Piano Contest Votes Urge Readers to Support Contestants
The News urges subscribers and non subscribers alike to vote in the piano contest with a deadline of December 24. It promotes paying a dollar to vote and notes the contest supports a young lady winning an elegant piano while mentioning the paper’s status as Coweta County’s official paper. It also references a mortuary column on the 1906 football season and criticizes Congressman J Warren Keifer’s proposal to cut Southern representation in Congress as unlikely to pass.
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J. Warren Keifer
Ohio
Ohio River
Congress
Jay Warren
Dr Robbins to Preach Next Sunday at Two Churches
Dr J B Robbins new Presiding Elder of LaGrange District will preach at First Methodist Church next Sunday morning at eleven o clock and at Lovejoy Memorial the same evening at the usual hour. He is described as a splendid preacher and will be heard with great interest by Newnan residents.
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J. B. Robbins
LaGrange
First Methodist Church
Aleven
Lovejoy Memorial
Robbins
Newnan
Stores Close Christmas Day In Newnan Merchants Pact
We the undersigned merchants of Newnan agree to close our stores all day Tuesday December 25th Christmas day. Signatories include P. B. Cuttino & Co. H. Arnall Merchandise Co. D.W. Boone W. M. Askew Potts & Parks Atkinson Bros. T. G. Farmer & Co. W. W. Spence & Co. Orr & Powell Bradley & Banks Young Lythgoe Co. Barnett St. John & Co. Stewart & Parks H. C. Glover & Co. New York Bargain Store A. E. Brod Black Bros. Co. Farmer & Lee. 37
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Newnan
P. B
Cuttino & Co
H. ©. Arnall Merchandise Co
D.W. Boone
W. M. Askew
Potts & Parks
Atkinson Bros
T. G. Farmer & Co
W. W. Spence & Co
Orr & Powell
Bradley & Banks
Young, Lythgoe Co
Barnett, St. John & Co
Orr J L N Jr’s horse Dan insured and paid claim in full
Mr J L N Orr Jr insured his horse Dan on May 18 1906 with Atlanta Mutual Live Stock Insurance Co. The animal died August 12 1906 and on August 19 1906 Orr received a full payment of 247 50 from the company via agent J W Willcoxon.
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JL. N. Orr, Jrs
Dan
Atlanta Mutual Live Stock Insurance Co
Orr
J. W. Willcoxon
Annual Meeting of Newnan Fire Department Notices
The Newnan Fire Department holds its annual meeting and officer elections at city hall on Friday evening December 14 at 7 30. All members are urged to attend under Chief J L Brown.
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Newnan Fire Department
J. L. Brown
Senoia man in town and mourning visitors
Owen Smith of Senoia, formerly living here, was in Carrollton on Tuesday. Mrs. W O Perry traveled to Senoia last Sunday due to her brother Captain W D Linch’s death. Mrs. W A Potts and her children from Newnan have returned home after visiting Mrs. D P Powers, Mrs. G N and D A Powers.
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Owen Smith
Senoia
W. O. Perry
Capt
W. D. Linch
W. A. Potts
Newnan
D. P. Powers
G. N
D. A. Powers
West Point Social News Happiness Ties Locals and Guests
Miss Faye Hodnett returns to Senoia after visiting Mrs. Cunningham. Mr. and Mrs. Tulley Stanley go to Newnan after relatives visit. Mrs. Z Greene leaves for Newnan following a week with Mrs. Will Woodyard. Dr. Z Greene and daughter Martha of Newnan were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will Woodyard on Sunday. Sarah Buchanan of Newnan to visit Mrs. Hugh Hill. several social events planned. Mrs. Z Greene and Mrs. Bond Reed and Bankston spend day at Mrs. Robert Humphrey’s with a formal dinner.
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Faye Hodnett
Senoia
Robert Cunningham
Z. Greene
Newnan
Will Woodyard
Dr. Z. Greene
Martha
Sarah Buchanan
Hugh Hill
Albert R. Bond
Ed Reed
W. Trox Bankston
Robert Humphrey
Arnall to Move Back to Senoia as Arnall-Couch Supply Mayor
L E Arnall, long residing at Malone, buys H B Sasser residence and will join Arnall Couch Supply Co in Senoia. W O Herndon, a top newspaper subscription agent, enters Haralson real estate, buying W T Callahan home to subdivide for new residents. G D Pollock named cashier of a Rome bank, to start January. his home sells to M H Couch.
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L. E. Arnall
Malone
H. B. Sasser
Arnall-Couch Supply Co
W. O. Herndon
Constitution
Haralson
W. T. Callahan
G. D. Pollock
Rome
Pollock
M. H. Couch
Wreckers of Scilly and the beads from the sea
The article recalls royal grants of islands and wrecks in Scilly from Henry I onward. A Sunday service witnessed a wreck alarm, with the minister urging fair play. Beads from a bark wreck two centuries ago keep surfacing as ocean treasure, recently found again by islanders.
