Death of Mr Starky Hand Is Noted In Spaulding County
The death of Mr Starky Hand of Line Creek district Spaulding county occurred in Griffin last Friday after he entered a jewelry store for his watch and collapsed. He was a prosperous citizen, survived by his wife and several children including Mrs Sam Boykin of Brooks. The funeral was in Senoia Sunday.
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Starky Hand
Line Creek
Spaulding County
Griffin
Spalding County
Sam Boykin
Brooks
Senoia
Central Railroad
Flint
Oak Grove School News and Home Updates
Oak Grove notes report Mrs Luther Loyd visiting relatives in Campell and Miss Adie Lou Sams guiding a Woolsey school where 38 pupils enrolled despite bad weather. Mr Moore has rebuilt his Fall Place dwelling interiors, improving comfort. Sunday school was well attended prior to severe weather with minor fireworks incidents and no cast ice.
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Adie Lou Sams
Woolsey
Moore
Hopeful School Attendance and Union Meeting Report
The Hopeful report notes strong school attendance after an opening Monday and highlights Mamie Burks as a popular teacher. It describes building improvements and steady local business, while reporting a well attended County farmers Union meeting that strengthens the local union amid cold January Sundays.
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Mamie Burks
County Farmers’ Union
Black Rock Socials Highlight Local Visits and Birth
Black Rock notes recount Miss Mattie May Lewis opening a shop with 28 pupils last Monday. A boy is born to Mr. Luther Banks who is all smiles. Numerous visits unfold: the Harpers with Mattie Harper, Cliff Bray and family from Atlanta, Tom Holt and kin to George Holt, Mrs. Bray with Mrs. Dickson, Mrs. J. E. Turner host to Mrs. Luther Turner, and a Banks engagement party at Mr. Banks.
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Mattie May Lewis
Luther Banks
S. Q. Harper
Mattie Harper
Cliff Bray
Atlanta
Bray
Tom Holt
George Holt
Dickson
Luther Turner
J. E. Turner
Foot and door trick described by London bishop
A London Christian Globe quote recounts how the bishop of London advised method of brief negotiation with door openers. He cites a humorous example where a child answers the door with the line Please, mother, it's religion, illustrating the momentary interruption before dialogue.
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London
Sally
London Christian Globe
Why the Sun Sets
A young boy questions the sunset and receives a whimsical reply about the sun hatching all the days, as recounted by the Washington Star.
Came With a Shock Harold and Maud dialogue
A Chicago Tribune quote portrays Harold asking Maud if he surprised her by proposing revealing she had long doubted him. Maud replies that the idea had been unlikely for two years, noting her astonishment at the proposal.
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Harold
Maud
Chicago Tribune
No Deceit. A Simple Promise Breaks in Dinner Tale
A mother asks if deceit occurred after giving oranges to her children. Jack admits he ate Ella’s orange and she ate his, explaining the swapped fruit. The exchange appears in a Chicago News piece reflecting on honesty and child mischief.
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Jack
Ella
Chicago News
Women in Japan say better remedy is to love her
A Japan Times quote offers a proverb about women as an unmanageable creature and suggests that the best remedy is to love her. The remark reflects cultural attitudes once common in editorial prose.
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Japan
Japan Times
Carlyle’s Creed Inspires Steadfast Effort
A Carlyle quotation urges individuals to spend all strength God gave them on the work they are fitted for, endure through life with full effort, and do their best in every endeavor. The message frames daily labor as a moral duty and personal challenge.
Mild Action Described in Dr Miles Nerve Pill Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills as mild in effect, listing a package of 60 doses for 26 cents and urging cautious use by delicate individuals.
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Miles
Water Supply Incident At Market Day Collision
A downtown office worker on market day buys Sunday provisions near a planned coliseum. A man publicly taps a water tank to quench thirst, sparking anger and a tense confrontation ending with tears and a comic, chaotic shopping scene aboard a cart of celery onions and vegetables.
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Flanapolis News
Miss Lamson Seeks Secretary Role After Ten Years
Aunt Eunice consoles Miss Lamson who fumes at Harvest Gleaners for offering her no new leadership, insisting she will run again. She resents the nomination of Robins over her and laments lack of gratitude in today’s youth.
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Miss Lamson
Robins
Righ
Original Story Becomes Baptismic Name Tale
A country clergyman presides at a baptism and the infant is named Original Story after a nurse questions the unusual moniker. The sponsor explains the name honors the child’s uncle Reginald Story, a farm laborer the minister later meets in another village.
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Namie
Reginald Story
London Tatler
French Superstitions and Death Folklore
The piece surveys French death and funeral taboos from the road to Monte Carlo to gambling, bee lore, and an ancient tomb inscription at Arles Alyscamp claiming bees arise from dead flesh. It notes peasants’ many bees superstitions and questions Virgil’s chronicles.
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Monte Carlo
Arles
Alyscamp
London
A Wasted Motion at Afternoon Whist Club
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports a playful motion at a ladies afternoon whist club to ban talk at card tables. A shrill voice from Table A suggests discussing the motion while playing, and the idea is adopted.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Avarice as a Tyranny Across Life and Beyond
Averter of wealth is an incurable malady says St. John Chrysostom, describing avarice as an ever burning fire and a tyranny that binds the living and weighs more in the life to come. The text casts money as a chained master guiding fate.
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St. John Chrysostom
The Tramp's View on Job Offers Across Five Places
The note quotes a picky tramp claiming the day brought offers of work at five different places, reflecting a harsher era of employment, as cited in Fliegende Blatter.
Gilbert's School House local notes and road talks
East Point residents G M Murphy and wife visited family from Friday to Monday. Mrs J H Hill is convalescing. J P Gibson moved his saw mill to J D Evans farm and plans to saw thousands of feet before planting season. The writer critiques road funding and maintenance, urging patience as rains and travel test the roads.
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G. M. Murphy
East Point
J. P. Gibson
J. D. Evans
Fayette
Funeral for Thad Lewis Arrives in Fayetteville Family Burial
The remains of Thad Lewis, son of S B Lewis, arrived by northbound train and were buried at the family graveyard. Funeral services were conducted by Rev Keithly. He leaves a wife, four children, parents, seven sisters, and one brother. The note laments road conditions and missing funds. Nevada and Mattie Mae Lewis visited their sister Mrs J B Mitchell. Thomas Cox of Atlanta spent time with relatives. School enrollment reached 45 this week.
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Thad Lewis
S. B. Lewis
Fayetteville
Rev
Keithly
Lewis
Heaven
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R. H. Bennett
Fayetteille
John Woods Friay
Jnty Bailey
Alabama
Oak Grove
Luther Loyd
Campell
Addie Spratlin
Longstyd
Black Rock
Mr. Banks
Dave Todd
Mrs. Turner
Wortie Bray
Essie Turner
John Ware
Mrs. Jackson
Miss Stella
Livie Banks
Grace Neely
Jim Neely
Mr. Holt
Arthur Turner
Holt
Washington Star
Virginia
Carolina
R. J. Redding
Georgia
Virginia-Carolina
Virginia-Caroli
Richmond, Va
Norfolk, Va
Columbia, S.C
Atlanta, Ga
Savannah, Ga
Memphis, Tenn
Screveport
Fayetteville High School
J. O. Pettis
Fayetteville, Ga
Gilbert’s
Katharine
Nevada
Mattie Mae ‘Lewis
J. B. Mitchell
Claude Lee
Thomas Cox
Tom Bernard
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