Vienna notes on local events and travel
Walton carried a load to Vienna for a business trip with W. Roberts and W. Butler. A preaching event and Sunday school were planned for the following day. Prof. Embry and Boswell Sweargen spoke at the Vienna commencement exercises Friday night. M. B. Rushin of Vienna discussed an insurance agency with Warner Hill and Roland Ellser. The note reflects local commentary on past elections and influential figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Embry
Boswell Sweargen
Vienna Briday
M. B. Rushin
Vienna
Warner Hill
Roland Ells
Mill
Ellis
Gott
Capron Capers and Visitor Roundup
Capron neighbors note Turner visiting friends during snow week. J. R. K. Johnson and family visited Mrs. Wm Johnson and others. Rain returns Saturday easing Johnsons and Miss Mick. Arthur Gilmore and sister spent weekend with Turners. Mattie Williams and Ada Turner visited Oglethorpe area. J H Thompson’s family plan move to Roberts place this week. Neighbors welcome the newcomers. B Turner and Mr R E B John left Gen Green’s Army to fish banks nearby. Wishing all a good time and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ante Turner
J. R. K. Johnson
Wm. Johnson
Arthur Gilmore
J. H. Thompson
Roberts Place
B. Turner
Merich News Notes Rain Spoils Harvest Weeks
Waners note rain on Sunday easing drought concerns for corn. Mrs J R Barfield and Jen visited Macon friends. Mattie Beulah Woodruff of now visited Emerich friends. Lervey Unadilla tours Barfield gin house work. Elijah Barfield’s health worsens delaying resignation. Lon Peacock and Master Y and Maggie Barfield Jr. visit Mrs Kendrick’s. J R Horne of 31 visits Emer day relatives. Lockerman attends Vienna meeting Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Barfield
Jen
Mrs
Macon
Mattie Beulah Woodruff
Now
Emerich
Ourday
Lervey
Unadilla
Local residents dine with J R Barfield
Sunday social in Cordele as R L Means of Chattanooga Mr Houser of Grovania and Joe Wilson of Cordele join J R Barfield in hosting a gathering. Lewis Clewis spent a few hours in town Monday during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Means
Chattanooga Tenn
Mr. Houser
Grovania
Joe Wilson
Cordele
J. R. Barfield
Lewis Clewis
Our Town
Oak Grove Breezes and Local News Highlights
Rainy weekend noted as Oaks Grove reports improving health of Vascar Roberts and others. Visits from Kaigler Fitzgerald and Brown Wimberly Jr. pass through the area. Cotton crops praised. Jonas Oliver to Knoxville for vacation schooling. Mrs Coleman visits Byromville kin. Rev Kelly misses service due to rain. Carl Roberts accused of robbing bees last night. Five boys kill fifty rats in Mr Woodruff’s barn, rats large as squirrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Woodruff
Jonas Oliver
Knoxville
Tenn
J. T. Coleman
Byromville
Mrs. Fitzgerald
J. M. Kelly
Carl Roberts
Lock Woodruff
Fores' Items Summary in a Georgia Community
Mrs Louisa Speight visited her daughter Mrs J H Thomson last week while Julian Dinking lies ill. Charlie West and brothers attended an exam at Mellow Branch. J H Thomson and family moved to Byromville. J B Walton shipped about 30 crates of peaches. A musical evening featured the Miss Seago sisters at Jacob Smiths. J W Dinkins traveled to Unadilla and purchased a Deering mower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Speight
J. HH. Thomson
Charlie ‘West
Willie
Ben
Jim
Mellow Branch
J. H. Thomson
Byromville
J.B. Walton
Pleasant Valley
Approaching Marriages in Unadilla Notice
Cards announce the forthcoming marriage of Miss Irene Spence to Mr Austin T Houser on the 25th. Spence is noted for character and business talent. Houser is son of the late John Wesley Houser of Charleston. Cards also announce the marriage of Miss Maud Lee Peavy to Ed Ivey of Pinehurst and the engagement of Miss Zeph Carroll to a Chipley groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unadilla
Irene Spence
Austin T
Houser
Miss Spence
John Wesley Houser
Charleston
Mid
Louser
Marrage
Corde
Maud Lee Peavy
Ed Ivey
Pinehurst
Zeph Carroll
Mr. On
Chipley, Ga
Sayings and Nonsense Moments From a Park Visit
A Chicago News snippet compiles light quips from children and parents. Jokes cover unlucky thirteen, cross words with moms, a child’s look at a “tailing” monkey, and a four year old judging a baby’s age against a dog’s legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommie
Johnnie
Tye
Chicago News
Cat Grievers Threaten Nightly Gate Visit
A pestering neighbor’s note describes a cat that nightly haunts their gate and provokes strong anger. The writer vows to mutilate the animal if it continues to howl and beg contradiction.
Westward Takes Its Way
Uncle Hiram asks about the circus and Uncle Si replies it was fine but extremely hot in the tent. He describes sweating, aching bones from a narrow seat, red lemonade causing a headache, and shoes burning his feet as if irons. The account reflects a humorous frontier voice from the Indianapolis Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram
Indianapoliss
Left In the Dark Sun Blotted Out by God Belief
A three year old girl playing outside ran indoors in fright as clouds gathered and declared she would not stay outside because “God blowed the sun out.” Her simple weather interpretation reflects a child’s literal take on a momentary change in sunlight.
