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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1922
Page
5
Local social items report visits and travels of residents including Mrs. W. J. DeLoach in Dublin and Miss Annie Wicker in Sandersville. Movements include J. W. Thompson relocating to Vidalia, and multiple couples marrying in Vidalia and Lyons area churches.
The statement lists balances and figures for The Citizens Bank of Vidalia including totals such as 8 521 56 and 5 240 20 3 609 79. Additional numbers show 475 35 91 000 153 137 10 29 000 94 679 01 10 895 41 1 321 49.
Edgar Saltus recalls Barnum's press agent era and the Alpha elephant hoax. A colored boy named Rufe descended into Alpha’s stomach to retrieve a swallowed iron bar, guided by a rubber tube and rope, to save the animal's life.
A London Answers tip suggests using an opera glass on clear nights to make stars sparkle like gems. By small sideways or vertical shakes, stars form a string of diamonds and a necklace of glittering gems. Capella and the Dog Star are highlighted as prime targets for this season.
The bakery cellar in Kazan connected to Gorki and a neighboring shoemaker’s shop where the young Chaliapin trained. Both sought a theatre chorus vacancy. Gorki was chosen, Chaliapin not yet developed. Chaliapin later used his strength as a Volga boat puller.
A leading rubber firm has developed a fireproof leakproof crash proof cover for airplane gasoline tanks. Adopted by the government for combat and mail planes, the one-half inch thick rubber sheet is laid over high grade cotton fabric and seals punctures immediately.
Dora de Lareda, a young Jewish writer from London, becomes the first woman journalist to attend the opening of the British Parliament as a reporter for the House of Lords proceedings.
A mother asks a son what he learned in school and he replies that he learned the arithmetic problems his father worked on for him last night. The exchange highlights a homework-based learning moment and father encouragement.
Engineer Stevens of the State Highway Department visited the city on Tuesday. The highway department and county authorities hope to begin work soon on the state highway through Toombs County.
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