Local Government and Church Notices Listed in Town Ledger
A fragmented roster lists city officials trustees educators and clerks, followed by county officers and church listings. It includes names like Mayor T I Christian tax rectors and Supt County Schools Carl Schultz alongside ministerial leaders Rev W T Evans and Rev J W Blake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. I. Christian
A. West
Jos
Townsend
Wimpy
Jackson
Tiwad
Tate
Trustees City School
W.L. Ash
John dl Movores
Bao Ga
J.M. Brooksher
J. I. Wruett
Mystery of Bahamian sailors and their guiding sense
In a passage from A Hyatt Verrill's In the Wake of the Buccaneers the Bahamian steersman Sam guides boats across the ocean without a compass. When asked how he knows the way to St. Croix after a long voyage he replies he cannot explain and simply follows where the Jan' is, steering for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bahamas
A. Hyatt Verrill
Sam
St. Croix
Ors
Germany Exports Boots and Shoes Rise Since 1913
External trade figures for 1922 show boots and shoes exports reached 5 121 tons, up from 2 912 tons in 1913, while slips exports totaled 510 tons versus 28 tons in 1913. Most shipments went to the Netherlands, the Saar and Denmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Netherl Pands
Sarre
Denmark
Bible parson misread prodigal tale says calf slain
A church door discussion of the prodigal son turns to a parable joke. A listener argues the father killed the fat calf in anger when his son returned, not welcoming him as the Bible suggests. The piece appears in Everybody's Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brudder
Amblin
Everybody’s Magazine
Pike's Peak Turkey Growers Association Formed
The Pike's Peak Turkey Growers association in Paso County Colorado is a year old women led group focused on turkey breeding and marketing. It meets monthly to study breeds raising and distribution and operates as a cooperative shipping dried turkeys in car lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike’s Peak
Turkey Growers’ Association
Paso County
Colorado
Blushes at Assembly After Thoughtful Entrance
A student recounts arriving at a city junior high and trying to impress with manners. During a minister's address, he claps alone while teachers frown and peers stare, revealing his embarrassed misstep and lasting blush.
New Launching Device for Lifeboats By England Firm
England engineers adapt a Caterpillar tractor based lifeboat launcher from a machine first used in Russia for snow clearing and later employed to cross the Sahara desert.
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England
Russia
Sahara Desert
Weather Chief Lanson Reigns From Sulphur Mountain
For over thirty years Norman D B Lanson directed the weather bureau near Banff in the Canadian Rockies. He ascends Sulphur Mountain 8 000 feet high 700. He records weather data at the summit spanning 4 600 miles of climbs in his routine.
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Weather Bureau
Banff
Canadian Rockies
Norman DB. Lanson
Fatal Ambition Mermaid Daydream Sparks Harsh Warning
A domestic moment reveals a wife expressing a fanciful wish to be a mermaid and her husband retorts with a sharp line about drowning. The dialogue highlights tension over imagination versus reality in a marriage.
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Henry
Summers Spent Varies With Available Resources
A note from the Boston Transcript remarks that summer plans depend on what one can afford and what else must be paid. The comment reflects practical choices guiding where people spend their summer.
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Boston Transcript
Sicilian temple ruins unearthed near Trapani by Dr Gaspare Nicotri
Archaeologist Dr Gaspare Nicotri reports the discovery of the Temple of Venus Eryenia on Monte San Giuliano near Trapani Sicily. The site, three hours from Trapani, may yield the first certain remains of the temple with walls possibly from the medieval castle nearby.
Publicans Learn They Are Identified by Signs Not Names
A new licensing committee judge discovers that publicans are identified by the house signs rather than individual names. Historic names echo in court as the need for clear signage to convey transfers and transactions becomes apparent to the bewildered magistrate.
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London Mail
Shakespeare
Duke of Wellington
Marquis of Granby
Prince Blucher
Charles I
William IV
Victoria
Bohemia
Too Tame for Outdoor Show Says Wife to Husband
A wife and husband debate public decorum as they agree the act would be censored for street display. The wife expresses distaste while the husband notes censorship will prevent such attire.
Largest submarine telephone cable opens between Pomerania and East Prussia
The newly opened underwater line, claimed to be the world’s largest submarine telephone cable, spans about 100 miles in the Baltic to connect Pomerania with East Prussia. It includes six telephone pairs and three telegraph lines, insulated with paper and lead, reinforced by steel, with jute covering and forty nine galvanized strands.
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Pomerania
East Prussia
Baltic
French pastry in France falls short of quality
The writer complains that most French bakeries sell pasteboard like pastries with sour cream or custard and fruit decorations likely touched by flies. He attributes poor pastry to high costs of flour and butter and widespread use of substitutes, noting a few Paris shops as exceptions and that skilled cooks have migrated to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Paris
United States
Princeton President Links Currency to Murphy Tale
President Hibben of Princeton likened Germany’s ballooning currency to a parable about Murphy a grain buyer who borrows a car with no ignition key no emergency brake and a ruined bridge ahead as the trip spirals toward disaster the line ends with a grim joke about hoping the gas gives out.
