Lumpkin County Adopts 1925 Tax Rates. Dah Lonega Lumber Plan Filed
Lumpkin County commissioners set total 1.65 per hundred dollars for county tax in 1925, with Dahlonega 1.40 per hundred. state 5 mills and education 2.5 mills. Petitioners William McClure, John Abercrombie and Luther Reynolds seek to incorporate Dah Lonega Lumber Company, Inc. with $15 000 capital, authority to extend branches, buy land and operate lumber business in Georgia.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
B. O. Moenlays
W. L. Ash
John H. Moore
Board of Education
Oahonega
Towit
City of
Dahlonega
John TH. Moons
Mrapuns
W.L. Asi
Commissioners of Roads & Revenues
County of
Lumpkin
William McClure
John Abercrombie
Luther Reynold
State of Georgia
Dahlonega Lumber Company, Inc
Eaoted
William McCrunty
Jons An
Ombie Lurugi
Unclear citation notice from Lumpkin County Georgia
Fragmentary court notice indicates a 1928 filing in Lumpkin County Georgia. It mentions a party named Bet apart and a Geart of J MM county with October reference. Details are illegible and incomplete.
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Georgia
Lumpkin
Argie
Ieee of James
Thief Outwitted by Electric Spotlight Prank in Augusta
George Webber owner of an Augusta Maine electric station rigged a woodpile with an electric device that cast a flood spotlight rang bells and sounded a horn when the thief touched the wood. The intruder fled but the pile suffered no further depredations and the joke saved the wood from further loss. The rest is a mix of notes on China’s silk industry and a garbled verse.
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George Webber
Augusta
Maine
Bright Hull Colors Fight Barnacle Fouling On Ships
Experiments show barnacles cling less to ship bottoms painted with bright colors such as green yellow red or white. They favor blue and black and dull tones, while bright hues remain nearly free of barnacles after long saltwater exposure.
England's Siamese Twins the Biddenden Maids
Two sisters born in Biddenden Kent in the early 1100s were joined at the sides, sparking wide curiosity as the famed Biddenden Maids. The tale portrays their unusual bond and historical notoriety.
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England
Biddenden
Biddenden Kent
Teaching Language Cross-word Puzzles Aid Immigrant Learners
Language cross-word puzzles are reorganized to teach newly arrived immigrants basics of English. The Trench Language Information service notes success stems from making study a pastime rather than a task while avoiding traps in foreign word definitions drawn from a 4000-word core vocabulary.
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Trench Language Information Service
Dress Splurge Sparks Talk on Male Wardrobe in England
London author Dennis Bradley argues women push endless clothing while men settle for a single suit annually. He notes wives demand six outfits, critics say extravagant dress harms marriages, and cites shabby businessmen pressured by fashionable partners.
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Dennis Bradley
London
Paris
England
America
Women’s Revenge Questioned in Chicago Lecture
Mrs. Melville Mallison spoke on feminism in Chicago noting that women can be more revengeful and clever in their revenge. She told a tale of a wife who wore mourning for her first husband after her new husband offended her.
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Melville Mallison
Chicago
Flashlight Aids Sewing in Portsmouth Home
A Portsmouth Ohio housekeeper attached a flashlight to her sewing machine after tiring of threading the needle. The light is clamped to the machine with brass strap bolts and wingnuts, shining to illuminate the needle when switched on, as noted by Popular Science Monthly.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Popular Science Monthly
Conscience Drives Brighton Woman After Theft at Class
A Brighton woman whose conscience troubled her for years since stealing a calke at a cookery class has sent the school board three penny stamps as a gesture aligning with her remorse.
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Brighton
England
School
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Townsend Dahlonega
China
Enite
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Arnacles
Conscience
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