Legend of the Garter and scattered notes on heraldry
A column surveys competing medieval origin stories of the Order of the Garter. It notes Polydore Vergil and Segar differ on the Countess origin, while Froissart is silent. the author doubts the legend, yet accepts it as a charming tale and critiques historians who omit such details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Countess of Salisbury
Alfred
Willam Tell
Nicholas Harris Nicolas
Polydore Vergil
Henry VII
Henry VIII
Segar
Countess of Kent
John Anatis
Henry VI
Raphael Holinshed
Harris Nicolaus
Jean Froissart
Edward III
Nicholas
Froissart
G. C. Macaulay
Macmillans
Order of the Garter
London Sphere
Phyaten
No Back Action and the Nose That Could Not Be Unpulled
The text notes Mr. Gladstone willing to admit fault but avoiding apologies. It recalls a quoted line to his secretary Sir Algernon West about not unpulling a man's nose, illustrating his stance on concession and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gladstone
Algernon West
Leisure and Balance in Everyday Sayings
A clipped collection of quips and maxims from The Houston Post and Brooklyn Pagle contrasts frugal living with wealth, marriage, and leisure. It pairs humorous lines with a Seneca reflection on power, temper, and lasting influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Post
Papa
Willie
Brooklyn Pagle
Seneca
Notices from Lumpkin County Georgia 1906 probate bids
Multiple public notices advertise the setting apart of a year's support from the Cain estate, permanent letters of administration for Jane Boggs, and leave to sell lands of H F Anderson. Also an employment ad from Dahlonega Handle Factory seeking timber cutters and a skilled boiler operator, all dated October 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Lumpkin County
W.H. Jones
Jesse Chester
W. H. Jones
G. G. Evans
Altice Cain
William Cain
Lampkin County
Littlefield
Jane Boggs
Ord’y
B. F. Anderson
H. F. Anderson
Dahlonega
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Legend OF the Garter
San Jose
America
Plymouth Rock
Puck
William McKinley
North Pole
Nueerr
J.P
Justice’s Court
Nugget Office
Tannery
H. A. Butler
Luce Leather
Dablonega, Ga
North Georgia Agricultural College
Dahlonega, Ga
G. R. Glenn
Paalanoue Graded School
R Ahloneg al
Ad- L Gor
Agricultural College
Systeus
W. 1
Ash
Jad
U. H. Jones
Prichs
John H. Moore
Simmons
COODS
Wirimg
J. F. Moore & CO
Dahlonega Gallery
Ft. Moore, Pro
Gainesville
Jesnega
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