CONDITIONS ON MARS BY CHARLES TORQUET
Mars days last about 24 hours 39 minutes 23 seconds and its year spans 686 Martian days. The atmosphere is rich in water vapor and oceans may seep with poles of thick ice that melt in summer. Observers note dark canal like lines and bright polar regions. the sky is clear and Mars appears dimmer sunlit with two moons Deimos and Phobos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave
Red Planet
Mars
Mara
Deimos
Phobos
Chile
Charles Torquet
Metropolitan Magazine
Rare 1796 and 1797 Half Dollars Valued High
The 1796 half dollars appear in two obverse star varieties and bring over 100 dollars in good condition. The 1797 issue has fetched as much as 120 dollars. Other rare dates include 1838 New Orleans mint with mint mark O and 1866 San Francisco without In God We Trust, valued around 24 to 75 dollars.
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United Tates
Bidticl
Havl
Dahlonega
Charlotte
N. C
Liberty
New Orleans
San Francisco
Stars and Storms and Tea Observations
A compendium notes weather lore linking star steadiness to storms and cites the Minneapolis Journal on storm cues. It also discusses tea use with meals, tea types, and ginger beer effects on digestion, outlining cautious conclusions on beverage timing and protein digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mhudd
Minneapolis Journal
Hospital
On the Last Day and the Trumpet Plight
The Cleveland Leader quotes a dialogue about Gabriel and Israfel on judgment day. Gabriel laments blowing the trumpet thrice with no heed while people dive for the curbstone to dodge an automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabriel
Israfel
Cleveland
The Mind as a Bow Allegory Quote
A terse aphorism likens the mind to a bow that grows stronger through restraint, reflecting a contemplative, indirect moral. The line credits Bem Jeheen as the author or source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bem Jeheen
Tax levy for Lumpkin County 1907 proclaimed
Georgia Lumpkin County tax digest levies fifty cents per hundred dollars on property for 1907. Allocations cover county, bridge, jury, jail, road, pauper funds totaling 0.50 per hundred. Signed by G. Evans Ordinary on September 18, 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Lumpkin County
GG. Evans
G. Evans
Fine lot of two year old fruit trees advertised
The notice offers a select lot of two year old fruit trees suited to the climate with prompt attention and satisfaction guaranteed. Also promotes a 600 acre farm near Americus Ga with a seven room dwelling, five tenant houses, barns and stables, fertile land for cotton corn cane and crops, plus good water and healthy conditions. Addresses: CG N Fitts proprietor and John S Lester Atlanta Ga.
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CG. N. Fitts
Americus
Railroad Station
John $. Lester
Elizabeth St
Atlanta
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Nimblewill Nursery
W. B. Townsend
North Georgia Agricultural College
Dahlonega, Ga
G. R. Glenn
Townsend's Stand
Nugget Office
Agricultural College
T. P. Kimball
Pfomduy
Dig
Freshest & P
Nuneer
J.P
Justice’s Court
J. F. Moore
Dahlonega Livery Stable
College Sl
Gainesville- Par
Dabloneea
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