City Government Directory Listing Officials and Trustees
A historical directory lists city officers including Mayor E. B. Vickery and aldermen G H Moore W M Housley T Smith W P Rider W H L Jones G te Vaughn. It names city marshal J L Walker M N onnudi wor reat es ry eka om M Davis tax collector, coroner H Peck and surveyor A Cantrell. Also notes trustees, county officers, and school board members with chief roles and department heads.
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G. H. Moore
W. M. Housley
T. Smith
W. P. Rider
W. H L. Jones
G Te Vaughn
J. 1
Mnonudi
Davis
Sims
H. Peck
A . Cantrell
Baker Trustees City School
John H. Moore
H. Head
Treas Wats Ash
J. M. Brooksher
B.C. Meanders
Opaiaaly
W. LS
Serviici
J. A. Dockeay
J. M. Ridley
G.N. Fitts
Carl Shultz
W. Ll. Ash
R.O. Meaders
F. Christian
Germany Plans Vast Canal Network Linking Rivers
Germany advances major canal schemes to connect central cities with the Rhine, linking Rhine and Danube via the Main, and a Neckar Danube route for 600 ton ships. Projects aim to unlock iron ore regions and provide water power for electrical development amid fuel shortages and a new federal canal authority.
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Germany
Lorraine
Rhine
Danube
Charlemagne
Neckar-Danube
Pie Deception Reveals Family Dinner Mischief
The Chicago Tribune reprints a humorous episode where Mary, age sixteen, politely declines a second slice of pie while Jamie, age five, loudly proclaims his motive for not wanting any. The scene shows playful family dynamics during a casual dinner.
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Mary
Jamie
Chicago Tribune
The Dividing Way
A Grit style reflection on confusing road signs and divided paths in country districts. The piece laments misleading straight talk, plentiful but insufficient signboards, and locals who know the turns while strangers get lost. It emphasizes the frustration of choosing between diverging routes.
Fool Bet Sparks Domestic Tale from Airplane Crash Talk
A jokey exchange reveals a “fool bet” about speaking bluntly to a wife’s relatives. One man boasted he would not confess his true view, and won the wager by keeping quiet about his harsh opinion.
Mark of Greatness in a Crime Riddle
A crime specialist insists he has no clue. The dialogue hints at a clever detective theme with cryptic questions about a confession and a puzzling number. The piece plays on detective tropes and wordplay.
Prince Albert Tobacco Ad Sparks Pipe and Cigarette Appeal
A vintage advertisement promotes Prince Albert tobacco for home made cigarettes and pipes. It claims flavor freedom from bite and parch, praising the brand as a tobacco revolution and urging readers to enjoy P A from sunrise to bedtime with any smoking method.
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Prince Albert
In Too Much Of A Hurry
In the fall of 1911 I traveled with a bank examiner in southern Minnesota. We rushed to catch a freight train but had to ride the caboose and later learned the correct train was still in the yards. We waited a half hour, then finally continued our journey.
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Minnesota
England Sees Extreme Summer Weather Contrasts
The article notes England endured a record summer with July snow in Durham and frost in Oxfordshire, while Iceland enjoyed milder conditions. It explains Atlantic breezes caused the reversal and suggests such weather shifts don’t alter long term climate trends, though locals recall harsher winters in their youth.
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England
Durham
Oxfordshire
Manchester
Iceland
Mercury
London
Tere
Arctic
Atlantic
New England
Aluminum as Ant Killer Discovery Report
A homemaker reports observing that red ants avoid aluminum surfaces. In Bermuda a fudge left on an aluminum plate stayed ant free by morning, Florida breadboxes and Iowa sugar can also showed reduced ant activity on aluminum dishes. The note invites others to test the method.
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Bermuda
Florida
Iowa
Woodpile Fiction Quip Questions Ex-Kaiser’s Claim
Mrs Corntessel questions the ex-kaiser’s brag about his wood chopping while her husband defends it. The exchange humorously debates the value and truth of claimed regular work.
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Mrs. Corntessel
Missiles Pie Lights Up Lunch Counter Dialogue
A lunch counter conversation features a patron asking about pie varieties. The clerk lists apple, pumpkin, mince, peach and missile pie. The patron notes missile pie sounds new, and the clerk explains it’s the movie prop variety.
