Directory City Government and Churches Listed in City
A historical city directory lists officials and trustees including Mayor G. J. Moore Aldermen S. A. West Jos. Townsend JT. J. Smith and others. It notes county officers clerks coroners and trustees plus church leaders for Baptist Methodist Presbyterian and Church of God with service times and Sunday School details.
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G. J. Moore
S. A. West
Jos. Townsend
J. Smith
JT. Jacksonaon
W. OL
Jane
Win
Housley
Trustees City School
Cei
Arles
City Tax Book Open for 1922 Collection at Smith's Store
The city tax book is now open at Alderman T J Smith's store for the 1922 tax collection and will close on the first day of Mateahar 109 WRU Nay tue.
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T. J. Smith
Mateahar
Notice to show cause on October first for estate administrator
Lumpkin County Georgia notice. Lizzie Davis administratrix of Sallie Simmons estate petitions for dismissal. Court citations require all concerned to show cause why the administratrix should not be discharged and letters of dismission be issued on the first Monday in October before W B Townsend Ordinary.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
Lizzie Davis
Sallie Simmons
W. B. Townsend
Notice to creditors in Ingersoll estate Lumpkin County Georgia
J M Brooksher as administrator of the estate of H D Ingersoll deceased petitions that the estate has been fully administered and cites all interested persons to show cause why discharge should not be granted on the first Monday in October 1922.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
J.M. Brooksher
H. D. Ingersoll
W. L.towsnenp
Halu's Catarrh Medicine Advertised in Toledo
Local advertisement promotes Halu's Catarrh Medicine as a tonic that acts through the blood to restore normal mucous surface conditions. It claims to assist nature in healing and offers circulars free from J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
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Halu
J. Cheney & G Co
Toledo
Ohio
Blunt Lumberman Rejects Automatic Signal Sales
A western railroad owner, aging and outspoken, dismisses an automatic block signal offer despite a strong recommendation from a visiting chief engineer. He declares decades of operation, cites accidents and three jailed brakemen, and rejects installing the machine to avoid taking action against a machine instead of human error.
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Blunt
Western
Philadelphia Ledger
Reminded Colonel of Home Language Returns in NY
A New York correspondent recalls Colonel Culpepper, a Virginia born man now in New York, who notes the old word tote as he contrasts Virginia and Northern speech. He explains tote’s Elizabethan roots and how in Virginia everyday speech uses carry in broader senses.
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Colonel Culpepper
Virginia
New Yorker
North
S-tate
New York
The
Pittsburgh Dispatch
One Day Church Building Amazes Chicago
A contract in Chicago planned a church for dedication a day after signing. Crews worked from dawn Saturday to seven pm installing doors windows and lighting. By midnight the structure lacked a floor but was ready for dedication the next day, a feat echoed in Pontiac County Quebec decades earlier.
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Rome
Chicago
Pontiac County
Que
Horse Rode on Cowcatcher Across Fraser Valley Rail Line
An electric rail crew near New Westminster B C reported a horse leaping from the cowcatcher of a CN locomotive as a westbound freight waited for entry onto a bridge. The animal reportedly rode the cowcatcher for miles, then fled toward the south shore after a stumble.
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New Westminster
B. C
Fraser Valley
Hope
Red Beaked Sparrows Pets Imported In Mass
A note on Java sparrows shows that a cosmetic rouge on the beak elevates their value as house pets. With vermilion lips a sparrow becomes highly desirable and 4000 have just been imported. typical birds are slate gray or occasionally pure white.
Making 20 Years of Racing Serve Car Owners Today
Barney Oldfield, famed racer, studied tires during his early contests and built tires to his specifications after decades of road and track victorie s. His success spurred dealers and thousands of car owners to praise his tire quality and daily usefulness.
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Barney Oldfield
Oldfield
Red Seal Breakers Ahead and a Lover’s Complications
A fragmentary scene features Prof. Bug-Ah and a betrothed couple amid legal anxieties and public reception. Snippets show witty exchanges about Shakespeare, courage, hospitality, and a dramatic vow to wed.
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Prof
Bug
In Due Time
A fragmentary exchange on acting timing contrasts suffering with applause from another actress. The lines imply external validation triggers action as a sitter becomes impetus for performance. The tone hints at theater and competitive pressure within the craft.
Out of the Question and the Millionaire’s Son
A humorous dialogue reveals social clash as Mossle deflects a marriage proposal from TFoodlytes-Why and Tottle Twinkletoes explains the motive of avoiding an unplanned publicity stunt.
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Mossle
Snips & Co hires man to collect outstanding bill
A man greets Jobson and confirms a new permanent job with Snips & Co as their collector for an unpaid bill. The dialogue shows the immediate consequence of the debt and the firm's action. The scene establishes a tense financial inquiry and potential enforcement step.
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Hallo
Jobson
Snips & Co
Optimist Wit in a Credit Tale
A humorous exchange contrasts Mr. Cheerlo and Mr. Bloobody. Cheerlo mocks worry about debt while Bloobody defines an optimist as a man who cannot borrow trouble due to limited credit.