They’re Growing Up Comic Exchange Cited
A quip from the Chicago Record-Herald notes aging after a line about feeling old when introduced to a stunning girl recalled from a magazine ad. The joke hinges on a washed bowl pose used in a food factory ad. The snippet reflects light entertainment humor typical of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Chicago Record- Herald
Blowing Up Remains in Conversation at Home
A Philadelphia Press niece of humor recounts Mrs Gabbie remarking on Mr Hen eck’s thinning appearance and his once stout figure. Little Willie suggests the wife may neglect to blow him up regularly, echoing a joke about bicycle tires.
Not a Good Expression in Love and Wedlock
A romantic girl argues falling in love is foolish because fall implies a drop while love remains exalted. The prosaic man replies perhaps it is better to say we fall into wedlock. Chicago Post.
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Chicago Post
Loving Lodge Quip About Fellowship in a Fight
A Chicago note from November 3 records a playful exchange about fellowship in a lodge. The quip mixes dialect style with a boast about a dancing move amid a hypothetical fight, reflecting casual lodge banter.
Buenos Ayres Law Rights Mercy for Thieves
A Buenos Aires Herald report tells of a river theft case where a farmer captured thieves in a craft carrying produce. The owner pleaded mercy to prevent starvation, witnesses testified, and the case went by default with the thieves acquitted. A shyster later accused the farmer and was ordered to pay damages for false accusations despite proof and mercy shown.
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Buenos Ayres Herald
Russian Exactions In Siberia
Siberia is described as a state dominated economy where the government controls transport, regulates minerals and fuel, and restricts individual rights to work. The piece argues the state appropriates profitable ventures, leaving citizens mainly to farming and livestock, with private pioneers displaced for state exploitation when deemed expedient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Siberia
Lawyer McGraw’s Courtroom Whisper Sparks Spectator Buzz
In Murasky’s court, attorney E W McGraw whispered to several peers as he approached the judge. Murasky grimaced and shook his head, McGraw appeared despondent, then resumed examining the witness. The court calmed the crowd with a sharp quip that the court does not chew.
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E. W. McGraw
Murasky
McGraw
San Francisco
Chinese Ignorance and Trade Barriers
A report recalls Sir James Mackay writing to a Chinese viceroy to remove provincial trade barriers. The viceroy replied that removing barriers would drain the water from his province, meaning the dams along rivers blocked commerce and prevented trade flow.
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China
James Mackay
A Hard Hearted Skipper on Manila Shipping Log
A Manila paper prints excerpts from the Thomas transport ship log. It carried about 600 teachers to the Philippines, including 160 women. Whitty couples asked the captain to marry aboard. he declined. The thirty couples agreed to wait for Honolulu to wed.
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Manila
Thomas
Philippines
Philpines
Whitty
Honolulu
Perverse Sultan Petition Spurs Officer Promotions
The garrison at Coll and three neighboring towns sent a joint petition to the sultan complaining of long unpaid wages and a halted trap at four. The sultan replied by promoting sixty five officers of the Prone garrison who had not nutritioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coll
Prone
The Disappearing Ball Trick
A magician details shaping a cork ball with hair and wax to perform a vanish and reappearance. The sequence uses finger placements and hand positions to conceal the ball then reveal it. The performer paces the motions, ends with showing the ball returned after a quick jerk, and hands the ball to the audience for inspection.
Boys and girls reading tastes differ by age says warden
Inquiries about what boys and girls read reveal younger pupils at St Andrew's Bradford favor Ballantyne and Henry while middle forms favor Weyman and Kipling. Oldest boys read Emerson and Cure. At St Austell two read Scott and Dickens in a year, Burton-on-Trent avoid them, Gloucester favors Dickens over Scott. Plumstead girls find Scott and Dickens too long and dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew’s College, Bradford
Ing
Ballantyne
Henry
Weyman
Kipling
Emerson
Cure
St. Austell
Scott
Dickens
Burton-on-Trent
Gloucester
Plumstead
London Globe
Australian Boomerang Toy Described For Return Flight
The piece of cardboard bent into a crescent shape is placed on the fingertip between the nail and tip. A vigorous flick of the right finger launches it with a spin and it should circle back to the starting point.
Not Tommy's Fault. Apples vanish in the dark
A terse dialogue notes two apples in a conberry and one missing as Tommi laments the darkness. The exchange highlights a humorous misperception and a simple kitchen mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Tommi
Note to J M DuPree on principal amount and failed consideration
GuILDForD GUNTER states that a note previously given to J M DuPree of Montezuma Georgia for the principal amount of 50 due October 16 190 percent is without consideration as the entire consideration has failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. DuPree
Montezuma
Guilford Gunter
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Scondenge
Pnp Valley Notes
Walton
W. Roberts
W. 4. Butler
Capron
Johnson
Miss Mick
J. B. Turn
Merich News
Wd J
Barfield
Enna
Elijaha
Lon Peacock
Mastery
Maggie ’ R. Barfield Jr
B- C
Kendrick
J. R. Horne
Emerday
Th. Lockerman
Ted Emerich
Oak Grove
Will Kaigler
A. & B. Railroad
Comany
C. J. Fitzgerald
Grove
Mr. Geo. Griffin
Guignyard
Brown Wimberly Jr
Fox
Julian
Jacob Smith
Misses Seago
J. W. Dinkins
Deering
Papa
Chicago
Buenos Ayres
Sultan
Eureka Harness Oil
Standard Oil Company
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