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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1913
Page
1
The article describes clover folding leaves before rain and at night, with two plants, night blooming stock and Lychnis vespertina, sheltering blooms by moving leaves. Lychnis vespertina opens after sunset, emits a vanilla odor, and the red Lychnis diurna remains daytime aware. The Scotsman notes flies visit the white vespertina and sun dew reddens leaves.
Senator William P. Jackson recalls a Maryland citizen on the front porch chatting with a caller. Inside the parlor a piano roars as a daughter plays to drown out her mother washing dishes, while the sturdy father hints at hidden motives.
The chauffeur tells the court he tried to warn the man but the horn would not work. Asked why he did not slow, he replies with a shrug and admits it was his fault. He concedes the mistake as he faces the charge.
A terse exchange unfolds as a caller questions a wife about her husband’s life insurance. The wife confirms coverage exists and emphasizes personal responsibility, insisting she bears the weight of the family’s assets. The brief dialogue ends with polite morning pleasantries.
The president of a health insurance company rebukes a prize writer for insuring a man named Brown who had no prior illness. The tale twists as Brown becomes ill after buying the policy, and the president jokes about him hiring a cat in a hospital after taking the coverage.
A new zoological garden in Munich Bavaria recreates natural habitats. Buffalo herd, stags from Asia, wild European and Indian bears, Russian bisons, zebras, antelopes, and diverse waterfowl inhabit a wooded hillside exhibit. Polar bears and sea lions perform near protected lion terraces, offering visitors clear views without escape risks.
Tom doubts if she sings while Jack asserts she does not. The exchange is attributed to Puck, echoing a playful theatrical moment. The line implies debate over a character's singing ability in a presumably light context.
In the police court a witty exchange highlights the crowd’s concern as officers note the defendants’ pinched appearance, underscoring the perceived severity of their plight and the routine nature of their appearance.
A brief exchange questions the need for recitations in history class as one student quips history repeats itself. The remark highlights debates over teaching methods and engagement in social studies.
The exchange features Wilkins and Your vacation fatigue lines and a jab about undigested scenery. Life frames the quip as a wry cartoonish remark on travel weariness.
In a smoky room a judge quotes a character noting a suspect aroma and identifying the smell as Puiffer's Havanas. The brief exchange plays on detection of a rat amid conjecture and humor.
The exchange questions whether replying to a formal accusation would be advisable. One speaker doubts that any response would settle the matter, hinting at a strategic reluctance to engage. The fragment suggests a tense courtroom or legislative context.
A humorous quip defining a pessimist as a man who brings an umbrella to a ball game. The exchange features Willie-Paw and his son delivering the punchline in a lighthearted dialogue.
A light exchange plays on words about a rival’s joking talent. The remark “That fellow is chaffing, isn’t he?” prompts the punch line “I tell him he is really a chaffeur.” Readers enjoy a mild, humorous moment from the social page.
Two short anecdotes recount Col. Joseph L. Meek and Squire Eberts crossing the mountains to seek aid for Oregon settlers. A hostess questions wives fear of Indians, Col Meek retorts his wife is a squaw. The piece then notes Ming Shan tea on a western Szechuan peak and De Rosthorn’s tale of Yangtze water and Ming Shan leaves for a perfect cup.
Mountain Club House welcomes transient guests and travelers. The 80 acre hillside property offers running waters, shade and cool areas with meals praised by patrons. Proprietors Graig R Arnold and staff invite visitors to enjoy North Georgia scenery and hospitality.
James J. Hill on his seventy first birthday extols American trains. A joke compares English and French rail speeds to telegraph poles and city blocks while an American quips that an Irish stew is seen from a passing carriage. The piece ends with a jab about lawyers fighting to keep him off a jury.
A brief exchange contrasts a man’s preference for quiet life with a counterpoint that many middle-aged men marry. The dialogue hints at social expectations without naming people or places.
A railroad official was injured in a recent accident as the railway strives to address ongoing safety issues. The remark suggests the company is attempting to remedy matters after the incident.
A sharp, reticent politician earns a reputation for careful strategy. He avoids public letters and has reduced speech since the dietograph era, prompting local talk of his cautious approach and secretive dealings.
An intoxicated man disrupted a suffrage gathering by shouting approval for home and mother. The crowd's reaction hints at tense local views during the event.
Gilbert A. Penney of Quogue learned his horse Big Ben had no shoes when he found the animal at Good Ground's blacksmith shop. The horse, after escaping pasture, walked toTimothy Skidmore’s shop to be shod for winter, a curious mix up reported by the New York Tribune.
A playful conversation features Mrs Nubride praising her husband Jack as handsome, likening him to a Greek god, while Mrs Longwedd counters by comparing her husband to Bacchus. The lighthearted chat highlights cheeky spouse comparisons.
The exchange features Miss Prim rejecting a horrid man and Miss Peach noting there isn’t one among her many male acquaintances. The brief dialogue foregrounds social propriety and flirtation norms in a playful tone.
A terse exchange contrasts fear of an unloaded pistol with fear of a loaded motor car driver, underscoring roadsafety anxieties and the era’s cautionary humor about dangerous vehicles and armed menace.
In a candid exchange Briggs states he would consider Sharpe a coming man only if placed in charge of the penitentiary. The dialogue reveals attitudes toward leadership and reform within prison administration.
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