Lumpkin County Financial Report to Grand Jury
The report details general county receipts and disbursements, road, pauper, jail, and bridge funds, with balance figures and a recap of funded items. It outlines the 1919 bond issue of $80,000 for road improvements, amounts paid on road projects, State Highway Commission contracts for Federal Aid Projects Nos. 82 and 68, and current bond balances and depository funds.
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Geogia Lumpkin County
Said County
Board of Roads and Revenues
General County Fund
Lumpkin County
U. S
State Highway Commission
State Highway Com
County Depository
General Fund
Saiee Bate Ae
Een Ee Ee Ees
Statement of financial condition for Lumpkin County 1920
I T F Christian clerk swears the preceding financial statement of Lumpkin County Georgia is true as of October 18 1920. Sworn and subscribed before J S Speer notary public October 19 1920.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
T. F. Christian
Board of Roads and Revenues
Clark
Board of Roads & Rev
J. 5
Speer
Iris the Fleur de Lis France’s National Flower History
The iris or fleur de lis became France’s national flower and was originally called fleur de Louis. It was valued medicinally for root powder with honey aiding broken bones and bites. Greeks linked the name Iris to the messenger goddess and rainbow and Egyptians used the flower to symbolize power and eloquence in architecture and royal scepters.
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France
Juno
Iris
Ods
Heart Revival by Hand Massage in Buenos Aires Clinic
Doctor Pettl performed a dramatic near death recovery after a woman collapsed under anesthesia. He opened the abdomen, found no bleeding, and massaged the heart until contractions returned. Oxygen inhalation followed and the patient slowly recovered from delirium despite prolonged unconsciousness.
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Pettl
Buenos Airres
Gladstone the Axman of Hawarden
Gladstone, famed English prime minister, sought mental rest by chopping trees at Hawarden. He posed with his ax and valued the pastime, amassing over 80 axes as tributes from admirers while debating which trees to cut on his estate.
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Gladstone
Hawarden
Dr C L Barnwell Election Tuesday
Dr C L Barnwell is slated for an election Tuesday November 2, 1920. The notice calls for voters to participate and outlines polling details and deadlines.
Ziron Tonic Rejuvenates Acworth Farm Couple
Mr BH B Mulkey of Route 1 Acworth Georgia reports illness relief after a week on Ziron iron tonic. He and his wife, tired and weak after spring farm work, regained appetite and strength with boils drying up, praising Ziron as safe and non habit forming for men women and children.
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Wife
BH. B. Mulkey
Route 1
Acworth
Vanishing Indian Language Diversity in California
The piece notes California hosts the widest diversity of Indian languages in America yet they are vanishing fast. Some dialects survive by only five or six speakers while others have 20 to 80 left. yearly, a language dies with the last speaker. Efforts aim to document these tongues to illuminate Pacific coast history.
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America
California
Pacific Coast
Sun
New York Herald
Funny about amateur fishermen line exchange
A brief humorous exchange centers on amateur fishermen. One remarks on their boasting about catches and the other questions when to stop. The dialogue highlights pride and restraint in lighthearted competition.
Philadelphia call leads police to garage shooting scare
Police officers from two Philadelphia stations traced a telephone report of a man shot to a garage. A Black man cleaning a car heard a tire blowout, thought he was shot, telephoned for help and fainted.
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Philadelphia
Folding the Ballot and the Paper Penkin Quip
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recalls a voter’s wife who struggled to fold her ballot, prompting a quip about her slow but eventual success with the folding technique. The humorous exchange highlights election day quirks and voter behavior in a lighthearted column tone.
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Detroit Free Press
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