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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1911
Page
1
The Mountain Club House announces its opening for transient guests and travelers. Located on 80 acres in North Georgia, the resort offers electric lights running water fine shade and cool surroundings. Proprietor Craig R Arnold promotes the facility as the finest in the region with meals and accommodations available.
Georgia Fulton County see petition by G W Glenn TH D Gurley John H Moore T J Smith J M Brooksher J B Tate H Head J F Sargent W H Jones B B Anderson W B Townsend Craig Arnold all of Dahlonega Lumpkin County for 100year railroad charter from Ball Ground Cherokee through Etowah River Creighton to Towns county crossing Cherokee Forsyth Dawson Lumpkin White Towns counties with power to build operate acquire and condemn property and to own electric plants with stock $50 000 details of route powers and fourweek notice provided
The August event in Lumpkin county invites all to a fiddling and singing contest with cash prizes for top performers. Five judges will be selected by fiddlers and vocal competitors. Other activities include spelling contests for town and country pupils and an offer on premiums for subscribers. Oiling leather furniture with olive oil is also recommended.
Local notes report continued dry conditions halting mining on the Briar Batch property. Promoters in Appling county seek settlers, with the Appling Developing Co offering opportunities. J B Fitts and son report productive Calhoun property digging, including a 21 pennyweight rock. Public library funding and vagrant laws prompt discussion of work ethics and gender roles in the rural community.
A series of short items recalls real estate purchases on Crown Mountain and visits by Atlanta guest Mrs. W. P. Price. Lunacy charges trigger a jail hold for Alexander Austin while John Whelchel from Annistev Ala visits and plans to attend fiddlers conventions. Prof. Niven canvasses for promising schoolboys, Bud Free returns to Hall County farming, and a desk letter delay story illustrates postal quirks. The writer contrasts country churches’ growth with country clergy inaction and ends with an analogy on beekeeping stressing vigilant pastors.
A historical passage argues editors face hostility no matter their stance on issues. It asserts newspapers pay a price for honesty, while activists attack both supporters and opponents. It concludes that real community value comes from those who contribute and receive reciprocal returns.
A column recounts reader letters to the editor with humorous misreads and surprising editor replies. A Kansas City item notes a woman seeking an inch of tongue. a tease about kerosene on teething and grasshoppers prompts a rash cautionary response.
The story recounts Paez, Venezuela’s first president, leading 3000 cowboy riders across the Apure River at night to seize a fleet of Spanish gunboats. Bolivar, blocked from crossing, ordered action and Paez answered with a deadly, successful assault that captured all vessels. The New York Press reports this dramatic frontier episode.
A judge narrator laments a comic habit where a teller repeats the nub of a joke after the punchline, causing repeated laughter. The exchange highlights the habit as amusing when considered aloud.
The umbrella tree grows most vigorously in moist rainy climates, especially in Ceylon, where it attains its greatest height and size. Its dense foliage forms a complete umbrella, enabling several people to shelter under its widespread branches and shedding rain almost completely even during heavy downpours.
A anxious wife asks a neighbor about her husband missing after they left with a cat a bag two bricks and a clothesline. The husband aimed to drown the cat but the cat returned about an hour later, leaving the wife perplexed and seeking news.
A manager angrily confronts a playwright accusing a real life style drama of unfairly letting the villain win and the hero suffer. The writer retorts that realism was requested, prompting a tense exchange about true to life storytelling.
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