Notre Dame Cathedral A Historic Paris Landmark
The Notre Dame cathedral on the Île de la Cité in Paris is one of France’s great historic structures. Begun in 1164, the present building took centuries to complete, with its famed gargoyles serving as rain spouts and warding off moisture while representing evil spirits barred from entry.
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Notre Dame
J’aris
Reine River
Nasileon
France
Mary Queen of Scots
Dauphin
Detroit
Whatcha want to buy cold cream fat
A fragment quotes a druggist praising cold cream fat as good for crow's feet, framed as playful banter about beauty remedies in a consumer scene. The terse exchange highlights casual shopping talk and the era's focus on cosmetic quick fixes.
Steep Ore Tramway at Shannon Incline
The Shannon incline at Arizona copper mines is a 1500 foot long steep aerial tramway with an 800 foot drop. Built of 80 pound rail with five parallel tracks, it uses a 40 inch gauge for ore ships and a 20 inch gauge for supply trucks. The roadbed features large ties and gravity operated ore skips.
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Shannon
Arizona
Detroit News
Nobel Names Power Word for Dynamos Invention
The Detroit News notes Alfred Nobel chose the Greek word dynamos meaning power for his universal explosive that funded the Nobel Peace Prize. It recalls Nobel’s deathbed reflection on the destructive force he unleashed and his motive to reward peace efforts worldwide.
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Nobel
Detroit News
A Lesson in Thrift from a Magazine Advice Column
A thrift expert prescribes saving half of every earned dollar. The letter asks what to do if one has already spent a dollar and a half by the time they earned the dollar, highlighting a marital friction tone from a Boston transcript.
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Boston ‘Transcript
Smart Young Doctor Vaccinates First Case
A proud mother speaks of her son, Doctor Perkins, noting he vaccinated a child on his first case and earned recognition for early achievement in medicine.
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Perkins
Temporarily Bashful Mistress In Kitchen Scene
Dialogue fragment describes a maid explaining a young man is too bashful to act while in the kitchen, noting he is sixty bashful for the moment and does nothing.
Golf Theme in Casual Talk Among Two Men
Devotees recall a story centered on two men meeting through casual chat. One asks if the other plays golf. The reply is no, yet the speaker admits he cannot give it up.
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Jimmie Maiden
Grand Jury Presentments in Lumpkin County 1924
The Grand Jury of Lumpkin County Georgia reports its April Term findings for 1924. It approves pauper awards including Mrs. Tom Clements and others, names Finance Committee members, notes two Board of Education vacancies, and recommends appointments. It urges road repairs, jail and courthouse improvements, and publication of presentments in the Dahlonega Nuger. The Finance Committee submits its audit of county officers and funds.
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J. B. Jones
Judge Superior Court
Lumpkin County
Georgia
Towlt
Tom Clements
Meride Pruit
Calvin Gilstrap
Burt Gilstrap
Mollie Mines
W. H. Jones
J. J. Seabolt
T. B. Abercrombie
Board of Education
J. M. Ridley
C. D. Pierce
C.D. Pierce
Frank Parks
Davis Old Mill
Oak Grove School House
Justice of the Peace
Finance Committee
Last Gasp Marriage For Desperate Man
A bleak note describes Anderson in a hopeless state with no funds and no options, now facing an impending marriage. Onlookers wonder if such a drastic step is truly necessary given his dire circumstances.
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Anderson
What Did Auntie Say About the Ark Story
A fragment shows a child asking Auntie to explain the biblical ark tale. The aunt confirms the two by two pairing and responds to the child's question about who accompanied Noah.
Woman in Politics at the Doorstep
A brief political sketch from Louisville where a woman seeks votes while a man asks about clothing and food. The exchange highlights voter outreach and social need in a campaign scene.
Indignant Customer Confronts Grocer Over Rising Prices
An irate shopper quarrels with a grocer as prices climb, the grocer replying that his wife is jealous, showcasing a domestic tone in a small market exchange. The dialogue captures daily friction over cost of goods.
Valuable land in Lumpkin County Georgia for sale
Under a power of sale in a security deed from John Sullens to Bank of Lumpkin County the 1923 note for 205.75 dollars with 8 percent interest and costs will be foreclosed by public sale at Lumpkin County Courthouse on the first Tuesday in June. Ninety acres? Actually fifty acres more or less of land lot 188 in the 11th District will be sold to satisfy the note plus interest and costs. The sale is conducted by the Bank of Lumpkin County and the purchaser will receive a conveyance. This notice dated April 27, 1924.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
John Sullens
Bank of
Tumpkin County
Superior Court
Originally
Hall
Isaac Brown
Said Brown
J. P. Owenby
J. M. Adams
Sperr
Bank of Lumpkin County
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Foreman
T. E. Abercrombie
B. F. Corbin
S. A. Head
R. Cain
J. A. Peck
Barney Dowdy
W. D. Abercrombie
Jess Grizzle
G. B. Pierce
L. B. Hatfield
Said
W. A. Townsend
T. F. Christian
Martha Carderoe
Mary Castleberry
Mother Caldwell
Georgian Chapman
John Lingerfelt
John Baker
James Riley
James Barnes
Ella Smith Wesley Walden
Nancy Lingerfelt
Martha Pruitt
Maggie Albertson
Claud Norrell
Table Grizzle
Franses Freeland
Lillie Chambers
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Georgia Railway & Power Co
Dahlonega Telephone Co
C. Porter
County Board of Education
Dahlonega Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company
Georgia Railway & Power Company
Elas
Cnsannaten
Sun
Ne Moore
J. H. Jenkins
Lumpkin Superior Court
Grobt. McMillan
Solicitor General
R. E. Kimbrell
Route 1
Dorchester
Texas
Arkansas
Willie
Cardlus
Cardus
Woman IN Politics
Lucile
Louisville Courier-Journal
Fitts’ Nursery
Dahlonega
O.N. Fitts & Sons
Ford
Detroit, Michiga
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