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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1907
Page
4
In February 1814 during Montmirail a French guard chasseur calmly smoked his pipe amid battle while Major Bancel cared for wounded nearby. A leg amputation followed as the veteran quipped about his duty, illustrating wartime endurance and devotion.
A humorous historic sketch recounts Lincoln's early grocery venture with Berry & Linsey. Hunger and thirst drove a split of stock, a sale to cover debts, and Lincoln’s misfortune, including a found copy of Blackstone’s Commentaries in a barrel. A second piece notes West Indian birds the sunset bird and the Soufriera bird with fatal legends.
An 8 am cloakroom mix up leaves a guest claiming a coat is not his own and the attendant denying a new coat remained after 12. The humorous exchange centers on mistaken garments and a lack of new coats.
The London Outlook notes that the human brain has not steadily increased since paleolithic times. Professor Lankester explains with a concrete example that Isaac Newton’s brain was not larger than that of an Australian black.
A fragmentary comic exchange centers on money and social pretensions. Mrs Parvenu jokes about being Italicized as she notes spending time on genteel matters.
A brief note cites a Rousseau quotation asserting the equal value of night and day, challenging common hierarchies of time and experience. The line underscores a philosophical reflection on perception and equality of moments.
I will sell on reasonable terms all property I own in Dahlonega including a seven room residence at Water and Singleton streets, an eight room Ferguson cottage, a large well equipped livery stable on West Main Street, 40 acres of building land known as the Mahen lot, and a one fourth acre post office lot with a four room cottage. Debts should be settled promptly at once.
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