visit. A New York Times anecdote recalls a night spent chasing a Newark concert after a brother’s radio passion, while a jovial policeman offers a hat filled with a theater guide.
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Greenwich Village
Newark
New York Times
Pity the City Child Learnings From the Suburbs
The Washington Star piece observes Helen, a city child raised in a northwest apartment, limited to sidewalks and parks. A suburban visit shows her curiosity about simple outdoor spaces and the concept of a yard as she questions where the yard is.
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Helen
Pa Ut
Tment
Washington Star
Notice to Teachers and County Institute in Dahlonega
The annual Teachers Institute will be held at the College beginning at 10:00 A M on Monday July 10th 1923 and lasting through the following Friday. All who expect to teach in this county are requested to attend. County Superintendent of Education C Suarez urges participation.
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Georgia
Kendall and Mirick
Southern School Book Depository
Auburn Avenue
Atlanta
Dressler
Hygione
Manuel
Rapeer’s Consolidated Rural School
Auburn Age
Walker
Ginn & Co
Commerce Hall
G. Savarz
CO. Suparz
Concrete Houses Grow Common Across Regions
The Bureau of Standards reports ongoing housing condition investigations with inspections in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago, and Minneapolis. Notable improvements in concrete use and in architectural and ornamental effects were observed, suggesting concrete houses will become widespread soon.
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Bureau of Standards
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Chicago
Minneapolis
Scientific American
Improved Range Finder Aids Coastal Defense
The largest range finder in the world, built in England for coastal defense, is more than twice as large as wartime models. Designed by the two original inventors, it uses a horizontal tube on a central rotating frame on a pedestal, a breakthrough noted by Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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England
Popular Mechanics Magazine
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Lilne
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A. West
Jos
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Smith
Jacksongon
W. H. JonesWisy Muacsieel
Wim
Lionsley
Trustees City School
Earas Oo Hiss Cae
H. Head
Treas
John EH. Moore J. M. Brooksher
A.W. Cain
Ayer
W. B. Townsend
T.F. Christian Beget Kiweshe
Ceertis Cay
J. M. Davia
Porter
Oj. H. Peck
Cca c
John Evans
G. G. Evans
W. J. Free
D. O. Johnson
W.H. Jones
W. J. Hightower
A. B. Keith
Oounty Board OF Education
Woeks
Snaik
J. M. Ridley
W.T. Dowdy
C.D. Pierre
D. W. Caldwell
Carl Shultz
John H. Moore
W. L. Ash
2. C. Meaders
T. F. Christian
International Stocking Mills
Norristown
Diarru
Gibraltar
Merrie England
Homer Head
Dahlonega
Watkins
J. R. Watkins Co
Memphis
Tenn
Hunter Old
Rider & Bon
Vainesville
Gainesville
Avery & Vaughn
G- H-Mcguire Jeweler
Moore & Earlys
Mae Nh
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