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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1910
Page
3
The dialogue sketches Geenee Ane and Squilligan trading jests about a magazine poet. Squillbob adds a note on dyspepsia making him less hungry, framing a light, humorous aside in a casual social setting.
A London correspondent tells of King Edward at a New York Press Club visit. Lord Arthur Saville chased a poacher with a dead pheasant in his coat. The king laughed and spared the man saying a truly bad egg would not poach.
A reading from the Chicago Tribune humorously questions the meaning of life sentence in a night school setting. A teacher asks for understanding while a pupil declares a mock wedding, illustrating language play and word use in a casual newsroom style.
A brief quotation collage presents Meggendorfer Blaetter and Jo ubert lines on family duty and inner happiness. It contrasts a young person urged not to beg with a fading father’s need and a reflection on mental weather signaling happiness.
In Arizona a youth known as the Boy kills a horse thief leader, then rides onward through a desolate mountain trail. He recalls Vermont farm life, feels the weight of his act, and encounters a welcoming woman at a cottage, realizing he is changed.
The article notes rising female participation in German work. It cites a jump from 2,750,000 to 4,598,986 women in agricultural labor over fifteen years and more than 2,000,000 in industrial jobs. It claims one third of the empire’s economic activity is by women workers. It quotes Tip of the New York Press.
A New York Times quote notes boom sales on strops as men shed beards for summer. The head of a barber supply firm on Seventh Avenue says strops fail when kept in warm drawers or boxes allowing oil to dry and leather to lose snap. He urges a double strop with the canvas side in service.
The Frankfort Chamber of Commerce reports taxes and public burdens on real estate often exceed seven percent of building cost including land. Such levies hinder transactions, with deals dropping from three million dollars in 1905 to fourteen million last year.
A Camden policeman testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved fifteen years of kidney trouble after ineffective treatments. The ad promises Doan's at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co. The second part recalls Lord Ellenborough humorously urging a nervous young lawyer to proceed, “Go on, sir, go on!” with the court seemingly on the client’s side.
A Brooklyn woman credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for curing her niece’s eczema after five years of suffering. She describes severe itching and sleepless nights and notes the child, now eleven, has had no symptoms since treatment begun around age two. The letter dates September 27 1909 and includes a before photo.
Fritz the gardener, a stolid German, exits a crowded train in Bloomfield and, after a long day, asks with calm humor that there should be steps where the open car door dumped him. The incident ends with a grave but mild note about his ill luck and a harmless misstep.
Mrs. Torkins complains that the Prohibitionists face boot leggers and suggests men should be made to wear low shoes to stop it. The anecdote reflects amused local gossip on enforcement ideas.
A political exchange features a proud politician declaring that oratory is a gift, not an acquisition, and the chairman replying pragmatically that they are not blaming him and that he did his best during a lengthy harangue.
An advertisement touts Capudine as a universal remedy for colds heat stomach and nervous troubles with quick action and palatable taste offered in 10 25 and 50 cent sizes. Also promotes Murine Eye Remedy with claims of soothing relief for red weak watery eyes and invites readers to request eye books from Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
Primitive advertisement asserts Mrs Waslow's Soothing Byrup calms teething gums reduces inflammation eases pain and cures wind colic. The mock claim warns that many a budding genius becomes a blooming idiot, reflecting hazardous tonality of vintage medicinal ads.
A mother teaches a child the humor of forbidden words after the youngster asks what I'll be hornswoggled means. The boy declares he knows it equals I'll be gol darned while the mother calmly reframes the moment as a playful lesson on language and curiosity.
Paul D. Cravath, a noted New York lawyer, remarks at a Lawyers' club luncheon that vacation songs about wives going to the country are rising again. He adds a twist from an overheard conversation where one man greets another and notes the wife has already returned from the country.
The wig, worn by English barristers to project authority, originated when a French judge donned a marquis’s wig and found it lent a stern, dignified court presence. The practice spread as judges and barristers across Europe adopted the look for legal proceedings.
An 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York ad promotes Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for tight shoes and sweating feet. It claims to comfort hot feet and aid break-in, with a 25 cent price and trial package by mail. The copy ends with a witty quote about intelligent men and hat attire.
Jimmie, a small Hast end boy, rode with his mother downtown and pointed at a man with a red nose on the car. The child loudly asked if that man was Santa Claus, prompting his mother to hush him as others laughed at the boy’s innocent query.
At a London Authors' club dinner Mr Owen Seaman of Punch heard Walter Emanuel recount a dental tale. An English dentist pulled a tooth from a man in pain and held it to the window, joking that the "wrong tooth" had been pulled as the man groaned.
Stanford University Chaparral notes a discord amid rehearsal events as crowded audiences interact with performers and discuss crowding effects on timing and mood at a campus event.
An old advertisement touts Hicks Carupine as the best remedy for colds and grip, claiming quick relief from aching and feverishness and restoration of normal conditions. Liquids priced 10c 25c and 5c available at drug stores. A humorous insert notes a wife’s wish joke from Life magazine.
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