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Mr. Cheerlo
Bloobody
Notice to boys of Lumpkin County
Courts in Dahlonega host a 1 to 3 pm exam on October 2 1922 to pick two boys aged 15 to 18 for South Eastern Fair School in Atlanta October 17 to 22 during the South Western Fair. Winners receive transport and lodging but a 5.00 admission fee to the school applies. Questions focus on animal industry. County Agent Moore and C S Schirz sign.
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Court House
Dahlonega
Atlanta
CO. Schirz
Irneni
Moore
Fragmentary verse banter from a 19th century page
The text presents fractured jokes and nursery lines including blocked desert crossing, Mary and her lamb, a dead lamb, bread snacks, and quick brush of romantic chat about a young architect. It reads as a quirky dialogue piece with dated humor and casual street banter.
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Mary
Teddy’s Curious Banter Sparks Family Teasing
In a playful exchange Mrs DeGrabb and a small boy share jokes about self restraint and growing up. A puzzled Teddy questions flow and hair while his sister Hero jokes about a floor mopping plan he imagined his father would enact.
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Teddy
Right Back at Father
Dialogue excerpt shows a daughter recounting Augustus advice about marrying a younger man. Father questions, daughter mentions Augustus thinks he is young enough to take a chance and possibly outgrow concerns.
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Father
Augustus
A Happy Match
A quoted exchange hints a romance tale with a playful claim of a perfect match and a character boasting wealth. The dialogue suggests mutual attraction framed by light social banter.
A Little Difference Echoes From Denver Meeting
President Ethel Enders Ellison of the Housewives' league spoke at a mothers' meeting in Denver about marriage and motherhood. She cautioned that maternal love should not replace marital love, recounting a wife who overemphasizes her baby while her husband merely talks and lies to her.
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Ethel Enders Ellison
The
Housewives’ League
Denver
Brighter Side of Jury Service
A quirky courtroom vignette follows Mr. Gadder amid jury duty as he jokes about winning chips, calls to his wife, and the lingering sense that the morning star of his life is tied to the jurors, a moment of restraint and humor in civic duty.
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Mr. Gadder
What do you do to keep cows from kicking during milking
A quirky rural quip explains keeping cows calm by distracting them with news songs or a moving picture show so they focus on food and not kicking. The anecdote emphasizes practical husbandry and entertainment as farm life humor.
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Annie Law
Circumstances Regretted
A brief exchange between Mr Meekton and Mr Quail reveals embarrassment over a marriage proposal. Meekton recalls proposing to his wife and the awkward moment, while Quail asks if she laughed, noting the humorous regret and the wish to change the subject.
New Syrup and Pigs for Sale in Gainesville
W B Loggins advertises new syrup and invites readers to write for details. W B Togging and Bons offer fine Durock pigs for sale. Attorney C Brannon of 503 Jackson Building Gainesville Ga warns against hunting or fishing on J A Dockery property without permission.
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W. B. Loggins & Song
W. B. Togging & Bons
BE. C. Brannon
Jackson Building
Gainesville
J. A. Dockery
Perea
J. C. Fisips
Watkins Agent Wanted Advertisement in Memphis
An early 20th century recruitment ad invites agents to sell Original Watkins Products in a Good City Territory. It offers free samples and invites interested parties to write to J. R. Watkins Co. Dept. 79 Memphis Tennessee.
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Watkins
J. R. Watkins Co
Dept. 79
Memphis, Tenn
Wanted help to sell genuine guaranteed hosiery
Advertises for men or women to take orders for hosiery for men women and children. Pays 40 dollars a week full time and one dollar an hour in spare time. No experience required. International Stocking Mills Norristown Pa.
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International Stocking Mills
Norristown
Lumpkin County 1922 Tax Rates Set by Commissioners
The Lumpkin County commissioners for roads and revenues set the 1922 tax rates: state levy 5 mills, education tax 1 mill for non Dahlonega properties, county levy total 10 mills plus 1 percent for county purposes. City of Dahlonega totals differ at $1.50 per $100.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
R. C. Meaders
W. L. Ash
John H. Moore
Board of Education
Dahfohene
Towit
Dahlonega
City of
van H. Moorn
R. C., Meapers
W. J. Asa
Commissioners of Roads & Revenues
County of
Lumpkin
State of
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J. P. Crumby
L. B. Hatfield
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J. M. Wilkins
N. P. Davis
W.M. Wehunt
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G. L. Jones
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J. N. Satterfield
N. P. Jones’ Creek
M. H. Kendall
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J. G. Martin
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J. M. Calhoun
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J. B. Ricketts
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H. C. Burges
N. P. Wahoohoo
J. A. Abercrombie
Bunyan Pierce
N. P. Yahoula
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B. W. Baker
J. C. Carson
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Ella Fry
Wichita
Angelina
Edwin
H. Head
Marie
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