Directory city government of Wil AB and county officers
A historical listing of municipal and county officials including mayor aldermen clerk superior court tax collectors receivers surveyor police and road boards with church and school leaders and meeting times across several communities. It enumerates roles for Peach Creek Creek Jarrard Dahlonega Wahoola and other locales with pastors and superintendents named.
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W.H. Jones
W. J. Hightower
County Board OF Education
J.M. Ridley
W.T. Dowdy
C.D. Pierce
D. W. Caldwell
R. J. Hutcheson
Carl Shultz
John H., Moore
W. L. Ash
R. OC. Meaders
T. F. Christian
PEACH
Auraria
W. A. Hutcheson
J. P
Cane Creek
Luther Justus
J. P. Fred Ash
N. P. Crumby
L. B. Hatfield
N. P. Chestatee
J. M. Wilkins
N. P. Davis
W.M. Wehunt
B. HH. Higgins
N.P. Dahlonega
H. ©.Lovelace
Notice to show cause on dismissal of administrator
In Lumpkin County Georgia B F Anderson administrator of J G Martin deceased petitions to be dismissed and letters of dismission. The court sets the first Monday in June 1924 for hearing. Ordinary W B Townsen officiates.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
F. A. Crain
Court of Ordinary
W. B. Downsenp
B. F. Anderson
J. G. Martin
Pilgrim Fathers Put Bounty on Crows
The piece notes early American bounty laws rewarding crow heads and animal scalps, tracing Maryland and Virginia statutes from 1680 through after the American Revolution. It describes the crow’s initial peaceful coexistence with Indigenous peoples and its eventual targeting by colonial authorities including a 1723 Maryland policy offering tobacco for crow and squirrel heads.
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American
Maryland
Virginia
Founded by Bequest Sir Hans Sloane Shaped British Museum
The British Museum traces its origin to the bequest of Sir Hans Sloane, a physician and naturalist. His will provided funds to his family and a vast collection of coins, medals, ores, and stones, plus a library of 50 000 volumes and 3556 manuscripts. Parliament later funded the daughters and assumed the collection, forming the museum’s nucleus. Sir Hans, Irish by birth with Scotch parentage, was renowned for natural history and earned a baronetcy in 1715 from George I.
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British Museum
Ilaas Sloane
Hans
Detroit News
Sir Tans
Creen Island
Jamaica
George I
No Weather in Egypt
Sir Napier Shaw notes that ancient Egypt thrived where weather was mild, suggesting early civilization arose from migrations of people fleeing harsher climates. He argues Egypt’s record of civilization reflects an environment with little weather to contend with.
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Sir Napier Shaw
Egypt
Should Lose No Time in Introducing Gall Bladder Awareness
The Toledo Blade argues Britain’s removal of the gall bladder is a fact and urges no delay in adopting the practice here. It suggests the gall bladder could be the underlying issue for patients who have had appendectomy, tonsils, and teeth removed.
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Britain
Toledo
Taking No Chances In A London Visit
A London man says he will run down to Hampshire to see friends not telegraphing. He notes their last message claimed the friends had to come to London to see them, illustrating a comical mix up in communication.
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Hampshire
London
Louisville Courier- Journal
Plasterer Professor Binks Again Teased by Son
A boy asks about Professor Binks in a playful exchange. The father notes the professor is seldom seen without his mortarboard, a detail that underlines the childlike humor surrounding the scholarly figure.
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Professor Binks
Old London taxicabs and a smoky exchange
One of London’s oldest taxicabs crawled up Piccadilly and blew smoke from its exhaust. The young driver boasted smoking. the veteran replied the vehicle is over 16 years old, adding a wry quip to the exchange.
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London
Piccadilly
Ancient Carthage Finds Unearthed By Baron Khan de Prorok
Archeologist and author Baron Khan de Prorok reports three years of excavations in Carthage under French oversight yielded a terra cotta organ with pipes and pedals over 2000 years old. Other artifacts include spectacles with thick lenses, perfume, and a boudoir set dating to 700 B C.
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Baron Khan de Prorok
Carthage
Africa
Detroit, News
Insults Fly Over Age Question in Quirky Exchange
Miss Frettie Fortysmith declares that the man Pester is the most insulting wretch she has met. Sally Gay retorts that he asked her age and she replied with the age she said, and the exchange turns on clever wordplay.
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Pester
Miss Frettie Fortysmith
Sally Gay
How the War Started Anxious Bride
A playful exchange quotes a bride worrying about her nose and powder as the absent minded groom reassures with humor, reflecting light domestic banter amid wartime anxieties.
Retort Courteous Turns Accusation Into Inquiry
An eloquent politician faced constant heckling as a man in the crowd yelled liar at every interruption. After near twenty interruptions the speaker paused and requested the heckler reveal his name to the audience rather than simply announcing his profession.
