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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1915
Page
2
The column surveys topics from tax and temperance bills to wheat and wool sales. It mentions a minister in Augusta, a Douglass wool sale, a Hartwell treasurer’s monthly statements, and a Cherokee Press launch. It also reports on possible capital relocation to Macon, Tennessee Copper Co. plant hires, and a local automobile incident in Jackson county.
A dipping vat used for cattle in Park Spring was blown up on a Sunday night. The editor denies involvement and cites local tensions over tick-control methods and church disputes. A church blast and other vandalism are mentioned, with Branhams death noted.
A local jab at Uncle St Peter targets tick control via federal and state agents led by Dr E M Nighbert with dipping and spraying orders. Citizens protest the program as coercive and costly while crimes and legal notices mix with ads and county notices.
Geo W Rider offers chickens eggs corn fodder ducks beans pease cane seed and more. He pays the highest prices and sells goods cheaply with sewing machines offered at 20 and 28 dollars. Goods deliverable within ten miles west of Dahlonega by a day’s notice. customers invited to call or come with orders.
A veteran editor confronts tangled copy and seeks a straightforward lead as the newsroom wrestles with unclear language. The piece notes the impact of muddled phrasing on story direction and the need for decisive editing to satisfy readers and staff.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a death related to a storm and a committee report. It references Philadelphia and Lake Sager county in a disjointed way, with unclear dates or names. The readable bits suggest a local event timeline but lack concrete details.
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