Northern Georgia Light & Power Corporation petition
Herbert Tinker seeks incorporation of Northern Georgia Light & Power Corporation in Lumpkin County Georgia for twenty years with possible renewal. The plan covers electric light and power operations water services railways and related utilities, real estate and financing powers, corporate governance, and authority to amend or wind up. Filed August 11 1928 in Lumpkin County Superior Court.
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Georgia
Limpkin County
Said County
Herbert
Tinker
Northern Georgia Light & Power Corporation
Dahlowpea
Lumpkin County
Herry
C. Tinker
Superior Court
I. T. F. Christian
T. F. Christian
Thoughts on a Long Novel Frustrates a Reader
A reader in Hirangas City Star muses about a lengthy book by a clever author. She recalls a racy part and questions meanings and indexing in a dictionary as she contemplates finishing the last pages.
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Madern
Treavens
Julie
Ricardo
Hirangas City Star
Founding Dates of Major World Universities
An 18th or 19th century compilation lists founding dates and origins of prominent universities. Oxford traces to 872 under King Alfred, Cambridge’s first college to Hugo of Ely, Pales founded 1257 by Philip IV, Prague’s early university in 1848, Trinity College Dublin 1591, Edinburgh 1582, Harvard begun 1686 in Newton, Yale started 1700 then moved to New Haven 1716, William and Mary chartered 1693.
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Pates
University of Oxford
Alfred
University of Cambridge
Hugo
Ely
University of
Pales
Philip IV
German Empire
Prague
Bohemia
Trinity College
Dublin
University of Edinburgh
Scotland
James IV of
St. Andrews
Harvard University
Newton
Cambridge
Mass
Yale University
Saybrook
Conn
New Haven
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Eskimo Igloo Snow Makes a Warm Blanket
The Eskimo igloo is a poor heat conductor and snow can insulate a shelter. Travelers bury themselves in snow for warmth and snow protects plants from frost. With skins inside the igloo the temperature can reach about 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The snow partially melts during construction and refreezes to reinforce walls.
Look Within Yourself for Hidden Causes of Despair
Dream World Magazine advises self examination when despondent. It suggests physical troubles may affect mood, a still inner voice urging action, and unrealized ambitions. Analyze the situation in detail, face the problem, and pursue a full solution.
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Dream World Magazine
Ancient wine storage vessels shaped from wineskins to amphorae
Early wine storage used animal skins as crude bags sealed with pitch. Amphorae then emerged as glazed clay jars, about three gallons, with a wide top opening and a narrow bottom. The system persisted in Egypt, Greece, and Rome, with storage in sand-filled cellars allowing long aging.
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Joshua
Egypt
Greece
Rome
Time Swallows Ancient Wonders: Pyramids and Sphinx Stand
Ancient earth tremors erased the Mausoleum and Colossus, while Babylonian walls and gardens left mounds marking their site. The Colossus fell to an 2242 B C earthquake, its brass pieces later sold by Turks after Rhodes conquest.
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Babylon
Rhodes
Temple of Diana Fire and Ancient Destruction
The temple of Diana burned in 856 B.C. by Erostartus who sought fame. It was rebuilt and stood until the Goths arrived in A.D. 230. Barbarian invasions are believed to have destroyed the Olympian Jove and the lighthouse of Alexandria.
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Diana
Erostartus
Jove
Pharos
Alexandria
Naval Range Finder for Ship Distance Measurement
An optical device in battleship turrets computes distance to an enemy by triangulation using a long tube with prisms as the base. Accuracy hinges on visibility and range, yielding results within a few hundred yards of exact distance.
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Batteships
Mispronunciations Highlighted by Capper's Weekly Writer
A Capper's Weekly writer lists mispronunciations and notes that aviator aviation radiator should be pronounced with the first a as in ite not rather. Emmy is misread as grimmy and route as root. Address on a teller is plain address with emphasis on the last syllable.
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Capper
Aviator
Aviation
Sale Ends Longstanding Link to Exhall Grange Estate
The Neale family of Exhall Grange near Nuneaton severed a 458 year historic association with the Warwickshire property following a recent sale. The long linked estate had been famed in the region for nearly five centuries, and the sale marks a major change for the local landholding.
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Warwickstire
Neale
Exhall Grange
Nuneaton
Door knockers evolve from utility to art and defense
A historical note traces door knockers from simple iron rods in ancient Greece to ornate devices in Roman and later European doors. The piece explains knockers served signaling, protection, and stylistic function as they transformed from utilitarian tools to decorative elements.
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Greece
Europe
Guinea Fowl Domestication Stays Steady Across U S
A USDA scientist notes guinea fowl remain largely domesticated across the United States with few signs of wild instinct. The birds have occasionally escaped, especially on islands in the West, though such escapes appear limited and surprising to observers.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Wild guineas and mongoose impact in Caribbean islands
The passage notes mongooses inhabit many Caribbean islands including Jamaica Cuba and Puerto Rico where they prey on guinea fowl reducing their numbers. Barbuda remains a stronghold for the birds as a long standing game preserve though wild gallinaceous birds have been introduced to southeastern states with uncertain results.
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Jamaica
Cuba
Porto Rico
Dominican Republic
Lesser Antilles
Barbuda
Fifty-Four Forty and the Oregon Boundary Fight
The slogan fifty four forty or fight linked William Allen and the Polk era to press Britain over the Pacific coast boundary. A 1846 treaty set the line at the forty ninth parallel to Vancouver Island, avoiding war and assigning the island to Canada.
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William Allen
United Fates
Great Britain
Oregon
Polk
Pacific
California
Russian
Alaska
United States
Forty Ninth Parallel
Island of
Vancouver
Canada
His Occupation and a Cross-Examiner
A Montreal family recounts a humorous exchange as a visitor learns the term cross examiner through a playful dialogue about a son pursuing that profession. The host and guest clarify the concept with simple questions and answers.
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O'Casey
Indade
Phiat
Montreal Family Herald
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