Soldiers Land Grants Boost Canada Wheat Output
The soldiers' settlement board reports 20,000 men located on land with favorable conditions. They hold 2,000,000 acres plus 1,100,000 more acres via purchase or civilian rights. Less than half of qualified men have been placed. These lands add 45,000,000 bushels to Canada's wheat crop, marking a major return to land.
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Soldiers’ Settlement Board of Canada
Canada
Perverse Citizen and Uncle Bill Bottle Top Dialogue
A short, satirical dialogue features a citizen asking how prohibition works in the settlement and Uncle Bill Bottle Top replying that no one is asked to join in a drink, calling it economically prudent. The exchange hints at social attitudes toward prohibition in a rural community.
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Bill Bottletop
Accused of Evading the Law Argument Cited
In the Louisville Courier Journal a courtroom dialogue features a defendant denying evading the law while a judge weighs the claim. The exchange emphasizes whether fleeing enforcement occurred and how authorities pursued the case.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Priced Plumes Cut as Market Breathes Easier
A Louisville Courier-Journal quip notes cheaper ostrich plumes as the cost of living appears to ease. The comment reflects shoppers watching luxury items respond to price shifts.
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Louisville Courier-Jour- Dale
Horizon of Aton Excavations Unearth Early Akhetaton Remains
Under Prof. P. Eric Peet the Egypt Exploration Society digs at the Horizon of Aton site, revealing a painted pavement and foundations of the temple of Aton, royal palace, and noble houses from the era of Akhenaten. The city, briefly inhabited after Amenhotep IV renamed, was abandoned and treasures carried away, leaving relics of a distinct monotheistic culture.
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P. Eric Peet
Egypt Exploration Society
B. C
Aton
Amenhotep IV
Akhelaton
Amon
Egypt
Cant Goggles and the Toper Exchange Snippet
A brief dialogue shows Toper and Goggles discussing a purchase. Goggles notes a price and an extra charge, mentioning Twenty dollars and costa as the total. The exchange hints at a larger context of a new cant or gear and a critical remark.
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Toper
Costa
Cleveland Promotes Art Class For Local Students
The Museum of Art in Cleveland Ohio offers Saturday instruction to promising pupils. Of 115 applicants from 18 city schools one parochial and two suburban schools, 30 were chosen for the class and 15 placed on a waiting list. The program begins with sketching from objects in the museum collection.
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Museum of Art of
Cleveland
Chile Develops Hydroelectric Plant in Central Provinces
A Chilean company capitalized at £3250 000 plans to develop West natural water resources in the central provinces to generate electricity for Santiago Valparaiso and nearby cities. Construction has begun on a hydro electric plant on the Colorado river near Santiago with an expected output of 18000 horsepower. The project is backed largely by Chilean capital.
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Chile
Santiago
Valaraiso
Colorado River
Chileay Capital
Summer boarders’ refined tastes spark a rustic joke
A farmer quips that his summer boarders proved unrefined by raiding his phonograph records leaving only classical disks behind. The wry remark highlights a clash between rustic life and cultured music, capturing a humorous snapshot of rural humor.
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Farmer Corntessel
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E. B. Vickery
W. A. Hutcheson
J. P. Cane Creek
C. O. Smith
I. P. Crumby
L. B. Hatfield
N. P. Chestatee
J. M. Wilkins
N. P. Davis
B. H. Higgins
N. P. W.M Wehunt
J. P. Dahlonega
J. P
W B. Gurley
Frogtown
G.L. Jones
Hightower
J. N. Satt
Jones’ Creek
M. H. Kendall
Eae Martin’s Ford
J. A. Hollifield
P. Nimblewill
J. M. Calhoun
New Porter Springs
J. J. Ricketts
N. P Shoal Creek
H. C. Burges
N. P. Wahoohoo
J. A. Abercrombie
Bunyan Pierce
Yahoola
Jarrard
Watkins
Dahlonega
J. R. Watkins Co
Memphis
Tenn
McGuire Jeweler
Jewe Re
Moore & Warlys
J.H. Watkins CO
Winona
Minn
Homer Head
Dahlonega, Ga
Tieciord’s
Blagi Raat
Mark
P. A
Prince Kt
Ws. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem, Cy
NSE
Albert
Woodpile Fiction
Lanys
Perverse Citizen
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