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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1911
Page
1
A New York Press account notes army officers asserting Indians feared black troops more than white units. Descriptions recall Pine Ridge era charges by two black regiments who caused Indians to flee, jammed by bayonet discipline and the haunting howling of the riders.
A group discusses Brown noting his charm and chronic money failures. They joke that honesty should be easy, but he never pays his debts. A father quips about Kathleen Mavourneen loans lasting years or forever as a humorous dig.
A quaint tombstone scene describes a girl named Cecilia shedding several tears after reading an inscription. Her mother reproves her for not restraining her reaction, noting she was asked to drop a tear rather than many.
A brief cartoonish exchange shows a man with a black eye explaining it came from a lovers quarrel not his partner but her former lover. The line plays on mistaken blame and humor reflecting social norms.
The program lists a fiddling contest with cash prizes, vocal music, and spelling contests. Events start at 10 a.m. with instrumental tunes by W H Satterfield, songs by all classes at 2 p.m., and prizes up to $10. Open to residents and visitors. interest in subscriptions to the Atlanta Constitution and promotional maps and charts offered.
Ithaca North Carolina surgeon team operated on T J Williams Cornell civil engineering instructor to extract sixteen steel compass points from his stomach. Williams had swallowed a capsule he believed was medicine and placed it there for safekeeping earlier, doctors say he should recover.
Local notes report Wheit distilling rising in Georgia since prohibition, while residents discuss community happenings. Reports mention a fiddle and singing contest on the 26th, upcoming spelling contest, a dream warning tale, and health cures offered by Pure Herb Tablets.
Public spirited Macon progresses as Central handles 75 car melons daily. Cotton crop damaged by caterpillars in Alabama. First Georgia cotton bale sold at Savannah for 26 cents per pound last week. Georgia legislature redraws districts. Praying caps appear in Chicago churches. A child killed by a brother with an empty pistol. Pension bill for old soldiers defeated in Senate. B Pool of Jackson county misses only one church service in 27 years. Teachers may soon be paid if legislature acts. An 81 year old man marries a 27 year old in New Orleans, wealth cited. Booker Washington spoke in Atlanta without incident. Tax Collector Simpson of Forsyth County files for divorce. Judge Russell launches gubernatorial campaign from Dublin. A preacher and a Kings Mountain girl arrested in Atlanta as spiritual adviser case proceeds. A bill to ban seining in Georgia streams proposed. Georgia editors return from outing. expect changes. W. D. Chesser reports $85 watermelon sales. three acres yielding well. Prof. E. D. Kenyon elected to history and economics at Dahlonega. Gainesville News notes. Miss Resma Pentecost of Jackson to lead domestic science and physical culture at Gainesville.
A composite column discusses social responsibility with questions on who exactly are the unfit and how environment and policy affect the needy. It cites the Young Harris News. then shifts to alfalfa farming methods in July Farm Journal. quotes Galena Times on honest advertising and business strategy. ends with Atlanta Journal speculation on Little Joe and Lumpkin in gubernatorial succession.
A Louisville Courier Journal piece explains how measurements of a Jupiter moon’s periodic delay revealed light travels 186000 miles per second. By comparing Earth-Jupiter distances that vary seasonally and using an analogy of riding a merry go round, the article outlines the 1000 second transit over 186 million miles leading to 186000 miles per second.
A married couple in a Chicago Record Herald excerpt debates how to handle a late night visitor. The wife urges the man to ask the maid's ruf fi anly beau to leave, while the husband resists, advocating caution and fairness. The exchange highlights prudence and domestic tension.
A New England city jail visitor praised inmates for being gentle and polite. The jailer quipped that he would prefer less manners after revealing a past escape by a polite prisoner who left a note asking for pardon for the liberty taken.
A boy and girl quarrel in Newton street. the boy strikes the girl and a passerby calms them. The girl sobs that she cries not from hurt but because Jimmie ran away after hitting her and refusing to return for forgiveness.
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