Courteous Hold Up Man Extorts, Forewarned by Victim
Whimsical exchange depicts a polite robber in conversation with a wary victim. The gun appears familiar to the assailant yet no face is recalled, framing a quiet, humorous hold up scene.
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Gentleman Crook
Tye
Octopus
Elope Plot Sparks Insurance Claim Twist
In a humorous exchange, Clarence explains the mishap was not an accident but a planned elopement that went awry when he mistook Mabel’s room for her father’s, challenging a claim foe Rotten Luck’s joke.
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Tack
Clarence
Mabel
Confucius Tells How Righteous Living Outvalues Duty
The Kansas City Times notes Confucius urged living righteously in the present world and stressing duty to fellow men and parents. He downplayed gods and immortality, urged submission to the state, and offered a negative form of the golden rule saying do not do unto others what you would not want. His sayings, collected by followers, are practical and wise.
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Confucius
Kansas City Times
A Rattling Good Car Line Jokes About Old Auto
A brief cartoon caption features a man asking about an automobile and another replying that despite age the car runs well, calling it a rattling good car. The gag relies on a pun on rattling.
Wilde's Divine Sarah nickname origins explained
The Detroit News notes Oscar Wilde coined the phrase Divine Sarah for French actress Sarah Bernhardt. Wilde told Lemaitre he would grant half his kingdom to know Divine Sarah and make her known worldwide. The nickname stuck, and Bernhardt became universally known by the moniker. His praise of her voice as sounding like singing stars is also recalled.
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Divine Sarah
Sarah Bernhardt
Oscar Wilde
Lemaitre
Wilde
Detroit News
Bernhardt
Moon Mountains Claim Taller Peaks Than Earth
Astronomers conclude lunar mountains rival and exceed Earth heights. In the Liebritz range near the Moon's south pole a peak reaches 86,000 feet, about 1,000 feet higher than Mount Everest, suggesting lunar elevations surpass Earth’s tallest.
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Liebritz Range
South Polar
Mount
Everest
Ain't Science Great Striped Paint Request
A paint maker received a humorous letter asking for striped paint “just enough for one barber pole.” The note uses polite connectors and misspells Gentlemen in a light historical tone.
Peace at Two Hundred Dollars Per Lecture
Quote exchanges list a debate on price for lectures and the speaker asserts a rate of $200 per talk. The fragment mentions a well known line about peace at any price. The snippet centers on a lecture topic and price dispute.
Irrepressible Flip Business Man
A humorous dialogue on spelling featuring a steno shorthand exchange as a job applicant attempts to spell a challenging word and the interviewer comments on ease of spelling.
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Stenog
Blank deeds and court blanks for sale at Nugget Office
A notice announces sale of land deeds and J. P. court blanks at the Nugget Office. Also a lost female cream colored dog requests finder to notify O C Burns in Dahlonega.
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J. P. Court
O. OC
Burns
Dahlonega
Burnside Lot in Dahlonega for sale on public square
Notice offers the vacant Burnside Lot on Dahlonega's public square. The parcel is sixty one hundred of an acre suited for a hotel or business block. Terms and price available from owner T J Surra Dahlonega Ga.
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Dahlonega
Burnside
T. J. Surra
Sheriff Sale Notice for Lumpkin County Land Interest
A sheriff sale set for the first Tuesday in June 1924 at the court house door to auction a one half undivided interest in 62.5 acres of Lot 87 in Lumpkin County Georgia formerly Habersham. The tract lies along the original lines with specific boundary calls near Cavender's Creek mill and Dockerys mill. The property belongs to John B E Barrett to satisfy a Banks County Superior Court execution in Swift Company v Barrett. Sheriff J M Davis signs the notice dated April 26 1924.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
Court House
Said County
Towit
Habersham
Cavender
Dockery
Anderson Ledford
John BE. Barrett
Superior Court
Banks County
Swift & Company
John
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Trustees City School
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John H. Moore
W. H. Jones
J. M. Brooksher
J. F. Vruett
W. B. Townsend
L.F. Christian
J. M. Davis
Porter Tax Receivery
H. Peek Cove Meres
Cantrell Surveyor
R. IE
Baker
John Evans
C. ©. Burns
G. G. Evans
W. J. Free
D. O. Johnson
R. E. Hamilton
Dawson
Lumpkin
W. B. Townsenn
Watson’s
Bank OF Dahlonega
Atte Depositor
T., F. Jackson
Christ
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Moon Mountains High
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BE. N. Menorson
College Farm
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Norristown
Ft. 8
Cantrell
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T. V. Greenway
Sheriff’s Sales
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