Jenny Lind and Wellington Story From Coleridge Memoir
In Arthur Coleridge's reminiscences a tale of Jenny Lind and the Duke of Wellington unfolds. The old soldier reportedly courted the prima donna openly, angering Italian faction members as he presumes a share of her attention. His early appearances in her box yielded stilted compliments that she could not hear amid her acting.
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Duke of Wellington
Jenny Lind
Arthur Coleridge
London
Miss Lind
Lucia
Amina
Mex
Washington
Panama
Flapper With a Heart Helps Ill Japanese Girl Aboard Train
A Worth Recording item recounts a Indianapolis News anecdote where a fashionable flapper comforts a sick Japanese girl on an interurban ride near Greencastle. The scene contrasts with an old-fashioned girl who watches, while the flapper earns admiration for kindness and protection aboard the car.
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Greencastle
Green Castle
Indianapolis News
The Church Fair Cost and Confusion
A suburban mother and her seventeen year old son George attend a church fair. George watches as purchases mount from known town figures and the husband’s salary rumors. He wonders aloud if they must pay to leave.
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George
Mamma
Chicago Journal
Cuts the World's Whiskers American Razor Tops Spanish Beards
A historical note credits a single American safety razor with conquering the Spanish beard. Spanish men, heavy facial hair means they shave less often, leaving a unshorn look. The barber visit was a serious choice, chosen for least pain, while the American razor lets men shave themselves and more frequently.
A Storekeeper Ponders a Local Rich Man
In a stranger town a new shopkeeper questions a customer about the spending power of Deacon Brown. The native quips that Brown might scour for a nickel, then fall in. The exchange captures a sly, humorous look at local character and money.
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Deacon Brown
Salt Lake
A Privilege of Youth and The Courier Appeal
The fragment mentions Mrs Chatterton On Henry and Little Richard with dialogue about opinions and a husband’s nickname. It concludes with a subscription pitch for The Courier priced at $1.50 per year.
Forest City to Issue School Bonds in 1922 Vote
Forest City North Carolina plans a bond issue of fifty thousand dollars for a new high school building and land. The ordinance sets a thirty year term with up to six percent interest and requires a voter referendum on December 1 1922 at the mayor’s office with registrar A C Keeter and judges A H McDaniel and R K Hollifield.
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Board of Commissioners
Forest City
North Carolina
Far- City
A. C. Keeter
A. H. McDaniel
R. K. Hollifield
Forrest
City
N.C
Forest City ordinance certification dates in 1922
L C Lowrance mayor and A C Keeter clerk certify a true copy of an ordinance passed by the Mayor and Board of Commissioners of Forest City North Carolina on Tuesday September 11 1922. The document is sworn subscribed September 13 1922 by notary J B Long with commission expires February 14 1924.
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C. Keeter
L. C. Lowrance
A. C. Keeter
Board of Commissioners
Forest City
North Carolina
Forest City Ordinance Bans Carnival Shows Within Town
The Town of Forest City adopts an ordinance at its September 12 1922 meeting prohibiting Carnival Shows and other amusements from operating within town limits without prior Mayor approval. Only moving picture shows with established continuous business may operate. The ordinance takes effect upon adoption. Adopted unanimously by the mayor and board. 4 C KEETER Clerk. 182
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Board of Commissioners
Forest City
L. C. Lowrance
C. Keeter
Buy a Ford and spend the difference
Advertisement lines promote Ford purchases with Buy a Ford and spend the difference. B. B. Doggett is named. The notice references FOR SALE Chattel Mortgages and order by mail deals. It mentions The Forest City Courier and Atlanta Constitution subscriptions at $2.00 a year and where to send orders.
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B. B. Doggett
Forest City
Forest City Courier
Atlanta Constitution
Courier
Mason Mutual Life Association Insurance Appeal
There are many reasons to insure with Mason Mutual Life Association and the speaker offers to explain the workings of this great institution.
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Masonic Mutual Life Association
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Flapper
Town OF
Forest City, N.C
J. B. Long
Notary Publicy Commission
Tueday
Parker Duoford
Peoples Drug Store
R. R. Blanton
Bank
J. A. Wilkie Insurance of All Kinds Real Estate
Forest City, N. C
Frank R. Wilkins
Moss-Reinhardt Furn
P. C
N. C
Chas. S. McCall
Farmers Bank
A. L. Edwards
G. W. Edwards
Edwards & Edwards
Attorneys-at-Law
Rutherfordton
Carpenter Building
Court House
W. C. McRorie
Ridings
McRorie & Ridings Attorneys-At
Rutherfordton and Forest
Stover P
Dunagan
Commercial Bank
Rutherfordton, N. C
Fountain Pens
Fountain
Waterman, Conklin, Sheaffer's
Lifetime
Tempoint
Eversharp
Masonic Insurance
J. Q. A. Collins
Buick
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