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Scilly
Henry
Robert Shackleton
Harper's
Old Meat Bill Amid 1670 New York Laws
The state historian cites amendments from the General Court of Assizes at New York held in October 1670. It bans bringing dead hogs or pork into the city for sale or debt payment unless salted and properly packed. If not, meat may be smoked or dried and merchants warned to comply or face consequences.
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New York
New Yorke
History on a Watch Face and Mesopotamian Time
The article notes Houzeau argued for decimal time while explaining the origin of the twelve hour split on watches. It traces Mesopotamian use of twelve as base due to four divisors and records day by the sun and night by the stars, a system that shaped modern clock faces.
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Houzeau
Mesopotamia
Banker and His Hore in 1600 London Horse Feats
A historical tale recalls Banker servant to the Earl of Essex who trained a horse to count and climb St Pauls. He dazzled crowds with tricks while asses brayed below. Sir Walter Raleigh notes Bankes surpassed enchanters, but in Rome they were burned for witchcraft.
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Banker
London
Earl of Essex
St. Paul's Cathedral
Sir Walter Raleigh
Bankes
Rome
High School Ribs Question Stumps Student
A physiology class scene unfolds as a teacher asks Charles how many ribs he has. Charles replies he does not know, citing that the textbook states the fact but he is long waisted and unsure. The exchange captures a light moment in classroom humor.
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Charles
Ben Butler Retort From an Old Legal Tale
A veteran lawyer recalls General Ben Butler as a terror to judges. He cites a moment when Judge Sanger, pressed by Butler, wondered aloud what the counsel thought he was on the bench for. Butler quipped that the judge had him there.
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Ben Butler
Notice to settle debts of J. T. Reese Drug Store
All persons indebted to the J. T. Reese Drug Store or Dr. J. T. Reese up to November 1 1906 must settle with Major W. A. Turner or T. F. Rawls, attorney at law, as stock was sold on that date to another party. Present claims to the named parties. Books at T. F. Rawls office. This Nov 28 1906 Mrs. E. J. Turner Executrix of J. T. Reese.
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J. T.reese
J.T. Reese
W. A. Turner
T. F. Rawls
J. T. Reese
E. J. Turner
Mrs Lynda Mann Visits Sutton Home in Newnan
Miss Lida Brown returns to Newnan after visiting Miss Hattie Kelly in Woodbury. Local society notes list Mrs J D Sut ton hosting Mrs Lynda Mann visiting in Newnan from Griffin area.
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Lida Brown
Newnan
Hattie Kelly
Griffin News and Sun
Most Women Cry At A Wedding And Men Look Foolish
A lighthearted remark notes common reactions at weddings with women crying and men appearing awkward, reflecting playful gender stereotypes rather than a report of event details.
Scorn for Doctors and Wool Grease in Fabrics
An old text recalls learned ladies sneering at regular physicians and a tale of plasters and medicinal plots. It also explains how wool garments shed animal fat, making workshop floors slippery from friction, absorbing fat into wood pores, akin to rendering depots.
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New York Press
Notable Clergy Lineages Highlighted in Leslie's Weekly
Leslie's Weekly notes a bishop’s list of 1 270 notable individuals connected to clergy, counting 610 children of lawyers and 350 of doctors among those named. It states 850 sons of clergymen followed in clerical paths, arguing clergy show greater social superiority by both numbers and degree.
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Sonn Badt
Leslie's Weekly
A Grand Duke Questions a One-Headed Eagle
A Russian grand duke visiting a German prince sees the imperial double headed eagle depicted everywhere. While shooting in Germany he asks a huntsman to identify a large bird he shot. The man replies it is an eagle, but the duke scoffs, asking how it can be an eagle with only one head.
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Russia
Empire
Germany
Grand Duke
Shadeless Foresta in Australia Blocks Breeze
Dense forests in Australia cast dense shade with edges turned to the sun. Travelers beneath enormous trees face extreme heat as foliage blocks wind, making travel arduous and stifling due to little ground breeze.
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Australia
For Spoiled Beer Finds Market With Cement Makers
A brewer states there is no need to discard sour beer. Cement makers buy the spoiled beer to use in making cement for leather joints, replacing acid at lower cost. The arrangement is practical and not due to morbid tastes.
Farmers High School Opens Winter Term in 1906
Farmers High School will open for the winter term November 26 1906 and run five months with a one week Christmas holiday. Competent teachers head each department and thorough work is expected of all pupils. Patrons are urged to send children on opening day and boarding pupils receive special attention. Tuition and board rates are reasonable. For details contact F Roy Almon Principal.
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F. Roy Almon
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The
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J. T. Fain
Official
Coweta County
Wilcoxon
Dr. Robbins
Annual Meeting Fire Department
Carrollton Times
West Point News
Senoia Enterprise-Gazette
Margery Waston
James Hobarst
John Paston
Margery
Sargent, Georgia
Wool Batistes
Newnan, Ga
Inter Ralston
Ralston
Ralston Health
Askew Bros
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