Expensive habit of office seeking noted
A remark compares seeking an office to running an automobile, stating the pursuit is nearly as costly. The exchange highlights the high expense and effort involved in political or public service ambitions.
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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1913
Page
4
A remark compares seeking an office to running an automobile, stating the pursuit is nearly as costly. The exchange highlights the high expense and effort involved in political or public service ambitions.
A playful chat centers on Mrs De Swell hosting a ball as Miss Caustique questions who will guard the young ladies. The exchange hints at social etiquette and chaperone duties within high society circles.
A tense exchange shows a family preparing holiday meals with humor and hostility. A mother proposes a week together while one member jokes about a stubborn turkey becoming a symbol of family friction. The dialogue hints at unresolved tensions beneath festive plans.
A humorous remark reveals a resident puzzled by suspicious dogs. The speaker jokes that the dogs think he might have hurt them, reflecting lighthearted local wit about neighborly animal encounters.
In a humorous domestic exchange a father remarks on his son’s nickname Appropriation Bill, accused of stealing pie and preserves as a running gag. The pun highlights family dialogue and playful naming in a historical household scene.
In Lumpkin County Georgia Mary Satterfield applies for 12 months support from the estate of W H Batterfield. Appraisers have filed their return and all persons concerned must show cause before the Court of Ordinary on the first Monday in May 1913 why the allowance should not be granted. H B Sure Ordinary. William J Warley executor seeks discharge from executorship and must show cause at the May term. H B Sutou Ordinary.
The text contrasts that the Parson Virtue always gets his reward in the end while a Politician often ends up in trouble or danger. It presents a moral punchline about justice and consequences in public life.
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