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Hibben
Princeton
Germany
Murphy
Ile
Quotations on kissing fellows raise a question in dialogue
In a pointed exchange, one speaker asks if kissing fellows is wrong and the other responds with firm approval, claiming strong personal interest and keen enthusiasm. The brief exchange satirically examines norms around affection and propriety.
Phosphate Lands Considered Largest World Deposit
The national government withdrew these lands from entry for settlement years ago and they are claimed to be the world’s greatest phosphate deposit. The area spans about 7,500 square miles across parts of Wyoming Utah and Idaho including Uinta Morgan Rich Cache Bear Lake Brigham and Fremont counties. Authorities note accompanying gas from Butte and Anaconda smelters could yield sulfuric acid for superphosphate fertilizer production.
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Uinta County
Wyoming
Morgan, Rich and Cache
Utah
Bear Lake
Baunotk
Brigham and Vremont
Idaho
Butte
Anaconda
Washington Star
Truth in Obituaries Prompted by a False Death Report
A newspaper printed a glowing obituary for a town man who was later found alive. The next issue issued a correction stating they learned after press that Mr. Jones was well and alive and retracted the obituary. The item reflects on editorial practices and newsroom error.
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Jones
Everybody’s Magazine
Hamlet debut draws hostile reception in Richmond
Horace’s first Hamlet performance ends with egg‑throwing from an unruly crowd, who chased him off stage but left him intact. The exchange notes the rough treatment as a rough but generous reception in a public show.
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Horace
Hamlet
Richmond Times-Dispatch
First Pony Express Began In 1838 By The Sun Of Baltimore
Detroit News credits the Sun of Baltimore Maryland with starting the first pony express in 1838. The Sun hired a courier in December 1838 to deliver the President’s message to Light Street. The service aided national news during the Mexican War and delivered early dispatches ahead of steamboats railroads and telegraphs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit News
The
Sun of
Baltimore
James Melvin Lee
Sun
Light Street
Pony Express
Chimes of Manhattan Spark Morning Alarm Prank Scene
ABrooklyn writer notes Manhattan morning chimes ring from 2 am to 8 am in a Gramercy Park block. A nearby resident recalls a Big Ben alarm on a milk route, while a reader in the evening paper hears vi bration notes at 4 am. A top floor genius rigs a full clock suite to rouse sleepers, with a cold shower contingency if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
Gramercy Park
Brooklyn
Shirtmaker to Apollo advertisement in Germany
An enterprising haberdasher uses classical references to promote his wares in advertisements. Phrases claim his nightshirts would suit Macbeth, neckties would boost Don Juan’s conquests, Niobe would weep for his handkerchiefs, and Apollo would wear his shirts. Desdemona would not be careless with a handkerchief if it were his.
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Germany
Macbeth
Don Juan
Niobe
Soli
Lot
Apollo
Desdemona
Boston
Transcript
Seaside Mystery Quoted From The Washington Star
Readers note a witty line about sea serpents once sighted from the shore and the idea that summer beach costumes distract from deeper wonders. The Washington Star’s paraphrase hints at curiosity and guarded attention along the coast.
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Washington Star
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R.W. Baker
ALDIR
Ordisity Cinde
W. L. Townsend
Christian
He Peck
Als. Cantrell Shoud
Weekley Cote
John Evans and
G. C. Burns
TAN
G.G. Evans
W. J. Free
D. O. Johnson
WH. Jones
W. J. Hightower
County Board OF Education
M. Ridley
W.T. Dowdy
Notary
Outsides Peace
Aurarit
W. A. Hutcheson
J. P. Jane Creek
Luther Justus
J. P. Fred Ash
N. P. Cromby
L. B. Hatfield
N. P. Chestatee
J. M. Wilkins
N. P. Davis
W.M. Wehunt
J. P
B. TH. Higgins
N.P. Cahlonega
H. C. Lovelace
J. P. Ala. Ray
N. P
Frogtown
Gay Jones
N. P. Hightower
J. N. Satterfield
N. P. Jones
Aka H. Kendall
N. P. Martin’s Ford
H. M. Poore
J. A. Hollifield
N. P. Nimblewill
J. M. Calhoun
N.P
Porter Springs
W. R. Hightower
J. P. Court
Nugget
Ghmcguire Jeweler
Dahlonega
Ford Cars
Fred C. Jones
Prop
Turkeys
Hubby
Wifey
Fellows
Baltimore Sun
BIG
Manhattanite
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