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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1923
Page
1
T. J. Smith's Store proclaims itself headquarters for canned goods oranges nuts flavorings and coffees with rock bottom prices on flour by the barrel and cash discounts. Suits offered from 11.00 to 13.50 and customers urged to call and specify needs to save money.
Notice promotes a local trader offering men and boys clothing sweaters coats cloaks hats and shoes at big cut prices through Christmas. Save money and trade locally instead of traveling to Gainesville for bargains.
A school tale from Chicago Journal describes a new boy who betrays a flirtatious girl. Snow delays the teacher as the class schemes. The punchline arrives when a girl receives a crushed chocolate candy filled with colored chalk placed by her so‑called hero.
The article describes a mean sphere level of 8 700 feet and explains Atlantic depth relative to it. It outlines continental slopes, a vast flat dull gray plain, and a mid Atlantic ridge from Iceland to 58 degrees south, noting occasional rises and features like the Azores and Ascension.
The term Spanish grandees described the higher nobility dating to the 13th century who enjoyed special privileges. They inherited honors, avoided taxation, could serve foreign princes, and remained covered before the sovereign. They faced limits under Ferdinand and Isabella, Charles V, and later rulers, with privileges changing over time.
John a 278 pound traveler on a motor trip through Colorado arrives around 1 p.m. in a small town and asks if the place serves men. A man in a wide apron answers they do but do not fill up silos, implying a humorous or coded remark.
Willis J Fowler, rising from a $900 a year clerk to first deputy comptroller of the currency, has been appointed by Secretary of the Treasury Andrew J Mellon. Since entering government service in 1886 he has served in the Treasury in various roles with multiple promotions attributed to his long honorable record rather than politics.
A brief excerpt emphasizes life health and happiness depend on attitude toward fault and wrong inclinations. It argues self is the main issue each person must master through training and discipline. It asserts mind should govern matter and highlights self denial as the foundation of real character.
A friend visiting our house proved talkative. I overheard a door slam and wrongly assumed the guest had left, but she remained and spoke with my brother, who had entered thinking she was the departing guest.
Dialogue excerpt from a Nashville Tennessean column features a backhanded joke about reading the Bible. The exchange highlights humor and regional voice in early 20th century newspaper style.
A compact fragment notes a man feeling run down and needing rest as nature allegedly sways him toward more exercise, reflecting a casual Boston Transcript sentiment.
A collage of maxims on honesty, judgment, and human folly. It cites proverbs on speaking versus deeds, pride, and relationships, pairing quips about pots calling kettles black with reflections on life and wisdom from Solomon and Arbuthnot.
A dentist completes a young woman's tooth fillings while she watches in the mirror. He asks how they look, she says no yet. He clarifies she means the teeth she has just filled and she realizes she was admiring her own lash.
A traveler notes Niagara’s broad reach powering appliances from washing machines to toasters across a corridor from Syracuse to Erie. Electric service touches home life as billions of drops flow from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario supporting daily needs.
A humorous dialogue in Park Stylus explains a “professor of pathology” as the person who shows people how to go in and out of the college grounds. The exchange plays on slang and mispronunciations to set a playful tone.
A merchant and parson play golf. the parson, near despair, is teased about preaching the other's funeral sermon. The merchant retorts that the parson will concede his last shot at his hole, leaving a mourner’s boast in Woayside Tales.
A fragmentary homesteader anecdote from the Dakotas describes harsh days on the frontier. A storekeeper and the homesteader trade a terse exchange over food as rabbits and dog sounds hint at scarcity and rough living.
Small town classified blurbs list wants to buy or sell items. Offers include five young hound dogs, J A Axnenson sales in Dahlonega, Henry Ennon listings, NUGGET OFFICE blank forms, a house and lot on Cooper Gap Road, and Christmas fruits at Rider's Cafe near Seabolt Satterfield and G H and Viona River.
Advertises guaranteed Hemstitching and Pleating for sewing machines with prepaid price and free literature. Includes listings for wedding flowers and various services such as covered buttons and gilted hems. Also mentions a three horse farm for rent near Wahoo church with 25 acres bottom land and 75 acres upland and nearby cheese pastures.
Fragmentary ad copy from Fitts and Sons of Dalton Georgia notes cattle sales. It mentions Gareth Lefty and reasonable prices though the text is incomplete and hard to read.
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